By Ray Hamill — The second local prep wrestling tournament of the season will be held Saturday at McKinleyville High, as the North Coast grapplers begin to gradually build momentum through the […]
Local wrestlers get set for weekend Mack tournament
Fortuna girls ready to surprise some people this winter
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies are young, fast and eager to surprise some of their Big 5 rivals this season. At the very least, they should offer more of a challenge […]
Athletes and team of the week
The big wins for both Eureka and Fortuna football weren’t the only local sporting highlights of the weekend, with most of the prep basketball teams in action, as well as the first […]
Local sports community steps up in the face of NCS playoff mess
By Ray Hamill — For all the excitement surrounding the upcoming playoff games for Eureka and Fortuna high schools, it doesn’t erase the fact this past weekend was a complete farce. A […]
Eureka’s NorCal game set for Friday at Mack High
By Ray Hamill — After the emotional high of a wild weekend, it’s back to work for the Eureka Loggers on Monday, as they get set for their CIF regional showdown. The […]
Loggers to host regional and possible state game
By Ray Hamill — The news just keeps getting better for the Eureka Loggers. After having to endure a coin flip to decide their future early on Sunday morning, the Loggers have […]
Loggers win NCS coin toss
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are moving on. On Sunday morning, the Loggers won the coin toss to move on to the CIF regional game next weekend, giving them a […]
VIDEO – Defensive, offensive highlights from Eureka’s NCS win
The Eureka Loggers took care of business on the field of play against the Las Lomas Knights in the North Coast Section Division-III playoffs at Albee Stadium on Saturday night, with […]
CR women fall to San Jose at Shasta tournament
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team closed out the three-day Shasta Tournament with a 62-49 loss to San Jose on Saturday. Darienne Kartes led the Corsairs with 13 points, while […]
St. Bernard’s girls can’t catch Marin Academy in tourney decider
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 […]
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 […]
