By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are state champions for the second time in five seasons after getting the better of South High by a score of 34-20 in the […]
STATE CHAMPIONS — Crusaders answer the call on historic night
A night to savor for the history makers and North Coast fans
By Ray Hamill — Here’s something we don’t say every day here on the North Coast, but local sports fans will have their choice of state championship games to go to on […]
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — Crusaders just need to be themselves
By Ray Hamill — Don’t expect the Crusaders to do much different this weekend, as they prepare for an historic state championship showdown. Head coach Matt Tomlin and the St. Bernard’s program […]
PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP — Crusaders, Loggers continue to impress
The Eureka girls are one win away from defending their Lincoln tournament title after beating the host school 43-35 on Friday night to advance to the championship game. The win was the […]
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — St. Bernard’s defense prepares for sizable challenge
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will have their hands full against a potent South High offense in Saturday night’s 6-AA state championship football game, but so too will the Spartans offense […]
PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP — Eureka, Fortuna girls win again
The red-hot Eureka girls pulled out another impressive win to open the Lincoln tournament on Thursday, defeating South San Francisco 51-41. Sophia Chalmers led the way offensively with 19 points, as the […]
PREP BOYS ROUNDUP — Busy day for H-DNL teams at AIBT
The Eureka Loggers lost a close one to Montgomery to open play at the Arcata tournament on Thursday, falling 47-42 after battling neck and neck with the Vikings all game long. CJ […]
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — Two games, two contrasting styles of play
By Ray Hamill — Both St. Bernard’s and Del Norte will see mirror images of themselves when they play for a state championship in football this weekend. The Crusaders will play South […]
PREP BASKETBALL — Busy, busy week in store for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The high school basketball season heats up locally this week, with every North Coast team in action, many of them at a variety of different tournaments. Both the […]
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — St. Bernard’s players enjoy special bond
By Ray Hamill — According to head coach Matt Tomlin, this year’s St. Bernard’s football team is a “special group of kids.” On Saturday night, the Crusaders will certainly host a special […]
PODCAST — Matt Tomlin and Nick White join us to talk about this week’s state bowl games
On this week’s episode of Humboldt Sports Talk, our weekly podcast, hosts Andrew Goetz and Ray Hamill are joined by St. Bernard’s head coach Matt Tomlin and Del Norte head coach Nick […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Eureka girls continue to roll in home opener
The Eureka girls remained hot with a comfortable 58-42 win over Ukiah in their home opener on Tuesday night, their fifth straight victory. Sophia Chalmers, one of this week’s Humboldt Sports athletes […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — A week like no other for North Coast sports
By Ray Hamill — A pair of seniors played big roles for their respective teams over the weekend, and that earns them the nod for this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the […]
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS — Everything you need to know for each game
UPDATED on Wednesday with info on where Del Norte game will be played By Ray Hamill — Two H-DNL teams will compete for a state championship in football this weekend, when St. […]
Big 4 now a force to be reckoned with in the state playoffs
By Ray Hamill — It was a night North Coast football fans will never forget. A night that reminded the rest of the Golden State that the H-DNL can hold its own […]
VIDEO — Playmakers step up for St. Bernard’s
The Crusaders’ playmakers rose to the challenge on one of the biggest stages of all on Friday, scoring a remarkable 31 unanswered points on the way to securing a place in a […]
History making Crusaders headed back to state bowl game
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are headed back to a state bowl game after a commanding 45-29 win over East Nicolaus in the NorCal Regional football playoffs in Yuba City on Friday night. […]
PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP — Another busy night for local teams
The Eureka Loggers kept their fast start to the season going with a 53-38 win over Petaluma at the Piner tournament in basketball on Friday night. Sophia Chalmers led the way on […]
Bowl bound! — Crusaders, Warriors prevail on historic night for H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — The dream of a state championship in football remains alive and well for both Del Norte and St. Bernard’s. On Friday night the two Big 4 rivals each […]
An occasion to relish for all of H-DNL football
By Ray Hamill — Two teams, two NorCal regional showdowns, two state bowl berths on the line. And an entire community behind both. Are you ready for some football history? Because we […]
