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 […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Local teams to face off in NCS quarterfinals after big night
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 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers continue to lead the way
By Ray Hamill — Not many changes in this week’s Power Rankings, with the Arcata Tigers retaining top spot after another dominating week on the basketball courts. The No. 1 team in […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Can anyone stop the Loggers in the Niclai tournament?
By Ray Hamill — The high-flying Eureka girls have won 11 of their last 12 games and are a very impressive 13-1 against H-DN teams this winter. Because of that, the Big […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — League champs take center stage
By Ray Hamill — This week we honor two players who helped lead their teams to a league championship, as well as a team that has established itself as a dominant force […]
Dick Niclai Tournament schedule finalized
By Ray Hamill — In the end there were no playoff games needed to finalize next week’s Dick Niclai Tournament schedule, with all four local leagues crowning outright champions. The highly anticipated […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers win big; Tigers close out strong
The Eureka Loggers finally broke their streak of close games. After four straight tight contests, three of which they lost, the Eureka boys enjoyed their second best offensive performance of the season […]
WRESTLING ROUNDUP — H-DN teams prepare for postseason tournaments
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors are continuing to set the standard on the H-DN mats. On Wednesday night, the Warriors defeated Eureka 66-12 in their final dual meet of […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers clinch a share of Big 5; Warriors remain in the hunt
The Eureka Loggers have successfully defended their Big 5 championship in girls basketball, clinching at least a share of the title with a 53-38 win at Arcata on Wednesday night. But with […]
