St. Bernard’s improved to 5-0 on the season with a second win in two days at the Mt. Shasta tournament on another busy night of tournament games for the H-DNL. The Crusaders […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Tournament play continues for H-DNL schools
Huskies, Loggers go to overtime at Arcata tournament
If the early-season showdowns between the Big 5 boys teams are any indication, it’s should be another exciting season of basketball here on the North Coast. One week after a thrilling matchup […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — H-DNL teams impress at various tournaments
The Fortuna Huskies tipped off the Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament in Healdsburg with a 55-48 victory over Middletown on Thursday night. In other local girls games on Thursday, Del Norte and […]
Loggers get set for early Big 5 test after tourney loss at Arcata
By Ray Hamill — It was a disappointing start to the 55th annual Jerry Paul Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament for the Eureka Loggers on Thursday evening after they were outmatched by defending […]
Big 5 teams prepare for weekend Arcata boys tournament
By Ray Hamill — Four local teams will head to Arcata High this week for the 55th annual Jerry Paul Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament, which tips off on Thursday. The three-day boys […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — H-DNL rivals face off in tournament play
The McKinleyville and Arcata boys rarely disappoint when they play each other in basketball and that was the case once again on Saturday. Meeting for the first time this season at the […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Local teams impress on busy day
The Fortuna Huskies bounced back from a disappointing night shooting on Friday to close out the Colusa tournament with a victory over Durham on Saturday. The Huskies won the game 60-41 and […]
Poteet, Giacone lead the way as Loggers win Gridley tournament
The Eureka Loggers continued their impressive start to the new girls basketball season with a comfortable 74-29 win over Enterprise in the championship game at the Gridley tournament on Saturday afternoon. The […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Eureka and St. Bernard’s advance to tourney finals
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will play in the final of the Cloverdale tournament on Saturday after a 51-21 win over Lower Lake on Friday night. The win lifts the SB girls to […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Tough day for local teams at McKinleyville
It was a disappointing day for some of the local teams at the McKinleyville tournament on Friday on yet another busy day for the H-DNL schools. The action got under way in […]
Super sophomores make Redwoods football relevant again
By Ray Hamill — After decades of struggles, a talented and determined College of the Redwoods sophomore class has helped put Corsairs football back on the map and make the program relevant […]
Eureka’s Lila Ekholdt named MVP in Big 4 girls soccer
By Ray Hamill — The hard work is paying off for Eureka’s Lila Ekholdt. The standout senior will have plenty of options to continue her playing career after graduation in 2024 and […]
Montanez, Dominguez named MVPs in H-DNL boys soccer
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Hector Dominguez has been named Outfield MVP of the H-DNL in boys soccer after an outstanding year for the Huskies. Also honored was Del Norte’s Isidro Montanez, […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Warriors win in OT; several teams win big
It was a good night for the H-DNL teams in tournament play on Thursday, with some lopsided wins for four different teams. The Eureka girls beat Woodland 74-13 at the Gridley tournament, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Tigers beat the Grizzlies on busy day for H-DNL teams
A shorthanded Arcata Tigers team rallied in the second half to beat San Lorenzo 61-49 in the opening game at the McKinleyville tournament on Thursday afternoon. A sluggish first half left the […]
Charlo, Chalmers shine in entertaining Eureka alumni game
Some old friends returned to Eureka High over the weekend for the Loggers’ annual alumni boys basketball game. And with a big crowd on hand at the new Jay Willard Gymnasium, the […]
Jahmil Rippy leads the way as Loggers top Shasta, go to 2-0
The Loggers improved to 2-0 on the new season with a 75-70 win over Shasta in boys basketball at Eureka on Monday night. Jahmil Rippy continued his oppressive start to the season […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Huskies win again; Loggers fall to Division-1 Dons
The Fortuna girls improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice win at home to Ukiah on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies, who also beat Fort Bragg in their season opener a […]
Loggers overcome slow start, top Miramonte in tournament play
The Eureka Loggers settled down after a shaky start against Miramonte at the Pinole Valley Shootout on Friday and ran out to a 49-32 win in girls basketball. Trailing by eight points […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Cubs and cross country runners shine
By Ray Hamill — The history making South Fork Cubs are this week’s Humboldt Sports Team of the Week. After securing a first-ever North Coast Section championship in football for the school, […]
