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 […]
Local boosters offer NCS an alternative, but games remain on hold
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 […]
Coin flips may now come into play in NCS
By Ray Hamill — A potential trip to the state championship in prep football may now come down to the luck of a coin flip for teams in the North Coast Section. […]
Local teams taking full advantage of extra time
By Ray Hamill — With so many North Coast Section football games postponed over the weekend, the local teams are taking full advantage of the extra time afforded them. The poor air […]
CIF votes to extend prep football season
By Ray Hamill — The CIF voted unanimously on Tuesday morning to extend the state high school football season by one week. This pushes the state championship games back to the middle […]
St. Bernard’s must wait for shot at NCS title
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls soccer team will have to wait another few days for a shot at a North Coast Section championship. The Crusaders were scheduled to play […]
Rescheduled dates announced for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s and Fortuna will now play their North Coast Section quarterfinals on Saturday, after a full list of rescheduled games was released on Monday. Both teams’ game […]
NCS playoff games pushed back again
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna and St. Bernard’s will have to wait a little longer to play their North Coast Section playoff quarterfinals. Both teams’ games were postponed a second time on […]
Several NCS playoff games switched to Monday
By Ray Hamill — Several North Coast Section football playoff games scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been pushed back to Monday because of the poor air quality throughout much of the […]
Big 4 teams ready to make a splash in NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — If week one was any indication, no one will be taking the Big 4 lightly in the second round of the North Coast Section playoffs this weekend. All […]
NCS Playoffs — Crusaders want to set the tempo at San Marin
(UPDATED on Nov. 9 – game pushed back to Monday) By Ray Hamill — For St. Bernard’s, the plan is simple going into this weekend’s North Coast Section playoff game at San […]
NCS soccer championship lineups set
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section soccer playoffs will come to a conclusion this weekend, with several local teams involved. Both the boys’ and girls’ Division-I championships will feature a […]
Five Takeaways — Big 4 teams don’t disappoint in NCS play
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section football playoffs kicked off over the weekend, with five local teams involved, including three who got to play at home. Arcata, Hoopa and Ferndale […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — Saturday was one of the busiest days of the year for local sports, with playoff action in both football and soccer, as well as the league championships in […]
Big day for Fairfield as Crusaders cruise in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — Luke Fairfield scored touchdowns in four different ways on Saturday, as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders rolled over visiting Albany in the opening round of the North Coast Section […]
Where there’s a Will, there’s a way
By Ray Hamill — A lot of quarterbacks on the North Coast have enjoyed impressive seasons this year, but statistically speaking no one has meant more to his team that St. Bernard’s […]
Crusaders prepare for Albany with full squad available
By Ray Hamill — Local fans will be paying particular attention to the Division-IV bracket in this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, with three Big 4 teams among the top six seeds. […]
NCS preparation begins in earnest for local teams
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 — […]
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 […]
