By Ray Hamill — It was a great night for H-DNL basketball on Saturday as two local teams were crowned NCS champions, with the St. Bernard’s boys and Ferndale girls both claiming […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A night local fans won’t easily forget
Crusaders crowned NCS champs after a challenging season
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s boys saved their best for last on Saturday night, coming from behind to defeat Valley Christian 61-58 in the North Coast Section Division-6 championship game […]
St. Bernard’s boys win again, get set for Friday decider
After opening their league campaign with a surprise loss at Hoopa, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders knew they would likely have to win out to claim the Little 4 championship in boys basketball. […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers celebrate their seniors; Tigers qualify for Niclai
With the Big 5 championship secured last week, the Eureka Loggers celebrated a talented senior class in their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday night. Seniors Ellie Pesch, McKenna […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Loggers continue to roll at St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — McKenna Beach was on fire on Saturday night, as the Eureka girls cruised to a comfortable 61-41 win at St. Bernard’s in girls basketball. Check out some of […]
Dorsch shines for Crusaders in all-Eureka matchup
Aidan Dorsch led the way on Saturday night, as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders defeated crosstown rivals Eureka 61-55 in boys basketball. The senior forward scored a game-high 22 points in the win, […]
Eureka girls too strong for crosstown rivals in non-league showdown
By Ray Hamill — Two days after clinching the Big 5 championship in girls basketball, the Eureka Loggers comfortably took care of business at St. Bernard’s in a non-league showdown on Saturday […]
Maddie Costa prepares for a new and unexpected challenge
By Ray Hamill — Just when she thought her college soccer career was over, Maddie Costa has found a new home and a new challenge. The 2019 St Bernard’s graduate has joined […]
Matt Tomlin agrees to five-year extension at St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — Matt Tomlin won’t be leaving St Bernard’s any time soon. After giving some serious consideration to his future this offseason, the highly-touted local coach has reached a new […]
Crusaders win again as they prepare to open league
The St. Bernard’s boys prepared for league play with a comfortable 74-37 win over Round Valley in basketball on Monday night. With a number of players missing for the game, Demetrius Rawson […]
Tomlin voted Humboldt Sports Coach of the Year
By Ray Hamill — Matt Tomlin has been voted the 2021 Humboldt Sports Coach of the year after another outstanding year on the sidelines. Tomlin, who coached girls basketball, baseball and football […]
Crusaders finding an identity on both sides of the ball
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are building plenty of momentum ahead of league play. On Thursday afternoon, the No. 1 ranked Division-6 boys basketball team in the state capped a big three days […]
Short-handed St. Bernard’s girls fall to Dixon
With two of their top players sidelined through injury, the St. Bernard’s girls suffered their first loss of the season at the Berean Christian tournament on Tuesday. The Crusaders, who were missing […]
Double delight for Crusaders at Mt. Shasta
The St. Bernard’s boys and girls basketball teams both continued to roll on Saturday, as each won their championship games at the Mt. Shasta tournament. The girls defeated Etna 45-44 and the […]
St. Bernard’s girls win to set up big championship showdown
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders held the host school in check offensively at the Mt. Shasta basketball tournament on Friday to keep their unbeaten start to the season going and set up a […]
Crusaders overcome slow start to win tourney opener
After a long delay on the way to Mt. Shasta, it took the St. Bernard’s girls a little while to get going on Thursday afternoon. But once they did, they were able […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — St. Bernard’s girls, tourney MVPs impressing early
By Ray Hamill — The St, Bernard’s Crusaders got the new basketball season off to a flying start this past week, with both the boys and girls teams winning their respective tournament […]
Crusaders top the Tigers in exciting tournament decider
The Crusaders made quite a statement in a thrilling early-season game on Saturday, rallying to knock off the Tigers in the Arcata tournament championship game by a score of 71-62. In an […]
Crusaders hold on to beat the Panthers in exciting season opener
By Ray Hamill — A strong first half lifted the St. Bernard’s girls to a season-opening 39-37 win over McKinleyville at the Arcata tournament on Thursday afternoon. Junior Lele Tanuvasa scored a […]
NCS winners carry on a family tradition that began in 1999
By Ray Hamill — More than two decades after their mothers won North Coast Section medals in girls soccer, two young H-DNL student athletes are following in their footsteps and living up […]
