By Ray Hamill — Humboldt County’s most famous MMA pro landed safely in Hawaii on Tuesday ahead of this Friday’s big fight at Bellator’s Salute to the Troops. Arcata’s Cass Bell will […]
Bell relaxed and ready ahead of big Bellator fight
Surprised Guilbert receives rowing scholarship from Sac State
By Ray Hamill — Malia Guilbert has always been good at sports, she just didn’t know which sport in particular she had a real knack for. Until a few weeks ago that […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders sweep at home; DN, Ferndale boys win
St. Bernard’s swept a doubleheader of home games on Tuesday night, as the boys improved to 2-1 with a comfortable 64-37 win over Round Valley, and the girls got the better of […]
Gomes, Regli named MVPs in Little 4
By Ray Hamill — As expected, Little 4 champions Ferndale dominated the all-league selections in football, which were released this week and included seniors Landon Gomes and Dominic Regli. The versatile and […]
Team Cosce excited for the future after another big win
By Ray Hamill — Louis Cosce will take a short break to weigh up his options after another dominating win over the weekend. The local pro MMA fighter took just 18 seconds […]
VIDEO — Complete highlights and all the SB touchdowns from Saturday’s thrilling win
By Ray Hamill — For those of you who can’t get enough of Saturday’s thrilling state championship win for St. Bernard’s, here’s the complete highlight package with all five of the Crusaders’ […]
VIDEO — Bold strategy inspires St. Bernard’s players
By Ray Hamill — Two onside kick recoveries in the third quarter led to a pair of touchdowns for the Crusaders in Saturday night’s state championship showdown at the Redwood Bowl, as […]
Conference rivals meet in tournament championship
The Ferndale Wildcats got the better of the South Fork Cubs in the championship game at the California School girls basketball tournament on Saturday night by a score of 48-42. The win […]
VIDEO — State championship Gatorade shower and celebrations
By Ray Hamill — Matt Tomlin and the St. Bernard’s Crusaders won their second state championship in five seasons on Saturday night, beating South High at the Redwood Bowl by a score […]
No denying St. Bernard’s history makers in entertaining clash
By Ray Hamill — The lions are kings of the jungle one more time. On Saturday night, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders capped a memorable campaign with a 34-20 win over the South […]
Puzz named tourney MVP as Corsairs continue to roll
The Corsairs came away with arguably their most impressive win of the basketball season on Saturday night, knocking off the No. 4 ranked team in the state. The College of the Redwoods […]
STATE CHAMPIONS — Crusaders answer the call on historic night
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are state champions for the second time in five seasons after getting the better of South High by a score of 34-20 in the […]
Frustrated Panthers continue to compete
The McKinleyville girls continued to frustrate both the opposition and themselves on Saturday, as they lost yet another close game at the Windsor tournament. The Panthers fell 52-49 to Amador Valley, although […]
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — Turnover battle will be key for Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — Whoever wins the turnover battle could very well be crowned state champions when Del Norte and El Monte play for the 5-AA title in Crescent City on Saturday […]
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — Crusaders just need to be themselves
By Ray Hamill — Don’t expect the Crusaders to do much different this weekend, as they prepare for an historic state championship showdown. Head coach Matt Tomlin and the St. Bernard’s program […]
PREP BOYS ROUNDUP — Tigers advance to tourney championship
The Arcata Tigers continued their impressive start to the season and advanced to a tournament championship game for the second straight week with a 56-45 win over Fortuna at their own tournament […]
CR men battle to overtime win at Santa Rosa
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team made it seven straight wins on Friday night, although they had to work a little harder for this one. The Corsairs defeated Napa Valley […]
Opportunity of a lifetime for one local official in state game
By Ray Hamill — Longtime local football official Ed Matthews will fulfill a lifetime ambition when he gets to officiate in Saturday’s state championship bowl game in Crescent City. The 48-year NorCal […]
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — Defense sets the tone for old-school Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — Expect to see some old-school football in Crescent City on Saturday night. This year’s Del Norte team wouldn’t have it any other way. The Warriors will welcome El […]
COLLEGE ROUNDUP — Corsairs win again at Kris Kringle tournament
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team stretched its winning streak to six straight on Thursday with an 81-70 win over Canada at the Kris Kringle tournament hosted by Santa Rosa […]
