By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s bid farewell to a trio of very influential seniors on Wednesday, but the future appears bright for the Little 4 champs. The top seeds in the […]
Crusaders fall to Newark Memorial in NCS, bid farewell to seniors
NCS BASEBALL — Crusaders rally to beat Spartans; Panthers lose to the Dragons
Henry Hinrichs returned in style on Saturday, as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders kicked off the North Coast Section playoffs. The top seeds in the Division-4 bracket hosted No. 9 Pinole Valley and […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Four HDN teams to host on Saturday afternoon
By Ray Hamill — Postseason action continues on Saturday for the local high school teams in baseball and softball. Four more H-DNL teams will play their quarterfinals, with all four hosting their […]
NCS loss signals end of the line for impactful Ferndale seniors
Tuesday officially marked the end of the line for three outstanding Ferndale seniors. The Wildcats traveled to Vallejo to play St. Patrick-St. Vincent in the opening round of the North Coast Section […]
South Fork girls start fast, top Kennedy in NCS playoff opener
The Cubs got back to winning ways in softball on Wednesday with an opening-round victory in the North Coast Section playoffs. The No. 4 seeds in the Division-5 bracket hosted No. 13 […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Big 5 champs win on busy day for local teams
By Ray Hamill — The first round of the North Coast Section baseball playoffs were not kind to the H-DNL, with just two teams remaining in contention for a Section championship. The […]
Updated NCS baseball and softball playoffs schedule/results
NCS BASEBALL SCHEDULE TUESDAY Division 5 (13) St. Patrick-St. Vincent 7, (4) Ferndale 3 WEDNESDAY Division 2 (1) McKinleyville 2, (16) California 1 (2) Northgate 11, (15) Eureka 1 Division 4 (5) […]
Four HDN teams receive No. 1 seeds for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section brackets and seeds for the baseball and softball playoffs were announced early Sunday afternoon, and it brought good news for the H-DNL teams. As […]
NCS RANKINGS — Six H-DNL teams feature in the top 20
By Ray Hamill — While the early-season North Coast Section baseball and softball rankings should be taken with a pinch of salt, it makes for good reading for H-DNL fans. According to […]
Tigers’ NCS title continues impressive recent run for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers did more than just win a North Coast Section championship in baseball on Friday night, they continued a very strong recent tradition in the section […]
Resilient Tigers no-hit Kennedy in NCS decider, march on to NorCals
By Ray Hamill — Any time you win a North Coast Section title it’s special, but Arcata fans could be forgiven for enjoying this one just a little more. On Friday evening, […]
Arcata Tigers prevail, will play for a fourth NCS title in eight seasons
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will play for a fourth North Coast Section championships in eight seasons this weekend. On Tuesday evening, the No. 2 seeded Tigers won their Division-5 […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Late plays lift St. Bernard’s past Miramonte
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders won their North Coast Section Division-5 baseball quarterfinal in thrilling fashion on Friday evening, edging Miramonte 2-1 in eight innings. Junior Luke Brunton pitched all eight innings for […]
Disappointing ending doesn’t take from what was a memorable year for Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — A memorable season came to a disappointing end for the Del Norte baseball team, but that shouldn’t take from what they accomplished this spring. The Warriors dropped back-to-back […]
McKinleyville Panthers go down battling at D-I Amador Valley
Despite being forced to play a Division-1 school in the opening round of the North Coast Section baseball playoffs, the smallest school in the Big 5 almost pulled off the upset on […]
NCS BASEBALL — Arcata, SB boys march on; three HDN teams bow out
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders won their North Coast Section baseball playoff openers on Tuesday, but it was a tough day for the other H-DNL teams […]
More questions than answers as NCS brackets are released
By Ray Hamill — Once again the new North Coast Section seedings system has left local fans scratching their heads in wonder. The 2025 playoff brackets and seeds for baseball and softball […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Ferndale players enjoy big year in NCS
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are getting used to this. On Wednesday evening the school won its third North Coast Section championship of the year when the Wildcats baseball team […]
Panthers move on to NCS semifinals after shutout victory
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers continued to roll on Saturday, as they opened the North Coast Section baseball playoffs with a shutout win over St. Helena at McKinleyville. The Big […]
Sophomores rise to the challenge as Wildcats return to NCS final
The Wildcats are headed back to a North Coast Section championship game in baseball for the second straight year. On Saturday afternoon, the top seeds in the Division-6 tournament took care of […]
