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 […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — League champs take center stage
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 […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another milestone achievement for Murphy
By Ray Hamill — Several former H-DN players are enjoying big winters on the college basketball courts, including one who recently enjoyed another milestone achievement. Former Eureka Logger Kaylee Murphy, who is […]
H-DNL announces playoff scenarios for NCS, Niclai tournament berths
By Ray Hamill — The top three Big 5 seeds for the Dick Niclai Tournament have been set, but things remain wide open in the Little 4. After clinching a second straight […]
LITTLE 4 ROUNDUP — Championship goes down to the final night of action
With senior Owen Shanahan sidelined with a minor injury, junior Seth Dyer had a huge night to lead the Crusaders to a comfortable 76-56 win over visiting Hoopa on Tuesday night. The […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Arcata boys ‘ride the wave’ on the way to league title
The Arcata Tigers clinched the Big 5 championship outright on Tuesday night after winning 72-65 at Eureka and improving to 7-0 in league play. The league championship is the second straight for […]
Warriors continue to grow, keep playoff hopes alive
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors have plenty to play for in boys basketball heading into the final week of the regular season. A big win over Ferndale, 64-45, last week […]
Fortuna boys win at Kelseyville, get set for Del Norte
The Fortuna Huskies won a non-league game at Kelseyville in boys basketball on Saturday to give them some momentum heading into the final week of the regular season. The Huskies won 65-60 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Is the gap at the top widening?
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers remain No. 1 in our Power Rankings this week after another big win at McKinleyville on Thursday. The questions now are can they win the […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Local teams poised to make some noise in NCS
By Ray Hamill — Many of the H-DN teams continue to feature prominently among the top programs in the entire North Coast Section, with almost half them ranked in the top 24, […]
St. Bernard’s boys edge Eureka in exciting overtime showdown
By Ray Hamill — The final game at Jay Willard Gymnasium between these two crosstown rivals provided a fitting farewell. With the Eureka Loggers set to move into a new home before […]
