By Ray Hamill — This week we honor a couple of Fortuna athletes who have played a pivotal role in leading their respective teams to a conference championship this season. Huskies senior […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Champions standing tall
VIDEO — Local community shows its support for CR basketball
By Ray Hamill — Hump day won’t be so bad this week. In fact, it could be the most memorable hump day in the history of CR sports. It will certainly be […]
Five takeaways from the NCS seedings
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, Wednesday night is going to be a wild one for local basketball fans, who will have their pick of 12 big games here on […]
13 H-DNL teams make NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — As expected the St. Bernard’s boys received the No. 1 seed in the Division-VI bracket for the North Coast Section basketball playoffs. The seedings were released early Sunday […]
What’s next after another magical Niclai?
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a highly entertaining season on the local prep basketball courts, and that shouldn’t change too much in the coming weeks as we get set for the […]
Career night for Humboldt State’s Thrower
Molly Dixon’s tip-in with 0.4 seconds left in the game lifted Humboldt State to a dramatic 74-73 victory at Sonoma State in women’s basketball on Saturday night. The win was the fourth […]
Redwoods women set up championship clash
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team took care of business at home to Feather River on Saturday, setting up a championship-deciding clash on Wednesday. The Corsairs […]
McCracken leads Whitman to conference championship
Former Arcata standout Kaylie McCracken led Whitman College to a conference championship in women’s basketball over the weekend, scoring a game-high 18 points in a 70-53 win over closest challenger George Fox […]
Corsairs closing in on history
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs assured themselves of at least a share of their first conference title in men’s basketball in a decade on Saturday afternoon, but they’re not satisfied yet. […]
VIDEO — The comeback kids strike again
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers will go into the North Coast Section playoffs with plenty of momentum, and the sort of self-belief that could prove just as valuable going forward as […]
Eureka girls dig deep to claim Niclai title
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls are finding ways to win games and developing a self-belief that could be very dangerous heading into the North Coast Section playoffs. On Friday night […]
Dominant Del Norte overwhelms Arcata in Niclai decider
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors are ready for the North Coast Section playoffs. That much was apparent on Friday night, as they cruised to a Dick Niclai championship in boys basketball, […]
Warriors head coach makes history
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte head coach Marc Slayton made history on Friday night, as the Warriors won the Dick Niclai championship in boys basketball. Del Norte defeated the Arcata Tigers […]
HSU women win at San Francisco State
Molly Dixon and Alexia Thrower each scored 19 points as the Humboldt State women won 81-45 at San Francisco State in basketball on Thursday night. Gabrielle Carbajal added 12 points and nine […]
DICK NICLAI CHAMPIONSHIPS — Two great matchups on tap
By Ray Hamill — North Coast basketball fans won’t want to miss what is arguably the best night of the local basketball season, with two Dick Niclai championship games on tap at Lumberjack […]
VIDEO — Vigil and the Loggers take over in the fourth quarter
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers left it late on Thursday, overcoming a poor night shooting with a big finish on the way to defeating St. Bernard’s 46-41 in the Dick […]
Eureka girls edge St. Bernard’s in exciting Niclai matchup
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers are headed back to the Dick Niclai championship in girls basketball, after getting the better of St. Bernard’s 46-41 on Thursday night, in what has become […]
Huskies defense too much for Wildcats in Niclai showdown
The Huskies will get the opportunity to add the Dick Niclai championship to their Big 5 title in girls basketball, as a phenomenal season for them shows no signs of slowing down. […]
Redwoods women handed a lifeline in GVC race
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs were handed a lifeline in their pursuit of a Golden Valley Conference championship in women’s basketball after Lassen’s upset win over Butte on Wednesday night. Any […]
CR hall of famers to be honored at basketball games
College of the Redwoods will induct six new members into the school’s athletic hall of fame this weekend, in a ceremony that will be held between the two basketball games on Saturday. […]
