By Ray Hamill — It’s been a school year of outstanding freshmen performances here on the North Coast, and that has continued into the basketball season where St. Bernard’s newcomer Saulele Tanuvasa […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Freshmen stars lead the way
Redwoods men and women both climb in the polls
By Ray Hamill — After their impressive victories over the weekend, both College of the Redwoods basketball teams continued to move up in the state coaches polls. The CR men rose one […]
MONDAY’S BASKETBALL — Crusaders, Huskies continue to entertain
The Crusaders and Huskies served up another entertaining game in boys basketball at St. Bernard’s on Monday night, with just two points separating the two teams for the second time this season. […]
VIDEO — Corsairs turn on the style in overtime
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team treated a large, loud and enthusiastic home crowd to a thrilling showdown with Butte on Saturday afternoon, as the Corsairs […]
Local players turning heads at Olympic Development Program
By Ray Hamill — It seems there are more and more opportunities for local soccer players here on the North Coast these days, and it seems as if more and more of […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Big night for Henry as Panthers top Crusaders
Senior Hailee Henry had a double-double to lead the McKinleyville Panthers to a 52-48 win at St. Bernard’s in girls basketball on Saturday night. Henry scored a team-high 14 points and was […]
Composed CR women stun Butte in GVC opener
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team posted an impressive win over a highly-ranked Butte team to tip off the Golden Valley Conference on Saturday afternoon and cap a sensational day […]
Hoopa girls not backing down from the challenge
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are a determined bunch. Wins may have been difficult to come by this season for the girls basketball team, but no one in Hoopa is […]
Corsairs serve notice with thrilling win in front of packed house
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs treated a packed house to a very entertaining conference opener against Butte in men’s basketball at College of the Redwoods on Saturday afternoon, overcoming a nine-point […]
Impressive Huskies win overtime thriller at Eureka
The Fortuna Huskies believe in themselves, and now they’re making others believe in them too. An impressive Huskies team improved to 2-0 in Big 5 boys basketball with a second conference road […]
St. Bernard’s boys battle back to deny much-improved Hoopa
If this is what we can expect from this year’s Little 4 in boys basketball, you better fasten your seat belts. On Friday night the Crusaders battled back from a double-digit deficit […]
Arcata Tigers win big in Big 5 opener
The Tigers had plenty of offense on Friday night, especially in the second half, as they comfortably got the better of rivals McKinleyville by a score of 79-40 at Arcata High. Niko […]
No slowing down the Crusaders in L4 opener
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls got the defense of their Little 4 title off to an impressive start on Friday night, running out to a comfortable 69-32 win at […]
Corsairs open GVC at home to Butte on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — After a longer than expected break, the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team will return to action when the Corsairs host Butte in a doubleheader of basketball […]
Cougars sneak a pair of wins at HSU
The Humboldt State men were outscored by just one point in each half on the way to losing another close one at Lumberjack Arena on Thursday night, falling 76-74 to visiting Cal […]
VIDEO — Carroll keeps Fortuna girls in contention
By Ray Hamill — Senior center Charlotte Carroll was one of the many heroes for the Huskies on Thursday night, as the Fortuna girls pulled out a dramatic 52-45 win over league rivals […]
Resilient Huskies find a way to win key Big 5 showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies showed just why they’ll be difficult to stop in the race for this year’s Big 5 on Thursday night, taking control of a tight game […]
Tigers win Big 5 opener at McKinleyville
The Arcata Tigers won their Big 5 opener in girls basketball at McKinleyville on Thursday night, defeating the Panthers 63-54. The Tigers had the better of the early exchanges and held the […]
VIDEO — Warriors pull away from the Loggers
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors were too strong for the Loggers at Eureka High on Wednesday night, winning their Big 5 opener in boys basketball by a comfortable margin, […]
Statement win for Del Norte at Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors made a statement at Eureka High on Wednesday night, as they tipped off their Big 5 campaign in style with a 64-47 win in […]
