By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will carry plenty of momentum into what will be a huge week for the team next week. On Friday, the St. Bernard’s boys welcomed Arcata to […]
Seniors and freshmen step up as Crusaders sweep the Tigers
NCS RANKINGS — Six H-DNL teams feature in the top 20
By Ray Hamill — While the early-season North Coast Section baseball and softball rankings should be taken with a pinch of salt, it makes for good reading for H-DNL fans. According to […]
Lee enjoying big senior campaign, homers twice vs. Beavers
Cayden Lee enjoyed a big weekend playing for Simpson University, as the Red Hawks stretched their winning streak in baseball to six straight games with a three-game sweep of Caltech. The former […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Team, coach and player of the year finalists
By Ray Hamill — With another basketball season in the books, it’s time to reflect on what was another exciting winter on the local courts. It was a memorable season for several […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Team, coach and player of the year finalists
By Ray Hamill — History was made on the local basketball courts over the winter, with a pair of H-DNL boys programs achieving something they have never achieved before. And arguably, those […]
Crusaders remain unbeaten, top Lassen in Yreka tourney final
Solid pitching, quality at-bats and improved defense lifted the Crusaders to a championship at the Yreka tournament on Saturday afternoon. St. Bernard’s faced off against Lassen in the tournament final and won […]
Big day for Brunton as Crusaders advance to Yreka tournament final
Luke Brunton came within one hit of a perfect game on Friday, as the St. Bernard’s baseball team continued its unbeaten start to the new season with a 10-0 win over Etna […]
Another SB success story as Sellars signs to play for the Boxers
By Ray Hamill — After an impressive four-year career at St. Bernard’s, Eliana Sellars had multiple offers to continue playing soccer at the collegiate level. But after visiting Forest Grove, Ore., it […]
Crusaders overcome errors with strong pitching at Yreka tourney
Tyler Hinrichs continued to showcase his ability to reach base as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders overcame five errors to beat the host school on the opening day of the Yreka tournament on […]
SB boys overcome weather delay, difficult conditions, go to 3-0
The Crusaders have hit the ground running this season with two shutout victories in the their opening three games this week. After defeating Modoc 10-0 on Wednesday, St. Bernard’s played two games […]
Liam Dyer named MVP of the Little 4 for the second straight year
By Ray Hamill — Few players have had a bigger impact on their team in recent years than St. Bernard’s Liam Dyer has on the basketball court. The senior is a four-year […]
Samantha Sundberg’s impact felt in multiple ways in MVP season
By Ray Hamill — It was a good winter on the basketball courts for the St. Bernard’s girls, and one player played a particularly key role in that. The Crusaders won the […]
Freshmen impress for St. Bernard’s in season-opening win at Modoc
A senior and some freshmen helped the Crusaders to a winning start to the 2026 high school baseball season on Wednesday. St. Bernard’s opened the new campaign at Modoc and won 10-0, […]
Four league schools lead the way with no ejections in winter sports
Four of the nine H-DNL schools that competed in winter sports have been singled out for the sportsmanship they displayed over the past three months. This week, the league congratulated the four […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Baum, Pidgeon and the Cats all enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats feature prominently in our weekly awards after a big week for the school’s girls basketball team. The Wildcats responded well to last weekend’s North Coast […]
St. Bernard’s JVs enjoy their time together on the path to success
By Ray Hamill — It wasn’t just the team success that made it a season to remember for the St. Bernard’s JVs girls basketball team. First-year head coach Sejay Sarti and her […]
Crusaders go down battling, fall to Bears in NorCal quarterfinals
Another great postseason run came to an end for the St. Bernard’s girls on Thursday night. The Crusaders traveled to play Menlo-Atherton in the NorCal Division-3 quarterfinals and fell 56-43. But they […]
Baum, Crusaders embrace ‘bring it on’ mentality this postseason
By Ray Hamill — Whether or not a school the size of St. Bernard’s belongs in the Division-3 field for the North Coast Section and state playoffs has been a hotly debated […]
Crusaders rise to the challenge, stun the No. 3 seeds in Division 3
For a young team, the Crusaders play with a lot of composure. On Tuesday night, the No. 14 seeded St. Bernard’s girls opened the Division-3 state playoffs with a statement win in […]
Loggers, Cats to host NorCal openers; Crusaders to play at Alisal
By Ray Hamill — Two of the three H-DNL teams to qualify for the state playoffs in basketball will open at home this week. After clinching a first-ever North Coast Section championship […]
