By Ray Hamill — With a busy month of early-season tournaments over with and conference play set to begin next week, it’s time for the first Humboldt Sports Power Rankings of the […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Crusaders lead the way early in the season
Talty, Hoogendoorn lead the way as Redwoods women win at Mission
Nora Talty and the College of the Redwoods women posted their second win of the week at Mission College on Friday afternoon, winning 89-65. The points tally was a season-high for the […]
Bell, Stapleton lead the Tigers at Brittany David Invitational
It’s been an impressive start to the new wrestling season for the Arcata girls and for one young grappler in particular. The Tigers are the defending H-DNL champions and look like the […]
Tigers struggle at Marin Catholic tourney without injured Lemke
It was a disappointing few days for the Arcata boys on the basketball court at the Marin Catholic tournament. Playing for much of the tournament without senior standout Luke Lemke, the Tigers […]
Ferndale’s Pidgeon, Langer named MVPs of the Little 4 in football
By Ray Hamill — After a season that saw them dominate their Little 4 opponents, it’s no surprise to see the Ferndale Wildcats dominate the end-of-season conference awards. The Wildcats won all […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Crusaders prevail in tough environment
The St. Bernard’s boys basketball team rose to the challenge on the way to winning the championship game at the Kelseyville tournament on Saturday night with a sixth straight victory. The Crusaders […]
Arcata girls enjoy bonding trip, impress at Justin-Siena tournament
The Arcata Tigers faced off against some tough competition in the Justin-Siena Christmas Classic this week in what head coach Charlie Espinoza described as a “great weekend of basketball and sisterhood.” The […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Warriors keep rolling after Escalera buzzer-beater
Damian Escalera scored a game-winning basket on a buzzer beater at the Anderson tournament on Friday evening, as the red-hot Del Norte Warriors stretched their winning streak to five straight with a […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tournament action continues for HDN teams
The St. Bernard’s boys tipped off the Kelseyville tournament with a fourth straight win on Thursday night, defeating Cloverdale 69-54. With the win, the No. 5 ranked team in the North Coast […]
Five HDN teams ranked in the top 20 in the North Coast Section
By Ray Hamill — The early-season North Coast Section rankings are in and it makes for some impressive reading for some of the H-DNL teams. None more so than the St. Bernard’s […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — HDN teams continue to build momentum ahead of league play
Saturday was another wild and busy day of local basketball action with several H-DNL boys and girls teams playing. And it was a good day for many of them, none more so […]
Arcata Tigers start fast, but come up short in AIBT championship
Despite featuring a very new-look team this year, the Arcata Tigers showed this weekend why they might just be a serious contender in the Big 5 once again as they look to […]
Eight HDN players nominated for Cal Hi Sports all-state teams
By Ray Hamill — Eight H-DNL players have been nominated for the Cal Hi Sports all-state football teams, including four from the history-making Ferndale Wildcats. Cal Hi Sports announced the nominees from […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Warriors, Loggers to meet again at AIBT
By Ray Hamill — At this rate, the Del Norte Warriors and Eureka Loggers will be well acquainted by the time league play rolls around in the new year. On Friday afternoon, […]
Arcata boys tournament highlights another busy week for local teams
By Ray Hamill — A December of tournaments continues this week in local high school basketball, highlighted by the always anticipated Arcata boys tournament. The action gets under way on Thursday afternoon […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Another busy weekend for the HDN teams
Several local boys basketball teams were in action at various tournaments on Saturday, including the McKinleyville Panthers, who lost in the final of their Tip-Off Classic. The Panthers faced off against Cardinal […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Arcata Tigers enjoy big weekend at TCC
It’s been a fun start to the new season for the Arcata Tigers, at both the varsity and JV levels. And this weekend saw both teams impress at their own Tahnia Campbell […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Tigers, Crusaders advance to tourney finals
The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders have advanced to tournament championships games after big wins for both on Friday night. The Arcata girls faced off against rival McKinleyville in an early-season […]
Tigers, Panthers to face off in early-season matchup at TCC
One of the best rivalries on the North Coast will take center stage on Friday night at the Tahnia Campbell Classic girls basketball tournament at Arcata High School. Both Arcata and McKinleyville […]
HDN basketball the real winner as Redwoods women host Marin
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans got a timely reminder of the quality of girls basketball here on the North Coast over the weekend, when the College of the Redwoods women […]
