By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section basketball playoff brackets were announced on Sunday, with 13 of the 18 H-DNL varsity programs qualifying, including seven girls teams. Three local teams have […]
By Ray Hamill — We see a shift at the top in our final boys Power Rankings of the season. After winning Friday night’s Dick Niclai championship game over rival Arcata, the […]
By Ray Hamill — North Coast basketball fans got the matchup they’ve been wanting for much of the season in Friday night’s epic Dick Niclai championship game at Lumberjack Arena. But how […]
By Ray Hamill — Thursday night’s Dick Niclai tournament semifinal between the St. Bernard’s and Eureka girls went right down to the wire. Playing in front of a large crowd at College […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s and Eureka girls served up an instant classic in their Dick Niclai tournament semifinal, played in front of a large crowd at College of the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers wasted no time bouncing back from Friday night’s disappointing loss in their Big 5 decider at Arcata High by winning their Dick Niclai tournament opener […]
By Ray Hamill — Day two of the Dick Niclai tournament is in the books with big wins for the Eureka and Ferndale girls in their tourney openers on Tuesday night. And […]
After seeing their three-year reign as Big 5 champs end last week, the Eureka Loggers appear determined to defend their other title. The four-time defending Dick Niclai tournament champions began the defense […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt track and field team traveled to compete at the weekend Riverfront Invitational in Spokane, Wash. And three former H-DNL athletes impressed at the indoor event, including a couple of […]
Neil Moon led the McKinleyville Panthers back from an early deficit in their Dick Niclai tournament opener on Monday night to set up a semifinal showdown against St. Bernard’s for the second […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls ended a seven-year wait for a Big 5 championship in basketball with a gutsy performance on Friday night. With the conference title on the line, […]
Check out some video highlights from several of this week’s games.
By Ray Hamill — So who is the best girls basketball team in the H-DNL this season? We might be about to find out. Last year, the Arcata and St. Bernard’s girls […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good season for the Arcata Tigers and a particularly good week for the team On Tuesday night, the Arcata boys traveled to McKinleyville to play […]
Saturday Boys Ferndale 72, South Fork 69 (L4 play-in game) Monday Boys Hoopa 68, Ferndale 58 McKinleyville 67, Eureka 44 Tuesday Girls Ferndale 65, Hoopa 40 Eureka 44, McKinleyville 36 Wednesday Boys […]
By Ray Hamill — It was an occasion befitting of a championship showdown and an atmosphere that reminded us once again why high school basketball on the North Coast is so special. […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of H-DNL teams started a busy month on a good note this week, while two local high school seniors appear determined to close out their prep […]
The Arcata Tigers came out on fire in their regular season finale in boys basketball at Eureka on Thursday night, opening up a 28-4 lead after the opening quarter. And after that […]
By Ray Hamill — The three-time defending Big 5 champs are still in the hunt for a fourth straight championship. On Wednesday night, the Eureka Loggers took care of business against the […]
It took them a while to get going offensively, but the Eureka Loggers closed out strong to win a hard-fought and competitive Big 5 boys basketball game at Fortuna on Tuesday night. […]
