By Ray Hamill — One local girls basketball team will open the North Coast Section playoffs with a new head coach on Saturday night after a change at the top this week. […]
Head coach steps down ahead of playoff basketball game
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Schaad, Poteet, CR men enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — Consistency has been paying off for two local high school athletes this winter, as both enjoyed stellar weeks on their respective teams. And that makes them our Athletes […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Depth pays off for Loggers once again
By Ray Hamill — It was a tale of two halves at Jay Willard Gymnasium on Friday night, as the Eureka girls wore down St. Patrick-St. Vincent in the quarterfinals of the […]
Big second half lifts Loggers past the Bruins in ‘rollercoaster’ game
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are headed back to the North Coast Section Division-3 semifinals for the first time in four years after a hard-fought 69-58 win over visiting St. […]
Crusaders coach pays tribute to influential seniors after playoff loss
The Crusaders bowed out of the North Coast Section playoffs on Friday night after falling 68-43 to the top seed and defending section champion Urban in San Francisco. The St. Bernard’s boys […]
Corsairs close out in style, set new program record for wins
By Ray Hamill — In the end it wasn’t particularly close. College of the Redwoods completed a dominating run through the Golden Valley Conference with an 86-81 win over Feather River on […]
Local NCS playoff games on the radio this weekend
By Ray Hamill — Three high school basketball playoff games will be broadcast live on local radio this weekend, including two from the Bay Area. The action gets under way on Friday […]
All the weekend games and what’s at stake
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a busy weekend on the local basketball courts, with several big games on tap over the next two days. On Friday night, College of the […]
Christiansen dominates as Ferndale boys advance
The Wildcats are getting set for the biggest challenge of their season after defeating Calistoga 51-45 in the opening round of the North Coast Section basketball playoffs. The Ferndale boys are the […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Local teams to face off in NCS quarterfinals after big night
Two H-DN girls team are headed to the NorCals, the only question is which two. On Wednesday night, four of the five H-DN teams in action won their opening games to set […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Five H-DN teams advance to the section quarterfinals
Five of the six H-DN boys teams to qualify for the North Coast Section playoffs have advanced to the quarterfinals after an impressive showing for the league on Wednesday night. One night […]
Crusaders knock off higher seeds on the road in NCS opener
The Crusaders won their North Coast Section basketball playoff opener on the road on Tuesday night, defeating John Swett 70-67 in a hard-fought matchup in the East Bay. The win for the […]
Eureka girls cruise to easy victory in NCS playoff opener
Get ready for one more game at Jay Willard Gymnasium. On Tuesday night, the Eureka girls comfortably took care of business in the opening round of the North Coast Section Division-3 basketball […]
Busy night in store for local teams in NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a busy night of playoff basketball action here on the North Coast. The playoffs tipped off on Tuesday night with three local teams playing, but […]
NCS playoff games to be broadcast live on local radio
By Ray Hamill — Three of the H-DN teams’ opening round games in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs will be broadcast live on local radio. The postseason tournaments get under way […]
NCS basketball playoff brackets announced
By Ray Hamill — As expected 13 local teams have been included in the brackets for the North Coast Section basketball playoff tournaments, which get under way on Tuesday night. Seven H-DN […]
From 12 percenters to Niclai champs, two Panthers enjoying historic year
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good year for McKinleyville High sports and for two seniors in particular. On Friday night, Jack Clancy and Payton Harbin were instrumental in leading the […]
In a league of her own, Maples leads Eureka’s multi-Niclai winners
By Ray Hamill — After winning just one Dick Niclai Tournament championship in the first 25 years of the tournament, the Eureka girls have been unstoppable in recent years. On Friday night, […]
Dick Niclai facts and stats, and the man behind the tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls secured a rare three-peat of Dick Niclai Tournaments on Friday night, becoming just the third H-DN girls program to ever do so. However, when it […]
Corsairs complete first GVC three-peat in 44 years
The 2022/23 Corsairs are in a class of their own when it comes to basketball, and they’re not done yet. In fact, when all is said and done, this team could be […]
