Playoff college basketball returns to the North Coast on Wednesday evening after the College of the Redwoods women were handed a home game to tip off their postseason. The state brackets were […]
Redwoods women to host playoff opener; men open on the road
Cats take care of business after long layoff, advance to NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — Nine days between games didn’t affect the Wildcats. On Saturday night, the Ferndale girls moved within two wins of successfully defending their North Coast Section championship with a […]
Del Norte Warriors fall to top seeds in NCS Division-4 quarterfinals
The Del Norte Warriors saw their season come to an end on Saturday night, as the No. 8 seeds traveled to take on No. 1 San Marin in the Division-4 boys basketball […]
Lumberjacks continue to roll, knock off Cal Poly Pomona again
The No. 7 team in the nation will be hoping to avoid the Cal Poly Humboldt women in the postseason. On Saturday afternoon, the Jacks traveled to play Cal Poly Pomona in […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Tigers stand tall despite NCS exit
By Ray Hamill — Their season may have ended on Friday night, but it was a season to remember for the Arcata girls in basketball. Over the past couple of weeks, the […]
Loggers lean on their seniors in quarterfinal win over Gateway
The Eureka Loggers may have missed out on qualifying for this year’s Dick Niclai Tournament, but it hasn’t slowed them any in the North Coast Section playoffs. The Eureka boys continued to […]
Big performance gives Redwoods momentum going into playoffs
The College of the Redwoods basketball teams will find out their playoff seeds and opening-round opponents on Sunday after each closed out the regular season this week. The CR men got the […]
St. Bernard’s teams impress against Division-1 NCS opponents
St. Bernard’s, a school of less than 200 students, hosted a pair of Division-1 schools in the North Coast Section playoffs on Friday night. And the Crusaders acquitted themselves well. The SB […]
NCS ROUNDUP — SB girls, Eureka boys advance to NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — A pair of seniors stepped up for the St. Bernard’s girls late in their North Coast Section quarterfinal on what was a busy night around the county for […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Seven H-DNL teams remain in the chase
By Ray Hamill — As we head into the weekend quarterfinals, seven H-DNL teams remain in the chase for a North Coast Section championship in basketball. And five of the seven will […]
Redwood Coast Gymnasts set multiple team records at Novato
The Redwood Coast Gymnastics team enjoyed a record-setting weekend at the recent Novato Classic on Feb. 7 and 8. The local club traveled with 14 young gymnasts to the early-season event and […]
Panthers go down fighting, leave their mark on 2025/26 season
A memorable and historic season may have come to an end for the McKinleyville boys basketball team on Wednesday night, but this is a program that has established itself as one of […]
Impactful seniors leave Huskies well positioned for the future
The impact of this year’s senior class will continue to be felt on the Fortuna girls basketball team over the next few years. The Huskies’ season came to an end in Hayward […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Ferndale, Del Norte boys win; Panthers fall to El Cerrito
By Ray Hamill — Four more H-DNL teams took the court for the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Wednesday night, with two of them advancing to the weekend quarterfinals. In Division-2 […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Crusaders dig deep; Loggers top HDN opponent
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s had to overcome a slow start to the North Coast Section boys basketball playoffs on Tuesday night, but rallied from an early 14-point deficit to secure […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Milestone night for Wolford as Tigers finish strong
The Arcata Tigers are moving on in the North Coast Section girls Division-1 basketball playoffs after a strong finish against Campolindo on Tuesday night. The Tigers led by just three late in […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Arcata girls, St. Bernard’s, Eureka boys advance
By Ray Hamill — Seven H-DNL teams tipped off the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Tuesday night, with three of them advancing to the second round. In boys Division-5 action, the […]
Ten HDN boys secure NCS Divisional titles at weekend tourneys
Del Norte’s Lewis brothers both won individual championships at the weekend North Coast Section Division-2 Redwood Empire Divisional boys tournament in wrestling, along with teammate Remington Escobedo. The tournament, which took place […]
Bell, Dodson lead the way as H-DNL girls open NCS postseason
Just three points separated the top three H-DNL girls teams at the weekend North Coast Section Division-2 Redwood Empire Divisional wrestling championships. The HDN schools traveled to Novato for the section tournament, […]
CR gets set for conference opener after going 1-3 at Los Medanos
College of the Redwoods baseball will begin conference play later this week with a three-game series at Lassen on Friday and Saturday. Redwoods is 2-11 heading in the Golden Valley Conference opener, […]
