By Ray Hamill — Providing their opponents are not afraid to travel to play them, the St. Bernard’s girls will finally open the NorCal tournament two days later than anticipated, at home […]
St. Bernard’s girls prepare for Notre Dame
Future of Arcata High sports fields up for debate on Thursday
By Ray Hamill — Arcata sports fans are being encouraged to attend Thursday night’s Northern Humboldt Union High School District Board of Trustees meeting, with the future of the school’s sports fields […]
Big showing for local high school mountain bikers
The sport of mountain biking has come a long way in Humboldt County in recent years, and now it’s beginning to make its mark in the local high schools. This past weekend, […]
Ugly scenes at Pierce High, as Hoopa elder taken to hospital
It was a frustrating night for the Hoopa Valley Warriors in more ways than one. And it was a night that ended with a tribal elder being taken to hospital after ugly […]
Huskies make history, get set to host again
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are moving on in the NorCals, and they’re getting another home game. They also achieved something no other Humboldt-Del Norte League team has managed in […]
NorCal Girls — Eureka, Del Norte go down fighting
Both the Eureka and Del Norte girls saw fourth-quarter rallies come up just short on Wednesday night, as each fell out of the NorCal tournament at the first hurdle. The No. 8 […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — One team dominates the honors this week, with an added bonus thrown in for good measure. After winning another North Coast Section championship in such commanding fashion, there […]
Teams like Western Sierra will never understand the H-DN mentality
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 […]
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 […]
