By Ray Hamill — A number of local basketball players are in the midst of big seasons at the collegiate level, many of them on winning teams. At Whitman College in Washington, […]
WHERE ARE THEY NOW — Updates on several local athletes
McKinleyville, Hoopa games postponed again
By Ray Hamill — The weather has forced the postponement of basketball games between Hoopa and McKinleyville for the second straight day. Wednesday’s JV and varsity boys games at Hoopa High were […]
Wildcats, Crusaders unite for worthy fundraiser
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale and St. Bernard’s girls basketball teams will promote a worthy cause this week, when they meet in a Little 4 showdown at Ferndale High on Thursday […]
Loggers keep Tigers at bay in Big 5 showdown
By Ray Hamill — They say good teams find a way to win games when they don’t play their best, and that was the case for the Eureka Loggers on Tuesday night. […]
Hoopa boys battle-tested and ready to challenge for L4
By Ray Hamill — It’s taken them some time to come together, but the Warriors appear to be finding their feet in boys basketball, and they appear to be doing so at […]
Fortuna girls win at Del Norte, go to 3-0 in the Big 5
The 17-1 Fortuna Huskies appear to be getting even better. On Tuesday night, the Fortuna girls came away from Del Norte with a comfortable 53-31 win over the Warriors in basketball to […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Freshmen stars lead the way
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a school year of outstanding freshmen performances here on the North Coast, and that has continued into the basketball season where St. Bernard’s newcomer Saulele Tanuvasa […]
Redwoods men and women both climb in the polls
By Ray Hamill — After their impressive victories over the weekend, both College of the Redwoods basketball teams continued to move up in the state coaches polls. The CR men rose one […]
MONDAY’S BASKETBALL — Crusaders, Huskies continue to entertain
The Crusaders and Huskies served up another entertaining game in boys basketball at St. Bernard’s on Monday night, with just two points separating the two teams for the second time this season. […]
VIDEO — Corsairs turn on the style in overtime
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team treated a large, loud and enthusiastic home crowd to a thrilling showdown with Butte on Saturday afternoon, as the Corsairs […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Big night for Henry as Panthers top Crusaders
Senior Hailee Henry had a double-double to lead the McKinleyville Panthers to a 52-48 win at St. Bernard’s in girls basketball on Saturday night. Henry scored a team-high 14 points and was […]
Composed CR women stun Butte in GVC opener
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team posted an impressive win over a highly-ranked Butte team to tip off the Golden Valley Conference on Saturday afternoon and cap a sensational day […]
Hoopa girls not backing down from the challenge
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are a determined bunch. Wins may have been difficult to come by this season for the girls basketball team, but no one in Hoopa is […]
Corsairs serve notice with thrilling win in front of packed house
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs treated a packed house to a very entertaining conference opener against Butte in men’s basketball at College of the Redwoods on Saturday afternoon, overcoming a nine-point […]
Impressive Huskies win overtime thriller at Eureka
The Fortuna Huskies believe in themselves, and now they’re making others believe in them too. An impressive Huskies team improved to 2-0 in Big 5 boys basketball with a second conference road […]
St. Bernard’s boys battle back to deny much-improved Hoopa
If this is what we can expect from this year’s Little 4 in boys basketball, you better fasten your seat belts. On Friday night the Crusaders battled back from a double-digit deficit […]
Arcata Tigers win big in Big 5 opener
The Tigers had plenty of offense on Friday night, especially in the second half, as they comfortably got the better of rivals McKinleyville by a score of 79-40 at Arcata High. Niko […]
No slowing down the Crusaders in L4 opener
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls got the defense of their Little 4 title off to an impressive start on Friday night, running out to a comfortable 69-32 win at […]
Corsairs open GVC at home to Butte on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — After a longer than expected break, the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team will return to action when the Corsairs host Butte in a doubleheader of basketball […]
Cougars sneak a pair of wins at HSU
The Humboldt State men were outscored by just one point in each half on the way to losing another close one at Lumberjack Arena on Thursday night, falling 76-74 to visiting Cal […]
