By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods men’s soccer coach Kyle Van Dyke has added four new local players to his roster, as he looks to build a competitive team for […]
Corsairs add four local players for 2024, as team depth continues to build
New McKinleyville Panthers coach has hopes for the future
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers have hired a new head coach with eyes on reestablishing a program that has been dormant for the past few years. Washington Vera takes over […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Florvilus, SB girls steal the show
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls sent a message to the rest of the H-DNL this week, as they continue to build momentum ahead of next month’s Dick Niclai tournament. […]
Tigers top Big 5 rivals to remain in the chase; Panthers celebrate seniors
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers refused to give up the fight on Thursday night, and neither did the McKinleyville Panthers. The two Big 5 rivals faced off in a key […]
Eureka girls inch closer to title, prepare for decisive showdown
The Big 5 championship in girls basketball will come down to Tuesday’s game at Eureka High between the Loggers and Arcata Tigers. Both teams won their games on Thursday night to remain […]
LITTLE 4 ROUNDUP — Crusaders clinch a share of conference; Warriors win
The St. Bernard’s girls claimed at least a share of the Little 4 championship with their fourth win in four conference games on Thursday night. The Crusaders traveled to South Fork and […]
CR women top Siskiyous, keep pressure on conference leaders
The College of the Redwood women’s basketball team is finding its groove at an opportune time. On Wednesday night, the Corsairs held on late to beat Siskiyous 69-65 at CR and took […]
Tigers enjoy breakthrough win as they close in on H-DNL crown
The Tigers are ahead of schedule. A young Arcata wrestling team was supposed to challenge the dominating Del Norte Warriors for an H-DNL dual meet championship in the near future, but they […]
Milestone night for Redwoods star, as Corsairs bounce back
A pair of former Arcata Tigers helped the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team get back on track, but it was one of their teammates who stole the show. On Wednesday […]
Panthers answer the call, rally late to keep title hopes on track
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers answered the call late in Wednesday night’s game against Fortuna to keep their championship hopes on track. After dropping two of their three previous games, […]
Loggers keep Big 5 title hopes alive with dominating win
The Loggers ended a four-game losing streak with an 82-41 win over Del Norte in Big 5 boys basketball at Eureka High on Wednesday night. More importantly, the win keeps the Eureka […]
POWER RANKINGS — Who is the best team in the H-DNL?
By Ray Hamill — As we head toward the stretch run of the local high school basketball season, we’re finally beginning to get a clearer picture of who are the best teams […]
Hoopa girls eye Dick Niclai home game ahead of big showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are preparing for one of their most important games of the year, as they look to close out the 2023/24 girls basketball season strong. It […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers bounce back; Panthers top the Huskies
Three days after losing a non-league game at St. Bernard’s, the Eureka Loggers bounced back with a comfortable victory at Del Norte in girls basketball on Tuesday night. The Loggers won 60-38 […]
Impressive Crusaders beat another Big 5 team, go to 18-2
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls have never won a Dick Niclai tournament championship, but judging by their performances over the last four days there’s every reason to believe this […]
H-DNL senior standout named to CalHiSports All-State team
After an outstanding season leading St. Bernard’s to as first-ever Big 4 championship in football, senior Wyatt Simoni has been named to the CalHiSports all-state small schools team. Simoni was one of […]
Hillegeist leads the way for the Panthers at Corning tournament
Brandon Hilligeist led the McKinleyville charge at the weekend Corning wrestling tournament, placing first in his bracket at 123 pounds. Hillegeist, who is now 15-4 on the season, defeated Durham’s Haden Solinger-Owings […]
Local college teams return home after tough road trips
All four local college basketball teams will play home games this week, including the College of the Redwoods and Cal Poly Humboldt men’s teams who are hoping to put their recent struggles […]
Eureka Loggers fall in overtime to University Prep
The Loggers fell in overtime to University Prep in non-league boys basketball at Eureka on Monday. Eureka lost 65-59 to a quality Panthers team that improved to 14-8. The loss was the […]
Crusaders knock off B5 leaders with a statement performance
By Ray Hamill — The best team in the H-DNL might not be who most people seemed to think it was. On Saturday night, the Crusaders knocked off Big 5 leaders Eureka […]
