By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will play their first playoff game since their 2019 state championship win on Saturday when they host DeAnza at St. Bernard’s in their NCS opener. And […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Crusaders prepare for athletic Dons team
South Fork Cubs forced to forfeit playoff game
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs’ playoff run is unfortunately over before it even begun. On Friday, the Cubs were forced to forfeit their North Coast Section football opener because […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Panthers end long postseason drought
By Ray Hamill — One of the things that can catch teams down south off guard when they play schools from Humboldt and Del Norte counties in the NCS football playoffs is […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Tigers to host the Grizzlies at the Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — Senior quarterback Shane Purcell will be back in the lineup along with a number of his teammates who were held out last weekend, as the Arcata Tigers get […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Warriors ‘pumped’ for NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will kick off the North Coast Section Division-5 football playoffs at home to Archie Williams on Friday night, and head coach Nick White knows […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Plenty of worthy candidates this week
By Ray Hamill — What a week for local sports and one that gave us plenty of options for this week’s athletes and teams of the week, sponsored by College of the […]
Change of venue announced for weekend games
By Ray Hamill — A number of local football games have switched venue for this weekend because of field conditions at McKinleyville High School, including an opening round North Coast Section playoff […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Cubs prepare to tackle the Wildcats again
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs know what they have to do if they are to win in the opening round of this week’s NCS football playoffs, and it’s not […]
NCS football playoff brackets announced
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section football playoff brackets have been set, and as expected six local teams have been included, including three who will get to host opening-round games […]
Warriors upset the Tigers with third shutout in eight days
Barely more than a week ago, the Hoopa Warriors’ playoff hopes were on life support. But an incredible three shutouts in eight days has changed all of that, and heading into Sunday’s […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — D-line sets the tone for St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders defense has been on fire the past couple of weeks, posting back-to-back shutouts heading into the North Coast Section playoffs. On Saturday afternoon at St. Bernard’s, […]
Defense dominates again as Crusaders get set for NCS with shutout win
By Ray Hamill — Are you ready for some playoff football? The Crusaders are. St. Bernard’s closed out the regular season with another dominating performance on Saturday, rolling over Fortuna 57-0 and […]
Panthers shut out the Cats, keep playoff hopes alive
The McKinleyville Panthers defense posted a shutout for the second time in four days on Saturday afternoon, and this time their offense did enough to win the game. Just days after falling […]
Warriors dominate again, complete undefeated Big 4
The Del Norte Warriors capped a dominating Big 4 campaign with another rout on Friday night, as they rolled to an easy 42-0 win over Eureka in Crescent City. With the win, […]
Get ready for a wild weekend in local sports
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a wild weekend in local sports. In addition to 10 H-DNL teams still involved in NCS playoff soccer, a packed […]
POWER RANKINGS — Is the gap at the top widening?
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have left little doubt as to who has the best team on the North Coast this season. And as the schedule begins to wind […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Warriors poised for big playoff run
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors feature prominently in this week’s athletes and team of the week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. Last weekend, Del Norte shut out […]
Hoopa defense gets another shutout, as Warriors win at Mack
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors have turned around their season in the space of just four days. On Tuesday night, they won at McKinleyville High, defeating the Panthers 6-0 in […]
H-DNL teams move up and down in latest NCS rankings
By Ray Hamill — Seven H-DNL football teams moved either up or down in this week’s North Coast Section rankings on MaxPreps.com, including two that could have a big impact in the […]
Hoopa/Mack game rescheduled for Tuesday night
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will travel to play the Panthers at McKinleyville High after all. The game was originally supposed to take place 11 days ago but had to […]
