It was a busy night for the H-DNL with eight of the league’s teams in action in the North Coast Section playoffs. And it was a good night for six of them, […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Six local teams advance on busy playoff night
McKinleyville boys beat Eureka in all-local NCS showdown
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section boys basketball playoffs must feel like an extension of the regular season for the McKinleyville Panthers. On Wednesday night, they overcame a slow start […]
Fortuna senior makes school history with championship win
By Ray Hamill — Two weeks after winning a first-ever H-DNL dual meet championship, the Arcata Tigers were crowned league champions in girls wrestling at Eureka High School on Saturday. The Tigers […]
Dominating Warriors roll to league championship in H-DNL wrestling
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys defended their H-DNL championship in wrestling in emphatic fashion at Eureka High School on Saturday. The Warriors finished with five individual champions and four […]
All nine H-DNL girls teams qualify for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has been rewarded for an outstanding season with all nine varsity girls basketball teams qualifying for the North Coast Section postseason. Six of the nine boys […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A golden era continues for the Eureka Loggers
By Ray Hamill — With three straight Big 5 championships and four straight Dick Niclai tournament titles, the Eureka Loggers have left no doubt as to who is the most dominating program […]
Where do this year’s Niclai champs stand in tournament history?
By Ray Hamill — With victories in their respective Dick Niclai tournament championship games on Friday night, the Arcata boys and Eureka have plenty to celebrate this weekend. But where does each […]
Loggers prevail as exciting Niclai girls final goes down to the wire
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls are Dick Niclai tournament champions for the fourth straight time after edging St. Bernard’s in an exciting final at Lumberjack Arena on Friday night. Playing […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — History-seeking Eureka girls take care of business
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls will get a rematch with St. Bernard’s in Friday night’s Dick Niclai tournament championship game after comfortably taking care of business in Wednesday’s semifinal. Playing […]
Loggers start fast, roll to comfortable win in Niclai semifinal
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are headed back to the Dick Niclai championship game in girls basketball after a dominating 62-36 win over the Hoopa Warriors in the semifinals at […]
Former Loggers look set to play a big role for CR baseball in 2024
Patience at the plate and a core group of former Eureka Loggers played a pivotal role in leading the College of the Redwoods baseball team to a 4-0 start to the new […]
All you need to know about next week’s Dick Niclai tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Dick Niclai tournament gets under way on Monday with a pair of games in the girls bracket, as well two additional boys games to determine seeds for […]
Complete 2024 Dick Niclai Tournament Results and Schedule
2024 Dick Niclai Tournament Schedule 2024 Dick Niclai Tournament Schedule and Results MONDAY Boys Hoopa 60, Ferndale 50 Arcata 65, McKinleyville 37 Girls First Round Arcata 49, McKinleyville 42 Hoopa 70, Ferndale […]
CO-CHAMPS! — Panthers, Tigers prevail in conference finales
By Ray Hamill — In the end a share of the spoils was probably a fair result. One of the most exciting and competitive Big 5 conferences we’ve seen in recent times […]
No denying the seniors, as Loggers close out memorable run through B5
The Eureka Loggers honored a senior class that will be remembered as one of the most successful in school history before Thursday night’s regular season finale against McKinleyville. And they followed that […]
Tigers rally on senior night, secure the No. 2 seed for Niclai
By Ray Hamill — It was a senior night the Tigers won’t easily forget, and a class of seniors well worth celebrating. With their backs to the wall in their regular season […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Still all to play for heading into the final night
By Ray Hamill — After nine rounds of conference play, little has been decided in the Big 5. Going into the final night of action on Friday, the championship is still up grabs […]
Could all nine H-DNL girls teams qualify for the NCS playoffs?
By Ray Hamill — A strong finish to the regular season and a good showing at next week’s Dick Niclai tournaments will be key for any H-DNL teams making a final push […]
POWER RANKINGS — A change at the top as wild season continues
By Ray Hamill — As we reach the final week of the regular season, several local teams look ready to make some noise in the upcoming Dick Niclai tournament and North Coast […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers crowned conference champs; Warriors win on senior night
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are champions of the Big 5 in girls basketball for the third straight year after a a 61-48 win over Arcata at Eureka on Tuesday […]
