By Ray Hamill — Freshman Samantha Sundberg had a state playoff debut she won’t easily forget. On Tuesday night, Sundberg helped lead No. 1 seed St. Bernard’s to a 55-39 win over […]
Strong defense lifts Crusaders to state playoff win over West Campus
McKinleyville boys fall to Mt. Shasta in Division-5 NorCal opener
The McKinleyville Panthers fell 60-49 at Mt. Shasta in the opening round of the Division-5 boys basketball state playoffs on Tuesday night. Nick Maher scored a team-high 15 points for McKinleyville, while […]
Arcata girls edge Bear River after giving up big lead
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers appeared to be cruising to a comfortable win in their state playoff opener in girls basketball on Tuesday night, but their opponents had other ideas. […]
Redwoods women get set to make history on the mats this week
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs will make a little bit of history this weekend. On Saturday morning, College of the Redwoods will host a first-ever women’s wrestling tournament in their first […]
St. Bernard’s boys drop their season opener at Foothill tournament
St. Bernard’s began the new baseball season at the Foothill Tournament on Tuesday, falling 3-2 to Las Plumas. Sophomore Michael Manzi was outstanding on the mound in what head coach Matt Tomlin […]
Home openers pushed back for Cal Poly Humboldt women
The Cal Poly Humboldt women continued to roll in softball on Sunday, sweeping a non-conference doubleheader at Menlo College. The Lumberjacks won 7-3 and 4-3 and have now won three straight and […]
Knights hand Corsairs their first losses in GVC doubleheader
The College of the Redwoods baseball team suffered its first losses of the season on Saturday, dropping both ends of a doubleheader at Shasta. After an 8-0 start, which included a 5-1 […]
Redwoods men and women qualify for CCCAA playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Both College of the Redwoods basketball teams have qualified for the California Community College Athletic Association playoffs. The Corsairs will open on the road on Wednesday night. The […]
H-DNL teams receive very favorable seeds for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — The two H-DNL girls basketball teams to qualify for the state playoffs have received very favorable seeds. The brackets were announced on Sunday afternoon, with St. Bernard’s and […]
Big second quarter lifts Cougars past the Cubs
The South Fork boys fell just short in their bid for a first North Coast Section championship in boys basketball in 34 years on Saturday night. The Cubs traveled to Antioch to […]
Redwoods athletes post numerous PRs at season-opening meet
The Corsairs got the new track and season season off to a good start on Saturday, but head coach Reed Elmore admits they have a long way to go to get to […]
Local players contribute as Jacks win three at CS East Bay
The Cal Poly Humboldt softball team won three of four games at Cal State East Bay this weekend, with a couple of local players making an impact. The four-game series got under […]
Five H-DNL wrestlers compete at weekend state championships
Five local wrestlers qualified for this weekend’s CIF state wrestling championships in Bakersfield and all of them were in action on Friday. In the boys championships, at 138 pounds, Del Norte junior […]
College of the Redwoods women drop two games at Monterey Peninsula
The College of the Redwoods softball team traveled south to play at Monterey Peninsula on Friday and dropped both games of a doubleheader. The Corsairs fell 10-2 in the opener and 7-0 […]
Excitement builds in South Fork as Cubs look to make history
By Ray Hamill — A group of South Fork players will look to secure a rare second North Coast Section championship winners medal on Saturday night. The Cubs will travel to Antioch […]
Corsairs honor resilient class of sophomores ahead of possible playoff appearance
By Ray Hamill — Resilient is probably the word that best describes the four College of the Redwoods sophomores who were honored before Wednesday’s regular-season finale in women’s basketball. The class of […]
COLLEGE ROUNDUP — CR men go to 8-0; Lumberjacks fall to LA
The College of the Redwoods baseball team continued to roll on Friday, as the Corsairs opened conference play with a 5-1 victory at Shasta. On Thursday night, meanwhile, the Cal Poly Humboldt […]
How did NCS seeds stand up in postseason tourneys
By Ray Hamill — So how did the seedings committee do when it comes to the North Coast Section basketball playoffs this year? With 14 section championship games scheduled for this weekend, […]
TEAM AND ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — Wrestlers and Cubs enjoy memorable weeks
By Ray Hamill — It was another impressive week for local high school wrestling, with the H-DNL claiming almost a quarter of the entire North Coast Section wrestling championships. The league took […]
Corsairs get their first win, as young roster begins to build momentum
The Corsairs are hoping a tough early-season schedule in softball will help prepare them for conference play, which gets under way next month. And they’re also hoping the home support will give […]
