The biggest occasion of their lives wasn’t too big for the St. Bernard’s girls on Saturday. Playing in a state championship basketball game for the first time, the Crusaders comfortably took care […]
Composure, defense and rebounding lift Crusaders to historic title
A once in a lifetime experience for the St. Bernard’s players
By Ray Hamill — Becoming the first team in H-DNL history to win a state championship in basketball was special enough on its own, but that wasn’t the only thing the St. […]
In a league of their own, Tomlin pays tribute to coaching staff
By Ray Hamill — Over the past decade Matt Tomlin has established himself as one of the greatest high school coaches the H-DNL has ever seen, and perhaps even the greatest. His […]
Local officials crew honored to be a part of epic NorCal game
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL girls basketball wasn’t the only winner at Wednesday’s NorCal championship game. The big all-local showdown was officiated by an all-local crew, the first time members of the […]
Cubs split season-opening doubleheader at Maxwell tourney
After limited preparation time, the South Fork Cubs got the new baseball season under way on Friday, splitting a doubleheader at the Maxwell tournament. The South Fork boys dropped their tournament opener […]
Crusaders make H-DNL history with win over Grossmont
The St. Bernard’s girls made H-DNL history on Saturday morning by becoming the first-ever league basketball team to win a state championship. Three days after their thrilling NorCal final win over Arcata, […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers, Wildcats impress at Bear River
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats got the better of their Little 4 nemesis at the St. Bernard’s tournament at Bear River on Friday, while Ben Lukens and the Arcata Tigers […]
Corsairs epitomize the best part of March Madness, as they look to make more history
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a rollercoaster of a season for the College of the Redwood men’s basketball team and one the Corsairs will be hoping to keep going when they […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Crusaders crushing it right now
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say it was a good week for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders, in more ways than one. And they’re not done yet. On Wednesday, the SB […]
Huskies top the Warriors in their season opener in softball
It’s been a challenging preseason for many of the local baseball and softball teams, with a lack of outdoor practice for most of the H-DNL schools because of the weather. But on […]
GUEST POST — HCMTB battle the elements and competition in season opener
By Sasha Love, The Pepperbox Humboldt’s local youth mountain bike team (HCMTB) kicked off the season last Saturday with a race just east of Monterey in Fort Ord State Park. At the event […]
H-DNL rivals show their support for St. Bernard’s state finalists
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s fans obviously will be rooting for the Crusaders in Saturday’s Division-4 girls basketball state championship final, but they’re not the only ones. One of the great […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Freshman standout leads fourth-quarter rally
By Ray Hamill — In the immortal words of the insightful and brilliant Yogi Berra, it was a case of deja vu all over again on Wednesday. In more ways than one. […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — H-DNL teams open tournament play
Several local teams got in some valuable game time on the opening day at various tournaments on Thursday, including the St. Bernard’s tournament at the Bear River sports field. The day’s action […]
PHOTO GALLERY — An atmosphere worthy of a wonderful season
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night’s Division-4 NorCal championship game was a fantastic celebration of local high school girls basketball here on the North Coast. The first-ever all-local NorCal regional championship showdown […]
On to the state championship for St. Bernard’s NorCal winners
By Ray Hamill — After their big win over Arcata in the NorCal final on Wednesday night, the St. Bernard’s girls will now quickly turn their attention to Saturday’s Division-4 state championship […]
Packed house makes for magical atmosphere at NorCal final
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s and Arcata girls weren’t the only ones to impress at College of the Redwoods on Wednesday night. Both schools’ student sections also did themselves proud, […]
SB girls rally late to secure NorCal title on epic night for H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night’s Division-4 NorCal championship game was a fitting way to close out what was arguably one of the greatest girls basketball seasons we’ve ever seen here on […]
Mack boys cap perfect season with Jaycees championship
The McKinleyville Middle School eighth graders closed out a perfect season with a big showing at the 55th annual Crescent City Jaycees basketball tournament over the weekend. The Mack boys won all […]
CR to stream Wednesday’s NorCal championship game
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods athletics has stepped in at the last minute to help local basketball fans in more ways than one. On Tuesday, it was announced that […]
