Author: Sports Writer

In a battle for second place in the Humboldt Del Norte Little Four Conference played last Friday at South Fork, the Cubs came up short against the Hoopa Warriors 79-59. “This game made me realize the difference between Division 6 teams and Division 5 teams,” said head coach Todd Vandenack who has just eight players on his Division 6 roster

  South Fork High’s varsity girls basketball team wrapped up the season with a 70-36 loss to Hoopa at home Friday night. Despite having a season with few wins on the court the Lady Cubs’ season-long effort exemplified the character-building qualities of high school sports, playing together as a team, getting leadership from three wise and hard-working seniors, and ultimately

Miranda Junior High’s 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams had successful weeks last week with the 7th graders bringing home a first place trophy and the 8th graders bringing home some 3rd place hardware. Seventh Grade The seventh graders have played in three tournaments this year and have improved their results each time. They took consolation last month in

South Fork High School’s boys’ basketball team lost a frustrating game against Laytonville last Wednesday at home, but bounced back to dominate Ferndale in their house Friday night, assuring the Cubs of a spot in the Humboldt Del Norte League’s Niclai Championship to be played during President’s week starting February 13. In what head coach Todd Vandenack called a “very

After struggling to win games through an early season plagued by crazy weather, flu, and less than optimal practice space and time, Miranda Junior High’s 8th grade boys’ basketball team has blossomed into a team that, now at 10-9 on the season, “has finally arrived at the level of play that we are capable of,” according to head coach Taylor

South Fork High’s varsity girls’ basketball team beat Point Arena 35-21 on Saturday. After losing a key player to injury, the Lady Cubs dug deep and several players stepped up to fill the vacancy. “Regina Salomon had a great night,” said head coach Shylo Wantt. The sophomore led all scorers with 11. “Noelia Alatorre played hard, driving to the hoop

South Fork High’s varsity boys’ basketball team went 1-2 last week, and with the win over a fellow Division 6 school, they stayed on track for a good seed in the North Coast Section’s post-season tournament. The Cubs beat the Point Arena Pirates 73-65 in overtime on Saturday on the road with junior Scott Coffelt scoring a season-high 30 points

South Fork High’s Lady Cubs varsity basketball team lost to Hoopa Valley on the road Friday night 59-29. Team co-captain senior Shondra Mishmash (Moser) went down with a knee injury early in the game and may not return for the rest of the season. “She’s such a huge player and plays with so much heart every game,” said head coach

South Fork High’s boys basketball team lost 62-37 to Humboldt Del Norte Big 5 powerhouse Arcata last Monday and then fell just short of a comeback win in the toughest house in the league on Friday at Hoopa, losing 68-61. At Arcata the Cubs played evenly with Arcata in the first quarter but after that it was all Tigers. “We