By Ray Hamill — An injury-plagued McKinleyville Panthers team had to dig deep late in Wednesday’s Dick Niclai Tournament semifinal at College of the Redwoods, but was able to hold off the […]
Panthers hold on late, set up Niclai final rematch
Cal Poly women to recognize two worthy causes this week
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team returns to Lumberjack Arena for the next four games, including key matchups against Cal State East Bay on Thursday and the No. 5 team in the […]
H-DN expresses gratitude to CR for Niclai tournament efforts
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will play host to four Dick Niclai Tournament semifinals over the next two nights, as the excitement continues to build around the annual H-DN […]
Warriors, Wildcats advance to Dick Niclai semifinals
The Del Norte Warriors held their nerve down the stretch and were able to keep the McKinleyville Panthers at bay in the opening round of the Dick Niclai Tournament in Crescent City […]
Panthers, Crusaders prevail in Dick Niclai Tournament openers
The McKinleyville and St. Bernard’s boys basketball teams have advanced to the Dick Niclai Tournament semifinals after winning their opening round games on Monday night. The Panthers faced off against the Fortuna […]
South Fork girls get much-needed win at Calistoga
They’ve been playing shorthanded all season, but they have continued to battle. On Saturday afternoon, with just five players suited up, the South Fork girls got a much-needed win at Calistoga, winning […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers continue to lead the way
By Ray Hamill — Not many changes in this week’s Power Rankings, with the Arcata Tigers retaining top spot after another dominating week on the basketball courts. The No. 1 team in […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Can anyone stop the Loggers in the Niclai tournament?
By Ray Hamill — The high-flying Eureka girls have won 11 of their last 12 games and are a very impressive 13-1 against H-DN teams this winter. Because of that, the Big […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Defense lifts Corsairs to victory; Jacks win at Chico
There were mixed fortunes for the local college basketball teams on Saturday afternoon, with both the College of the Redwoods and Cal Poly Humboldt men’s teams winning their games and both women’s […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — League champs take center stage
By Ray Hamill — This week we honor two players who helped lead their teams to a league championship, as well as a team that has established itself as a dominant force […]
Hoopa girls ensure playoff eligibility after ending long losing streak
By Ray Hamill — It had been a long time coming and it may have saved their playoff hopes. On Wednesday night, the Hoopa girls snapped a long losing streak on the […]
Dick Niclai Tournament schedule finalized
By Ray Hamill — In the end there were no playoff games needed to finalize next week’s Dick Niclai Tournament schedule, with all four local leagues crowning outright champions. The highly anticipated […]
Crusaders prevail in exciting championship showdown at Ferndale
By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in the Little 4 lived up to the billing on Friday night and served up an exciting and hard-fought showdown in front of a […]
Eureka girls leave no doubt, secure second straight B5 title
The Eureka girls knew that if they took care of business on Friday night, then it didn’t matter what happened in the other Big 5 game. And they did that and more. […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Corsairs return home, Lumberjacks head to Chico
By Ray Hamill — All four local college basketball teams will be in action on Saturday afternoon, including a pair of games here on the North Coast. The College of the Redwoods […]
LITTLE 4 ROUNDUP — Cubs retain league title, as Cats win at SB
The South Fork Cubs didn’t have to wait quite as long this time around. After ending a 29-year Little 4 championship drought a year ago, the South Fork boys made it two […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers win big; Tigers close out strong
The Eureka Loggers finally broke their streak of close games. After four straight tight contests, three of which they lost, the Eureka boys enjoyed their second best offensive performance of the season […]
Girls basketball tiebreaker scenarios announced
By Ray Hamill — Heading into the final night of league play, there is still plenty to be decided in H-DN basketball when it comes to Dick Niclai Tournament seeds and automatic […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers clinch a share of Big 5; Warriors remain in the hunt
The Eureka Loggers have successfully defended their Big 5 championship in girls basketball, clinching at least a share of the title with a 53-38 win at Arcata on Wednesday night. But with […]
LITTLE 4 ROUNDUP — Hoopa girls stun St. Bernard’s to set up true championship
As expected the race for the Little 4 championship in girls basketball will go down to the final night of action. What wasn’t expected, however, is that we will have a true […]
