By Ray Hamill — Shame on Western Sierra and the example the school is sending to its student athletes this week by refusing to travel here to play an important game of […]
Teams like Western Sierra will never understand the H-DN mentality
Business as usual for Hoopa boys at Pierce
By Ray Hamill — While teams like Western Sierra refuse to make the trip to Humboldt County to play a game for whatever reason they have this week, it’s business as usual […]
Western Sierra forfeits NorCal game against St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — Western Sierra has informed St. Bernard’s that the school’s girls basketball team will not be making the trip to Eureka for a scheduled NorCal game on Tuesday night. […]
Patience key for Eureka girls in NorCal opener
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers open the NorCal tournament at home to Aragon High out of San Mateo on Tuesday night, and patience will be one of the keys for […]
Crusaders surprised, but grateful for top seed
(UPDATED with news of forfeit by Western Sierra) By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders have landed in a better position than they had expected, and they’re certainly not complaining about […]
Huskies shouldn’t fear anyone in the Division-III bracket
By Ray Hamill — Don’t let the seeding fool you. Nor the fact the Fortuna Huskies have been bumped up a division for the NorCal tournament. Because of the open division, most […]
Bisio named new CR basketball coach
By Ray Hamill — Ryan Bisio has been named head coach of the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team, the school announced on Monday afternoon. Bisio, a local player and long-time […]
‘Lightning in a bottle’ – Watch Gardner’s 83-yard TD run
Former Humboldt State running back Ja’Quan Gardner continues to make a name for himself in the new Alliance of American Football league, providing the highlight of the weekend with an 83-yard TD […]
NorCal matchups set for H-DNL teams; Crusaders get a top seed
(UPDATED with news of Western Sierra forfeiting) By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls were handed a No. 1 seed on Sunday afternoon, as the brackets for this coming week’s NorCal […]
Baseball season begins for some H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The local prep baseball season is officially under way. Over the weekend, several teams were in action, some playing their season openers, and some getting in some valuable […]
Rendon leads local charge at state wrestling
Eureka junior Aracely Rendon was the most successful of the three local wrestlers at this week’s CIF State Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield, placing an impressive seventh at the prestigious event. Rendon was […]
Crusaders now in a class of their own when it comes to NCS
By Ray Hamill — Congratulations to the St. Bernard’s girls, who now stand alone among all Humboldt-Del Norte League teams when it comes to North Coast Section basketball. The Crusaders defeated Cloverdale […]
NCS champions St. Bernard’s make it look easy
By Ray Hamill — It was a fitting performance for a championship team. And it all had a very familiar feel to it. On Saturday night the St. Bernard’s girls dominated Cloverdale […]
CR baseball, softball both split doubleheaders
The College of the Redwoods baseball and softball teams each split doubleheaders on the road on Saturday. The men ended a nine-game losing skid with a big 13-inning win at Butte in […]
Exceptionally tough NCS will prepare H-DN teams for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — It certainly hasn’t been an easy road for the H-DNL teams in this year’s basketball playoffs. Of the 13 local teams that have lost a game in the […]
Huskies fall to No. 1 Branson, quickly turn their attention to NorCals
With the NorCal tournament just a few days away, the Huskies won’t have long to dwell on Friday night’s 63-43 loss to top seed Branson in the Division-IV North Coast Section championship. […]
Del Norte girls push No. 1 St. Patrick-St. Vincent all the way
A big fourth-quarter rally came up just short for the Del Norte girls on Friday night, as they lost the North Coast Section Division-IV championship game to St. Patrick-St. Vincent by a […]
Huskies, Warriors fall short in NCS deciders
The Humboldt-Del Norte League went a disappointing 0-2 in North Coast Section championship games on Friday night, as both the Fortuna boys and Del Norte girls lost to the top seed in […]
Corsairs start to build momentum in softball
The College of the Redwoods bats were a lot more productive on Friday, and the defense a lot more stable, as the Corsairs posted their first win of the softball season in […]
Crusaders show remarkable playoff consistency
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are back in familiar territory. On Saturday, the Little 4 champions and No. 1 seeds for the Division-V playoffs will play in a seventh […]
