By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs are eager to get the football playoffs under way. After seeing their regular-season finale cancelled when Tomales opted out of a trip to Miranda […]
Cubs to petition NCS to begin eight-person playoffs on time
NCS pushes back playoff openers by one week
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section announced on Wednesday that it will be pushing back the start of the football playoffs by one week in order to allow teams affected […]
Prep2Prep playoff projections for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — Prep2Prep.com released their updated playoff projections for the North Coast Section on Wednesday and there’s one notable absence from the list. After last week’s loss to Fortuna, the […]
St. Bernard’s now the top-ranked team in NCS Division 6
By Ray Hamill — Five of the eight ranked local football teams remained exactly where they were a week ago in the updated MaxPreps North Coast Section rankings. One team, however, did […]
No shortage of H-DNL players among NCS stat leaders
By Ray Hamill — Anyone who has seen him play won’t be surprised to know Chase “Biscuit” Steubing is among the North Coast Section leaders this season. The Eureka junior, one of […]
Four H-DNL teams now ranked in the top five in their division
By Ray Hamill — As far as the MaxPreps NCS rankings have gone, it certainly has been a rollercoaster of a season so far for the Eureka Loggers. They’ve been the biggest […]
Young Huskies ready to seize their opportunity
By Ray Hamill — A young Fortuna football team has plenty to live up to in 2019, but head coach Mike Benbow believes this is a group that is ready to seize […]
Crusaders win NCS appeal in football
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are back where they feel they belong, at least when it comes to North Coast Section football. On Monday, the school won an appeal […]
New NCS football format adds intrigue to Big 4
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section recently adopted a new look for the football playoffs for 2019, expanding to seven divisions while reducing the overall number of playoff teams. The […]
A look at some history behind Fortuna’s NCS win
By Ray Hamill — So who do you think has the more North Coast Section football titles, Ferndale or the rest of the Humboldt-Del Norte League combined? That’s a tough one, right? […]
NCS Preview — Huskies well prepared for championship showdown
By Ray Hamill — Experience isn’t the only thing that has prepared the Fortuna Huskies for this moment. So too has their schedule. The Huskies will travel to play Moreau Catholic in […]
Improved defense paves the way for Fortuna’s big playoff push
By Ray Hamill — It’s no coincidence that the Fortuna Huskies have won three straight playoff games at the same time they’re playing their best defense of the season. Similar to last […]
What can the Huskies expect from Moreau Catholic?
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are gearing up for a second straight North Coast Section championship game this weekend, hoping to secure a second straight NCS title. To get it, […]
Five Takeaways — Never underestimate the Fortuna Huskies
By Ray Hamill — It was a wild weekend for the local football teams still playing, not to mention their coaches, parents and fans. It was also a great weekend for Fortuna […]
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 […]
Fortuna/Del Norte winner will play for NCS title; Eureka’s status uncertain
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers have been adamant for the past two weeks that if it comes down to a choice between playing for a North Coast Section football championship […]
Fortuna seniors carry on rich Huskies tradition
By Ray Hamill — To suggest there is nothing that different about this year’s Fortuna senior class might be paying them the ultimate tribute. They are what Fortuna football is all about. […]
Huskies roll on at Kennedy, set up Big 4 rematch in NCS semis
The Huskies executed their game plan to near perfection on Saturday night, comfortably taking care of business in their North Coast Section playoff game at Kennedy High in Richmond. Fortuna pieced together […]
NCS Playoffs – Crusaders lose a thriller at San Marin
(Updated with Omey stats) The St. Bernard’s Crusaders lost a thriller in the North Coast Section playoffs for the second year in a row on Saturday afternoon, falling 49-47 at San Marin […]
NCS Playoffs — Fortuna heads to Kennedy, St. Bernard’s to San Marin
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section football playoffs finally resume this weekend, with a pair of local teams involved, each of them in Division IV, and each of them playing […]
