By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys wrestling team could make a case for being the most dominating high school sports program on the North Coast right now. On Tuesday, the […]
Dominating Del Norte stretches remarkable winning streak
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Wild night in conference as frontrunners fall
By Ray Hamill — An unpredictable Big 5 got a little more unpredictable on Thursday night. The two conference frontrunners suffered losses, with Big 5 leaders McKinleyville falling in overtime to Del […]
Arcata girls win at Del Norte to keep pressure on Big 5 leaders
The Del Norte Warriors gave the Arcata Tigers all they could handle for much of the night and led by two points heading into the final quarter in Crescent City on Wednesday […]
Lemke, Dunn lead Tigers past the Warriors to remain in contention
The Tigers kept their championship hopes alive with a comfortable 62-42 win over Del Norte in Big 5 boys basketball at Arcata High School on Tuesday night. The Tigers started strong and […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another busy night of action for local teams
The St. Bernard’s girls are winning with defense. On Friday night, the Crusaders traveled to Hoopa and came away with a 52-39 win over the Warriors to go to 2-0 in the […]
Del Norte Warriors hold off the Huskies for first Big 5 victory
The Del Norte girls got their first conference win in a competitive girls basketball showdown on Friday night, beating the Huskies 58-54 at Fortuna. The victory lifts the Warriors to 1-2 in […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies get much-needed win at Del Norte
After three straight home losses to open conference play, the Fortuna Huskies traveled to Crescent City on Thursday night and came away with a much-needed road victory. Playing without two starters, the […]
Team defense leads St. Bernard’s past Del Norte in non-league action
Strong defense paved the way for the St. Bernard’s girls on Wednesday night, as the Crusaders traveled to Crescent City and came away with a 45-36 non-league win over Del Norte in […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Big 5 games switched, other updates
By Ray Hamill — Three Big 5 girls basketball games scheduled for Wednesday evening have been moved from Eureka to Fortuna. The freshmen, JV and varsity showdowns between the Loggers and Huskies […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers go to 2-0 in B5; Del Norte, Ferndale sweep
The Eureka Loggers continued their impressive start to the Big 5 with a big road win on Tuesday night. The Loggers traveled to Fortuna and came away with a 56-47 victory to […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big week for Mack basketball, DN wrestler
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are off to a flying start in H-DNL basketball, with both the boys and girls teams sitting atop the Big 5 standings after the opening […]
Defending conference champs impress in Big 5 opener
The Eureka girls got conference play off to a winning start with a 50-21 win over Del Norte in girls basketball on Friday night, as they played their first-ever game at the […]
Can anyone stop the Del Norte Warriors in this year’s H-DNL?
By Ray Hamill — The defending league champs look like the team to beat once again in this year’s H-DNL. Last weekend, the Del Norte boys traveled to compete at the prestigious […]
BIG 5 — Panthers win on the road again; Loggers open strong
The first week of the Big 5 has belonged to the road teams, and in particular the McKinleyville Panthers. On Thursday night, the Mack boys traveled to Fortuna and defeated the Huskies […]
Six local wrestlers riding high in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — With the H-DNL dual meet season getting under way this week, some of the league’s wrestlers are making some noise at the state level. A total of six […]
Impressive Panthers, Tigers win on opening night in the Big 5
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers got their Big 5 campaign off to an impressive start after rolling over Del Norte 53-26 at Mack High on Wednesday night. The win was […]
McKinleyville coach expecting a battle in this year’s Big 5
By Ray Hamill — After seeing his team escape with a huge conference-opening victory in Crescent City on Tuesday night, first-year McKinleyville boys basketball head coach Chris Davis says he is expecting […]
Road teams prevail on opening night, as Big 5 tips off
The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in boys basketball is expected to be one of the most wide open and competitive in years, and Tuesday’s opening night did little to […]
Radio schedule announced for H-DNL basketball games
By Ray Hamill — With league play set to begin in H-DNL basketball this week, The Beat 95.1 FM is getting ready to broadcast several matchups in the coming weeks. The local […]
Tough competition should prepare Warriors for league play
The Warriors faced some top notch competition ahead of league play in boys basketball and head coach Cris Rice believes that will benefit his players when they tip off the Big 5. […]
