By Ray Hamill — Now that we’ve all had a chance to catch our breath after an exciting weekend in playoff basketball we can turn our attention to what’s next for the […]
What’s next for H-DNL teams, who’s in the state playoffs and who’s not
Determined Panthers win thrilling NCS playoff showdown at Arcata
By Ray Hamill — North Coast Section playoff basketball doesn’t get any better than this. A packed house, two great rivals, and a season’s worth of dreams and hopes on the line. […]
Five for five, Tigers top their rivals again in NCS quarterfinal
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers are headed to the state playoffs after a hard-fought victory over their biggest rivals in the North Coast Section basketball quarterfinals at Arcata High on Saturday […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Cubs win playoff opener on busy night for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — Five H-DNL teams are moving on to the semifinals in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs after a busy weekend for the league’s teams. On Saturday night, the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Big week for local basketball
By Ray Hamill — Two influential seniors who have played a key role for their respective teams this winter are this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week. Eureka’s Isis Poteet and […]
Eureka girls answer the Spartans late to advance to NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls were tested in Friday night’s North Coast Section Division-3 basketball quarterfinals but they held on late for a 46-42 win over Pinole Valley at Eureka […]
Crusaders advance to state playoffs; Wildcats, Warriors bow out
The St. Bernard’s girls look like they’re a team on a mission this postseason. On Friday night, the No. 1 seeds in the North Coast Section Division-5 bracket comfortably took care of […]
Freshmen carry on a Del Norte tradition on the path to success
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s freshmen Big 5 boys basketball championship went down to the wire, with the young Del Norte Warriors securing the title on the final […]
Remarkable success continues for H-DNL girls basketball
By Ray Hamill — Heading into the quarterfinals of the North Coast Section girls basketball playoffs, remarkably an H-DNL team has yet to lose to an out-of-area school. All nine H-DNL varsity […]
Mack JVs win the Big 5 to cap an impressive winter in basketball
By Ray Hamill — The varsity team wasn’t the only success story of the winter for McKinleyville boys basketball. The Panthers varsity boys were crowned co-champions of the Big 5 after a […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Six local teams advance on busy playoff night
It was a busy night for the H-DNL with eight of the league’s teams in action in the North Coast Section playoffs. And it was a good night for six of them, […]
Mack girls win playoff opener, set up rematch with Arcata
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. On Wednesday night, the McKinleyville Panthers took care of business against a lower seed in the opening round of the North Coast Section girls […]
Tigers cruise past Middletown to advance to NCS quarterfinals
The Arcata Tigers quickly took control of their North Coast Section boys basketball playoff opener on Wednesday night and never appeared to be in danger of losing. Facing No. 13 seed Middletown […]
McKinleyville boys beat Eureka in all-local NCS showdown
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section boys basketball playoffs must feel like an extension of the regular season for the McKinleyville Panthers. On Wednesday night, they overcame a slow start […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Local teams prepare for weekend games
All four local college basketball teams will be back in action later this week after mixed fortunes this past weekend. The College of the Redwoods men remain mathematically alive in the chase […]
NCS playoff opponent forfeits to Big 5 school
By Ray Hamill — At least one local team is moving on from the first round of the North Coast Section playoffs before Wednesday’s busy night of action. The Arcata girls were […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Little 4 teams prevail in postseason openers
By Ray Hamill — It was a good night for the Little 4 girls, with all three teams in action winning their North Coast Section Division-5 basketball playoff openers on Tuesday. And […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — St. Bernard’s boys fall to Marin Academy
By Ray Hamill — A memorable season for the St. Bernard’s boys basketball team ended with an upset loss to visiting Marin Academy in the opening round of the North Coast Section […]
All nine H-DNL girls teams qualify for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has been rewarded for an outstanding season with all nine varsity girls basketball teams qualifying for the North Coast Section postseason. Six of the nine boys […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A great atmosphere to celebrate H-DNL basketball
By Ray Hamill — Friday night gave us two exciting championship games and a reminder why H-DNL basketball is special. Playing in front of a packed house at Lumberjack Arena, the Arcata […]
