A pair of H-DNL teams will play each other for the Mt. Shasta tournament championship on Saturday. On Friday, the St. Bernard’s girls won their second straight in tournament play and fifth […]
A familiar face returns as Panthers get set to host weekend tournament
By Ray Hamill — Longtime local wrestling coach Tom Pender will return to Humboldt County this weekend, as the McKinleyville Panthers get set to host their annual wrestling tournament. The former Panthers […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders, Warriors keep rolling at Mt. Shasta
The St. Bernard’s Crusader won their fourth straight game to start the season with a 45-36 win over Weed on the opening day at the Mt. Shasta tournament on Thursday. Also in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Plenty of tournament action for H-DNL teams
The Arcata Tigers comfortably advanced to the semifinals of their own tournament on Thursday after getting the better of Buckingham Charter 74-18. Also at the Arcata tournament, McKinleyville overcame a poor shooting […]
Local wrestlers shine at Battle at the Border
The H-DNL wrestlers got the new season off to a competitive start over the weekend, with several locals impressing at Del Norte’s Battle at the Border tournament. Nine of the 14 brackets […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL — Who’s playing where this weekend
By Ray Hamill — For the second straight week, most of the local high school teams will be in action at a variety of tournaments, including one here on the North Coast. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another busy day for H-DNL teams
Two local teams played in tournament championship games on Saturday, with the St. Bernard’s Crusaders winning at Upper Lake and the McKinleyville Panthers losing in their own tournament decider. The Crusaders improved […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Exciting finishes highlight Saturday action
Two Big 5 teams were involved in a couple of thrilling finishes on Saturday, with mixed fortunes. At the Grass Pass tournament, Eureka edged Crater thanks to a late Claire Maples 3-pointer. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Local teams to play for tournament championships
A pair of local teams will play for a tournament championship on Saturday after another strong performance for each on Friday night. At McKinleyville, the Panthers advanced to their own tournament championship […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers prevail in tournament decider
The McKinleyville girls maintained their impressive start to the new season with a statement win over their rivals at the Arcata tournament on Friday night. Facing the host school in a championship […]
H-DNL wrestlers get set for season-opening tournament
By Ray Hamill — North Coast wrestling fans will get a first look at this year’s H-DNL grapplers this weekend, as the new season officially gets under way. All nine league programs […]
Our end-of-season soccer awards go to …
By Ray Hamill — It was another highly entertaining and exciting high school soccer season here on the North Coast with plenty of success for the local teams. Three league champions were […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL — Tournament season tips off this week
By Ray Hamill — The local high school basketball tournament season gets under way this week, with several varsity teams in action. Two high school tournaments will take place here in Humboldt […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Cross country runners, Del Norte football shine
By Ray Hamill — A pair of outstanding cross country runners and a football team that dominated all season long make up this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes and Teams of the Week, […]
Del Norte’s Loftin, Desolenni named MVPs in the Big 4
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte senior running back RJ Loftin has been named Big 4 Offensive MVP for the second straight year, the H-DNL announced on Friday. His teammate Giancarlo Desolenni […]
Warriors go down battling against top seeds in Division 4
The Warriors defense stepped up to the challenge of playing one of the best teams in the entire North Coast Section on Saturday afternoon, but they were unable to match that on […]
MVP honors for Curtis, as Big 5 names all-league team
By Ray Hamill — After leading her team to an undefeated league championship this fall, Del Norte junior McKenna Curtis has been named Big 5 MVP in volleyball. Curtis presented a huge […]
Gyenis, Sloper named MVPs, as H-DNL announces boys all-league soccer team
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Ethan Gyenis and Eureka’s Aidan Sloper each received MVP recognition this week after outstanding individual seasons for both players on the soccer field. Gyenis, who helped lead […]
Classy Warriors are setting the standard in the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — As they always seem to do, the Del Norte Warriors handled last week’s disrespectful seeding for the North Coast Section football playoffs with class. Instead of complaining about […]
H-DNL names all-league teams, multiple MVPs in girls soccer
By Ray Hamill — There was certainly no shortage of talent in H-DNL girls soccer this year, and the league coaches seem to agree. A total of seven different players tied for […]