By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats have won all season as a team and that continued to be the case on Saturday night, as they capped a memorable run through the […]
Team defense carries Wildcats to an NCS championship
Ferndale girls get set for big Saturday night showdown
By Ray Hamill — Defense has been key for the Ferndale girls all season long, and head coach Terra Albee is hoping that continues to be the case when they play for […]
BEHIND THE NUMBERS — The H-DNL in NCS basketball
By Ray Hamill — There’s more than just a couple of North Coast Section championships on the line locally on Saturday night. There’s also plenty of school and league pride. Two Division-6 […]
Crusaders advance to NCS championship after forfeit win
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s boys have advanced to Saturday’s North Coast Section Division-6 basketball championship game, although it’s not exactly how they envisioned it. The Crusaders were scheduled to […]
GIRLS NCS BASKETBALL — Wildcats, Cubs set up all-Little 4 semifinal
The Ferndale and South Fork girls both won their North Coast Section quarterfinals on Saturday night, and will now face off against each other in Wednesday’s semifinal round in Division 6. The […]
BOYS NCS BASKETBALL — Little 4 teams continue to roll in the playoffs
It was a good night for the Little 4 in the North Coast Section Division-6 playoffs on Saturday, with South Fork and St. Bernard’s both advancing to the semifinal round and still […]
Two of the weekend NCS games to be broadcast on local radio
A pair of North Coast Section basketball playoff games will be broadcast live on local radio on Saturday. In Division 6, the St. Bernard’s boys game against Mendocino, which tips off at […]
Who’s next for the remaining seven local NCS contenders?
By Ray Hamill — Seven H-DNL teams remain in the hunt for a North Coast Section championship in basketball, and all seven of them will play in the quarterfinals on Saturday night. […]
NCS GIRLS BASKETBALL — Wildcats, Cubs and Tigers all win
Three of the five H-DNL girls teams in action on Wednesday are moving on in the NCS playoffs, including the Ferndale Wildcats, who are the top seeds in Division 6. The Cats […]
NCS BOYS ROUNDUP — A busy night for the H-DNL, as four teams advance
It was a good night for several H-DNL teams in the opening round of the NCS playoffs on Wednesday, with four of the seven teams in action winning. McKinleyville, St. Bernard’s, Del […]
Arcata girls pull away late to top St. Bernard’s in playoff opener
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers pulled away late in a tight back-and-forth game with St. Bernard’s on Wednesday night and opened the NCS Division-4 playoffs with a 65-52 win over […]
Eureka girls fall to Archie Williams in NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls lost their opening game in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Tuesday night, falling 65-58 to Archie Williams at Eureka High. The Loggers led […]
NCS announces playoff brackets, with 14 H-DNL teams included
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section basketball playoff brackets were announced early Sunday afternoon, with 14 of the 18 H-DNL teams included. All 14 teams will open on either Tuesday […]
NCS basketball playoffs ticket information
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section basketball playoffs will make a welcome return next week, with a new-look format for purchasing tickets. This past fall, the NCS offices announced that […]
NCS RANKINGS — Three H-DNL teams top their divisions one week before the playoffs
By Ray Hamill — With the North Coast Section basketball seedings meeting just nine days away, at least three of the 18 local varsity teams appear to be in pole position to […]
No proposed NCS switches for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — None of the H-DNL basketball teams are in line to switch divisions for next season’s North Coast Section playoffs. After winning a section championship last weekend, the Ferndale […]
Defense lifts determined Wildcats to section title
The Ferndale Wildcats played as if they knew exactly what was at stake on Saturday night, with a determination and focus from the opening tip off. And because of that they overwhelmed […]
Ferndale boys crowned NCS champs
The Ferndale Wildcats are North Coast Section champions in boys basketball for the first time in eight years after knocking off No. 2 seed California School for the Deaf in Fremont on […]
South Fork boys prepare for NorCal tournament
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs will try to bounce back from Wednesday’s North Coast Section loss when they tip off the NorCal tournament this coming week. The Cubs fell […]
Lopez leads the way as Cats win an NCS thriller
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are headed to the North Coast Section Division-VI championship game in boys basketball after upsetting the odds in thrilling fashion at No. 1 seed St. […]
