The Cubs are headed back to the North Coast Section Division-VI championships, in both baseball and softball. On Wednesday evening, both South Fork teams took care of business in their respective semifinals […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — An ever-reliable senior leader and an up-and-coming sophomore were the difference makers for Eureka in a close game on Friday night, and the presence of both bodes well […]
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers were mad after Friday’s championship extra-innings loss to Eureka. They should be. Defensive miscues cost them a chance at what would have been a first-ever Lakin […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section playoff brackets were finalized on Saturday for both baseball and softball, with few surprises for the local teams. A total of 12 H-DNL teams […]
By Ray Hamill — If the Hoopa Valley softball team played football, there’s a pretty good chance the Warriors would find themselves in the Big 5 next year. And it probably wouldn’t […]
After dominating locally all season, the Arcata boys tennis team had an impressive showing at the North Coast Section tournaments over the weekend. Led by standout Leo Janzen, the Tigers placed third […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — For all the excitement surrounding the upcoming playoff games for Eureka and Fortuna high schools, it doesn’t erase the fact this past weekend was a complete farce. A […]
Joey Pontes scored four touchdowns on Saturday night, as the Fortuna Huskies defeated the Del Norte Warriors 30-6 in Crescent City to move on to next week’s North Coast Section Division-IV championship […]
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — Some teams are refusing to give up on their playoff ambitions as easily as the North Coast Section apparently did. On Monday, three high profile Bay Area coaches […]
By Ray Hamill — If they haven’t already done so, it’s time for the North Coast Section to seriously consider moving this weekend’s playoff games to Humboldt County. On Thursday morning, the […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna and St. Bernard’s will have to wait a little longer to play their North Coast Section playoff quarterfinals. Both teams’ games were postponed a second time on […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s something to be said for peaking at the right time. After losing four times in four matchups to Fortuna this season, the Arcata Tigers finally got the […]
The Hoopa Valley Warriors saw a memorable season come to an end in the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs on Saturday, falling 48-22 at No. 7 seed St. Helena. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are one of three local teams among the top seeds in the North Coast Section Division-IV bracket, and will open the playoffs at home to […]
By Ray Hamill — Local fans will be paying particular attention to the Division-IV bracket in this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, with three Big 4 teams among the top six seeds. […]
