POLL CLOSED By Ray Hamill — Last season was one for the ages for H-DNL girls basketball and early indications are that this year could be every bit as exciting. Particularly in […]
READERS POLL — Who will win this year’s girls Big 5?
READERS POLL — Who will win this year’s boys Big 5?
POLL CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 tips off next week in boys basketball, with a pair of games on Wednesday and Friday nights. And defending co-champs Arcata and McKinleyville […]
Arcata Tigers eager to challenge for league titles in 2025
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are hoping to be a force on the H-DNL wrestling mats this winter as head coach Cass Bell continues to build momentum with the program. […]
Tigers building an identity as they get set to open conference play
The Arcata Tigers closed out the West Coast Jamboree girls basketball tournament with two straight wins as they continue to build for their upcoming Big 5 conference schedule. The Tigers, who tip […]
Arcata boys building some momentum with conference play around the corner
With their full complement of players back on the court, the Arcata Tigers are finding their feet at an opportune time. The Tigers, who open league play against Del Norte next week, […]
FOOTBALL AWARDS — Our team, coach and player of the year awards
By Ray Hamill — With a long and very enjoyable local high school football season finally over, it’s time to announce the Humboldt Sports end-of-season awards, including our team of the season, […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Wins for SB, Del Norte, Eureka and Fortuna
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are beginning to find their groove. On Friday they won for the second time in two games at the Kelseyville tournament, defeating Cloverdale 70-69 in a hard-fought game […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Huskies overcome big deficit to win in OT
The emerging Jorlynn Villalvazo scored 18 points to help lead the Fortuna Huskies to a 46-43 overtime win against Orland in an exciting semifinal at the Orland Lady Trojan Invitational tournament on […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Tigers and MVPs enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — When you win a state championship, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to be well represented in our weekly awards. After beating Portola in the state Division […]
Tigers face tough early-tournament test against the Cardinals
The Arcata girls basketball team faced a tough challenge in its first game at the Justin-Siena Holiday Classic on Thursday night, opening against Cardinal Newman. The Cardinals started slowly but grew into […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Unbeaten Crusaders top Oroville, go to 7-0
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders continued their unbeaten start to the season with their seventh win in seven games. Playing at the Kelseyville tournament, the Crusaders cruised to a comfortable 60-13 victory over […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Cubs, Loggers dominate in tourney openers
The Cubs put a disappointing couple of days at last week’s Cloverdale tournament behind them as they got back to winning ways on the opening day of their own Gene Cotter Memorial […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Who is the best team in the H-DNL right now?
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers’ fast start to the new season has not gone unnoticed. After impressive showings at both of their early-seasons tournaments, the Eureka boys are the highest […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — H-DNL teams riding high in NCS
By Ray Hamill — Last season all nine H-DNL varsity girls basketball teams qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs, including two that made it all the way to a NorCal championship […]
Sanders caps impressive JC career with second-place finish at state tournament
In just their second season back competing on the wrestling mats, the Corsairs are making some nose at the state level. This past weekend, Redwoods sophomore Dakota Sanders travel to Coalinga for […]
Local wrestlers continue to impress at McKinleyville Invitational
The McKinleyville Panthers continued their impressive start to the new wrestling season with another strong showing at their own tournament this past weekend. One week after a third-place finish at Del Norte’s […]
City of Arcata honors state champions with victory parade
By Ray Hamill — The state champion Arcata Tigers football team was honored by the city on Wednesday afternoon with a victory parade. Several fans and community members showed up on the […]
Co-champs Arcata and Ferndale share the MVP awards in Little 4 football
By Ray Hamill — Now that the 2024 local high school football season has finally concluded, the H-DNL has announced this year’s Big 4 and Little 4 all-league teams and MVPs. The […]
Victory parade planned for Arcata’s state champions
By Ray Hamill — Just a few days after their historic state championship win, the Arcata players will be honored with a parade on Wednesday afternoon. On Saturday night, the Tigers capped […]
Arcata Tigers crowned state champs with thrilling OT win
On Saturday night the Arcata Tigers became the fourth H-DNL school to win a state championship in football in the last 10 years and they did so in thrilling fashion. It took […]
