By Ray Hamill — Preparation for the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs has already begun for the eight local teams that made the grade. Three of the eight — […]
NCS preparation begins in earnest for local teams
Bumper day of NCS playoff action on tap at St. Bernard’s and Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans will have their choice of big matchups next weekend, especially Cruaders fans. St. Bernard’s will potentially host a tripleheader of North Coast Section playoff games […]
Local teams dominate seedings in NCS soccer
By Ray Hamill — Nine local high school soccer teams have qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this coming week. On the girls side, the top five […]
Loggers get a two seed as eight local teams make the playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine local high schools have been included in the North Coast Section football playoffs, including Eureka, which was given the No. 2 seed in Division […]
Price a game-changer as Del Norte beats St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — Senior Ethan Price is well known for his explosive plays on offense, but on Saturday it was his defensive playmaking ability that stood out. Price pulled in a […]
Big 4 benefits from quality coaching
By Ray Hamill — There is no doubt that the Eureka Loggers coaching staff is reaping the rewards this year from having an outstanding senior class at their disposal, but equally there’s […]
St. Bernard’s, Del Norte battle for NCS positioning
By Ray Hamill — There’s plenty at stake in terms of North Coast Section playoff positioning on Saturday, when St. Bernard’s hosts Del Norte in the Big 4 finale. Not to mention […]
Costa steps up as Crusaders prepare for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Maddie Costa is making a habit of playing well against Eureka. The St. Bernard’s goalkeeper had another spectacular performance against the high-flying Eureka offense on Wednesday, stopping 21 […]
Local football players among NCS statistical leaders
By Ray Hamill — Several Humboldt-Del Norte League football players are featured among the statistical leaders in the North Coast Section, including St. Bernard’s quarterback Will Omey. Omey leads all NCS divisions […]
Eureka girls overcome defensive Crusaders in H-DNL tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders found a way to frustrate a high-scoring Loggers offense in foggy conditions on Wednesday, but ultimately they were unable to stop them. Playing their second game […]
Soccer Roundup — Exciting finishes to open H-DNL tourney
By Ray Hamill — If the opening round of the Humboldt-Del Norte League Tournament in soccer is any indication, it’s going to be an exciting week. Two of Tuesday’s three opening-round games […]
McKinleyville girls win NCS team title in golf
Senior Molly Citro shot a round of 80 at the Peacock Gap Golf Course in San Rafael on Monday to lead the Panthers to a second straight North Coast Section Division-II title […]
Athletes of the Week
Will Omey passed for seven touchdowns and ran in for another to lead St. Bernard’s to a thrilling 56-54 overtime win in football at Fortuna on Friday night, while Eureka midfielder Athena […]
Five Takeaways — Wow factor in effect this past weekend
By Ray Hamill — The wow factor was in effect on the local prep football fields over the weekend. It was there at Husky Field, where Fortuna and St. Bernard’s served up […]
Four local teams qualify for volleyball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Four teams from the Humboldt-Del Norte League qualified for this year’s North Coast Section volleyball playoffs, which get under way this coming week. League champions Eureka and St. […]
Corsairs fall on the road at Foothill
College of the Redwoods suffered another tough loss in football on Saturday, falling 45-27 at Foothill. The loss was the fourth straight for the Corsairs, who dropped to 1-3 in the American […]
Omey leads Crusaders past the Huskies in wild shootout
Will Omey threw for seven touchdowns and ran in for another on Friday night, as St. Bernard’s beat Fortuna 56-54 in overtime in a thrilling game of football at Husky Field. Both […]
More than bragging rights at stake for St. Bernard’s, Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — A pair of teams trying to rebound from a tough league-opening loss will meet at Husky Field in Fortuna on Friday night when the Huskies host the Crusaders. […]
Soccer Roundup — Arcata, Eureka tie; Huskies remain unbeaten
The Fortuna Huskies kept their perfect league record in tact with a 5-0 win at South Fork on Wednesday evening. In other local games on Wednesday, the Arcata and Eureka boys played […]
Loggers dominate in high-scoring battle of Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders met on the football field for just the second time ever on Saturday night, and this time around there was a […]
