By Ray Hamill — Four local basketball players have been named to the MaxPreps all-state teams, including Big 5 MVP Kaleya Sanchez of Del Norte, who was named to the girls Division-4 […]
Four local stars named all-state in basketball
Dickey bringing trademark intensity to CR
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team just got a little tougher. On Monday, McKinleyville senior Theresia Dickey signed a letter of intent to play for the […]
Ferndale star now part of the ‘three percent’
By Ray Hamill — Gio Magdaleno is glad to be part of the three percent. And that’s just part of the story. On Thursday afternoon, in front a gathering of friends, family, […]
Team Beasts roll on at Chico, continue to expand
By Ray Hamill — Team Beasts is fast building a reputation both within and outside Humboldt County. The AAU basketball club, in just its fourth year operating out of Eureka, now features […]
Mack sixth and seventh graders pull out dramatic championship
Every team likes to win, but when you do so with a thrilling finish, it makes it that extra special. Especially so when it leads to a tournament championship. And that’s exactly […]
Where Are They Now? Living the Semple life in France
By Ray Hamill — In some ways, former Arcata star Jordan Semple has come full circle. In others, his journey is a long way from over. Semple, a 2010 Arcata grad who […]
Changes in the air for Eureka basketball
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers have added some experience to their coaching staff in girls basketball, with head coach Michael Harvey welcoming two new assistants to the program for next […]
A year worth celebrating for local basketball
By Ray Hamill — If you want to put the 2018/19 local high school basketball season into perspective, think about it this way — this year we had the most successful Big […]
HSU women fall to Northwest Nazarene in NCAA tourney
The No. 7 seed Humboldt State women’s basketball team lost 85-75 to No. 2 Northwest Nazarene at the NCAA West Region Tournament in San Diego on Friday. The loss ends the season […]
Bisio means business, as excitement builds at CR
By Ray Hamill — What a week it was for local basketball. And, in particular, what a week it was for the College of the Redwoods men’s team, which is good news […]
Ferndale Mustangs enjoy a season for the ages
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good year for Ferndale youth sports. In the fall, Ferndale’s AAA team won a Six Rivers Youth Football championship, and the area followed that up […]
Double-double average propels Murphy to all-star team
Former Eureka Logger Kaylee Murphy has been named to the Association of Division III Independents First Team after a stellar freshman campaign playing basketball at UC Santa Cruz. Murphy, who graduated Eureka […]
Big statement of intent for CR, local stars
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 […]
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 […]
