By Ray Hamill — The last two remaining H-DNL basketball teams feature heavily in our athletes and teams of the week. The Arcata girls and St. Bernard’s girls both moved within one […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Wingate, Florvilus lead the way
Change announced for weekend girls NorCal semifinal
By Ray Hamill — The expected weekend weather has forced a change to the state playoff schedule. The St. Bernard’s girls were originally scheduled to host Foothill in the Division-4 NorCal semifinals […]
Crusaders advance to state Elite Eight with hard-fought victory
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders have qualified for the Elite Eight of state play in girls basketball after a hard-fought 62-53 win over Lincoln at St. Bernard’s on Thursday night. The […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers, Crusaders compete at Foothill tournament
The McKinleyville Panthers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders were both in action at the Foothill tournament on Wednesday. The Panthers lost 2-1 to Red Bluff and closed out the two-day tournament with a […]
Strong defense lifts Crusaders to state playoff win over West Campus
By Ray Hamill — Freshman Samantha Sundberg had a state playoff debut she won’t easily forget. On Tuesday night, Sundberg helped lead No. 1 seed St. Bernard’s to a 55-39 win over […]
St. Bernard’s boys drop their season opener at Foothill tournament
St. Bernard’s began the new baseball season at the Foothill Tournament on Tuesday, falling 3-2 to Las Plumas. Sophomore Michael Manzi was outstanding on the mound in what head coach Matt Tomlin […]
H-DNL teams receive very favorable seeds for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — The two H-DNL girls basketball teams to qualify for the state playoffs have received very favorable seeds. The brackets were announced on Sunday afternoon, with St. Bernard’s and […]
NCS BASKETBALL — Loggers, Crusaders lose section semifinals
By Ray Hamill — It was a disappointing night for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Tuesday. The Eureka and St. Bernard’s girls both lost their NCS […]
What’s next for H-DNL teams, who’s in the state playoffs and who’s not
By Ray Hamill — Now that we’ve all had a chance to catch our breath after an exciting weekend in playoff basketball we can turn our attention to what’s next for the […]
Crusaders advance to state playoffs; Wildcats, Warriors bow out
The St. Bernard’s girls look like they’re a team on a mission this postseason. On Friday night, the No. 1 seeds in the North Coast Section Division-5 bracket comfortably took care of […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Little 4 teams prevail in postseason openers
By Ray Hamill — It was a good night for the Little 4 girls, with all three teams in action winning their North Coast Section Division-5 basketball playoff openers on Tuesday. And […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — St. Bernard’s boys fall to Marin Academy
By Ray Hamill — A memorable season for the St. Bernard’s boys basketball team ended with an upset loss to visiting Marin Academy in the opening round of the North Coast Section […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A great atmosphere to celebrate H-DNL basketball
By Ray Hamill — Friday night gave us two exciting championship games and a reminder why H-DNL basketball is special. Playing in front of a packed house at Lumberjack Arena, the Arcata […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A golden era continues for the Eureka Loggers
By Ray Hamill — With three straight Big 5 championships and four straight Dick Niclai tournament titles, the Eureka Loggers have left no doubt as to who is the most dominating program […]
Tigers dig deep to continue their impressive Niclai tradition
By Ray Hamill — This time the Tigers would not be denied. After seeing a big lead evaporate in last year’s Dick Niclai tournament final loss to McKinleyville, it appeared as if […]
Loggers prevail as exciting Niclai girls final goes down to the wire
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls are Dick Niclai tournament champions for the fourth straight time after edging St. Bernard’s in an exciting final at Lumberjack Arena on Friday night. Playing […]
Crusaders win defensive battle to advance to Dick Niclai final
By Ray Hamill — If it’s true what they say about good defenses winning championships, the Crusaders could be on course to win a first Dick Niclai championship since 2002. On Thursday […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — SB, Arcata girls serve up another Niclai thriller
By Ray Hamill — The Dick Niclai tournaments never seem to disappoint. One day after a thrilling first-round boys matchup between McKinleyville and Fortuna, Arcata and St. Bernard’s gave us more of […]
St. Bernard’s girls rally late to reach first Niclai final since 2018
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls will play for a first-ever Dick Niclai championship on Friday night after a thrilling come-from-behind win over Arcata in Wednesday’s semifinal at College of […]
History-making Crusaders hold Trinity Wolves to 15 points
Two days after closing out an undefeated league campaign, the Crusaders set a new standard for St. Bernard’s basketball on Saturday afternoon. The SB girls traveled to Trinity and came away with […]
