The Arcata boys tennis team began the new season with a comprehensive 7-0 win over St. Bernard’s at home on Friday. The defending league champions got straight set wins in all four […]
Arcata boys shut out St. Bernard’s in season opener
Northern returns home; other locals impress in basketball
By Ray Hamill — Former Fortuna and College of the Redwoods standout Sophie Northern returns to Humboldt County on Thursday evening to play at HSU. Northern, a junior guard who is having […]
Future of Arcata High sports fields up for debate on Thursday
By Ray Hamill — Arcata sports fans are being encouraged to attend Thursday night’s Northern Humboldt Union High School District Board of Trustees meeting, with the future of the school’s sports fields […]
Big showing for local high school mountain bikers
The sport of mountain biking has come a long way in Humboldt County in recent years, and now it’s beginning to make its mark in the local high schools. This past weekend, […]
Baseball season begins for some H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The local prep baseball season is officially under way. Over the weekend, several teams were in action, some playing their season openers, and some getting in some valuable […]
NCS Boys — Mixed fortunes for local teams on opening night
The most exciting game locally on a busy night in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs was at St. Bernard’s, where the Crusaders rallied late to sneak a 68-64 win over visiting […]
Stakes a little higher as NCS play begins
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a wild night of NCS basketball on the local courts on Wednesday, with no less than 12 H-DNL teams in action, including nine of […]
Plenty of home games on tap in NCS this week
(UPDATED Feb. 12, with no home game for McKinleyville girls) By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be an action-packed and extremely busy week on the local basketball […]
Seven local boys teams make NCS; Huskies to host Fort Bragg
By Ray Hamill — There were no major surprises for the local boys teams when the North Coast Section playoff brackets were released on Sunday. In Division IV, the high-flying Fortuna Huskies […]
The H-DNL Wrestling Championships in pictures
Eureka, Del Norte prevail at H-DNL championships
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers became the first-ever champions of the Humboldt-Del Norte League in girls wrestling on Saturday, comfortably taking the title, as expected. On a packed day of […]
Local wrestlers get set for league championships
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League Wrestling championships will enjoy an historic first this weekend, with the inclusion of a full girls tournament for the first time ever. The top […]
Where Are They Now? — Holland a big part of Chico State’s success
By Ray Hamill — Former Arcata Tiger Vanessa Holland has taken an already impressive basketball game to a whole new level since leaving the North Coast. The 2017 Arcata graduate has become […]
Where the H-DN stands with NCS playoffs looming
By Ray Hamill — It appears as if the Humboldt-Del Norte League is ready to make some noise in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs. At least according to the latest MaxPreps […]
Panthers’ alumni football game set for March
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers will hold their alumni football game against rivals Arcata on Saturday March 30. The game, which is fast becoming an annual event, will be played […]
Bonomini, Knights inch closer; CR players among GVC leaders
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka Logger Kayla Bonomini helped the Shasta Knights move one step closer to a conference title in women’s basketball over the weekend. Bonomini, a 2017 Eureka High […]
Prep Roundup — Busy opening night in Dick Niclai tournament
The Eureka girls got the better of McKinleyville 58-31 in their opening Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament matchup on Monday night, advancing to play St. Bernard’s in Wednesday’s semifinal. The Hoopa Valley girls […]
Next week’s Dick Niclai tournament schedule set
By Ray Hamill — The 2019 Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament gets under way on Monday, with five straight days of games featuring the best local high school teams. The top three teams […]
Prep Roundup — Fortuna, Hoopa complete perfect campaigns
A pair of local league champions closed out a perfect campaign on Friday night, with Hoopa Valley and Fortuna each winning in boys basketball. The Hoopa boys defeated St. Bernard’s 78-45 in […]
Wild times in the Big 5 heading into final night
By Ray Hamill — If last year’s Big 5 race in boys basketball was close, this year’s is even more so, and heading into the final night of action on Friday there’s […]
