By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are expected to challenge for a conference championship in girls basketball when the Big 5 tips off next week, with plenty of balance, depth and […]
Hard work paying off for Eureka girls ahead of B5 opener
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies win again in OT
The Fortuna girls remained red-hot with a second overtime win in two days at the Las Plumas Tournament, defeating Oroville 34-30 on Friday. The win was the seventh straight for the Huskies, […]
Tigers pull away from Hoopa for fourth straight win
The Arcata Tigers are building momentum ahead of next week’s Big 5 opener in boys basketball. On Friday night, they won their fourth straight game, overcoming a stubborn Hoopa team and pulling […]
Ferndale boys appear ready to compete for L4
By Ray Hamill — A couple of months after ending a lengthy league title drought in football, the Ferndale Wildcats will be hoping to do the same in boys basketball. The Cats […]
PREP BASKETBALL — Loggers drop tourney opener; Huskies continue to roll
The Eureka girls dropped their opener at the Stonebarger Tournament at Liberty High on Thursday night, falling 58-52 to a good Half Moon Bay team. Carly Boynton led the Loggers with 18 […]
Eureka boys put themselves in position to challenge for Big 5
By Ray Hamill — With their Big 5 opener in boys basketball less than a week away, the Eureka Loggers have put themselves in position to challenge for a league title after […]
Warriors headed in the right direction as league play looms
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have come storming out of the gates in boys basketball this season, and will go into league play next week with an impressive record […]
Defense lifts short-handed Mack girls to victory
A very short-handed McKinleyville girls basketball team got the new year off to a successful start with a 50-33 win at Deer Valley on Thursday evening. The Panthers had just six players […]
Arcata to host Hoopa as both prepare for league openers
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will host several games in boys basketball this weekend, as they finalize preparation for next week’s Big 5 tip-off. First up, the Arcata boys will […]
Close-knit Crusaders expecting Little 4 battle
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their state championship win in football, many of the St. Bernard’s players are now firmly focused on basketball, with their Little 4 opener just a week […]
Impressive CR women prepare for tough conference
By Ray Hamill — Things are about to get a little tougher for College of the Redwoods women’s basketball, although this year’s team appears well up to the challenge. The Corsairs have […]
WEEKEND BASKETBALL — Busy Saturday for H-DNL teams
The St. Bernard’s girls defeated River City 72-65 on Saturday to claim claim the consolation at the Fort Bragg tournament. Shelby Jordan and Saulele Tanuvasa were each named all-tournament for the Crusaders, […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — H-DNL teams return to action
Several local teams were back in action the day after Christmas at a variety of tournaments, including three H-DNL teams competing at the Fort Bragg tournament. Early on Friday, the St. Bernard’s […]
PODCAST — Montana, Gutierrez and Schoenhofer join us on this week’s Humboldt Sports Talk
Check out this week’s Humboldt Sports Talk podcast, which features interviews with a trio of former H-DNL athletes — Eureka’s Cruz Montana and Isaak Gutierrez, and St. Bernard’s Makenna Schoenhofer — who […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Eureka seniors, Fortuna basketball honored
By Ray Hamill — Basketball and wrestling take center stage this week, as we honor the best performances from this past weekend. And that includes a couple of Eureka High seniors. On […]
Corsairs break into top 20 in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs got an early Christmas present of sorts after breaking into the top 20 in the latest state coaches poll in basketball. The College of the Redwoods […]
Harlem Globetrotters coming to Humboldt
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are coming to the North Coast. The iconic basketball team will appear at Lumberjack Arena on January 13, as part of their Pushing The Limits World Tour. […]
VIDEO — Big 5 shaping up to be quite a battle
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Big 5 in girls basketball is shaping up to be quite a battle, and heading into the Christmas break all five teams will probably feel they […]
Bell named tourney MVP, several others honored too
By Ray Hamill — Much like his team, senior guard Trevor Bell is enjoying a bit of a breakout season on the basketball court. On Saturday Bell was named tournament MVP at […]
Fast-improving Eureka boys win Logger Classic
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers sent out an early-season warning to their Big 5 opponents this weekend, sweeping all three of their games at the Logger Classic and displaying a […]
