By Ray Hamill — It could be an historic weekend for the Humboldt-Del Norte League, which is hoping for a first-ever hat trick of NCS titles in basketball. The league has won […]
Friday’s NCS Previews — Huskies, Warriors both unlikely underdogs
Wild night of action for H-DNL teams in the NCS
By Ray Hamill — It was a wild night of action for local teams in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Wednesday, with several close games in the semifinal round, as […]
Huskies win a thriller, set up NCS date with Branson
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies are going where no other Fortuna boys basketball team has ever gone before. On Friday night, they’ll play for a North Coast Section title for the […]
Loggers fall to Salesian in Division-III semifinal
Top-seeded Salesian proved too hot to handle for the Eureka girls in North Coast Section Division-III basketball action on Wednesday night, pulling away in the second half for a comfortable 61-35 win […]
Defense key again as Crusaders qualify for NCS decider
The Crusaders secured a place in this weekend’s North Coast Section Division-V girls basketball championship game with a hard-fought 38-35 win over University at home on Wednesday night. “Tonight was a tremendous […]
Another big first for Del Norte girls in NCS
The Del Norte Warriors will compete for a Division-IV NCS title in girls basketball for the first time, after taking care of a dangerous Lick-Wilmerding team by a score of 47-42 in […]
Smith’s late basket secures NorCal spot for Hoopa
John Smith hit the winning basket with just five seconds remaining, as the Hoopa Valley boys defeated Head-Royce 46-45 on Monday night and secured a place in next week’s NorCal tournament. The […]
Hoopa boys hoping to join H-DNL elite in the NorCals
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors have an ace up their sleeve for Monday’s North Coast Section rematch with Head-Royce. Or two of them to be more precise. The Division-V quarterfinal […]
St. Bernard’s girls on cruise control; boys bow out of NCS
There were were mixed results for St. Bernard’s in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Saturday night, with the girls team marching on after a another dominating victory, and the boys […]
Mack girls fall at No. 1 St. Patrick-St. Vincent
The McKinleyville girls bowed out of the Division-IV North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Saturday night, falling 67-48 at No. 1 seed St. Patrick-St. Vincent. The home team came out on fire, […]
History-making Del Norte girls moving on to NorCals
The Del Norte Warriors are having a lot of fun this season, and it looks like that’s going to continue for a little while longer. On Saturday night, they took care of […]
St. Mary’s responds to NCS controversy, but questions linger
By Ray Hamill — Saint Mary’s has responded to criticism regarding the inaccurate information the school provided to the NCS last weekend, saying it was simply a mistake on the school’s part. […]
‘Energy and effort’ send Eureka girls on to NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — This time there was no disputing the team’s effort. On Friday night, the Eureka girls comfortably got the better of visiting Sir Francis Drake in the North Coast […]
Disgraceful St. Mary’s shows a complete lack of integrity
By Ray Hamill — The Saint Mary’s Panthers got caught with their hands inside the cookie jar this week, and now it’s time for the NCS to give them an appropriate timeout. […]
Sensational Huskies blow past Fort Bragg in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — They’ve been threatening to hit the century mark in points in recent weeks, and on Wednesday night they finally did it. The Fortuna boys opened the North Coast […]
NCS Girls — No surprise as Crusaders, Warriors roll on
By Ray Hamill — As expected, both the St. Bernard’s and Del Norte girls each won their opening game in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Wednesday night. And they both […]
Fortuna girls go down fighting at Urban
The Fortuna girls saw their NCS playoff ambitions come to an end on Wednesday, but they certainly went down fighting. The No. 10 seed Huskies fell 72-65 at No. 7 Urban in […]
Stakes a little higher as NCS play begins
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a wild night of NCS basketball on the local courts on Wednesday, with no less than 12 H-DNL teams in action, including nine of […]
Disappointment for Mack girls as home game taken away
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville girls basketball team was left disappointed on Monday when a home game in the North Coast Section playoffs was taken away. The Panthers, who are seeded […]
Plenty of home games on tap in NCS this week
(UPDATED Feb. 12, with no home game for McKinleyville girls) By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be an action-packed and extremely busy week on the local basketball […]
