By Ray Hamill — Wow! What an opening few days in the Big 5 and Little 4. While COVID has played havoc with just about every H-DNL roster this week, it hasn’t […]
League races thrown wide open after wild night of basketball
More weekend games postponed
By Ray Hamill — Multiple weekend high school basketball games have been postponed because of COVID protocols, as just about every H-DNL team continues to be affected. Friday night’s Big 5 showdown […]
Del Norte, Arcata face off in league-opening dual meet
The Del Norte Warriors hosted Arcata in an H-DNL dual meet in wrestling on Wednesday as they prepare for a weekend tournament at Anderson. The Warriors won the meet with a number […]
Local stations to broadcast several H-DNL basketball games this month
By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans won’t be able to attend any games for the next two weeks, but they can still follow much of the action online and on the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — H-DNL teams rank high in section and state
By Ray Hamill — It’s no surprise to see that the Arcata Tigers are the highest ranked local boys basketball team, according to MaxPreps, as they get set to open the Big […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Panthers win Big 5 openers
The Loggers tipped off the Big 5 with an emphatic win over Del Norte in girls basketball on Wednesday night, running out to a 65-27 victory at Eureka High. Both teams were […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Who’s ranked where in the NCS as we begin league play?
By Ray Hamill — As they get set to tip off the Little 4 this week, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders are the top-ranked local girls basketball team, according to MaxPreps. The Crusaders, […]
H-DNL to play without spectators for two weeks
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced on Wednesday afternoon that no spectators will be allowed at sporting events for two weeks beginning on Friday. According to a press release from the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers, Warriors win Big 5 openers
The McKinleyville Panthers and Del Norte Warriors both tipped off the Big 5 with a win on Tuesday night. The Panthers broke open a tight game with a big second half at […]
Joe Tanno voted Humboldt Sports Male Athlete of the Year
By Ray Hamill — It was a year young Joe Tanno won’t forget any time soon with an achievement for the ages. And he’s only going to get better. During the summer, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Busy week for H-DNL teams
The Fortuna Huskies suffered a pair of losses at the Dixon Ram tournament this week, while also defeating El Dorado. The Huskies opened tourney play with a 75-64 loss to Argonaut on […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Not much to separate the top teams right now
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers won nine straight to start the new season before tasting defeat for the first time against a very good Pleasant Valley team at the Red […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies, Warriors and Crusaders all win midweek games
The Fortuna, Del Norte and St. Bernard’s boys all won in basketball on Wednesday night as they continue their preparation for the upcoming league campaign. Fortuna defeated Marin Academy 68-60 and improved […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Busy day of tournament action for H-DNL teams
A busy day of action for the H-DNL saw one local team claim a tournament championship on Saturday and two others place second. At Eureka, the McKinleyville Panthers got the better of […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers remain unbeaten; Loggers, Warriors win
The Arcata boys continued to roll on Friday, overcoming a slow start at the Red Bluff tournament for the second straight day on the way to a 63-49 win over a dangerous […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies pull away from the Cats in the second half
The Ferndale Wildcats matched the Huskies basket for basket early in Thursday’s Logger Classic opener, but the Fortuna boys began to take control before halftime and would run out to a comfortable […]
Early storylines and reasons for optimism for all nine H-DNL boys teams
By Ray Hamill — The new high school basketball season is just getting warmed up, but several H-DNL teams have already made a quite a statement in the early going and have […]
Eureka boys, Mack girls get set to host tournaments this week
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for another busy week of high school basketball, with two local varsity tournaments scheduled and multiple H-DNL teams playing at both of them. At Eureka High, […]
Warriors set the pace at Mack wrestling tournament
Del Norte took home the team championship at the weekend McKinleyville boys wrestling tournament, comfortably outpacing the rest of the field, which included eight of the nine H-DNL teams. The Warriors scored […]
Our end-of-season football awards go to …
By Ray Hamill — The honors keep racking up for Del Norte’s Sam Schauerman, and there’s finally some good news for Arcata’s Shane Purcell and Carson Tucker. After yet another phenomenal season […]
