By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats will face off against a big rival for the second straight weekend on Saturday, when they travel to St. Bernard’s. And for the second straight […]
Wildcats, Crusaders get set to renew rivalry
St. Bernard’s big-play receivers look to build on breakout game
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders had a breakout game throwing the ball against Hoopa Valley last weekend, and will be hoping to carry that over into Saturday’s showdown at […]
St Bernard’s, Eureka girls soccer expect to challenge
By Ray Hamill — Team chemistry is going to be key for a pair of local girls soccer teams this fall, as each eyes success well beyond the county line. Both Eureka […]
Prep soccer action continues on Wednesday
By Ray Hamill — Local prep soccer action continues on Wednesday with another full slate of games as the Humboldt-Del Norte League begins to heat up. In girls play, both Eureka and […]
Eureka, St. Bernard’s move up in Prep2prep rankings
Two local teams rose one spot each in this week’s Prep2Prep North Coast Section top-25 football rankings, while another remains where it was a week ago. Both Eureka and St. Bernard’s have […]
Five Takeaways in Prep Football — Plenty to smile about after high-scoring weekend
By Ray Hamill — It was a high-scoring weekend for local prep football teams, with the nine squads combining for 395 points, an average of almost 44 points a team. None of […]
Hoopa can’t contain dynamic Crusaders pass attack
The passing attack was a priority for the Crusaders at practice all week, and it showed on Saturday. Hosting Hoopa Valley at Crusaders Field, St. Bernard’s had three quarterbacks combine to pass […]
H-DNL kicks off in girls and boys soccer
Both Ferndale and Arcata got the Humboldt-Del Norte League off to a flying start in girls soccer, while Eureka came away from Fortuna with a key win. League play got under way […]
Hoopa out to upset the odds at St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — After back-to-back blowouts over Little 4 opposition for the Crusaders, few people will be giving Hoopa Valley much chance of upsetting the odds at St. Bernard’s this Saturday. […]
Sisemore strike the difference for St. Bernard’s girls
By Ray Hamill — A well-taken Jasa Sisemore goal midway through the first half proved to be the difference in a close-fought girls soccer matchup at St. Bernard’s on Wednesday, as the […]
Arcata girls off to a winning start in tennis
The Arcata girls tennis team got the season off to a winning start over the weekend, defeating St. Bernard’s 7-0. They followed that with a 5-2 victory over McKinleyville on Tuesday to […]
Five takeaways from week three in prep football
By Ray Hamill — Another week in prep football produced another four wins for the Big 4 teams, each of which continues to set the tone. But that’s not the only takeaway […]
Crusaders roll over injury-plagued Tigers
By Ray Hamill — Judging by what we’ve seen over the past couple of weeks, it’s probably a good thing St. Bernard’s is no longer competing in the Little 4. On Friday […]
Tigers try to stop high-flying Crusaders
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will try to make three straight wins to start the season when they travel to play Arcata at the Redwood Bowl under the lights […]
Boys Prep Soccer Preview – MIST celebrates milestone
By Ray Hamill — Local soccer fans will get the opportunity to check out five Humboldt-Del Norte League teams in action this weekend at the annual early-season McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament. The […]
Five takeaways from week two in prep football
By Ray Hamill — Week two of the local prep football season is now in the books, and certain trends are beginning to unfold. Here then are five takeaways from week two […]
Crusaders settle into familiar role, top Panthers
By Ray Hamill — If there was a little bit of an unknown quantity to the Crusaders at the outset of the 2018 season, just two weeks in there’s a very familiar […]
Limiting Chase a priority for Panthers ahead of weekend clash
By Ray Hamill — The big question facing the McKinleyville Panthers this week as they get set to play a tough St. Bernard’s squad seems like an obvious one to head coach […]
Five takeaways from week one in prep football
By Ray Hamill — The local prep football season got under way last weekend, with seven of the nine North Coast teams in action. And while there wasn’t any major surprises, there […]
Mixed fortunes for local teams on opening weekend
There were mixed fortunes for the local prep football teams on opening weekend, with some impressive results and some disappointing defeats. On the impressive side, Eureka made an early statement with a […]
