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 — Triple delight for dominating Fortuna girls
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 […]
VIDEO — Loggers, Crusaders serve up a thriller
By Ray Hamill — Two crosstown rivals and their fans already appear to be in playoff form, as they combined to serve up a loud, physical, hard-fought thriller at Jay Williard Gymnasium […]
St. Bernard’s seniors end long losing streak against Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s and Eureka girls served up a highly-entertaining game of basketball on Saturday night, played in a playoff-type atmosphere at Eureka High. And it was the […]
Big week in store for local prep basketball
By Ray Hamill — With two weeks remaining in the regular season, three of the four H-DNL basketball conference championships appear set to go down to the wire. The St. Bernard’s girls […]
CR women start fast, roll over Shasta
The College of the Redwoods women exploded out of the gates at Shasta on Saturday afternoon, scoring 52 first-half points on the way to 91-71 win in basketball. Ashley Quigley helped set […]
CR men suffer surprise loss, but remain atop the GVC
The College of the Redwoods men tasted defeat on the basketball court for the first time in 10 weeks on Saturday afternoon, falling 87-76 at Shasta. The Corsairs came out flat on […]
VIDEO — Mack boys win on half-court buzzer-beater
McKinleyville freshman Jack Clancy provided the most dramatic finish of the season on Friday night, somehow finding the hoop from inside his own half as time expired. The stunning conclusion capped a […]
Panthers stun the Huskies with thrilling comeback
A young McKinleyville Panthers team came of age on Friday night. And boy did they do so in style. Freshman Jack Clancy capped a huge second-half rally with a half-court buzzer-beater to […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — St. Bernard’s girls clinch; DN boys inch closer
The St. Bernard’s girls clinched at least a share of a sixth straight Little 4 title on a busy Friday night of local basketball action. The Crusaders won 64-21 at Hoopa, improving […]
HSU women top CS East Bay; men lose
The Humboldt State women’s basketball team ended a four-game losing skid after getting the better of Cal State East Bay by a score of 82-78 at Lumberjack Arena on Thursday. Alexia Thrower […]
Ferndale girls edge South Fork in L4 showdown
The Ferndale Wildcats ended a three-game losing streak and posted their second win in the Little 4, getting the better of the Cubs at South Fork, 42-31 in girls basketball on Thursday […]
