Basketball Power Rankings Girls 1 — Del Norte (10-1) The No. 2 ranked team in NCS Division-IV, the Warriors are getting plenty of respect 2 — Eureka (9-4) A tough pre-league schedule […]
Power Rankings – Fortuna, Del Norte lead the way
H-DNL Girls Preview – Local teams impress heading into league
By Ray Hamill – While the Humboldt-Del Norte League boys have just two basketball teams ranked in the top 60 in the North Coast Section, the girls have five teams ranked in […]
H-DNL Boys Preview — Can anyone stop Fortuna, Hoopa?
By Ray Hamill — League play opens in earnest for most of the local high schools on the basketball courts this week, with at least one key matchup right off the bat. […]
Prep Roundup — Fortuna boys respond; SB girls win Fort Bragg tourney
The Fortuna boys basketball team wasted no time putting Friday’s loss behind them, bouncing back on Saturday to beat the host team at the Windsor tournament, 65-45. Donald Willis led the way, […]
Friday’s Prep Roundup — Fortuna boys suffer first loss
The Fortuna boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season at the Windsor tournament on Friday, falling 73-55 to Menlo-Atherton. The Huskies were riding a 13-game winning streak to start […]
2018 IN SPORTS — The top local stories of the year
By Ray Hamill — 2018 will go down as a controversial one in local sports, with Humboldt State and the North Coast Section front and center for the wrong reasons. But there […]
Thursday Prep Roundup — Good day for St. Bernard’s, Fortuna
Both St. Bernard’s basketball teams tipped off their post-Christmas schedule with a win on Thursday morning at the Fort Bragg tournament. The boys defeated Kelseyville 48-40, while the girls got the better […]
2018 In Sports — Some more of the best moments of the year
By Ray Hamill — This week here at Humboldt Sports we’re taking a look back at the top local sports stories of the year. On Tuesday, we broke down Nos. 21-30, and […]
2018 In Sports — Some of the top local stories of the year
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to local sports, 2018 was no ordinary year, and certainly not for the faint of heart. Mixed in with the usual assortment of thrills, drama […]
Loggers top Crusaders, begin to find their ‘basketball legs’
The Eureka boys are beginning to find their way. On Saturday night, the Loggers beat crosstown rivals St. Bernard’s 81-62 for their second win of the young season. Head coach Robbie Thompson […]
Marcus Finney planning on a better and brighter 2019
By Ray Hamill — This past year has been a challenging one for Eureka’s Marcus Finney in more ways than one, but you won’t find him feeling sorry for himself. Finney has […]
Loggers honor Napoleon for milestone achievement
By Ray Hamill — Eureka senior Makaila Napoleon was honored by the school on Wednesday evening for reaching a memorable milestone a couple of weeks ago. Napoleon was awarded a commemorative basketball […]
Five Takeaways — H-DNL girls teams make a statement
By Ray Hamill — What a weekend it was for local high school basketball, with four girls teams winning their respective tournaments, and the Fortuna boys rolling to an 11th consecutive victory […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — Several local basketball teams impressed this past weekend, leaving us with no shortage of options for this week’s Humboldt Sports athletes and team of the week. The Ferndale, […]
Eureka girls now among top-ranked teams in the NCS
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers won their second tournament in three weeks over the weekend, and that’s something that has been gaining them attention beyond Humboldt County. After Saturday’s tournament […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Huskies win their third straight tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies continued to set a blistering pace by claiming their third tournament championship in three weeks at the Logger Classic on Saturday. This time around, the […]
Prep Girls Roundup — Four local teams win tournament championships
Three local teams claimed tournament championships early on Saturday, with a fourth, Ferndale, playing for one on Saturday night. The McKinleyville girls continued to show why they are a much improved team […]
Friday’s Girls Roundup — St. Bernard’s, Mack both win at Panther Classic
St. Bernard’s and McKinleyville both advanced to play for the Lady Panther Classic championship on Saturday, after each won their semifinals on Friday. The Crusaders topped Fortuna in an all-local affair, while […]
Friday’s Boys Roundup — Tigers come alive at Logger Classic
The Arcata Tigers ended a three-game losing skid with a comfortable 80-60 win over Hoopa Valley on day two of the Logger Classic on Friday. The Tigers opened up a double-digit lead […]
Thursday’s Girls Roundup — H-DNL teams continue to roll
It was a good day for the local teams at the Lady Panther Classic basketball tournament at McKinleyville High on Thursday, with three of the four squads winning their opening games. The […]
