By Ray Hamill — There are rarely any easy matchups at this stage of the prep basketball season, if you’re lucky enough to be still playing. And that’s the case for the […]
Little 4 teams get ready for NorCals
Thrower, Turner close out in style as HSU women bow out of CCAA tournament
The Humboldt State women’s basketball team fell 78-61 at UC San Diego on Tuesday night, as the Lumberjacks’ season came to an end in the opening round of the CCAA Tournament. Seniors […]
Impressive start for Dugan in preseason scrimmage
Future Stanford pitcher Nick Dugan was in sensational form on Tuesday evening in a preseason baseball scrimmage against defending Big 5 champion McKinleyville. Dugan, a St. Bernard’s sophomore who has already verbally […]
St. Bernard’s football loses appeal with NCS
By Ray Hamill — It appears as if St. Bernard’s will have to play football in the Big 4 again next year after an appeal to the North Coast Section has been […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Wild, successful weekend for local stars
By Ray Hamill — It was a big weekend for local sports in more ways than one, with plenty of options for our weekly awards. On the wrestling mats, Del Norte senior […]
HSU men remain on track for rugby playoffs
The Humboldt State men’s rugby team won 54-8 at Monterey Bay on Saturday to remain on track for this year’s NSCRO playoffs. The win was a good response to the previous weekend’s […]
NorCal seeds and schedules announced for L4 rivals
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 will have a big say in this year’s NorCal Division-VI boys basketball tournament, with three of the league’s teams included in the eight-team bracket. All […]
Murphy named ACAA player of the year
By Ray Hamill — Kaylee Murphy has been recognized for an outstanding season playing basketball for UC Santa Cruz after being named American Collegiate Athletic Association women’s player of the year. Murphy, […]
CR women to face top seed next in NorCal playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their big playoff win over Skyline College in the second round of the NorCal basketball playoffs on Friday night, the College of the Redwoods women will […]
Defense lifts determined Wildcats to section title
The Ferndale Wildcats played as if they knew exactly what was at stake on Saturday night, with a determination and focus from the opening tip off. And because of that they overwhelmed […]
Humboldt State women seeded No. 7 for CCAA tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt State women’s basketball team will be seeded No. 7 for next week’s California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. The Jacks finished conference play with a record of […]
VIDEO — Nelson, Corsairs ready to ‘make some history’ at SF
By Ray Hamill — Bring on the Rams. That’s the message from College of the Redwoods sophomore Thomas Nelson, who says the Corsairs won’t be backing down from the challenge of having […]
Ferndale boys crowned NCS champs
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 […]
All five local qualifiers make some noise at state championships
All five H-DNL wrestlers to qualify for this weekend’s state championships in Bakersfield won at least one match in an impressive showing for the North Coast contingent. Leading the way, Eureka senior […]
Corsairs continue to struggle in baseball
The Corsairs’ struggles on the baseball field continued this weekend, as College of the Redwoods lost all three games at home to Butte. The Corsairs lost 9-2 on Saturday, after dropping two […]
Dolcini, Fresno State upset No. 3 Texas
Former Fortuna High standout pitcher Hailey Dolcini continued her impressive season playing softball at Fresno State on Saturday, leading the Bulldogs to a 4-3 upset over No. 3 Texas. Dolcini allowed two […]
South Fork boys prepare for NorCal tournament
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs will try to bounce back from Wednesday’s North Coast Section loss when they tip off the NorCal tournament this coming week. The Cubs fell […]
VIDEO — A night to celebrate North Coast basketball
By Ray Hamill — Friday night was a night to celebrate North Coast basketball. Two College of the Redwoods teams, featuring mostly H-DNL players and coached by local coaches, both advanced to […]
VIDEO — Head coach ‘extremely proud’ after emotional win
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods women’s basketball head coach Jain Tuey spoke of how proud she was of her players after their thrilling 62-60 playoff win over Skyline College […]
VIDEO — CR men’s playoff win highlights
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team pulled away from Sacramento City College late in Friday night’s playoff game to advance to next week’s NorCal quarterfinal. Check […]
