The Hoopa Warriors are playing like a team that believes it can compete for a conference championship in the new year. On Saturday, the Hoopa boys capped a late comeback in the […]
Romero, McKinnon lead the way as surging Warriors win a thriller
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Locals impressing early in the season
By Ray Hamill — A pair of young boys basketball players take center stage this week, along with two impressive girls teams. It’s been a good start to the new season for […]
After a slow start, Ferndale boys starting to build some momentum
After a slow start to the new boys basketball season, the Ferndale Wildcats are beginning to build some momentum ahead of conference play. On Saturday, the Cats placed third at the Kelseyville […]
Fortuna boys fall to Orland in Anderson tournament finale
The Fortuna Huskies closed out the Anderson boys basketball tournament against Orland on Saturday and fell 51-43. The Huskies started the stronger of the two teams and led 13-9 after the opening […]
Corsairs close out Santa Rosa tournament with gutsy performance
The Corsairs quickly bounced back from a disappointing performance on the basketball court against Santa Rosa on Friday night with a much-improved outing against Foothill on Saturday. The College of the Redwoods […]
Panthers lose a close one to San Lorenzo to close out Albany tourney
The McKinleyville Panthers closed out the Albany tournament with a narrow 59-58 loss to San Lorenzo on Saturday. Nick Maher scored a teak-high 17 points for the Mack boys as he continues […]
Dyer and the Crusaders win Kelseyville tournament in front of packed home crowd
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders overcame a strong start by the host team in front of a packed gymnasium in the championship game at the Kelseyville tournament on Saturday night. The Crusaders weathered […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Four H-DNL teams win tournament championships
The Del Norte, St. Bernard’s, Eureka and Fortuna girls basketball teams all secured tournament championships on Saturday. Competing at the Central Valley tournament, the Warriors made it six straight wins with a […]
Cal Poly men hold on at Westmont; Women fall to the Wolves
The Cal Poly Humboldt mens basketball team got a much-needed win in the Jacks’ final game of 2024 on Saturday. The Lumberjacks traveled to Santa Barbara and beat Westmont 79-73, holding on […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Mitchell named MVP as Loggers weather late storm
Eureka sophomore Ryder Mitchell is quickly establishing himself as one of the best players in the H-DNL. Mitchell capped a good three days at the Logger Classic with a big performance in […]
Bear Cubs dominate the Corsairs at the Santa Rosa tournament
The Bear Cubs led wire to wire and dominated College of the Redwoods in a men’s basketball showdown at the Santa Rosa tournament on Friday night. The host school won the game […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Wins for SB, Del Norte, Eureka and Fortuna
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are beginning to find their groove. On Friday they won for the second time in two games at the Kelseyville tournament, defeating Cloverdale 70-69 in a hard-fought game […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Huskies overcome big deficit to win in OT
The emerging Jorlynn Villalvazo scored 18 points to help lead the Fortuna Huskies to a 46-43 overtime win against Orland in an exciting semifinal at the Orland Lady Trojan Invitational tournament on […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Tigers and MVPs enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — When you win a state championship, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to be well represented in our weekly awards. After beating Portola in the state Division […]
Redwoods men battle No. 20 Pasadena in entertaining back-and-forth game
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team opened the Santa Rosa tournament with a big night from downtown on the way to beating Pasadena City College 74-69 on Thursday night. In […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Crusaders overcome slow start; Huskies struggle
The St. Bernard’s boys opened the Kelseyville tournament with their third straight win late on Thursday night. The Crusaders defeated Upper Lake 60-45 and improved to 5-2 on the season as they […]
Tigers face tough early-tournament test against the Cardinals
The Arcata girls basketball team faced a tough challenge in its first game at the Justin-Siena Holiday Classic on Thursday night, opening against Cardinal Newman. The Cardinals started slowly but grew into […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Unbeaten Crusaders top Oroville, go to 7-0
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders continued their unbeaten start to the season with their seventh win in seven games. Playing at the Kelseyville tournament, the Crusaders cruised to a comfortable 60-13 victory over […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Cubs, Loggers dominate in tourney openers
The Cubs put a disappointing couple of days at last week’s Cloverdale tournament behind them as they got back to winning ways on the opening day of their own Gene Cotter Memorial […]
Fortuna seventh graders enjoy plenty of success this fall
By Ray Hamill — The future of girls basketball in The Friendly City appears to be in good hands. The Fortuna Middle School seventh grade girls team recently concluded a very impressive […]
