By Ray Hamill — Not many changes in this week’s Power Rankings, with the Arcata Tigers retaining top spot after another dominating week on the basketball courts. The No. 1 team in […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers continue to lead the way
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Can anyone stop the Loggers in the Niclai tournament?
By Ray Hamill — The high-flying Eureka girls have won 11 of their last 12 games and are a very impressive 13-1 against H-DN teams this winter. Because of that, the Big […]
Dick Niclai Tournament schedule finalized
By Ray Hamill — In the end there were no playoff games needed to finalize next week’s Dick Niclai Tournament schedule, with all four local leagues crowning outright champions. The highly anticipated […]
Eureka girls leave no doubt, secure second straight B5 title
The Eureka girls knew that if they took care of business on Friday night, then it didn’t matter what happened in the other Big 5 game. And they did that and more. […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers win big; Tigers close out strong
The Eureka Loggers finally broke their streak of close games. After four straight tight contests, three of which they lost, the Eureka boys enjoyed their second best offensive performance of the season […]
Girls basketball tiebreaker scenarios announced
By Ray Hamill — Heading into the final night of league play, there is still plenty to be decided in H-DN basketball when it comes to Dick Niclai Tournament seeds and automatic […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers clinch a share of Big 5; Warriors remain in the hunt
The Eureka Loggers have successfully defended their Big 5 championship in girls basketball, clinching at least a share of the title with a 53-38 win at Arcata on Wednesday night. But with […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another milestone achievement for Murphy
By Ray Hamill — Several former H-DN players are enjoying big winters on the college basketball courts, including one who recently enjoyed another milestone achievement. Former Eureka Logger Kaylee Murphy, who is […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Arcata boys ‘ride the wave’ on the way to league title
The Arcata Tigers clinched the Big 5 championship outright on Tuesday night after winning 72-65 at Eureka and improving to 7-0 in league play. The league championship is the second straight for […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Is the gap at the top widening?
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers remain No. 1 in our Power Rankings this week after another big win at McKinleyville on Thursday. The questions now are can they win the […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Local teams poised to make some noise in NCS
By Ray Hamill — Many of the H-DN teams continue to feature prominently among the top programs in the entire North Coast Section, with almost half them ranked in the top 24, […]
St. Bernard’s boys edge Eureka in exciting overtime showdown
By Ray Hamill — The final game at Jay Willard Gymnasium between these two crosstown rivals provided a fitting farewell. With the Eureka Loggers set to move into a new home before […]
Loggers win the battle of Eureka on Senior Night
The Loggers celebrated Senior Night with a victory over their crosstown rivals in girls basketball on Saturday night, beating St. Bernard’s 59-43 in front of large crowd at Jay Willard Gymnasium. The […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers answer the call; Panthers close in on Niclai spot
Two days after suffering their first league loss, the Loggers quickly returned to winning ways in girls basketball with a comfortable 63-23 win over Fortuna at Eureka High. The win lifts the […]
Loggers prepare for Crusaders to cap exciting week on the court
By Ray Hamill — It’s been an exciting week for Eureka boys basketball, albeit one with mixed fortunes. After beating Del Norte 61-53 in overtime in Crescent City on Tuesday night for […]
Fortuna boys get back to winning ways, close in on Niclai berth
The Huskies got back to winning ways in boys basketball on Thursday night, ending a two-game losing skid with a 51-49 over Eureka in a closely-contested game at Fortuna. The Fortuna boys […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Wild night shakes things up in the Big 5
As the old adage goes, there’s a reason they play the games. Wednesday night was a wild one in H-DNL girls basketball with a couple of upsets that keep the race for […]
League championships could be decided in big week for H-DN basketball
By Ray Hamill — Two of the four H-DN basketball league championships could be decided this week, with some key games on tap as we head into the final two weeks of […]
Eureka girls top Division-2 Ukiah, stretch winning streak to seven
The Loggers stretched their winning streak to seven straight with a nice road win at Ukiah on Saturday night. The Eureka girls defeated the Division-2 Wildcats by a score of 56-35 and […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Top two to face off next weekend
By Ray Hamill — It should be a fun showdown next weekend when the top two teams in our rankings face off against each other at Eureka High School. The Eureka Loggers […]
