By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers have done everything they can possibly do. No matter what happens at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, no one can ever deny them that. On […]
Eureka players leave it all on the field
Huskies advance to another NCS championship game
Joey Pontes scored four touchdowns on Saturday night, as the Fortuna Huskies defeated the Del Norte Warriors 30-6 in Crescent City to move on to next week’s North Coast Section Division-IV championship […]
Eureka, Fortuna prevail in tough conditions
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers took care of business on the field of play on Saturday night. Now it comes down to a coin flip at the North Coast Section […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Loggers top Mack for AIBT crown
The Eureka Loggers took early control of Saturday’s championship game at the Arcata girls tournament, and held off league rivals McKinleyville for a 58-36 win. The victory was the fourth straight to […]
Prep Boys — Heritage too strong for Mack in tournament decider
The McKinleyville Panthers lost to Division-I Heritage in the championship game of their own Rotary Tip-Off tournament on Saturday, falling 78-69. Once again Mack had a balanced performance, but the high-flying visitors […]
CR’s Wilson named all-conference, Gallegos gets honorable mention
By Ray Hamill — CR”s Elise Wilson capped an impressive season on the volleyball court with an all-conference first-team selection this week. Wilson, out of Golden Sierra High School in the Sacramento […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Panthers, Tigers both win at Rotary tourney
The McKinleyville Panthers overcame an early deficit with some stellar defense on Friday night, defeating Casa Grande 68-57 and advancing to the championship game of their own Rotary Tip-Off tournament. The Arcata […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Panthers, Loggers to meet for AIBT championship
By Ray Hamill — Eureka and McKinleyville each continued their winning ways at the Arcata girls tournament on Friday, and will meet in Saturday’s championship game at 3 p.m. McKinleyville rallied with […]
CR women bounce back at Shasta Tournament
The College of the Redwoods women rebounded from an opening-day loss to Sierra at the Shasta Tournament on Thursday with an 80-70 win over San Mateo on Friday. The win lifts the […]
Fortuna, Del Norte get ready for round three
By Ray Hamill — It’s finally go time in the North Coast Section Division-IV semifinals, with two of our area’s traditional heavyweights getting set for battle. No. 6 seed Fortuna will travel […]
Defense will be key in eight-player NCS decider
By Ray Hamill – Two high-octane offenses will go head to head to decide the inaugural eight-player football North Coast Section championship on Saturday. After weeks of delays, the top two seeds […]
Loggers prepare for Knights with uncertain future
By Ray Hamill — Even if they win this weekend’s North Coast Section semifinal with Las Lomas, there’s close to a 50-50 chance this will be the last game for this once-in-a-generation […]
Plenty of offense for CR women in tournament opener
The College of the Redwoods women dropped their opening game at the Shasta Tournament on Thursday, falling to Sierra 100-84. The Sierra women broke open a tight game with 29 points in […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Arcata, Mack, Eureka and SB all win
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got their own tournament off to a winning start with a 57-32 victory over visiting Mazama out of Oregon on Thursday evening. Also at the […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Puzz leads Panthers to opening win
Isaac Puzz scored 31 points as the McKinleyville Panthers comfortably opened their own Rotary Tip-Off tournament with an 84-51 win over the visiting Lower Lake Trojans on Thursday night. Puzz drained six […]
NCS Playoffs – Loggers fired up for Saturday showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers appear ready to go. It’s been a long wait for the Eureka players, who have now been idle for three weeks due to the North Coast […]
Fortuna/Del Norte winner will play for NCS title; Eureka’s status uncertain
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers have been adamant for the past two weeks that if it comes down to a choice between playing for a North Coast Section football championship […]
Fortuna seniors carry on rich Huskies tradition
By Ray Hamill — To suggest there is nothing that different about this year’s Fortuna senior class might be paying them the ultimate tribute. They are what Fortuna football is all about. […]
AIBT Preview — Local teams expect to be tested
By Ray Hamill — Four local girls basketball teams will be in action at this week’s Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament, one of three local tourneys in the coming days. At McKinleyville High, […]
Arcata, Mack boys prepare for Rotary Tip-Off tourney
By Ray Hamill — Two Northern Humboldt rivals will be in action at the 33rd annual Rotary Tip-Off boys basketball tournament at McKinleyville High this weekend. The eight-team tourney gets under way […]
