By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies have been putting up points for fun all season. On Saturday, they won with a different formula, defeating Big 5 rivals Del Norte in the […]
Defensive-minded Huskies top Del Norte yet again
St. Bernard’s girls on cruise control; boys bow out of NCS
There were were mixed results for St. Bernard’s in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Saturday night, with the girls team marching on after a another dominating victory, and the boys […]
Mack girls fall at No. 1 St. Patrick-St. Vincent
The McKinleyville girls bowed out of the Division-IV North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Saturday night, falling 67-48 at No. 1 seed St. Patrick-St. Vincent. The home team came out on fire, […]
History-making Del Norte girls moving on to NorCals
The Del Norte Warriors are having a lot of fun this season, and it looks like that’s going to continue for a little while longer. On Saturday night, they took care of […]
Loggers surprise Mack student athletes away from the field of competition
Free hot chocolate and donuts were the order of the day for the McKinleyville student athletes on Friday morning, courtesy of one of their local rivals. In recognition of Random Acts of […]
Where Are They Now? — Big week for Northern at Sonoma State
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a nomadic few years for Sophie Northern on the basketball court, but she appears to have found a new home with the Seawolves. Northern is enjoying […]
St. Mary’s responds to NCS controversy, but questions linger
By Ray Hamill — Saint Mary’s has responded to criticism regarding the inaccurate information the school provided to the NCS last weekend, saying it was simply a mistake on the school’s part. […]
‘Energy and effort’ send Eureka girls on to NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — This time there was no disputing the team’s effort. On Friday night, the Eureka girls comfortably got the better of visiting Sir Francis Drake in the North Coast […]
Miller makes his mark at West Coast Elite III
By Ray Hamill — Tyson Miller made a good impression in front of some important people last weekend, on his way to a dominating victory in MMA. Miller, who fights out of […]
Hoopa boys hold on to defeat Urban in NCS
It took a team effort, and a nervous finish, but the Hoopa Valley boys took care of business in their first-round North Coast Section basketball playoff game on Friday afternoon. The Warriors […]
Napoleon following in the family tradition
By Ray Hamill — For Makaila Napoleon, Oregon Tech was the right fit for several reasons. And that’s good news for Oregon Tech. On Friday afternoon, in front of a gathering of […]
More rainouts, delays for CR teams
By Ray Hamill — The weather continues to play havoc with the College of the Redwoods sports teams’ schedules. Both the softball and baseball teams have had their road games rained out this […]
Hoopa players focused on task at hand
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Valley Warriors begin their quest for a North Coast Section title on Friday afternoon, a quest that will likely come down to one thing above all […]
Interview process begins for new CR coach
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods is fast closing in on a new full-time men’s basketball head coach, with interviews ongoing this week. A total of nine candidates will interview […]
Disgraceful St. Mary’s shows a complete lack of integrity
By Ray Hamill — The Saint Mary’s Panthers got caught with their hands inside the cookie jar this week, and now it’s time for the NCS to give them an appropriate timeout. […]
Sensational Huskies blow past Fort Bragg in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — They’ve been threatening to hit the century mark in points in recent weeks, and on Wednesday night they finally did it. The Fortuna boys opened the North Coast […]
NCS Girls — No surprise as Crusaders, Warriors roll on
By Ray Hamill — As expected, both the St. Bernard’s and Del Norte girls each won their opening game in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Wednesday night. And they both […]
NCS Boys — Mixed fortunes for local teams on opening night
The most exciting game locally on a busy night in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs was at St. Bernard’s, where the Crusaders rallied late to sneak a 68-64 win over visiting […]
Fortuna girls go down fighting at Urban
The Fortuna girls saw their NCS playoff ambitions come to an end on Wednesday, but they certainly went down fighting. The No. 10 seed Huskies fell 72-65 at No. 7 Urban in […]
Hoopa boys game postponed amid controversy
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa Valley’s NCS basketball playoff game at home to Urban has been put back until Friday, amid some controversy. The Warriors, seeded No. 5 in the Division-V bracket, […]
