The Arcata Tigers won on the road for the second straight North Coast Section playoff game on Saturday to set up a semifinal showdown at No. 2 seed Branson on Wednesday. The […]
GIRLS NCS ROUNDUP — Tigers, Cats and Panthers all advance
BOYS NCS ROUNDUP — Cubs qualify for NorCals; Tigers come close
The South Fork Cubs are peaking at the right time. On Saturday night, the Cubs comfortably took care of business in the North Coast Section Division-6 playoffs, defeating Fremont Christian 76-51 in […]
Hannan, Marshall retain NCS crowns on huge day for H-DN wrestlers
The H-DN had its best showing at the North Coast Section Wrestling Championships in more than two decades at James Logan High School on Saturday, with 14 boys placing. Leading the local […]
All the weekend games and what’s at stake
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a busy weekend on the local basketball courts, with several big games on tap over the next two days. On Friday night, College of the […]
Fortuna Huskies to host season-opening jamboree in softball
By Ray Hamill — The local high school softball season is fast approaching and local fans will get their first opportunity to check out the H-DN teams in action on Saturday when […]
H-DN wrestlers set for big weekend at NCS championships
By Ray Hamill — The H-DN could be in for a big year at the North Coast Section wrestling championships at James Logan High School this weekend, with 16 local boys seeded […]
Schaad clinches fourth straight league crown for Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte’s Adenne Schaad will leave a legacy on the local wrestling mats that will be hard to match. The standout senior closed out a very impressive run […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Local teams to face off in NCS quarterfinals after big night
Two H-DN girls team are headed to the NorCals, the only question is which two. On Wednesday night, four of the five H-DN teams in action won their opening games to set […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Five H-DN teams advance to the section quarterfinals
Five of the six H-DN boys teams to qualify for the North Coast Section playoffs have advanced to the quarterfinals after an impressive showing for the league on Wednesday night. One night […]
Busy night in store for local teams in NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a busy night of playoff basketball action here on the North Coast. The playoffs tipped off on Tuesday night with three local teams playing, but […]
NCS basketball playoff brackets announced
By Ray Hamill — As expected 13 local teams have been included in the brackets for the North Coast Section basketball playoff tournaments, which get under way on Tuesday night. Seven H-DN […]
Del Norte Warriors crowned H-DN wrestling champions
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys have been crowned H-DN champions in wrestling after a big day at the league meet in Fortuna on Saturday. The Warriors won four of […]
Dick Niclai facts and stats, and the man behind the tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls secured a rare three-peat of Dick Niclai Tournaments on Friday night, becoming just the third H-DN girls program to ever do so. However, when it […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Panthers, Tigers face off in classic Niclai final
Check out our fourth-quarter and overtime highlights from Friday night’s thrilling Dick Niclai Tournament final, as well as the fantastic atmosphere at Lumberjack Arena. The McKinleyville Panthers and Arcata Tigers faced off […]
A ‘special moment’ as Mack boys end long Niclai championship drought
By Ray Hamill — You couldn’t have scripted this one much better. On Friday night, the McKinleyville Panthers ended a long Dick Niclai championship drought with their biggest performance of the season […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — What a week for H-DN basketball
By Ray Hamill — This week has been a great celebration of local high school basketball, thanks to all of the H-DN schools and College of the Redwoods. The Dick Niclai boys […]
Tigers, Panthers get set to renew rivalry at Lumberjack Arena
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Round four of one of the best rivalries in North Coast sports will take place on Friday night, when the Arcata Tigers face off […]
H-DN wrestling poised for very successful postseason
By Ray Hamill — The local high school wrestlers are getting ready for what will be a busy couple of weeks and what many H-DN coaches believe could be their best postseason […]
Tigers headed back to the Niclai championship game
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will have the opportunity to defend the Dick Niclai Tournament championship they won last year when they face off against rivals McKinleyville in Friday night’s […]
H-DN expresses gratitude to CR for Niclai tournament efforts
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will play host to four Dick Niclai Tournament semifinals over the next two nights, as the excitement continues to build around the annual H-DN […]
