By Ray Hamill — It certainly hasn’t been an easy road for the H-DNL teams in this year’s basketball playoffs. Of the 13 local teams that have lost a game in the […]
Exceptionally tough NCS will prepare H-DN teams for NorCals
Wild night of action for H-DNL teams in the NCS
By Ray Hamill — It was a wild night of action for local teams in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Wednesday, with several close games in the semifinal round, as […]
Loggers fall to Salesian in Division-III semifinal
Top-seeded Salesian proved too hot to handle for the Eureka girls in North Coast Section Division-III basketball action on Wednesday night, pulling away in the second half for a comfortable 61-35 win […]
Redwoods sophomores closing out strong
By Ray Hamill — Despite a troublesome season on the men’s and women’s basketball courts, the College of the Redwoods sophomores are closing out with a bang. All four of them were […]
Big night for H-DNL’s final five in NCS play
By Ray Hamill — And then there were five. A total of 14 Humboldt-Del Norte League teams qualified for this season’s North Coast Section basketball playoffs, but that number has been whittled […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — In what was a wonderful gesture this past week, the Eureka High Student Athlete Advisory Council reached out to a rival school with a random act of kindness, […]
Eureka’s Rendon seeded as state wrestling matchups set
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off her big weekend at the North Coast Section wrestling championships, Eureka’s Aracely Rendon was seeded No. 8 on Monday for this week’s state tournament. Rendon, who […]
Several H-DNL wrestlers place at Sections
Eureka’s Aracely Rendon led an impressive local charge at this weekend’s North Coast Section wrestling championships, taking home her second individual crown. Rendon placed first at 189 pounds, and will be one […]
Loggers surprise Mack student athletes away from the field of competition
Free hot chocolate and donuts were the order of the day for the McKinleyville student athletes on Friday morning, courtesy of one of their local rivals. In recognition of Random Acts of […]
‘Energy and effort’ send Eureka girls on to NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — This time there was no disputing the team’s effort. On Friday night, the Eureka girls comfortably got the better of visiting Sir Francis Drake in the North Coast […]
Napoleon following in the family tradition
By Ray Hamill — For Makaila Napoleon, Oregon Tech was the right fit for several reasons. And that’s good news for Oregon Tech. On Friday afternoon, in front of a gathering of […]
Eureka girls easily advance in NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — It won’t go down as their finest performance of the season, but the Eureka girls are moving on in the North Coast Section Division-III playoffs. The Loggers comfortably […]
Plenty of home games on tap in NCS this week
(UPDATED Feb. 12, with no home game for McKinleyville girls) By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be an action-packed and extremely busy week on the local basketball […]
Three H-DNL girls teams receive top-four seeds for NCS
By Ray Hamill — Six of the local girls teams to make the North Coast Section playoffs will host games this coming week, including the three schools to receive a top-four seed. […]
The H-DNL Wrestling Championships in pictures
Eureka, Del Norte prevail at H-DNL championships
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers became the first-ever champions of the Humboldt-Del Norte League in girls wrestling on Saturday, comfortably taking the title, as expected. On a packed day of […]
Del Norte girls keep making history
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors are enjoying their most impressive season ever in girls basketball, and they continued to roll over North Coast opposition with a 58-44 win over […]
Shake-up in rankings heightens importance of Niclai final
By Ray Hamill — A minor shake-up in the North Coast Section rankings and the projected playoff seedings this week has added to the importance of Friday night’s Dick Niclai championship game […]
Local wrestlers get set for league championships
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League Wrestling championships will enjoy an historic first this weekend, with the inclusion of a full girls tournament for the first time ever. The top […]
Eureka girls cruise into Niclai final
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers will find out on Friday whether third time is truly the charm. On Wednesday night, the Eureka girls comfortably took care of crosstown rivals St. Bernard’s […]
