By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be a busy weekend on the local high school basketball courts, with several rescheduled games on tap. No one will be busier than the McKinleyville […]
SCHEDULE UPDATES — Busy weekend in store for H-DNL basketball
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Big wins for Tigers, Panthers and Crusaders
The McKinleyville Panthers kept their championship hopes alive and well with a hard-fought victory over Del Norte at Mack High on Wednesday night. The Panthers rallied from a five-point deficit in the […]
Corsairs forced to postpone all of this week’s games
By Ray Hamill — COVID protocols continue to adversely affect the local college basketball season, with the postponement of all four College of the Redwoods games this week. Wednesday night’s doubleheader at […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Warriors, Tigers and Loggers win
The Arcata Tigers and Del Norte Warriors moved into a two-way tie atop the Big 5 standings halfway through league play after key victories on Tuesday night. The Tigers won 73-65 at […]
Wildcats march on, knock off the Big 5 leaders
The story of the year in H-DNL girls basketball is getting better with each outing. On Tuesday night, the Ferndale Wildcats stunned the Eureka Loggers 53-46 in a matchup of the Big […]
Multiple games to be broadcast on local radio this week
By Ray Hamill — With fans still unable to attend any H-DNL sporting events, most of the basketball games will continue to be streamed live online by the host schools, and several […]
Redwoods teams return home to face Lassen, fans allowed
By Ray Hamill — Both College of the Redwoods basketball teams will play their first home conference games a couple of weeks later than originally scheduled on Wednesday afternoon, and spectators will […]
Arcata Tigers win their second straight in the Big 5
Brandon Bento-Jackson scored a game-high 27 points as the Arcata Tigers defeated the Eureka Loggers 81-48 in a make-up Big 5 boys basketball game on Monday night. The Tigers led big on […]
Clifton shines for HSU in double-OT thriller
Both Humboldt State basketball teams fell to Cal Poly Pomona at Lumberjack Arena on Saturday night, including an exciting double-OT game for the women, who lost 89-80. Freshman Jadence Clifton got her […]
Impressive Cats get set to play Eureka in big Tuesday matchup
By Ray Hamill — One day after getting the better of St. Bernard’s in a key Little 4 showdown, the Ferndale girls have added a Tuesday night game against Eureka to their […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Eureka and L4 teams continue to impress
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 teams feature prominently in this week’s Girls Basketball Power Rankings, with the smaller schools conference holding two of the top three positions. No. 2 Ferndale […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — A shake up at the top this week
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got their league campaign back on track this week with a big win at home over Del Norte. And that is just enough to put […]
Career days for Railsback, Napoleon as CR teams split at Siskiyous
Mason Railsback and Makaila Napoleon each had career days on Saturday as the College of the Redwoods basketball teams split a doubleheader at Siskiyous. Railsback finished with 16 points to lead a […]
Fortuna boys top Ferndale for a much-needed win
The Fortuna boys basketball team got a much-needed win over Eel Valley neighbors Ferndale on Friday night, winning 53-28. All nine Fortuna players scored in a balanced team performance as the Huskies […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Statement win for Ferndale; first Big 5 win for Del Norte
The Ferndale Wildcats are on a roll and showing no signs of slowing down. On Friday night, they improved to 2-0 in the Little 4 and 10-2 overall with a statement win […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers, Crusaders both bounce back
The Arcata Tigers got back on track with a crucial league win on Thursday night, defeating Del Norte 54-41 at Arcata High. After dropping their Big 5 opener at McKinleyville last week, […]
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Tough night for HSU and CR men
The No. 6 team in the nation proved too hot for Humboldt State on Thursday night, as the Jacks fell 81-62 at home to Cal State San Bernardino. The game was the […]
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL — First start for Clifton as HSU and CR lose
Former Big 5 MVP Jadence Clifton got her first start for the Humboldt State women on Thursday night, as the Jacks fell 63-51 to Cal State San Bernardino at Lumberjack Arena. Clifton, […]
NCS RANKINGS — One local team on the rise ahead of big league showdown
By Ray Hamill — Two H-DNL teams remain No. 1 in their division in the North Coast Section basketball rankings this week, according to MaxPreps, while there’s a new top-ranked H-DNL girls […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Career nights and fast starts feature this week
By Ray Hamill — You know you’re hot when you post back-to-back career nights within a week. And that was the case with Del Norte senior Adriel Horton, who has been on […]
