The four remaining Big 5 teams in this years’ North Coast Section playoffs all lost on Saturday, although all four of them went down battling. None more so than the Arcata Tigers, […]
NCS BASKETBALL — Big 5 boys go down fighting
Eureka, Del Norte lead local charge at NCS wrestling
As expected, the Del Norte boys and Eureka girls are leading the local charge after day one at the North Coast Section wrestling championships. Both teams are placed fifth overall, with several […]
Fortuna, Del Norte games to be broadcast live
By Ray Hamill — Seven of the 10 local teams still alive in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs will have to travel for weekend games, with two of those games being […]
COLLEGE BASEBALL — Gorge gets hot for Shasta
The Shasta Knights have struggled in baseball this season and are riding a six-game losing streak heading into conference play, but former Arcata standout Jaden Gorge has been one of the few […]
Local wrestlers gear up for NCS championships
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section boys and girls wrestling championships will be held this weekend, with the prestigious tournaments getting under way on Friday. And there will be plenty […]
VIDEO — A night North Coast basketball won’t easily forget
By Ray Hamill — All told, Wednesday wasn’t a bad night for North Coast basketball. In addition to a pair of championships secured by College of the Redwoods, nine of the 12 […]
NCS ROUNDUP — A good night for the H-DNL teams
Nine of the 12 H-DNL teams in action on Wednesday night won their opening games in the North Coast Section playoffs. BOYS St. Bernard’s 66, Averroes 38 The Crusaders, who are seeded […]
Get set for a wild Wednesday in local basketball
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night will be a busy one for anyone trying to keep up with all the local basketball action, with a total of 14 big games on tap, […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Champions standing tall
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 […]
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 […]
Warriors, Loggers win H-DNL wrestling championships
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys were crowned H-DNL wrestling champions at Arcata High on Saturday after taking six individual championships with four runners-up. Fortuna was second with four individual […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Warriors comfortably advance to Niclai championship
The Del Norte Warriors comfortably advanced to Friday night’s Dick Niclai boys championship game with a 54-31 win over Ferndale in Crescent City on Wednesday. With the win, their 18th straight, the […]
Huskies and Warriors impress at NCS dual championships
Fortuna and Del Norte represented the H-DNL at the weekend North Coast Section Redwood Empire Division-II Dual Team Championships at Rancho Cotate High School. The Warriors were seeded No. 2 and placed […]
POLL RESULTS — Warriors, Huskies overwhelming favorites
By Ray Hamill — We asked you which teams you thought were going to prevail in this week’s Dick Niclai tournaments, and the results show two teams are overwhelming favorites. In the […]
POLL — Who will win this year’s Dick Niclai girls tournament?
VOTING CLOSED The Dick Niclai tournaments get under way this coming week, featuring the best local prep teams on the North Coast. In the girls tournament, the Fortuna Huskies are the No. […]
