The St. Bernard’s girls rallied multiple times late in Saturday’s Marin Academy Tournament championship game, but couldn’t catch the host team, falling 63-54. Jasa Sisemore came up big for the Crusaders, finishing […]
St. Bernard’s girls can’t catch Marin Academy in tourney decider
Eureka players leave it all on the field
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 […]
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, […]
