By Ray Hamill – With all four local basketball conferences now in full swing, and the local prep wrestling season building momentum, there were once again plenty of options for this week’s […]
Athletes and team of the week
Plenty of big games on tap this week in H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt-Del Norte League action continues this week on the local basketball courts, with some key games on tap as teams look to build some momentum. Particularly in the […]
Arcata boys hold their nerve in Big 5 clash at McKinleyville
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers held their nerve late in a thrilling showdown between two arch rivals in boys basketball on Saturday night, pulling out a crucial 74-69 win in front […]
Bench players, defense lead Eureka in impressive win
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers showcased their depth on Friday night, as they comfortably took care of business at Arcata by a score of 74-27 and improved to 2-0 in […]
Prep Roundup — Winning start to Big 5 for Fortuna, Arcata
The Fortuna Huskies lived up to their billing as conference favorites on Thursday night, running out to a 61-46 win on the road at Del Norte in the Big 5 basketball opener […]
Mullins named to NCS all-star team, other locals honored
By Ray Hamill — Tyce Mullins continues to receive recognition from outside the area after being named this week to the Prep2Prep all-North Coast Section football team. Mullins, who is coming off […]
Power Rankings – Fortuna, Del Norte lead the way
Basketball Power Rankings Girls 1 — Del Norte (10-1) The No. 2 ranked team in NCS Division-IV, the Warriors are getting plenty of respect 2 — Eureka (9-4) A tough pre-league schedule […]
H-DNL Girls Preview – Local teams impress heading into league
By Ray Hamill – While the Humboldt-Del Norte League boys have just two basketball teams ranked in the top 60 in the North Coast Section, the girls have five teams ranked in […]
H-DNL Boys Preview — Can anyone stop Fortuna, Hoopa?
By Ray Hamill — League play opens in earnest for most of the local high schools on the basketball courts this week, with at least one key matchup right off the bat. […]
Prep Roundup — Fortuna boys respond; SB girls win Fort Bragg tourney
The Fortuna boys basketball team wasted no time putting Friday’s loss behind them, bouncing back on Saturday to beat the host team at the Windsor tournament, 65-45. Donald Willis led the way, […]
Friday’s Prep Roundup — Fortuna boys suffer first loss
The Fortuna boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season at the Windsor tournament on Friday, falling 73-55 to Menlo-Atherton. The Huskies were riding a 13-game winning streak to start […]
Arcata girls impress in tournament opening loss
The Arcata girls lost a close one to Sir Francis Drake to open the West Coast Jamboree at Cornerstone Christian on Thursday. Playing against a very big Drake team, the Tigers turned […]
2018 IN SPORTS — The top local stories of the year
By Ray Hamill — 2018 will go down as a controversial one in local sports, with Humboldt State and the North Coast Section front and center for the wrong reasons. But there […]
Thursday Prep Roundup — Good day for St. Bernard’s, Fortuna
Both St. Bernard’s basketball teams tipped off their post-Christmas schedule with a win on Thursday morning at the Fort Bragg tournament. The boys defeated Kelseyville 48-40, while the girls got the better […]
Prep Roundup – Fortuna boys win at Windsor
The Fortuna boys resumed their winning ways on the basketball court after a short Christmas break, defeating Analy 83-48 at the Windsor Tournament on Wednesday. Zac Claus had 27 points for Fortuna, […]
2018 In Sports — Some more of the best moments of the year
By Ray Hamill — This week here at Humboldt Sports we’re taking a look back at the top local sports stories of the year. On Tuesday, we broke down Nos. 21-30, and […]
2018 In Sports — Some of the top local stories of the year
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to local sports, 2018 was no ordinary year, and certainly not for the faint of heart. Mixed in with the usual assortment of thrills, drama […]
Gardner joins 1,000-point club as Crusaders top Arcata
St. Bernard’s senior Emily Gardner joined an exclusive club on Friday night, becoming the second local player this season to score her 1,000th career point. The milestone came in a 58-44 win […]
Prep Basketball — Puzz leads Panthers past Ferndale
The Panthers made it two straight wins on the basketball court on Thursday night, defeating Ferndale 79-29 at McKinleyville High. Isaac Puzz scored a game-high 29 points in the win, scoring all […]
Mack girls end Big 5 losing streak in style
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville girls basketball team ended a 17-game losing streak in the Big 5 with an emphatic win over their closest rivals on Wednesday night. The Panthers pulled […]
