The Arcata Tigers ended a three-game losing skid with a comfortable 80-60 win over Hoopa Valley on day two of the Logger Classic on Friday. The Tigers opened up a double-digit lead […]
Friday’s Boys Roundup — Tigers come alive at Logger Classic
Thursday’s Girls Roundup — H-DNL teams continue to roll
It was a good day for the local teams at the Lady Panther Classic basketball tournament at McKinleyville High on Thursday, with three of the four squads winning their opening games. The […]
Thursday’s Boys Roundup — Panthers rediscover their swagger
By Ray Hamill — Eight points separated McKinleyville and Hoopa Valley for the second time in three weeks on Thursday, only this time the Panthers were on the winning end. McKinleyville opened […]
Thompson expects competitive field at Logger Classic
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers welcomed back several of their players this week, in time for their annual Logger Classic, which tips off on Thursday. Five local teams will be involved […]
H-DNL teams impress early in basketball
By Ray Hamill — It’s been an impressive early season for many of the Humboldt-Del Norte League basketball teams, with 12 of the 18 teams off to a winning start. Leading the […]
Athletes and team of the week
Fortuna’s historic North Coast Section win over Moreau Catholic was one of the big local sports stories this past week, giving the Huskies a big presence in this week’s Humboldt Sports athletes […]
Only 256 days until next season, are you getting excited yet?
By Ray Hamill — The 2018 local football season officially came to an end on Saturday night, a little later than expected in some ways, yet earlier than hoped for in others. […]
A look at some history behind Fortuna’s NCS win
By Ray Hamill — So who do you think has the more North Coast Section football titles, Ferndale or the rest of the Humboldt-Del Norte League combined? That’s a tough one, right? […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Huskies stay red hot, top Piner for AIBT title
The Fortuna Huskies rolled to their eighth straight win to start the season, topping Piner 74-62 to clinch the Arcata Boys Invitational Basketball Tournament on Saturday evening. Drew Gillette led the way […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Tigers continue to grow, win Durham tournament
The Arcata Tigers won for the third straight day at the Durham tournament, defeating Fall River 56-53 on Saturday to win the tournament championship. Kali Zanotti scored a team-high 21 points in […]
Prep Basketball Roundup — Busy night of action for local teams
The Eureka girls lost for the first time this season, while the Fortuna and St. Bernard’s boys both continued to roll in what was a busy night of action for local teams […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Huskies keep up impressive pace
By Ray Hamill — Even with one of their senior leaders still busy playing football, the Fortuna Huskies are off to a flying start this season, while living up to early expectations, […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Eureka girls continue to roll
The Eureka girls continued their fast start to the season with a 52-37 win over Shasta at the Harlan Carter Tournament in Redding on Thursday evening. Makaila Napoleon scored a team-high 19 […]
Busy weekend on tap for local basketball teams
By Ray Hamill — In addition to the two California Collegiate Athletic Association doubleheaders at Lumberjack Arena this week, most of the local prep teams will be in action at a variety […]
Local teams prepare for AIBT, which opens Thursday
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament gets under way on Thursday with a competitive field lined up, including four local teams. And all four local teams open the tournament […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Loggers top Mack for AIBT crown
The Eureka Loggers took early control of Saturday’s championship game at the Arcata girls tournament, and held off league rivals McKinleyville for a 58-36 win. The victory was the fourth straight to […]
Prep Boys — Heritage too strong for Mack in tournament decider
The McKinleyville Panthers lost to Division-I Heritage in the championship game of their own Rotary Tip-Off tournament on Saturday, falling 78-69. Once again Mack had a balanced performance, but the high-flying visitors […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Panthers, Tigers both win at Rotary tourney
The McKinleyville Panthers overcame an early deficit with some stellar defense on Friday night, defeating Casa Grande 68-57 and advancing to the championship game of their own Rotary Tip-Off tournament. The Arcata […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Panthers, Loggers to meet for AIBT championship
By Ray Hamill — Eureka and McKinleyville each continued their winning ways at the Arcata girls tournament on Friday, and will meet in Saturday’s championship game at 3 p.m. McKinleyville rallied with […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Arcata, Mack, Eureka and SB all win
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got their own tournament off to a winning start with a 57-32 victory over visiting Mazama out of Oregon on Thursday evening. Also at the […]
