By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans are well aware of what a talented basketball player Isaac Puzz is. What they might not know, however, is that he’s apparently a pretty good […]
Big statement of intent for CR, local stars
Former Logger teammates among all-conference GVC selections
By Ray Hamill — Five College of the Redwoods basketball players have been honored on the Golden Valley Conference all-league teams, along with another former H-DNL standout. Logan Thrap, a St. Bernard’s […]
Humboldt State women get seven seed for NCAA
The Humboldt State women’s basketball team is going dancing. On Sunday night, the Jacks were included in the eight-team West Region field, earning the No. 7 seed for the prestigious tourney, which […]
H-DNL all-league basketball selections announced
By Ray Hamill — The 2018/19 H-DNL all-league selections in basketball were released on Saturday, honoring the best local players from this season. No surprises among the MVPs, with Del Norte’s Kaleya […]
HSU women’s NCAA fate left hanging in the balance
Both Humboldt State basketball teams bowed out of the California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament on Tuesday night, with the men falling 85-67 at Cal Poly Pomona and the women losing 72-62 at […]
Battling Crusaders fall just short in NorCal decider
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders went down fighting on Tuesday night. Playing for a Division-V NorCal title and a place in this weekend’s state championship, the St. Bernard’s girls fell 52-44 […]
Pacific Union eighth graders set the standard this winter
A group of eighth-grade basketball players at Pacific Union appear ready to go on to make some serious noise at the high school level a year from now. The Pacific Union boys […]
HSU men to open CCAA tourney at Cal Poly Pomona
The Humboldt State men’s basketball team are returning to the postseason, and will open the CCAA tournament at No. 1 seed Cal Poly Pomona on Tuesday night. The Jacks, who missed out […]
Crusaders prepare for NorCal Championship showdown
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls are one win away from playing for a state championship. On Tuesday night, the high-flying Crusaders will host Caruthers High in the Division-V NorCal […]
Lumberjacks to host playoff game on Tuesday
The Humboldt State women’s basketball team will host Cal State East Bay in the opening round of the CCAA tournament on Tuesday night. Game time is set for 7 p.m. “It’s huge […]
HSU alumni, boosters voice their concerns over AD position
By Ray Hamill — The ongoing search for a new full-time Athletic Director at Humboldt State has a lot of alumni and boosters concerned, and they’re taking their concerns to local media […]
St. Bernard’s girls advance to NorCal championship
By Ray Hamill — They had to fight a little harder this time around, but the rewards were even greater. On Saturday night, for the second straight weekend, St. Bernard’s hosted Cloverdale […]
St. Bernard’s girls get ready for round two with Cloverdale
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. The St. Bernard’s and Cloverdale girls will match up for the second straight weekend in girls basketball in Eureka on Saturday night, when they […]
St. Bernard’s girls march on to NorCal semifinals
The Crusaders were tested on Thursday night, but came through with another impressive performance, defeating visiting Notre Dame by a score of 55-41 in their Division-V NorCal quarterfinal. The game was a […]
Fortuna boys fade late, as thrilling ride comes to an end
By Ray Hamill — A thrilling season came to an abrupt end for the Fortuna Huskies on Thursday night, as they fell 58-56 to Foothill in the quarterfinals of the NorCal Division-III […]
Northern returns home; other locals impress in basketball
By Ray Hamill — Former Fortuna and College of the Redwoods standout Sophie Northern returns to Humboldt County on Thursday evening to play at HSU. Northern, a junior guard who is having […]
Fortuna boys enjoying the moment
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies will carry plenty of momentum into Thursday night’s big NorCal tournament quarterfinal at home to Foothill, but they also know they’ll need to cut down […]
True road Warriors overshadowed by bizarre behavior at Pierce High
By Ray Hamill — Lost in the midst of the mayhem at Pierce High on Tuesday night is the fact the Hoopa Valley Warriors had a fantastic season on the basketball court. […]
St. Bernard’s girls prepare for Notre Dame
By Ray Hamill — Providing their opponents are not afraid to travel to play them, the St. Bernard’s girls will finally open the NorCal tournament two days later than anticipated, at home […]
Ugly scenes at Pierce High, as Hoopa elder taken to hospital
It was a frustrating night for the Hoopa Valley Warriors in more ways than one. And it was a night that ended with a tribal elder being taken to hospital after ugly […]
