The Ferndale Wildcats are North Coast Section champions in boys basketball for the first time in eight years after knocking off No. 2 seed California School for the Deaf in Fremont on […]
Ferndale boys crowned NCS champs
VIDEO — Exciting NCS semifinal goes down to the wire
By Ray Hamill — Hard work is paying off for Javier Lopez and the Ferndale Wildcats, who knocked off the top-seeded Crusaders in an exciting Division-VI NCS semifinal on Wednesday night. Lopez had […]
Lopez leads the way as Cats win an NCS thriller
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are headed to the North Coast Section Division-VI championship game in boys basketball after upsetting the odds in thrilling fashion at No. 1 seed St. […]
RADIO — MIX 95.1 to broadcast big NCS showdown
By Ray Hamill — Tag Wotherspoon and Matt Tomlin will call the action from the big all-local North Coast Section basketball showdown between St. Bernard’s and Ferndale on Wednesday night, with the […]
NCS BASKETBALL — Little 4 boys dominating D-6 bracket
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 is standing tall in the North Coast Section playoffs, with three of the four teams advancing to the Division-VI semifinals. And that means all three […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Wildcats top Warriors in Niclai opener, advance to play Fortuna
The Ferndale Wildcats won their Dick Niclai opener on Tuesday night, defeating visiting Hoopa 53-27 in girls basketball. With the win, the Cats advance to play at No. 1 seed Fortuna on […]
Ferndale boys top South Fork in Niclai opener
Third time was the charm for the Ferndale Wildcats, who got the better of Little 4 rivals South Fork 68-54 at Miranda in the opening round of the Dick NIclai tournament in […]
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. […]
POLL — Who will win this year’s Dick Niclai boys tournament?
VOTING CLOSED It’s arguably the most exciting week of the season for prep basketball here on the North Coast with the Dick Niclai tournaments set to get under way on Monday. And […]
Dick Niclai tournament playoff schedules set
UPDATED – According to the league office on Saturday morning, the Arcata girls will host McKinleyville on Monday if they win at Del Norte By Ray Hamill — Let the playoffs begin. […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — The streak continues as SB girls close out L4 perfect again
The St. Bernard’s girls completed another perfect Little 4 campaign with a 57-40 win at South Fork on Friday night. The Crusaders, who clinched a seventh straight title last week, have not […]
St. Bernard’s boys riding high in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their undefeated Little 4 championship in boys basketball, the Crusaders are among the top-ranked Division-VI teams in California, according to MaxPreps.com. St. Bernard’s (14-7) is currently […]
St. Bernard’s seniors inspire another title run
The St. Bernard’s girls secured the Little 4 girls basketball championship outright on Friday night, defeating the Ferndale Wildcats 63-30 in Eureka. The championship is the seventh straight for the Crusaders and […]
