By Ray Hamill — After a three-way tie for this year’s Big 4 conference championship in football, it was no surprise to see three different players named MVPs. As expected, St. Bernard’s […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Local teams shine at Logger Classic; Cubs win again
It was a good opening day for the local teams at the 2023 Logger Classic, with St. Bernard’s, McKinleyville and Eureka all winning their games. The Crusaders got the tournament off to […]
Huskies tie for first at weekend McKinleyville Invitational
The Fortuna boys tied for the championship at the weekend McKinleyville Invitational wrestling tournament as the new high school wrestling season begins to heat up. The Huskies did not have any individual […]
Tournament play continues here on the North Coast this week
By Ray Hamill — The new Jay Willard Gymnasium will host a first Logger Classic in boys basketball, one of three local tournaments scheduled for this week. The 2023 Logger Classic will […]
Crusaders, Panthers facing different challenges early in the season
By Ray Hamill — Strong defense continues to keep the Crusaders in games. On Tuesday night, St. Bernard’s traveled to McKinleyville and came away with a 37-31 victory in girls basketball and […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Hoopa girls top L4 rivals to win Trinity tournament
A pair of Little 4 teams faced off in the championship game at the Trinity Wolves Holiday Classic on Saturday, giving local fans an early preview of what to expect when league […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Warriors win again; Crusaders suffer first loss
It was another busy day for the H-DNL teams on Saturday, with seven of the nine varsity teams in action. The Arcata Tigers lost in the final of the 55th Annual Jerry […]
Warriors top the Crusaders to win Mt Shasta tournament
The Del Norte Warriors have hit the ground running this season and look like they should be one of the teams to beat when league play opens in a few weeks time. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Tournament play continues for H-DNL schools
St. Bernard’s improved to 5-0 on the season with a second win in two days at the Mt. Shasta tournament on another busy night of tournament games for the H-DNL. The Crusaders […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Local teams to play for tournament championships
Two H-DNL rivals will play in the championship game at the Mt. Shasta tournament on Saturday after both won for the second time in two days in tournament play on Friday. And […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — H-DNL teams impress at various tournaments
The Fortuna Huskies tipped off the Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament in Healdsburg with a 55-48 victory over Middletown on Thursday night. In other local girls games on Thursday, Del Norte and […]
Crusaders embrace team ball, go to 4-0 with another big win
Early in the season, the St. Bernard’s boys are embracing the team concept and it’s paying dividends. On Thursday, the Crusaders opened the Mt. Shasta tournament with a comfortable 78-24 win over […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big week for CR football, St. Bernard’s MVPs
By Ray Hamill — It was business as usual for the Crusaders in the opening weekend of the new basketball season, and for two players in particular. The St. Bernard’s boys and […]
St. Bernard’s teams riding high in the state Division-5 rankings
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders are turning some heads beyond the Redwood Curtain early in the season. Both St. Bernard’s basketball teams are off to identical 3-0 starts after winning their […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — H-DNL rivals face off in tournament play
The McKinleyville and Arcata boys rarely disappoint when they play each other in basketball and that was the case once again on Saturday. Meeting for the first time this season at the […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Local teams impress on busy day
The Fortuna Huskies bounced back from a disappointing night shooting on Friday to close out the Colusa tournament with a victory over Durham on Saturday. The Huskies won the game 60-41 and […]
Dyer brothers shine as Crusaders win Upper Lake tournament
The Dyer brothers have begun the new boys basketball in impressive fashion for St. Bernard’s and they’re not the only ones. On Saturday, the Crusaders capped three big days at the Upper […]
Florvilus named MVP as Crusaders win Cloverdale tourney
The Crusaders like traveling to Cloverdale. On Saturday, St. Bernard’s successfully defended the Cloverdale tournament championship they won a year ago in girls basketball with their third victory in three days. The […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Eureka and St. Bernard’s advance to tourney finals
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will play in the final of the Cloverdale tournament on Saturday after a 51-21 win over Lower Lake on Friday night. The win lifts the SB girls to […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Tough day for local teams at McKinleyville
It was a disappointing day for some of the local teams at the McKinleyville tournament on Friday on yet another busy day for the H-DNL schools. The action got under way in […]