By Ray Hamill — It’s been an impressive early season for many of the Humboldt-Del Norte League basketball teams, with 12 of the 18 teams off to a winning start. Leading the […]
H-DNL teams impress early in basketball
Athletes and team of the week
Fortuna’s historic North Coast Section win over Moreau Catholic was one of the big local sports stories this past week, giving the Huskies a big presence in this week’s Humboldt Sports athletes […]
HSU sweeps Stanislaus in basketball doubleheader
The Humboldt State women rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to beat visiting Stanislaus State 67-61 at Lumberjack Arena on Saturday evening. The game was played as part of a doubleheader with […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Huskies stay red hot, top Piner for AIBT title
The Fortuna Huskies rolled to their eighth straight win to start the season, topping Piner 74-62 to clinch the Arcata Boys Invitational Basketball Tournament on Saturday evening. Drew Gillette led the way […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Tigers continue to grow, win Durham tournament
The Arcata Tigers won for the third straight day at the Durham tournament, defeating Fall River 56-53 on Saturday to win the tournament championship. Kali Zanotti scored a team-high 21 points in […]
Prep Basketball Roundup — Busy night of action for local teams
The Eureka girls lost for the first time this season, while the Fortuna and St. Bernard’s boys both continued to roll in what was a busy night of action for local teams […]
Humboldt State basketball sweeps Monterey Bay
Stout defense combined with a terrific shooting night propelled the Humboldt State women’s basketball team to a 72-42 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay Thursday night at Lumberjack Arena. The men’s team […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Huskies keep up impressive pace
By Ray Hamill — Even with one of their senior leaders still busy playing football, the Fortuna Huskies are off to a flying start this season, while living up to early expectations, […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Eureka girls continue to roll
The Eureka girls continued their fast start to the season with a 52-37 win over Shasta at the Harlan Carter Tournament in Redding on Thursday evening. Makaila Napoleon scored a team-high 19 […]
Busy weekend on tap for local basketball teams
By Ray Hamill — In addition to the two California Collegiate Athletic Association doubleheaders at Lumberjack Arena this week, most of the local prep teams will be in action at a variety […]
Jacks return home to face Monterey Bay, Stanislaus
Both Humboldt State basketball teams return home for a pair of games this week, with doubleheaders scheduled for Thursday and Saturday nights at Lumberjack Arena against Cal State Monterey Bay and Stanislaus […]
Local teams prepare for AIBT, which opens Thursday
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament gets under way on Thursday with a competitive field lined up, including four local teams. And all four local teams open the tournament […]
Young Loggers getting their chance to impress
By Ray Hamill — Eureka High’s impressive playoff run on the football fields has been great for the school, but it has put the basketball team behind schedule. With as many as […]
Fortuna girls ready to surprise some people this winter
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies are young, fast and eager to surprise some of their Big 5 rivals this season. At the very least, they should offer more of a challenge […]
Athletes and team of the week
The big wins for both Eureka and Fortuna football weren’t the only local sporting highlights of the weekend, with most of the prep basketball teams in action, as well as the first […]
CR women fall to San Jose at Shasta tournament
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team closed out the three-day Shasta Tournament with a 62-49 loss to San Jose on Saturday. Darienne Kartes led the Corsairs with 13 points, while […]
St. Bernard’s girls can’t catch Marin Academy in tourney decider
The St. Bernard’s girls rallied multiple times late in Saturday’s Marin Academy Tournament championship game, but couldn’t catch the host team, falling 63-54. Jasa Sisemore came up big for the Crusaders, finishing […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Loggers top Mack for AIBT crown
The Eureka Loggers took early control of Saturday’s championship game at the Arcata girls tournament, and held off league rivals McKinleyville for a 58-36 win. The victory was the fourth straight to […]
Prep Boys — Heritage too strong for Mack in tournament decider
The McKinleyville Panthers lost to Division-I Heritage in the championship game of their own Rotary Tip-Off tournament on Saturday, falling 78-69. Once again Mack had a balanced performance, but the high-flying visitors […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Panthers, Tigers both win at Rotary tourney
The McKinleyville Panthers overcame an early deficit with some stellar defense on Friday night, defeating Casa Grande 68-57 and advancing to the championship game of their own Rotary Tip-Off tournament. The Arcata […]
