Three H-DNL teams were in a action at the Enterprise tournament on Friday as they get set to open conference play next week. The McKinleyville Panthers won for the second straight day […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — H-DNL teams compete at Enterprise tourney
READERS POLL — Who will win this year’s girls Big 5?
POLL CLOSED By Ray Hamill — Last season was one for the ages for H-DNL girls basketball and early indications are that this year could be every bit as exciting. Particularly in […]
READERS POLL — Who will win this year’s boys Big 5?
POLL CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 tips off next week in boys basketball, with a pair of games on Wednesday and Friday nights. And defending co-champs Arcata and McKinleyville […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another busy day for the H-DNL teams
The St. Bernard’s boys opened a three-game road trip with a 76-64 win at Eagle Point on Friday afternoon. The win was the sixth straight for the beat-up Crusaders, who are still […]
Mooney, Estrada lift the Loggers to win over Kelseyville
The Eureka Loggers are getting some big contributions from a lot of different players as they continue to build momentum ahead of next week’s conference opener in boys basketball. On Saturday, the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Locals impressing early in the season
By Ray Hamill — A pair of young boys basketball players take center stage this week, along with two impressive girls teams. It’s been a good start to the new season for […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Mitchell named MVP as Loggers weather late storm
Eureka sophomore Ryder Mitchell is quickly establishing himself as one of the best players in the H-DNL. Mitchell capped a good three days at the Logger Classic with a big performance in […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Wins for SB, Del Norte, Eureka and Fortuna
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are beginning to find their groove. On Friday they won for the second time in two games at the Kelseyville tournament, defeating Cloverdale 70-69 in a hard-fought game […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Huskies overcome big deficit to win in OT
The emerging Jorlynn Villalvazo scored 18 points to help lead the Fortuna Huskies to a 46-43 overtime win against Orland in an exciting semifinal at the Orland Lady Trojan Invitational tournament on […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Tigers and MVPs enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — When you win a state championship, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to be well represented in our weekly awards. After beating Portola in the state Division […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Cubs, Loggers dominate in tourney openers
The Cubs put a disappointing couple of days at last week’s Cloverdale tournament behind them as they got back to winning ways on the opening day of their own Gene Cotter Memorial […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Who is the best team in the H-DNL right now?
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers’ fast start to the new season has not gone unnoticed. After impressive showings at both of their early-seasons tournaments, the Eureka boys are the highest […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — H-DNL teams riding high in NCS
By Ray Hamill — Last season all nine H-DNL varsity girls basketball teams qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs, including two that made it all the way to a NorCal championship […]
Local wrestlers continue to impress at McKinleyville Invitational
The McKinleyville Panthers continued their impressive start to the new wrestling season with another strong showing at their own tournament this past weekend. One week after a third-place finish at Del Norte’s […]
Eureka boys get set to host annual Logger Classic this week
By Ray Hamill — One of the most anticipated local basketball tournaments of the year will tip off on Thursday evening. The Eureka boys will host the 46th annual Logger Classic at […]
Two Warriors, Fortuna standout named Big 4 MVPs in football
By Ray Hamill — After winning a fifth straight Big 4 title in football this fall, it was no surprise to see the Del Norte Warriors well represented on the conference all-league […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Loggers, Crusaders prevail again
The Eureka girls overcame some adversity this weekend on their way to another tournament championship. On Saturday afternoon, they trailed by six points in the fourth quarter of the championship game, but […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Tigers advance to AIBT final; SB, Del Norte, Hoopa win
The Arcata Tigers will play for a tournament championship for the second straight weekend after beating Piner 59-46 in Friday’s late semifinal. One week after they lost the McKinleyville tournament championship game, […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — SB, Eureka and Hoopa advance to tourney finals
The Eureka girls continued their preparation for the Big 5 with another impressive showing against a good Encinal team at the Windsor tournament on Friday. The Loggers stretched their winning streak to […]
GIRLS ROUNDUP — H-DNL teams impress in tournament openers
The Eureka Loggers continued their impressive early-season form with a tournament-opening win at the Windsor tournament on Thursday. The Loggers beat Branson 52-38 for their fourth straight win and improved to 6-1 […]
