By Ray Hamill — Get ready for what is arguably the most exciting week annually in local high school sports. The 2025 Dick Niclai basketball tournaments will tip off in nine days, […]
H-DNL announces all the details for the Dick Niclai tournament
Former Big 5 MVP Isis Poteet making an impact with Vaqueros
Former Big 5 MVP Isis Poteet is enjoying a big debut season on the college basketball courts. The 2024 Eureka High graduate, who helped lead the Loggers to a Big 5 and […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Crusaders host Trinity; Loggers travel to UPrep
With a huge Little 4 matchup at South Fork on Tuesday night, the St. Bernard’s boys welcomed Trinity to Eureka for a non-conference game on Saturday evening and ran out to a […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Action from some of this week’s H-DNL games
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers remain in the chase; Panthers celebrate influential seniors
A short-handed Eureka girls team kept the pressure on the Big 5 leaders with a crucial win at Del Norte on Friday night, a victory that keeps the Loggers’ championship hopes alive. […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Panthers overcome adversity; Loggers close in on Niclai spot
The McKinleyville Panthers set up a mouthwatering clash against Arcata next week with a 53-41 win at Fortuna on Thursday night. The win lifts the Panthers to 6-1 in the Big 5 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Local team moves up to No. 1 in the state
By Ray Hamill — On Thursday night, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders clinched at least a share of a second straight Little 4 championship with a 62-45 win at Ferndale. The victory lifted […]
Short-handed Redwoods women continue to battle in GVC play
Four days after getting its first conference win of the season at Lassen, a short-handed College fo the Redwoods women’s basketball team fell to Shasta in a close battle in Eureka on […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Conference titles could be sealed this week
By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in our rankings can both clinch at least a share of their respective conference championships on Friday night. In the Little 4, the St. […]
Loggers get back to winning ways, get set for Del Norte
The Eureka Loggers ended a three-game losing streak in boys basketball on Monday night. Eureka welcomed South Fork to Jay Willard Gymnasium for a non-conference showdown and won 75-46. And they did […]
Battling sickness, Loggers fall to the Wolves in non-conference game
The Eureka Loggers took a break from the Big 5 with a trip to Shasta for a boys basketball game on Saturday. But it was the home team that started fast, outscoring […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — H-DNL basketball season heating up
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Conference frontrunners pushed all the way
The competitive nature of this year’s Big 5 was on full display on Friday night. Up in Crescent City, the Arcata Tigers had their hands full playing against a fired-up Del Norte […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Tigers continue to roll; Loggers hold on late
The two Big 5 frontrunners won their games on Thursday night, although one of them was pushed all the way to the final seconds. Conference leaders Arcata remained perfect in Big 5 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers still No. 1 after rivalry game win
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL conference leaders St. Bernard’s and Arcata are the biggest local movers in this week’s North Coast Rankings, according to MaxPreps. Both teams enjoyed big statement wins in […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — SB, Ferndale move up in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — For the second straight week, a pair of H-DNL girls basketball teams remain atop the rankings in their North Coast Section divisions, according to MaxPreps. With a 10-game […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Tigers cruise to another big win; Warriors rally late
If the Arcata Tigers play like this for the rest of the season, they will be tough to stop. On Wednesday night, the Big 5 leaders closed out the first half of […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Big comeback keeps Tigers unbeaten; Warriors win
By Ray Hamill— Round one goes to the Arcata Tigers. The top two teams in Big 5 girls basketball went head to head at Eureka High on Tuesday night and it was […]
Two H-DNL schools secure breakthrough NCS championships
It was an historic weekend for H-DNL cheerleading, as two league teams claimed a first-ever North Coast Section championship in the sport. The Eureka Loggers and Fortuna Huskies both traveled to Campolindo […]
SATURDAY ROUNDUP — Loggers, Crusaders win tricky road games
Both Eureka High basketball teams won challenging road games on Saturday, as did the St. Bernard’s boys at Del Norte. The Eureka girls traveled to play University Prep and ended the Panthers’ […]
