McBride and Coney to play in Eureka at CR

Nick McBride of Del Norte High, top, during a basketball game earlier this year. The Daily Triplicate/Bryant Anderson

Last week, College of the Redwoods in Eureka announced that it had received verbal commitments from Big 5 Conference MVP Nick McBride and first team selection Jalen Coney.

The seniors were crucial factors in the Warriors co-sharing the conference crown and finishing the year 21-6.

McBride, a shooting guard, averaged 22.5 points per game and eight rebounds.

Polidore and Morrow place at NCS qualifier in the Bay Area

Despite challenging playing conditions, two Del Norte High golfers have qualified for the Northcoast Section Championships.

Seniors Luke Polidore and James Morrow placed 5th and in a tie for 10th at the Northcoast Section Division I qualifier at the Sunol Valley Golf Club in the Bay Area on Monday.

The top 12 individual placers qualified for the NCS  Tournament of Champions in Contra Costa on Monday.

The Del Norte High baseball and softball squads dropped two games each at McKinleyville over  the weekend.

The Warriors baseball squad, which came in only a game back of Arcata and Eureka in the Big 5 Conference, fell to the Panthers on the road Saturday 9-3, and 4-3 in eight innings.

The Del Norte softball team was soundly defeated 10-0 in five innings, and 10-2.

In baseball, the Warriors took a quick 3-0 first inning lead in game one. 

Golf team prepares for NCS event

Del Norte High golfer Luke Polidore, above, during a Humboldt-Del Norte Conference match in Crescent City in March. On Monday, the Warriors will take part in a Northcoast Section Qualifier event in the Bay Area. . For more photos, go to triplicate.com/photos The Daily Triplicate/Bryant Anderson

On Monday, the Warriors will compete at the Northcoast Section Division 1 qualifier at the Sunol Valley Golf Club in the Bay Area.

This year, the Warriors took second as a team in the Humboldt-Del Norte Conference to qualify for the NCS for the second straight year after a several-years absence as a team.

Leading the way for the Warriors this season has been senior  Luke Polidore, who came in second overall in the HDN and was only two shots off from the top spot.

Warriors head coach Kirk Burrows said that only the top 12 placers on Monday will qualify for the upcoming NCS Championships.

Dalton Alexandre, right, of the Del Norte High boys 4x400-meter team, is cheered on by his fellow Warriors as he runs to the finish line followed closely by Geoff Gowman of Brookings-Harbor on Tuesday. The Warriors took first in the race. Jef Hatch/ Wescom News Service

The girls finished in the top spot on Tuesday with a total team score of  85, while the boys were second with a team score of 50.

Top finishers for the Warrior girls included Jennifer Goacher, who took first place in the 200- and 400-meter-runs and third in the high jump.

Morgan Laney placed first in the shot put and Zara Gastineau came in first in the  triple jump and third in the high jump.

Local middle school track meet set for today

Local middle schools will converge at Del Norte High School today for a track and field meet.

The event begins at 4 p.m. at Mike Whalen Field at the high school.

This is the second week in a row local middle schools are taking part in a track meet.

Another meet will take place next Wednesday.

The Del Norte High boys golf team finished the Humboldt-Del Norte Conference season in second place.

The Warriors ended the HDN season taking second at a meet in Eureka on Wednesday.

McKinleyville, which ended the HDN in first place, also came out on top at the final event in Eureka.

Warrior senior Luke Polidore finished the year in second place overall and was only two shots behind the top placer, head coach Kirk Burrows said.

“He did a good job,” Burrows said.