This year’s Warriors made it look so easy, Del Norte fans could be forgiven for asking what took them so long? On Tuesday, they made it official, clinching the school’s first-ever Big […]
Prep Roundup — Del Norte girls clinch historic Big 5 outright
Where Are They Now? — Bonomini, Purify get set for showdown at Shasta
By Ray Hamill — A pair of former Eureka Loggers, who are each enjoying big seasons with their respective collegiate teams, will meet each other on the basketball court at Shasta College […]
More accolades for Eureka’s Tyce Mullins
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue to pile up for Eureka senior Tyce Mullins, who this week was named to the SportStarsMag.com 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense. Mullins, who enjoyed a standout […]
Prep Roundup — Hoopa boys crowned Little 4 champions
The Hoopa Valley Warriors ensured there would be no late dramatics later this week by sealing the Little 4 title outright at South Fork on Monday night, the program’s first conference championship […]
Loggers lead impressive local charge at Windsor tournament
The Eureka girls continued to showcase just how much depth they have on the wrestling mats this year, with another tournament championship at Windsor High on Saturday. The tournament win was the […]
Prep Roundup — Loggers hold off their crosstown rivals
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls responded to a disappointing week on the basketball court with a dynamic team performance in a non-conference 66-53 win at St. Bernard’s on Saturday night. […]
Panthers win again, all but end Loggers’ Niclai hopes
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers are getting hot at a very opportune time. On Friday, McKinleyville won its fourth straight game in boys basketball, defeating Eureka at home by a score […]
Resilient Panthers make their Niclai move
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers have come a long way this season. They’ve arguably come a long way in the past week alone. And now they’ve put themselves in position […]
Big 5 run-in, who has the advantage?
By Ray Hamill — The excitement is building in the Big 5, and this year’s league has been about as competitive as anyone could have hoped for. Not at the top, of […]
Huskies bounce back in wrestling, get set for NCS
The top two wrestling teams in the Humboldt-Del Norte League will compete at the upcoming North Coast Section Dual Team Wrestling Championships at Eureka High on Feb. 2. Fortuna and Del Norte […]
Where Are They Now? — Sky’s the limit for Murphy at Santa Cruz
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka standout Kaylee Murphy appears to be enjoying life as a Banana Slug. The UC Santa Cruz freshman was named this week’s Association of Division-III Independents women’s […]
Race for Niclai heats up, as Loggers stun the Tigers
By Ray Hamill – The Loggers threw the race for third place in the Big 5 wide open with a stunning come-from-behind 54-42 overtime win at Arcata on Wednesday night. The Loggers trailed […]
Prep Roundup — Del Norte, Eureka girls win again in Big 5
The Big 5 is looking more and more likely to come down to the final game of the season next week, with both Eureka and Del Norte each winning on Tuesday night […]
Athletes and team of the week
Fortuna senior wrestler Adam Medeiros continued to lead the way for the Huskies this past weekend, helping them to a fifth-place finish as a team at the North Coast Classic, hosted by Eureka. Medeiros, […]
H-DN girls step up to the challenge at North Coast Classic
The inaugural North Coast Classic wrestling tournament for girls came down to the narrowest of margins at Eureka High on Saturday, with just one point separating the top three teams. In the […]
Big day for local wrestlers at North Coast Classic
By Ray Hamill – Fortuna senior Adam Medeiros led the local charge at Saturday’s North Coast Classic at Eureka High, which featured wrestlers from eight local high schools among the field of […]
Prep Roundup — Crusaders, Warriors both win non-conference games
Hoopa Valley avenged an earlier loss at Eureka High, with a comfortable 86-64 win at home to the Loggers in boys basketball action on Saturday. The high-scoring George Navarro finished with 35 […]
Prep Roundup — Loggers respond in style; smoke alarm denies Hoopa, SB
It was a case of bad timing perhaps for the Fortuna girls on Friday night, as they fell hard in girls basketball to a Eureka team on a mission. Two days after […]
Local wrestlers get set for big Eureka tournament
By Ray Hamill — Many of the Humboldt-Del Norte League wrestlers will descend on Eureka High on Saturday for the biggest annual local tournament of the year. A total of around 25 […]
Prep Roundup — Huskies, Crusaders pull away in the third quarter
The Fortuna Huskies continued to roll over the rest of the Big 5 in boys basketball on Thursday night, running out to a 59-41 victory at Eureka. The win, secured with a […]
