By Ray Hamill — Preparation for the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs has already begun for the eight local teams that made the grade. Three of the eight — […]
NCS preparation begins in earnest for local teams
Price a game-changer as Del Norte beats St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — Senior Ethan Price is well known for his explosive plays on offense, but on Saturday it was his defensive playmaking ability that stood out. Price pulled in a […]
Big 4 benefits from quality coaching
By Ray Hamill — There is no doubt that the Eureka Loggers coaching staff is reaping the rewards this year from having an outstanding senior class at their disposal, but equally there’s […]
Local football players among NCS statistical leaders
By Ray Hamill — Several Humboldt-Del Norte League football players are featured among the statistical leaders in the North Coast Section, including St. Bernard’s quarterback Will Omey. Omey leads all NCS divisions […]
Athletes of the Week
Will Omey passed for seven touchdowns and ran in for another to lead St. Bernard’s to a thrilling 56-54 overtime win in football at Fortuna on Friday night, while Eureka midfielder Athena […]
Five Takeaways — Wow factor in effect this past weekend
By Ray Hamill — The wow factor was in effect on the local prep football fields over the weekend. It was there at Husky Field, where Fortuna and St. Bernard’s served up […]
Omey leads Crusaders past the Huskies in wild shootout
Will Omey threw for seven touchdowns and ran in for another on Friday night, as St. Bernard’s beat Fortuna 56-54 in overtime in a thrilling game of football at Husky Field. Both […]
More than bragging rights at stake for St. Bernard’s, Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — A pair of teams trying to rebound from a tough league-opening loss will meet at Husky Field in Fortuna on Friday night when the Huskies host the Crusaders. […]
Loggers dominate in high-scoring battle of Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders met on the football field for just the second time ever on Saturday night, and this time around there was a […]
A new crosstown rivalry blossoms
(Update – the first game between these two schools was reportedly played in 1962 and not in the late 1960s as originally reported.) By Ray Hamill — On Saturday night Eureka High […]
Leading by example, on and off the field
By Ray Hamill — When Connor Chase talks, his teammates listen. The senior St. Bernard’s lineman is constantly directing them before every play, telling them what to expect, to hustle, or just […]
Good defensive effort not enough for St. Bernard’s
Turnovers were a problem for St. Bernard’s for the second straight week, as the Crusaders fell 23-21 at Tri-Cities Prep in Washington on Saturday night. A performance that head coach Matt Tomlin […]
Crusaders hit the road to play in Washington
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will make a second straight trip out of the county this weekend to play football, this time traveling a little farther than last week’s game at […]
Crusaders suffer first loss at Marin Catholic
Mistakes proved costly for St. Bernard’s at Marin Catholic on Saturday afternoon, as the Crusaders fell 47-14 to the Wildcats. The visitors turned the ball over three times in the first half […]
Crusaders prepare for Sekona, Wildcats
By Ray Hamill — The schedule will get substantially more challenging for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders over the second half of the season, beginning with a Saturday showdown at Marin Catholic. There […]
Five takeaways from week five in prep football
By Ray Hamill — No surprise to see three of the Big 4 teams dominate once again over the weekend, although things are about to get a little more challenging for each. Here […]
SB, Eureka rise again in Prep2Prep rankings
By Ray Hamill — After posting big wins over the weekend, St. Bernard’s and Eureka each moved up in the latest edition of the Prep2Prep football rankings. The Crusaders defeated Ferndale 47-13, […]
Crusaders roll again, with tougher times ahead
In what was always going to be a season of two halves for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders, things are about to get interesting. On Saturday, the Crusaders closed out the first half […]
Wildcats, Crusaders get set to renew rivalry
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats will face off against a big rival for the second straight weekend on Saturday, when they travel to St. Bernard’s. And for the second straight […]
St. Bernard’s big-play receivers look to build on breakout game
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders had a breakout game throwing the ball against Hoopa Valley last weekend, and will be hoping to carry that over into Saturday’s showdown at […]
