By Ray Hamill — This one obviously meant just a little bit more. After seeing their Dick Niclai Tournament ambitions derailed in heartbreaking fashion on a buzzer-beater a year ago, the Arcata […]
By Ray Hamill — The most successful program in Dick Niclai Tournament history, boys or girls, is headed back to the championship game. Barely. Big 5 champion Arcata, which has won the […]
A competitive and tightly-contested H-DNL girls wrestling season wrapped up at the league championships on Saturday, as the best young grapplers in the area now get set for the upcoming North Coast […]
The Del Norte Warriors’ dominance on the local wrestling mats continued over the weekend. Head coach Clinton Schaad and his wrestlers traveled to Lumberjack Arena to compete in the H-DNL Championships on […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors successfully took care of business at Arcata on Monday night, winning their Dick Niclai Tournament opener. The win was the Del Norte boy’s third […]
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors have been playing playoff basketball for the last couple of weeks. Every game, it seems, is an elimination game for the Del Norte boys, and every […]
By Ray Hamill — The 2026 Dick Niclai Tournament tipped off on Monday night with four first-round games taking place. In girls action, Big 5 No. 2 seed Eureka comfortably took care […]
By Ray Hamill — As we get set for one of the most fun weeks of the year in North Coast sports, here’s a look ahead to what fans can expect in […]
Named after the legendary Dick Niclai, the annual H-DNL postseason tournament is one of the most anticipated events of the year on the North Coast sporting calendar. The annual tournament features the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers would not be denied in their biggest game of the year. On Friday night, playing in front of a packed house and great atmosphere, the Eureka […]
The Del Norte Warriors will look to cap another successful winter on the wrestling mats on Saturday, as the local high school grapplers head to Cal Poly Humboldt for the 2026 league […]
By Ray Hamill — No one will want to play the Eureka Loggers in next week’s Dick Niclai Tournament. The Loggers closed out the regular season with a 54-47 win against Arcata […]
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 girls basketball teams closed out the regular season on Thursday, as the Eureka Loggers topped conference champs Arcata 54-47, handing the Tigers their first conference […]
The College of the Redwoods women began their most important road trip of the year with a huge win on Thursday night. CR traveled to Butte and ended the Roadrunners’ eight-game winning […]
By Ray Hamill — Heading into the final two nights of the regular season in H-DNL basketball, there is still plenty to be decided in the race for Dick Niclai Tournament inclusion. […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s always something special about rivalry games. On Wednesday night, in front of a packed and loud Arcata High gymnasium, the host Tigers continued their late-season surge by […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers continued their long unbeaten run in Big 5 girls basketball on Tuesday night, while the Eureka Loggers qualified for the Dick Niclai tournament with a […]
By Ray Hamill — The schedule for next week’s Dick Niclai tournaments are set, but it remains to be seen which teams will participate. The McKinleyville boys, Arcata girls and St. Bernard’s […]
St. Bernard’s senior Liam Dyer had a night he’ll never forget on Saturday while leading his team to a 79-54 win at Arcata. The Crusaders’ sharpshooter has been one of the most […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls keep winning and they keep moving up in the North Coast Section rankings. For the third straight week, the Tigers have made a move in […]
