By Ray Hamill — Tag Wotherspoon and Matt Tomlin will call the action from the big all-local North Coast Section basketball showdown between St. Bernard’s and Ferndale on Wednesday night, with the […]
RADIO — MIX 95.1 to broadcast big NCS showdown
VIDEO — Thrap, St. Bernard’s will be tough to stop
By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be a big week for the Little 4. Three of the conference’s four teams are still alive heading into Wednesday’s North Coast Section Division-VI boys […]
Huskies bow out of NCS to end memorable campaign
It may have ended a few games earlier than hoped for, but it will go down as one of the greatest seasons in Fortuna girls basketball history. On Saturday night, the No. […]
NCS BASKETBALL — Big 5 boys go down fighting
The four remaining Big 5 teams in this years’ North Coast Section playoffs all lost on Saturday, although all four of them went down battling. None more so than the Arcata Tigers, […]
Memorable season comes to an end for Eureka girls
The Eureka Loggers bowed out of the Division-III North Coast Section basketball playoffs at Campolindo in Moraga on Friday night, falling 62-51. The game was close throughout, with the home team not […]
Fortuna, Arcata NCS playoff games to be streamed live
By Ray Hamill — Local fans unable to make the trip to the Bay Area for the Fortuna girls and Arcata boys basketball playoff games will be able to stream the action […]
Seniors spark dramatic Eureka victory
The Loggers waited a long time for this game, and they didn’t disappoint. In what was the most entertaining matchup of a busy night of basketball here on the North Coast, Cahliel […]
VIDEO — Explosive first-half sees Loggers advance
By Ray Hamill — Malia Guilbert and the Eureka Loggers decisively took control of their opening game in the North Coast Section playoffs in the first half on Tuesday night, going on […]
Get set for a wild Wednesday in local basketball
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night will be a busy one for anyone trying to keep up with all the local basketball action, with a total of 14 big games on tap, […]
Eureka girls cruise in NCS playoff opener
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers showed absolutely no hangover effects from an emotional win in Friday night’s Dick Niclai championship, comfortably taking care of business in the opening round of the […]
Five takeaways from the NCS seedings
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, Wednesday night is going to be a wild one for local basketball fans, who will have their pick of 12 big games here on […]
What’s next after another magical Niclai?
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a highly entertaining season on the local prep basketball courts, and that shouldn’t change too much in the coming weeks as we get set for the […]
Eureka girls dig deep to claim Niclai title
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls are finding ways to win games and developing a self-belief that could be very dangerous heading into the North Coast Section playoffs. On Friday night […]
Eureka girls edge St. Bernard’s in exciting Niclai matchup
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers are headed back to the Dick Niclai championship in girls basketball, after getting the better of St. Bernard’s 46-41 on Thursday night, in what has become […]
Arcata boys set up Niclai rematch with Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers will get the rematch they coveted. After barely losing to Del Norte in last week’s Big 5 decider, the Arcata boys will get another shot at […]
St. Bernard’s boys riding high in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their undefeated Little 4 championship in boys basketball, the Crusaders are among the top-ranked Division-VI teams in California, according to MaxPreps.com. St. Bernard’s (14-7) is currently […]
VIDEO — Fourth-quarter highlights from Tuesday’s thrilling game
By Ray Hamill — What a night it was for Del Norte basketball, and what a year it’s been for Warriors sports. On Tuesday, the Del Norte boys knocked off their closest […]
Crusaders now in a class of their own when it comes to NCS
By Ray Hamill — Congratulations to the St. Bernard’s girls, who now stand alone among all Humboldt-Del Norte League teams when it comes to North Coast Section basketball. The Crusaders defeated Cloverdale […]
NCS champions St. Bernard’s make it look easy
By Ray Hamill — It was a fitting performance for a championship team. And it all had a very familiar feel to it. On Saturday night the St. Bernard’s girls dominated Cloverdale […]
Exceptionally tough NCS will prepare H-DN teams for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — It certainly hasn’t been an easy road for the H-DNL teams in this year’s basketball playoffs. Of the 13 local teams that have lost a game in the […]
