By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors have plenty to play for in boys basketball heading into the final week of the regular season. A big win over Ferndale, 64-45, last week […]
Warriors continue to grow, keep playoff hopes alive
Fortuna boys win at Kelseyville, get set for Del Norte
The Fortuna Huskies won a non-league game at Kelseyville in boys basketball on Saturday to give them some momentum heading into the final week of the regular season. The Huskies won 65-60 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Is the gap at the top widening?
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers remain No. 1 in our Power Rankings this week after another big win at McKinleyville on Thursday. The questions now are can they win the […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Local teams poised to make some noise in NCS
By Ray Hamill — Many of the H-DN teams continue to feature prominently among the top programs in the entire North Coast Section, with almost half them ranked in the top 24, […]
St. Bernard’s boys edge Eureka in exciting overtime showdown
By Ray Hamill — The final game at Jay Willard Gymnasium between these two crosstown rivals provided a fitting farewell. With the Eureka Loggers set to move into a new home before […]
Loggers win the battle of Eureka on Senior Night
The Loggers celebrated Senior Night with a victory over their crosstown rivals in girls basketball on Saturday night, beating St. Bernard’s 59-43 in front of large crowd at Jay Willard Gymnasium. The […]
South Fork boys continue to roll with impressive road win
The South Fork Cubs made it five straight wins in boys basketball with a 49-43 victory at St. Vincent de Paul in non-league action in Petaluma on Saturday. Tommy Rotbergs continued to […]
Panthers bounce back with a big performance against the Warriors
By Ray Hamill — It was exactly the sort of response we expected. On Saturday afternoon, the Panthers returned to winning ways with a 51-38 win over the Del Norte Warriors in […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Fans make H-DN basketball special once again
By Ray Hamill — On a night that made us remember why we love a good high school basketball game atmosphere, the Arcata and McKinleyville fans stole the show. Admittedly, the Arcata […]
Corsairs win at Shasta, remain the frontrunners in GVC
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team won its third straight Golden Valley Conference game on Saturday and secured the season sweep over the Knights at Shasta College. The Corsairs won […]
No shortage of local wrestlers ranked among the section leaders
By Ray Hamill — Several H-DN wrestlers are highly ranked in the North Coast Section as we head towards the postseason tournaments, including six grapplers from four different local high schools ranked […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers answer the call; Panthers close in on Niclai spot
Two days after suffering their first league loss, the Loggers quickly returned to winning ways in girls basketball with a comfortable 63-23 win over Fortuna at Eureka High. The win lifts the […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A night to savor for local basketball fans
By Ray Hamill — The atmosphere was electric, the gymnasium was packed, and the fans were excited. And they had every reason to be. On Thursday night, the McKinleyville Panthers hosted the […]
Loggers prepare for Crusaders to cap exciting week on the court
By Ray Hamill — It’s been an exciting week for Eureka boys basketball, albeit one with mixed fortunes. After beating Del Norte 61-53 in overtime in Crescent City on Tuesday night for […]
Fortuna boys get back to winning ways, close in on Niclai berth
The Huskies got back to winning ways in boys basketball on Thursday night, ending a two-game losing skid with a 51-49 over Eureka in a closely-contested game at Fortuna. The Fortuna boys […]
Bento-Jackson leads the way as Tigers prevail at Mack
By Ray Hamill — This is what we’ve missed the past few seasons. Playing in front of a packed house and an electric atmosphere, and with the Big 5 lead on the […]
LITTLE 4 ROUNDUP — Cubs top Crusaders to keep title hopes alive
The race for the little 4 championship will go down to the final week of action after the South Fork Cubs handed the St. Bernard’s Crusaders their first league loss on Thursday […]
St. Bernard’s girls make it nine straight wins, go to 4-0 in L4
The St. Bernard’s girls took care of business at South Fork on Thursday, beating the Cubs 55-26 on the way to improving to 4-0 in the Little 4. Hannah Finck scored a […]
Warriors keep rolling, stretch unbeaten dual meet streak
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors stretched their unbeaten run in H-DN wrestling dual meets with a 49-30 win at Arcata on Tuesday night to clinch at least a share […]
Nick White steps down as Del Norte football coach
By Ray Hamill — Nick White has stepped down as head coach of the Del Norte High football program after four years in charge. The well-respected and highly-successful coach announced his decision […]
