The St. Bernard’s Crusaders enjoyed mixed fortunes in the North Coast Section playoffs on Friday. The SB girls upset the odds with a 6-4 win at St. Vincent de Paul in softball, […]
Mixed fortunes for Crusaders in North Coast Section quarterfinals
South Fork girls continue successful NCS run in softball
The South Fork Cubs have become a juggernaut in North Coast Section softball. On Friday evening the Cubs won a Division-6 section championship with a 12-1 win over top-seeded California School for […]
What’s next for the nine remaining H-DNL teams in the NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs continue for nine of the 18 H-DNL teams this weekend, including five that will host games. The biggest matchup of […]
Five H-DNL teams included in NCS baseball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL teams have been handed a top-three seed for the North Coast Section baseball playoffs, including No. 1 Ferndale. As expected, the Little 4 champion Wildcats received […]
Six local teams make the NCS softball playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Six H-DNL teams have been included in the North Coast Section softball playoffs after the brackets were announced on Saturday. And we could see an all-local clash in […]
How did NCS seeds stand up in postseason tourneys
By Ray Hamill — So how did the seedings committee do when it comes to the North Coast Section basketball playoffs this year? With 14 section championship games scheduled for this weekend, […]
Arcata girls go down battling in Vallejo, get set for state run
The Arcata Tigers lost their North Coast Section girls basketball playoff game at St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Wednesday night, falling 57-49 to the top seeds in the Division-4 bracket. And according to […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Six local teams advance on busy playoff night
It was a busy night for the H-DNL with eight of the league’s teams in action in the North Coast Section playoffs. And it was a good night for six of them, […]
Tigers cruise past Middletown to advance to NCS quarterfinals
The Arcata Tigers quickly took control of their North Coast Section boys basketball playoff opener on Wednesday night and never appeared to be in danger of losing. Facing No. 13 seed Middletown […]
McKinleyville boys beat Eureka in all-local NCS showdown
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section boys basketball playoffs must feel like an extension of the regular season for the McKinleyville Panthers. On Wednesday night, they overcame a slow start […]
NCS playoff opponent forfeits to Big 5 school
By Ray Hamill — At least one local team is moving on from the first round of the North Coast Section playoffs before Wednesday’s busy night of action. The Arcata girls were […]
All nine H-DNL girls teams qualify for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has been rewarded for an outstanding season with all nine varsity girls basketball teams qualifying for the North Coast Section postseason. Six of the nine boys […]
Wildcats looking to upset the odds at No. 1 Clear Lake
By Ray Hamill — One of the most storied programs in H-DNL history will play for a place in a North Coast Section championship game for the first time since 2019 on […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Busy night for H-DNL teams with mixed fortunes
By Ray Hamill — Three of the five H-DNL schools in action on Friday night won their North Coast Section playoff openers, including the Fortuna Huskies, who rolled over Middletown 36-0 thanks […]
History-making Crusaders secure the H-DNL’s first NCS crown in 37 years
By Ray Hamill — The wait is finally over. On Saturday night, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders ended a 37-year-old North Coast Section championship drought for the H-DNL in volleyball, securing this year’s […]
NCS SOCCER — Motivated Loggers get their revenge on busy day for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The dragon is back. On Saturday night, the Eureka girls got some payback for their only defeat of the season with a 4-0 win over rival Arcata in […]
NCS SOCCER — H-DNL teams receive high seeds for playoffs
By Ray Hamill — As expected, the Eureka Loggers have been handed the No. 1 seed in the Division-1 bracket for the 2023 North Coast Section girls soccer playoffs. The Big 4 […]
Tigers secure NCS title with another walk-off win
By Ray Hamill — A thrilling postseason continued for the Arcata Tigers on Saturday night as they secured a third North Coast Section championship in just six postseasons with a 5-4 win […]
Cardinals shut out the Huskies in NCS Division-4 semifinal
The top seeds in the North Coast Section Division-4 softball bracket proved too hot for the Fortuna Huskies on Tuesday evening. Just four days after a thrilling walk-off win over Hoopa, the […]
What a week for the H-DN, with seven teams still battling
By Ray Hamill — It has been a very impressive week for the H-DN in the North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs, with seven of the 14 teams to qualify still […]
