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 […]
H-DNL announces playoff scenarios for NCS, Niclai tournament berths
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 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — No change at the top this week
By Ray Hamill — For the first time this season, we have a team retaining top spot in our Power Rankings. After storming to the top of the rankings with three big […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Top two to face off next weekend
By Ray Hamill — It should be a fun showdown next weekend when the top two teams in our rankings face off against each other at Eureka High School. The Eureka Loggers […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Top athletes lead the way for league leaders
By Ray Hamill — A pair of standout basketball players are this week’s athletes of the week, as each continues to play a pivotal role on their respective league-leading teams. Our Athletes […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Tigers remain perfect; Panthers keep the pressure on
The Big 5 is now essentially a two-horse race after the Tigers defeated Fortuna 68-52 at Arcata High on Friday night, ending the Huskies championship hopes. The win keeps the Tigers perfect […]
Surprise unbeaten team as dual meet season heats up
By Ray Hamill — Bigger challenges await, but the Arcata Tigers continued to build momentum on the wrestling mats this week with their second dual meet victory in two weeks. The Arcata […]
