By Ray Hamill — The Wildcats will need to stay focused for the entire game on Saturday, when they host Willits in the North Coast Section football playoffs. Ferndale is the No. […]
Wildcats must be wary of Wolverines’ big play ability
Interesting clash of styles between St. Bernard’s, Middletown
By Ray Hamill — If the Crusaders are serious NCS contenders, this is the week they’ll have to show it. St. Bernard’s is the No. 2 seed in the Division-6 bracket and […]
Dominating Del Norte Warriors prepare for athletic Mariners
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors will be looking for another big performance from their defense on Saturday night, when they welcome Moreau Catholic to Crescent City for an NCS Division-5 playoff […]
Cubs have a couple of aces up their sleeve ahead of NCS clash
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs fell hard to Branson earlier in the season, but a young team has grown substantially since then, and head coach Karl Terrell is confident […]
PODCAST — Lots of NCS drama and college basketball
Check out the second episode of our new sports podcast, Humboldt Sports Talk, as we take a look at all the latest sports news from around the North Coast. Click here to […]
Crusaders to hold food, clothes drive at NCS playoff game
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s family is getting in the holiday spirit. During this Saturday’s NCS home playoff football game against Middletown, the Crusaders will be collecting canned food, warm […]
Switch in venue for South Fork’s NCS game
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs will host this coming weekend’s big NCS playoff football game after a switch in venue was announced early this week. The No. 3 seed […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — Soccer stars step up on big stage
By Ray Hamill — A pair of soccer players played a pivotal role in helping their respective teams to an NCS championship over the weekend, at opposite ends of the field. And […]
VIDEO — What a great weekend for H-DNL football
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL did itself proud once again in football this weekend. It’s been a good few years for the North Coast teams and that doesn’t appear to be […]
Tomlinson, seniors lead St. Bernard’s to dramatic NCS win
Marayah Tomlinson and the St. Bernard’s seniors saved the best for last. Boy did they ever. Tomlinson completed her hat trick less than two minutes from time to lead the Crusaders back […]
Wildcats O-line paves the way in NCS rout
The Ferndale Wildcats dominated the line of scrimmage on Saturday and that paved the way for a comfortable 57-28 win over California School for the Deaf in the opening round of the […]
Arcata girls fall to Middletown in NCS decider
By Ray Hamill — The bounce of the ball just didn’t go the Tigers’ way on Saturday, as visiting Middletown came away from Arcata with a 1-0 win in the North Coast […]
Crusaders roll over Ygnacio Valley in NCS opener
It’s safe to say the Crusaders were playoff ready on Saturday. St. Bernard’s opened the North Coast Section Division-6 postseason in style, coming storming out of the gates on the way to […]
Tigers go down battling against top seeds in NCS
The Arcata Tigers gave the No. 1 seeds in their bracket all they could handle for much of Friday night’s NCS Division-6 football playoff game at Kennedy High in Richmond, before eventually […]
VIDEO — The save heard around Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — It was one of the most remarkable penalty shootouts you’ll ever see, with the two goalkeepers combining to save nine of the 14 attempts they faced and not […]
VIDEO — Fortuna NCS championship highlights and celebrations
By Ray Hamill — The house that Daniel built was in full bloom on Friday night. Playing in front of a loud and enthusiastic crowd at Fortuna High, head coach Daniel Holmes […]
Deserving Huskies crowed NCS champs after thrilling shootout
By Ray Hamill — In the world of sports it simply doesn’t get any more exciting than this. It certainly doesn’t get much closer. But then again, no one ever said winning […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Del Norte, South Fork move on; Fortuna, Arcata bow out
Del Norte and South Fork each advanced to the semifinal round in the North Coast Section football playoffs on Friday night, while both Fortuna and Arcata bowed out on the road against […]
NCS soccer championship dates and times finalized
By Ray Hamill — Three local teams will get the opportunity to play for a North Coast Section championship in soccer this weekend, including two here in Humboldt County. And game times […]
Cats mentally focused ahead of NCS game
By Ray Hamill — When the Ferndale Wildcats defeated close rivals Fortuna for the coveted Milk Can trophy back in September, senior standout and team leader Landon Gomes talked about this group […]
