By Ray Hamill — Losing a North Coast Section championship game is never easy, and losing them in back-to-back years is even tougher. But the Del Norte girls are hoping to get […]
Warriors play the waiting game, but it’s looking good for NorCals
Franklin getting ready for a new challenge on the college fields
By Ray Hamill — Drew Franklin enjoyed a very successful career during his time playing baseball for the Fortuna Huskies, and now he’s hoping to do the same at College of the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big week for Shanahan, Steinruck and the Wildcats
By Ray Hamill — One high school senior saved her best for last with one of her most dominating performances ever in her final high school sports appearance. And that makes her […]
Tough day for the H-DNL, as Del Norte, SB lose one-run NCS finals
The Del Norte Warriors and St. Bernard’s Crusaders both lost by just one run in their North Coast Section softball championship games on Friday. The Warriors, who lost an NCS final for […]
Shanahan sets new PR, leads H-DNL charge at state meet
St. Bernard’s senior Madelyn Shanahan closed out an outstanding high school career in sports with an impressive showing at the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High School in Clovis […]
A&I Roofing shuts out Arcata in Senior TOC championship game
McKinleyville Little League got a busy summer tournament season off to a winning start on Thursday night, as the association’s A&I Roofing team won the District 26 Senior League Tournament of Champions. […]
Former CR athletes continue to shine at four-year programs
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods track and field and cross country head coach Reed Elmore is clearly doing something right. Few community college programs around the state do a […]
Redwoods football gets Grizzly Bowl rematch in home opener
By Ray Hamill — A rematch with the team they hammered in last year’s Grizzly Bowl is one of the highlights of the 2024 Corsairs football schedule, which was recently finalized. Last […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Ferndale players enjoy big year in NCS
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are getting used to this. On Wednesday evening the school won its third North Coast Section championship of the year when the Wildcats baseball team […]
Youth basketball takes center stage at county-wide Humboldt Wild tournament
The strength of local youth basketball was on full display here on the North Coast this past weekend. And it was on display all across the county. The annual Humboldt Wild Battle […]
Motivated Wildcats take care of unfinished business with NCS win
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section Division-6 baseball championship will remain in Humboldt county for the third straight year, it’s just switching schools. On Wednesday evening, a determined Wildcats team […]
Poor start proves costly for Panthers, as memorable season ends
A memorable and very successful season for the McKinleyville Panthers ended on Wednesday, as the Big 5 champs bowed out of the North Coast Section Division-4 playoffs with a 4-1 loss at […]
Clutch Steinruck home run lifts Warriors to walk-off NCS win
It doesn’t get much more exciting than this. The Del Norte Warriors will get the opportunity to play for their first North Coast Section championship in softball since 2008 after they beat […]
Hoopa players help re-ignite their coach’s love for the game
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors’ season may have ended in softball, but the impact the players had lives on. The Hoopa girls saw their season end in a disappointing 18-0 […]
Time and venue finalized for weekend NCS Division-5 decider
By Ray Hamill — One day after winning their North Coast Section softball semifinal against Lower Lake, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders found out on Wednesday where and when the championship game will […]
Future appears bright for young Huskies despite NCS playoff loss
With just two seniors graduating from this year’s team, the future appears bright for the Fortuna Huskies. On Tuesday evening, the Huskies bowed out of the North Coast Section softball playoffs after […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — SB girls win with speed, power and strong defense
By Ray Hamill — Bring on the Eagles. On Tuesday evening the St. Bernard’s Crusaders booked their place in this year’s Division-5 North Coast Section championship game after an impressive 4-0 win […]
Crusaders march on, advance to NCS championship game
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders appear to be peaking at the right time. On Tuesday evening, freshman pitcher Oni Orcutt and the SB defense posted their first shutout of […]
CR hoping to have new all-weather field in operation this fall
By Ray Hamill — Changes are in the air for the College of the Redwoods sports. Earlier this month, the Corsairs held a ground breaking ceremony for a new all-weather field and […]
Six H-DNL teams still in contention for NCS titles, state playoffs
By Ray Hamill — With one North Coast Section championship already secured, the big question now for H-DNL fans is can any of the other five remaining teams add to that haul […]
