By Ray Hamill — Even if they win this weekend’s North Coast Section semifinal with Las Lomas, there’s close to a 50-50 chance this will be the last game for this once-in-a-generation […]
Loggers prepare for Knights with uncertain future
NCS Playoffs – Loggers fired up for Saturday showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers appear ready to go. It’s been a long wait for the Eureka players, who have now been idle for three weeks due to the North Coast […]
Fortuna/Del Norte winner will play for NCS title; Eureka’s status uncertain
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers have been adamant for the past two weeks that if it comes down to a choice between playing for a North Coast Section football championship […]
Fortuna seniors carry on rich Huskies tradition
By Ray Hamill — To suggest there is nothing that different about this year’s Fortuna senior class might be paying them the ultimate tribute. They are what Fortuna football is all about. […]
Omey named one of MaxPreps/USA Football players of the week
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s junior Will Omey has been named one of this week’s MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week. The winners, announced on Wednesday, are selected by USA Football […]
Omey nominated for MaxPreps/USA football player of the week honors
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s quarterback Will Omey has been nominated for the MaxPreps/USA Football Players of the Week honors. The national prep website honors eight players from throughout the nation […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — It may have been a disappointing weekend for St. Bernard’s sports, with both the football and girls soccer teams losing their North Coast Section playoff games in disappointing […]
Five Takeaways – The Knights are coming to town
By Ray Hamill — Football returned to the North Coast Section this weekend after several delays and postponements caused by the poor air quality in the Bay Area, and it didn’t disappoint. […]
Successful NFL debut for Alex Cappa
By Ray Hamill — Former Humboldt State star Alex Cappa made his regular season debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The former Lumberjack, who was chosen by the Bucs in […]
Huskies roll on at Kennedy, set up Big 4 rematch in NCS semis
The Huskies executed their game plan to near perfection on Saturday night, comfortably taking care of business in their North Coast Section playoff game at Kennedy High in Richmond. Fortuna pieced together […]
NCS Playoffs – Crusaders lose a thriller at San Marin
(Updated with Omey stats) The St. Bernard’s Crusaders lost a thriller in the North Coast Section playoffs for the second year in a row on Saturday afternoon, falling 49-47 at San Marin […]
NCS Playoffs — Fortuna heads to Kennedy, St. Bernard’s to San Marin
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section football playoffs finally resume this weekend, with a pair of local teams involved, each of them in Division IV, and each of them playing […]
Almost time to play some football again
By Ray Hamill — It appears as if the North Coast Section playoffs will finally resume this weekend after a tumultuous and controversial couple of weeks. And that’s good news for St. […]
Eight Corsairs earn all-conference honors in football
By Ray Hamill — Eight College of the Redwoods players were named all-conference in football on Wednesday morning, including seven who earned first-team honors. Three freshmen receivers made the list, including a […]
NCS coaches make proposal to CIF to save the playoff crisis
By Ray Hamill — Football teams throughout the North Coast Section continue to search for a solution to the scheduling crisis, with another proposal on Monday to avoid a coin toss deciding […]
Local boosters offer NCS an alternative, but games remain on hold
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section has been offered yet another alternative to overcome the backlog of playoff games and avoid a coin toss deciding who moves on from the […]
A total NC mess that could and should have been avoided
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section could have avoided this week’s mess but failed to do so, and the schools in the Bay Area have allowed them to get away […]
NCS ready to move playoff games to Humboldt, but schools refuse to travel
(UPDATED with news on schools refusing to travel) By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section is ready to move 13 playoff football games to Humboldt County, but unfortunately many of the […]
Options abound again for NCS, if they listen
By Ray Hamill — If they haven’t already done so, it’s time for the North Coast Section to seriously consider moving this weekend’s playoff games to Humboldt County. On Thursday morning, the […]
Saban, Tide always thrive in this unforgiving time of the year
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to college football, November rarely disappoints. It’s unpredictable and unforgiving, full of drama, debate and intrigue, with an assortment of thrilling rivalry games, and all […]
