By Ray Hamill — Heading into the final two nights of the regular season in H-DNL basketball, there is still plenty to be decided in the race for Dick Niclai Tournament inclusion. […]
All you need to know about potential Niclai seeds, play-in games
Loggers, Wildcats remain in the hunt for Dick Niclai tourney berth
The Loggers still hold their Dick Niclai tournament fate in their own hands after an important win over Fortuna on Senior Night at Eureka High on Wednesday. The Eureka boys defeated the […]
Tigers deny the Panthers; Loggers win to set up huge final night
By Ray Hamill — There’s always something special about rivalry games. On Wednesday night, in front of a packed and loud Arcata High gymnasium, the host Tigers continued their late-season surge by […]
Crusaders clinch conference title outright, top seed for Niclai
It took the Crusaders a little while to find their groove on Senior Night, but once they did it was business as usual. Hosting South Fork in their penultimate Little 4 game, […]
BIG 5 — Arcata Tigers win again; excitement builds in race for Niclai
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers continued their long unbeaten run in Big 5 girls basketball on Tuesday night, while the Eureka Loggers qualified for the Dick Niclai tournament with a […]
LITTLE 4 — Crusaders make it official; Cats, Warriors secure Niclai spots
The Crusaders made it official on Tuesday night, clinching a fourth straight outright Little 4 conference championship in girls basketball. After winning at least a co-championship with their victory at Ferndale on […]
Change announced for Dick Niclai tournament schedule
By Ray Hamill — The schedule for next week’s Dick Niclai tournaments are set, but it remains to be seen which teams will participate. The McKinleyville boys, Arcata girls and St. Bernard’s […]
SB girls beat Del Norte, inch closer to another 20-win campaign
Few teams in the H-DNL can match the remarkable consistency of the St. Bernard’s girls basketball team. On Monday night, the Crusaders traveled to Crescent City for a non-conference game and came […]
Deju vu at Arcata as Dyer explodes for 52 points against the Tigers
St. Bernard’s senior Liam Dyer had a night he’ll never forget on Saturday while leading his team to a 79-54 win at Arcata. The Crusaders’ sharpshooter has been one of the most […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers still the team to beat in the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls keep winning and they keep moving up in the North Coast Section rankings. For the third straight week, the Tigers have made a move in […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Excitement building as we head towards the postseason
By Ray Hamill — This past week saw four local teams crowned conference champs in H-DNL boys and girls basketball, including two outright, but the race for the Dick Niclai tournament berths […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Little 4 teams enjoy big day against Big 5 opponents
It was a good day for a couple of Little 4 teams in non-conference games against their Big 5 rivals. At McKinleyville, the Ferndale Wildcats enjoyed a big second half on the […]
COLLEGE ROUNDUP — CR women finish strong to beat Shasta
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team made it four straight wins with a 50-37 victory over Shasta on Saturday afternoon to set up a huge showdown at Butte on Thursday. […]
Panthers make history, secure first-ever outright Big 5 title
The Panthers would not be denied. After clinching at least a co-championship in Big 5 boys basketball on Wednesday night, McKinleyville needed one more win to secure the title outright, and on […]
Warriors answer the call, keep Niclai tournament hopes alive
The Del Norte boys turned in their most complete team performance of the season in their most important game of the season. With their Dick Niclai tournament hopes on the line, the […]
LITTLE 4 ROUNDUP — Crusaders clinch; Warriors get back on track
The Crusaders are Little 4 champions for the third straight year after clinching at least a share of this year’s title with another dominating conference win on Friday night. The St. Bernard’s […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — CR women, H-DNL juniors enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — A pair of juniors and a returning program feature in our weekly awards this week, after big weeks for all three. Eureka junior Xavier De La Rosa has […]
Eureka girls go to overtime again in key B5 showdown with Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are giving their fans they money’s worth this season. For the third time in seven days, the Loggers played an overtime game on Thursday night, […]
Huskies start fast, top the Panthers to keep Niclai hopes alive
The Fortuna Huskies ended a three-game Big 5 losing streak with a timely win on Thursday to keep their Dick Niclai tournament hopes alive. In a game they had to have, the […]
Crusaders crowned at least co-champs with hard-fought win over the Cats
St. Bernard’s clinched at least a share of the Little 4 championship in girls basketball with a victory over their closest challengers on Thursday night. But they had to battle all the […]
