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 […]
Dick Niclai Tournament schedule finalized
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 […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another milestone achievement for Murphy
By Ray Hamill — Several former H-DN players are enjoying big winters on the college basketball courts, including one who recently enjoyed another milestone achievement. Former Eureka Logger Kaylee Murphy, who is […]
H-DNL announces playoff scenarios for NCS, Niclai tournament berths
By Ray Hamill — The top three Big 5 seeds for the Dick Niclai Tournament have been set, but things remain wide open in the Little 4. After clinching a second straight […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Arcata boys ‘ride the wave’ on the way to league title
The Arcata Tigers clinched the Big 5 championship outright on Tuesday night after winning 72-65 at Eureka and improving to 7-0 in league play. The league championship is the second straight for […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Is the gap at the top widening?
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers remain No. 1 in our Power Rankings this week after another big win at McKinleyville on Thursday. The questions now are can they win the […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Local teams poised to make some noise in NCS
By Ray Hamill — Many of the H-DN teams continue to feature prominently among the top programs in the entire North Coast Section, with almost half them ranked in the top 24, […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Fans make H-DN basketball special once again
By Ray Hamill — On a night that made us remember why we love a good high school basketball game atmosphere, the Arcata and McKinleyville fans stole the show. Admittedly, the Arcata […]
No shortage of local wrestlers ranked among the section leaders
By Ray Hamill — Several H-DN wrestlers are highly ranked in the North Coast Section as we head towards the postseason tournaments, including six grapplers from four different local high schools ranked […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers answer the call; Panthers close in on Niclai spot
Two days after suffering their first league loss, the Loggers quickly returned to winning ways in girls basketball with a comfortable 63-23 win over Fortuna at Eureka High. The win lifts the […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A night to savor for local basketball fans
By Ray Hamill — The atmosphere was electric, the gymnasium was packed, and the fans were excited. And they had every reason to be. On Thursday night, the McKinleyville Panthers hosted the […]
Bento-Jackson leads the way as Tigers prevail at Mack
By Ray Hamill — This is what we’ve missed the past few seasons. Playing in front of a packed house and an electric atmosphere, and with the Big 5 lead on the […]
Warriors keep rolling, stretch unbeaten dual meet streak
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors stretched their unbeaten run in H-DN wrestling dual meets with a 49-30 win at Arcata on Tuesday night to clinch at least a share […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Wild night shakes things up in the Big 5
As the old adage goes, there’s a reason they play the games. Wednesday night was a wild one in H-DNL girls basketball with a couple of upsets that keep the race for […]
Packed house expected as former teammates face off in big showdown
By Ray Hamill — Not so long ago they were teammates on a championship basketball team. Now they’ll face off against each other to essentially decide another championship. In the winter of […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers win to set up huge Thursday showdown
Bring on the Tigers! The McKinleyville Panthers kept their Big 5 championship hopes alive in boys basketball with a 58-51 win at Fortuna on Tuesday night. The win lifts the Panthers to […]
League championships could be decided in big week for H-DN basketball
By Ray Hamill — Two of the four H-DN basketball league championships could be decided this week, with some key games on tap as we head into the final two weeks of […]
WRESTLING ROUNDUP — H-DNL wrestlers impress at various weekend tournaments
Several local wrestlers continued to impress at various tournaments over the weekend, as they build momentum ahead of the upcoming H-DNL championships. League favorite Del Norte had seven wrestlers place first individually […]
