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 […]
COLLEGE BASEBALL — Gorge gets hot for Shasta
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Trio of locals continue to get stronger
By Ray Hamill — A trio of former Big 5 players continue to leave their mark on the college basketball courts this winter, getting stronger as the season heats up. Up at […]
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 […]
Seniors spark dramatic Eureka victory
The Loggers waited a long time for this game, and they didn’t disappoint. In what was the most entertaining matchup of a busy night of basketball here on the North Coast, Cahliel […]
VIDEO — Explosive first-half sees Loggers advance
By Ray Hamill — Malia Guilbert and the Eureka Loggers decisively took control of their opening game in the North Coast Section playoffs in the first half on Tuesday night, going on […]
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, […]
Eureka girls cruise in NCS playoff opener
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers showed absolutely no hangover effects from an emotional win in Friday night’s Dick Niclai championship, comfortably taking care of business in the opening round of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘Huggers’ unite ahead of championship clash
The Eureka Loggers are setting a standard on and off the local sports fields. On Friday morning, just a few short hours before the school played the Huskies in a Dick Niclai […]
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 […]
COLLEGE BASEBALL — First win for Finck; fast starts for Figueiredo, Fischel
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s pitcher Garrison Finck got his first collegiate win on Tuesday, as Cal State East Bay defeated Holy Names 10-3 to go to 4-0. Finck, a […]
