The strength of local youth basketball was on full display here on the North Coast this past weekend. And it was on display all across the county. The annual Humboldt Wild Battle […]
The strength of local youth basketball was on full display here on the North Coast this past weekend. And it was on display all across the county. The annual Humboldt Wild Battle […]
By Ray Hamill — Sometimes they’re talented and pretty smart as well. This year, a total of 13 H-DNL teams have received scholastic team awards from the North Coast Section, including four […]
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL players have been included on the CalHiSports.com Division-4 all-state girls basketball team, which was released on Sunday. The trio includes St. Bernard’s junior Laila Florvilus, who […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders are winning on and off the field of competition. One of the most successful schools in H-DNL sports held a letter signing ceremony on Thursday for […]
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville’s latest “gym rat” announced this week that she will play basketball for the College of Marin women’s team after graduation this year. Senior Bella Turner will follow […]
By Ray Hamill — One former H-DNL player is coming off a “monster” two years playing college basketball, as she gets set to weigh her options and move on to the next […]
By Ray Hamill — Excitement is building for McKinleyville area basketball, as the newest local AAU basketball club in the county gets set to make its debut this weekend. The newly-formed Mad […]
The Academy of the Redwoods won its first-ever Coast League championship in basketball on Friday. Competing at College of the Redwoods, the league season wrapped up with its annual basketball tournament at […]
By Ray Hamill — After leading her team to the H-DNL’s first-ever state championship in basketball, St. Bernard’s junior Laila Florvilus is turning some heads well beyond the Redwood Curtain. On Wednesday, […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are setting a good example on the field of competition and in the stands. The school and community was recently honored as the H-DNL Winter […]
By Ray Hamill — After such an exciting and exhilarating season on the local basketball courts, it was never going to be an easy choice for the 2023/24 Humboldt Sports Boys and […]
By Ray Hamill — This was one of the toughest calls to make in our six end-of-season awards considering the quality of coaching here on the North Coast right now. But three […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are the 2023/24 Humboldt Sports Boys Basketball Team of the Year. And they are so for multiple reasons. After a somewhat slow start to their […]
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue to build for St. Bernard’s Matt Tomlin. Two days after being named CalHiSports Division-4 coach of the year, Tomlin can add the 2023/24 Humboldt Sports […]
By Ray Hamill — There can be little doubt as to who was the most impressive girls basketball team in the H-DNL this past season. The St. Bernard’s girls not only separated […]
With just 18 kids in the entire school, Jack Norton Elementary recently stunned the field at the 55th annual Jaycees Basketball Tournament in Crescent City. The Hoopa school took home the B-2 […]
By Ray Hamill — There was no shortage of excitement on the local basketball courts this year, with lots of twists and turns along the way. And it was a memorable season […]
By Ray Hamill — An H-DNL girls team won a state championship in basketball for the first time in league history this season, but it was the quality of teams from top […]
By Ray Hamill — Remarkably, all nine H-DNL varsity girls basketball teams qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs this year, and even more remarkably none of them lost to an out-of-area […]
By Ray Hamill — A very competitive boys basketball season on the local courts has resulted in a competitive race for the 2023/24 Humboldt Sports Boys Coach of the Year. The quality […]