By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs found a different way to win on Saturday. After suffering their first loss on the basketball court in 10 weeks at Shasta last weekend, the College […]
CR men step up defensively against Lassen
Mack girls do their league rivals a big favor
The Panthers may be a long shot to reach the Dick Niclai tournament and the North Coast Section playoffs in girls basketball this season, but they did their league rivals a big […]
VIDEO — Eureka, Arcata overtime highlights
By Ray Hamill — With their backs to the wall and their season essentially on the line, the Eureka Loggers outscored the Tigers 7-3 in a defensive overtime period at Arcata High […]
Fortuna girls crowned Big 5 champions
The Fortuna girls had to battle for this one, but that’s what they’ve been doing all season long. No North Coast team has displayed the same composure in the fourth quarter of […]
Loggers win overtime thriller at Arcata
By Ray Hamill — It certainly wasn’t the cleanest of games by either team, but it was as entertaining a matchup as you’ll see on the North Coast all season. And in […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Busy night of action for H-DNL teams
While the Fortuna and St. Bernard’s girls were busy on Friday night securing league titles with victories over Del Norte and Ferndale, respectively, the South Fork boys were keeping their hopes of […]
St. Bernard’s seniors inspire another title run
The St. Bernard’s girls secured the Little 4 girls basketball championship outright on Friday night, defeating the Ferndale Wildcats 63-30 in Eureka. The championship is the seventh straight for the Crusaders and […]
No joy for HSU basketball at UC San Diego
Both Humboldt State basketball teams dropped road games at UC San Diego on Thursday night, with the men falling 85-63 and the women losing 81-65. Alexia Thrower had another big game for […]
Focused Tigers find a way to win at Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are learning how to win close games. On Thursday night, they rallied late to pull out a pivotal 61-52 win at Eureka to keep their […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Del Norte, St. Bernard’s remain on course
A busy night on the local basketball courts saw the St. Bernard’s boys clinch at least a share of the Little 4, while Del Norte and Arcata both won tough matchups to […]
VIDEO — Triple delight for dominating Fortuna girls
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna High girls are enjoying a dominating season on the basketball court at all three levels, with the freshmen, JVs and varsity teams all winning key games […]
VIDEO — Eureka seniors have unfinished business
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka seniors were honored before Wednesday night’s tough loss to Fortuna, although all four of them still have some unfinished business to take care of before they […]
Huskies inch closer with big win over Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies inched closer to a Big 5 championship in girls basketball on Wednesday night, pulling away from the Loggers late for a 50-41 win at Eureka. […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Arcata girls remain in contention
The Tigers edged out McKinleyville 54-50 at Arcata on Wednesday night to remain in contention for a league title in girls basketball. With the win, the Arcata girls improved to 3-2 in […]
No movement this week for CR women in latest poll
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team remains at No. 18 in the latest state coaches poll, released on Wednesday morning. The Corsairs, who broke into the […]
HSU’s Turner named CCAA player of the week
Humboldt State senior Tyra Turner has been named California Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 21.5 points, 7.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals in two wins […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers, Loggers keep pace; Warriors remain red hot
The Arcata boys kept the pressure on conference leaders Del Norte with a comprehensive win at McKinleyville on Tuesday night, getting the better of the Panthers 65-27. The win lifts the Tigers […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — SB girls, sharpshooters take center stage
By Ray Hamill — It was a big weekend for the St. Bernard’s girls in basketball in more ways than one, as they clinched at least a share of a seventh straight […]
CR men drop two spots in latest poll
By Ray Hamill — After their surprise loss at Shasta over the weekend, the Corsairs dropped two spots to No. 15 in the latest coaches state poll in men’s basketball. As of […]
Loggers get balanced scoring in win over Hoopa
The Loggers comfortably took care of business on Monday night, getting the better of visiting Hoopa in boys basketball, 75-41 at Eureka High. Grant Barrera scored a game-high 11 points in the […]
