By Ray Hamill — Both Del Norte and St. Bernard’s will be facing a little of the unknown this weekend, when they match up with teams from outside their section in the […]
REGIONAL PLAYOFFS — What can Crusaders, Warriors expect from their opponents?
A little rest pays off for Corsairs ahead of home opener
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs have been a busy little bunch early in the season, playing more games than any other community college team in the state. And because of that, […]
St. Bernard’s players to receive police escort
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will receive a stylish send off this week, as they travel to Yuba City for a NorCal Regional bowl game. The team will leave town on […]
Impressive Del Norte the team to beat in the Big 5
The Del Norte Warriors got the girls basketball season off to a wining start on Tuesday, as they get set for what will be a busy stretch for the team with eight […]
Plenty of basketball action on tap this week
By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans will have their pick of games this weekend. In addition to Thursday night’s home opener for the College of the Redwoods men’s team, both the […]
HSU women off to their best start in years
The Lumberjacks women’s basketball team is off to its best start in five years after sweeping a pair of games at the HSU Thanksgiving Classic over the weekend. The Jacks defeated Notre […]
REGIONAL PLAYOFFS — Everything you need to know about Friday’s big games
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL football fans are gearing up for another exciting night of playoff action on Friday, with two local teams battling for a place in a state bowl game. […]
Regional opponents announced for Warriors, Crusaders
By Ray Hamill — Both Del Norte and St. Bernard’s will have to travel for next weekend’s NorCal Regional bowl games, after the schedule and sites were announced early Sunday afternoon. The […]
Crusaders dig deep to claim a fifth NCS crown
A 37-yard field goal by Spanish exchange student Guillermo Perez-Estrada, in addition to some big fourth-quarter team defense, lifted the St. Bernard’s Crusaders to a thrilling 31-28 win over Kennedy in Saturday […]
H-DNL claims two NCS championships
Defense and special teams stepped up big late in the game for a couple of local teams on Saturday night, as Del Norte and St. Bernard’s both claimed a North Coast Section […]
Bennett, Stockwell impress at state championships
Eureka’s Ian Bennett led the local charge once again at Saturday’s state cross country championships in Fresno. Bennett, a junior, placed 73rd overall out of 210 runners in the Division-4 boys race, […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — SB, Eureka girls win; Arcata hosts alumni game
They had to wait a week longer than originally anticipated, but the St. Bernard’s girls got the new basketball season off to a winning start on Saturday. In a game pushed back […]
NCS contenders all benefit from outstanding senior leadership
By Ray Hamill — The three H-DNL teams competing for a North Coast Section championship in football this Saturday all have a few key things in common. They all have talent, great […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Wildcats carry momentum into championship game
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats will face their toughest challenge of the year on Saturday night, when they play Salesian for the NCS Division-7 championship. The Cats are making their […]
Communities get behind NCS contenders
By Ray Hamill — It might be Thanksgiving, but that didn’t stop all three local teams still alive in the NCS playoffs from practicing. All three — Del Norte, St. Bernard’s and […]
Local playoff teams use stormy weather to their advantage
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a wild one. The weather is expected to play a part in all three of Saturday night’s NCS football championship […]
Sanchez named All-NorCal as stellar season continues in the playoffs
Kaleya Sanchez continued to light up the collegiate volleyball courts this week, helping Sierra College to a playoff win just days after being named to the all-Northern California community college team. On […]
Where to watch, listen to this weekend’s NCS championship games
By Ray Hamill — It’s a case of good news, bad news for local fans ahead of a busy weekend of North Coast Section football action. The good news is that all […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Arcata boys top Hoopa; Eureka games canceled
Four Arcata players scored in double digits on Monday night, as the Tigers defeated Hoopa 64-24 in boys’ basketball. Niko Zambas and Brandon Bento-Jackson each scored 11 points in the win, while […]
Eureka boys excited for new season after alumni showdown
The Eureka boys got in some valuable game time on the basketball court on Saturday, hosting their annual alumni game. And despite losing a close game 70-68, varsity head coach Robbie Thompson […]
