By Ray Hamill — Both Dick Niclai championship games will take place at HSU’s Lumberjack Arena on Friday night, with the girls getting things under way at 6 p.m., followed by the […]
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Prep Roundup — Del Norte, South Fork advance in Niclai
Del Norte and South Fork each exploded offensively in the second half on the way to winning their games in the Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament on Tuesday night. South Fork scored 49 […]
Bonomini, Knights inch closer; CR players among GVC leaders
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka Logger Kayla Bonomini helped the Shasta Knights move one step closer to a conference title in women’s basketball over the weekend. Bonomini, a 2017 Eureka High […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — A pair of standout sophomores led their respective teams with some big performances on the basketball court this past week, while one local wrestling team continued its inspirational […]
HSU women move up in this week’s rankings
With six wins in their past seven games, the Humboldt State women are building momentum on the basketball court. They also moved up an impressive three spots in this week’s D2SIDA West […]
Prep Roundup — Busy opening night in Dick Niclai tournament
The Eureka girls got the better of McKinleyville 58-31 in their opening Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament matchup on Monday night, advancing to play St. Bernard’s in Wednesday’s semifinal. The Hoopa Valley girls […]
CR basketball drops two more at Shasta
A disappointing season for both College of the Redwoods basketball teams continued at Shasta on Saturday, with each losing to the home team. The CR women did play the conference-leading Knights close, […]
Fortuna seniors in a class of their own
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun year for the Fortuna Huskies in sports, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down any time soon. The school has already […]
Next week’s Dick Niclai tournament schedule set
By Ray Hamill — The 2019 Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament gets under way on Monday, with five straight days of games featuring the best local high school teams. The top three teams […]
Humboldt State men lose a close one at Chico
For the second time this season, it came down to the wire between the Humboldt State and Chico State men’s basketball teams, only this time things didn’t go the Jacks’ way. After […]
Prep Roundup — Cubs beat Point Arena; Cats fall at Calistoga
The South Fork Cubs will carry some momentum into next week’s Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament after coming away from Point Arena on Saturday with a 67-53 win. With the win, their second […]
Wildcats honor seniors before South Fork game
The Ferndale Wildcats honored their seniors before Friday night’s Little 4 boys basketball game against South Fork, with many of them playing their final home game. And the group of seniors seemed […]
St. Bernard’s reinstates Thrap as basketball coach
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s announced early Saturday afternoon that Steve Thrap has been reinstated as head coach of the boys basketball program after being placed on administrative leave two days […]
Steve Thrap deserves better from St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — I’m not sure St. Bernard’s is sending the right message to the school’s athletes or students this week. On Thursday morning, the school placed boys basketball head coach […]
Prep Roundup — Fortuna, Hoopa complete perfect campaigns
A pair of local league champions closed out a perfect campaign on Friday night, with Hoopa Valley and Fortuna each winning in boys basketball. The Hoopa boys defeated St. Bernard’s 78-45 in […]
Community shows support for St. Bernard’s coach
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s boys basketball head coach Steve Thrap admits he has been overwhelmed by the community support he has been shown over the past 24 hours. Early on […]
Mack girls edge Fortuna in a thriller to claim Niclai spot
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers are now officially back. After two straight winless campaigns in the Big 5 over the past two years, the McKinleyville girls came into this season riding […]
Prep Roundup — St. Bernard’s remarkable run continues; DN wins again
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders posted their 31st consecutive win in the Little 4 with a league-clinching 69-59 victory over Hoopa Valley at St. Bernard’s on Thursday night. The win gives […]
Mack JVs, Fortuna frosh each close out perfect in Big 5 action
The future of girls basketball at McKinleyville and Fortuna high schools appears to be in good hands. Both the McKinleyville JVs and Fortuna freshmen each won on Thursday night to close out […]
Big game for Thrap, but Corsairs continue to struggle
The Corsairs dropped two more basketball games at Siskiyous on Thursday. The men’s team fell 90-78 and remains winless on the season at 0-22, while the women lost 86-56 and dropped to […]
