The Eureka Loggers continued their impressive start to the Big 5 with a big road win on Tuesday night. The Loggers traveled to Fortuna and came away with a 56-47 victory to […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers go to 2-0 in B5; Del Norte, Ferndale sweep
Defending conference champs impress in Big 5 opener
The Eureka girls got conference play off to a winning start with a 50-21 win over Del Norte in girls basketball on Friday night, as they played their first-ever game at the […]
BIG 5 — Panthers win on the road again; Loggers open strong
The first week of the Big 5 has belonged to the road teams, and in particular the McKinleyville Panthers. On Thursday night, the Mack boys traveled to Fortuna and defeated the Huskies […]
McKinleyville coach expecting a battle in this year’s Big 5
By Ray Hamill — After seeing his team escape with a huge conference-opening victory in Crescent City on Tuesday night, first-year McKinleyville boys basketball head coach Chris Davis says he is expecting […]
Radio schedule announced for H-DNL basketball games
By Ray Hamill — With league play set to begin in H-DNL basketball this week, The Beat 95.1 FM is getting ready to broadcast several matchups in the coming weeks. The local […]
Eureka JVs place first at weekend Enterprise tournament
The Eureka Loggers enjoyed a successful weekend in JV boys basketball. The young Eureka players improved to 9-7 on the season with a big showing on the way to clinching the Enterprise […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers bounce back at Enterprise
The Eureka Loggers bounced back from a loss to Enterprise on Friday to beat Mt. Shasta in the third place game at the Enterprise tournament on Saturday. The Loggers fell 58-44 to […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers win Enterprise tournament
The McKinleyville girls are enjoying their longest winning streak of the season after winning all three of their games on their way to a tournament championship at the Enterprise tournament. The Panthers, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Another busy week of tournament play
The St. Bernard’s boys opened the Fort Bragg tournament with back-to-back wins on Thursday and Friday. The Crusaders opened with a 78-53 win over Clear Lake and followed that with a 63-20 […]
Simoni, Benbow and the Wildcats set the standard in 2023
By Ray Hamill — Ferndale’s successful run toward a state championship this past season spoke highly of the tremendous tradition the Wildcats have in football. It also speaks highly of how competitive […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Warriors play weekend games
The Eureka boys dropped back-to-back games on the road this weekend, losing at Ukiah on Friday night and at Kelseyville on Saturday afternoon. The Loggers fell 61-55 at Ukiah and 77-72 at […]
South Fork, Fortuna well positioned ahead of league play
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs are the top-ranked Division-6 team in the North Coast Section in boys basketball, according to MaxPreps, and one of two H-DNL teams ranked in […]
Four H-DNL girls teams ranked top-eight in the state
By Ray Hamill — It has been a very impressive start to the new season for almost all of the H-DNL basketball teams, including four local girls teams who are ranked in […]
A CR success story, as three players accept scholarship offers
By Ray Hamill — Three weeks after their historic bowl game victory, the Corsairs are succeeding off the field of play and continuing to set a high standard for College of the […]
GIRLS SOCCER — We name our player, coach and team of the year
By Ray Hamill — There was plenty to celebrate about the 2023 high school girls soccer season, which gave us a lot of worthy candidates for our end-of-season awards. There were arguably […]
Eureka boys pull away late in Logger Classic championship
By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans were treated to a preview of this year’s Big 5 in the championship game at the Logger Classic in Eureka on Saturday afternoon. The host […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Warriors, Huskies win tournaments; Loggers keep rolling
The Hoopa Warriors took home a tournament championship for the second straight weekend after beating Mendocino 81-47 in the final of the Gene Cotter Memorial Tournament at South Fork on Saturday. The […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Three H-DNL teams win tournament championships
It was another busy day for the H-DNL teams on Saturday, with several schools playing at various tournaments. Here on the North Coast, both Eureka and South Fork won their own tournaments. […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Panthers edge Crusaders at Logger Classic
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers won for the second straight night at the Logger Classic on Friday, edging St. Bernard’s 37-34 in an entertaining defensive showdown. Senior Flynn Creighton nailed […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — MVPs, state champs steal the show
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are off to a fast start on the basketball court and look like they could be legitimate Little 4 contenders this winter. Despite a small […]
