By Ray Hamill — It was a big week for the Fortuna Huskies, who got the better of two of their main Big 5 rivals to clinch a first conference championship in […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big week for the Fortuna girls
MONDAY’S BASKETBALL — Pivotal wins for Hoopa girls, South Fork boys
Beyonce Bussell continued her recent good form on Monday night, as both the Hoopa girls and South Fork boys posted pivotal wins on the basketball court. The Hoopa girls won at South […]
VIDEO — Another special atmosphere for a Eureka, SB game
By Ray Hamill — When these two schools get together, they do it well, both on and off the court. On Saturday night, the Loggers and Crusaders faced off in boys basketball […]
Loggers finish strong to beat crosstown rivals
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are the most unpredictable team in the H-DNL, but when they get it right they certainly don’t disappoint. That was the case on Saturday night, […]
St. Bernard’s seniors inspire another title run
The St. Bernard’s girls secured the Little 4 girls basketball championship outright on Friday night, defeating the Ferndale Wildcats 63-30 in Eureka. The championship is the seventh straight for the Crusaders and […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Del Norte, St. Bernard’s remain on course
A busy night on the local basketball courts saw the St. Bernard’s boys clinch at least a share of the Little 4, while Del Norte and Arcata both won tough matchups to […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Arcata girls remain in contention
The Tigers edged out McKinleyville 54-50 at Arcata on Wednesday night to remain in contention for a league title in girls basketball. With the win, the Arcata girls improved to 3-2 in […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers, Loggers keep pace; Warriors remain red hot
The Arcata boys kept the pressure on conference leaders Del Norte with a comprehensive win at McKinleyville on Tuesday night, getting the better of the Panthers 65-27. The win lifts the Tigers […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — SB girls, sharpshooters take center stage
By Ray Hamill — It was a big weekend for the St. Bernard’s girls in basketball in more ways than one, as they clinched at least a share of a seventh straight […]
NCS championship milk now available
The St. Bernard’s and Del Norte football teams are being honored on commemorative milk cartoons arriving this week, after each won a North Coast Section championship this past season. The special Crystal […]
VIDEO — Loggers, Crusaders serve up a thriller
By Ray Hamill — Two crosstown rivals and their fans already appear to be in playoff form, as they combined to serve up a loud, physical, hard-fought thriller at Jay Williard Gymnasium […]
St. Bernard’s seniors end long losing streak against Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s and Eureka girls served up a highly-entertaining game of basketball on Saturday night, played in a playoff-type atmosphere at Eureka High. And it was the […]
Big week in store for local prep basketball
By Ray Hamill — With two weeks remaining in the regular season, three of the four H-DNL basketball conference championships appear set to go down to the wire. The St. Bernard’s girls […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — St. Bernard’s girls clinch; DN boys inch closer
The St. Bernard’s girls clinched at least a share of a sixth straight Little 4 title on a busy Friday night of local basketball action. The Crusaders won 64-21 at Hoopa, improving […]
Ruiz dominates in debut for Corsairs
Caleb Ruiz wasted little time establishing himself at the collegiate level, dominating in the second game of a doubleheader at Mendocino College on Friday, as College of the Redwoods opened the new […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Busy night in Big 5 and Little 4
The St. Bernard’s and Del Norte boys remained undefeated in league play with road wins on Wednesday night, as each closed out the first half of conference play undefeated. The Crusaders won […]
PREP ROUNDUP — Wild night throws league race wide open
The race for this year’s Big 5 and Dick Niclai championship just got a whole lot more interesting in girls basketball. A wild night of action saw the Arcata Tigers win 42-38 […]
Big week in store for local prep basketball
By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be a busy week for local high school basketball, as we close in on the halfway point of the Big 5. Del Norte has set […]
VIDEO — SB birthday boys celebrate in style
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s teammates Lane Thrap and Cole Petrusha both celebrated their 18th birthday on Friday, as the Crusaders cruised to another win in basketball. Both players played a […]
Crusaders top the Cats, go to 2-0 in L4
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders are beginning to find their groove on the basketball court. On Friday night, the St. Bernard’s boys won their fifth straight game and second in league […]
