By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are the lowest seeded team to feature in a North Coast Section football championship game this season after knocking off No. 1 Clear Lake on […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Wildcats upset the odds on the way to NCS final
Simoni and St. Bernard’s Magnificent Seven tame the Tigers
By Ray Hamill — Games between Nos. 2 and 3 seeds are not supposed to be this lopsided. But when teams accustomed to playing on all-weather fields come to Humboldt County in […]
Little to separate St. Bernard’s and Analy ahead of NCS semifinal
By Ray Hamill — There’s a good chance of rain in Eureka on Saturday afternoon and that may play into the Crusaders’ favor. St. Bernard’s will host Analy in a 2 vs. […]
Streaming and radio information for weekend NCS games
By Ray Hamill — Three of this weekend’s North Coast Section football games involving H-DNL schools will be streamed live, while one will be broadcast live on local radio. Four local teams […]
No officials available for upcoming freshmen basketball games
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced this week that there will be no officials available for freshmen basketball games during the months of November and December. The Six Rivers Basketball Officials […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Simoni scores three TDs in playoff win
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s senior Wyatt Simoni has been playing at an elite level all season and that continued to be the case on Saturday in a playoff win over […]
Local coaches achieve milestone victories in NCS openers
By Ray Hamill — A pair of local coaches enjoyed milestone victories over the weekend in the opening round of the North Coast Section football playoffs. On Friday night, Fortuna head coach […]
Crusaders win big in playoff opener, get ready for Analy
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders scored on all three of their second-quarter possessions to pull away from Terra Linda in the opening round of the North Coast Section Division-5 football playoffs […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — SB, Ferndale girls set new standards
By Ray Hamill — It was an historic week for two local teams and another memorable week for two local athletes. The St. Bernard’s volleyball and Ferndale girls soccer teams both won […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — History-making Wildcats hold on in hard-fought final
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats won a first-ever North Coast Section girls soccer championship with a well-taken goal and some outstanding defense on Wednesday. Playing league rival St. Bernard’s in […]
NCS FOOTBALL — What to expect and where to watch and listen
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big weekend of North Coast Section playoff football, with six of the nine H-DNL programs in action over the next two days. Five of […]
Shanahan, Nunez and Curtis named league MVPs in volleyball
By Ray Hamill — When your team is as good as the Del Norte Warriors were this season, you need two MVP awards. The H-DNL announced the MVPs and all-league honors for […]
‘Locked-in’ Wildcats claim first-ever NCS crown
By Ray Hamill — It was a season that almost never happened, but one that ended with the greatest achievement in program history. On Wednesday afternoon, the Ferndale Wildcats capped a year […]
NCS SOCCER — Who has the edge in all-local finals?
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big day of North Coast Section girls soccer here in Humboldt County. Two all-local finals will take place in Eureka on Wednesday, guaranteeing the […]
Crusaders receive a No. 5 seed for NorCal playoff tournament
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off an historic North Coast Section volleyball championship over the weekend, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders will open the NorCal tournament on the road. The SB girls will […]
Six local schools qualify for NCS football playoffs
By Ray Hamill — As expected, six local teams have been included in the North Coast Section football playoffs, four of which will open at home next weekend. The highest seed for […]
History-making Crusaders secure the H-DNL’s first NCS crown in 37 years
By Ray Hamill — The wait is finally over. On Saturday night, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders ended a 37-year-old North Coast Section championship drought for the H-DNL in volleyball, securing this year’s […]
Crusaders shut out the Loggers as Big 4 ends in three-way tie
By Ray Hamill — The Big 4 ended in a three-way tie for the championship after St. Bernard’s comfortably took care of business against Eureka at Crusader Field on Saturday afternoon. A […]
NCS SOCCER — Crusaders, Cats get set for rematch in section final
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Little 4 rivals St. Bernard’s and Ferndale will face off for a fourth time this season on the biggest stage of all on Wednesday […]
‘Dynamic’ St. Bernard’s girls eager to make history in NCS final
By Ray Hamill — Getting off to a fast start could be key for the St. Bernard’s girls on Saturday night, as they look to end a 37-year championship drought for H-DNL […]
