By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls lost their opening game in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Tuesday night, falling 65-58 to Archie Williams at Eureka High. The Loggers led […]
Eureka girls fall to Archie Williams in NCS playoffs
NCS announces playoff brackets, with 14 H-DNL teams included
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section basketball playoff brackets were announced early Sunday afternoon, with 14 of the 18 H-DNL teams included. All 14 teams will open on either Tuesday […]
Corsairs fall to Butte, as Vigil helps Roadrunners win conference championship
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team fell to Golden Valley Conference champs Butte on Saturday, losing 63-48 and seeing any outside shot at sharing the conference title fade. The high-flying […]
NCS basketball playoffs ticket information
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section basketball playoffs will make a welcome return next week, with a new-look format for purchasing tickets. This past fall, the NCS offices announced that […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A memorable night for the Loggers and Tigers
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL basketball season officially concluded on Friday night, as the Arcata boys and Eureka girls were crowned 2022 Dick Niclai tournament champions. The Tigers defeated McKinleyville 68-44 […]
Eureka girls hold on late to complete Niclai and league double
By Ray Hamill — Goal No. 2 for the season is in the books. On Friday night, the Eureka girls held off a dangerous Arcata team down the stretch on the way […]
H-DNL wrestling championships expected to feature contenders on every team
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte head coach Clinton Schaad is expecting just about every team in the H-DNL to compete for individual titles at Saturday’s league championship wrestling meet. Schaad and […]
H-DNL shortchanges fans and student athletes with Niclai scheduling
By Ray Hamill — While it has been a challenging couple of years for everyone involved with local sports, for the most part the H-DNL has done a commendable job navigating through […]
Streaming and broadcast details for Niclai finals
By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s Dick Niclai boys basketball championship game will be broadcast live on MIX 95.1 FM, with Tag Wotherspoon calling the action alongside long-time local coach Matt Tomlin. The […]
Eureka and Arcata girls advance to Niclai championship
The Eureka Loggers and Arcata Tigers will face off in Friday’s Dick Niclai girls tournament championship game after they both navigated a tough semifinal matchup on Wednesday night. The Loggers, who are […]
POLL RESULTS — Wildcats are the favorites to win Niclai
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are the favorites to win this year’s Dick Niclai girls basketball tournament, according to a Humboldt Sports readers poll. A total of 42 percent of votes […]
Who are the five most impressive teams in the H-DNL this season?
By Ray Hamill — Every year there are a number of inspirational stories in H-DNL basketball, and this season was no exception, as three of the four league champions ended long championship […]
POLL — Who will win this year’s Dick Niclai girls tournament?
VOTING HAS CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The top teams in the H-DNL will face off in the annual Dick Niclai tournament, which will take place next week for the first time […]
NCS RANKINGS — Three H-DNL teams top their divisions one week before the playoffs
By Ray Hamill — With the North Coast Section basketball seedings meeting just nine days away, at least three of the 18 local varsity teams appear to be in pole position to […]
Kaylee Murphy sets career record at UC Santa Cruz
Former Eureka Logger Kaylee Murphy is building quite a legacy for herself playing basketball at UC Santa Cruz. The junior forward is enjoying another outstanding season playing for the Banana Slugs and […]
Boys and girls Dick Niclai Tournament schedule and details
UPDATED after Friday’s games … By Ray Hamill — With the H-DNL schedule concluding this week, next week’s Dick Niclai tournament schedules are starting to take shape. The girls tournament gets under […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers celebrate their seniors; Tigers qualify for Niclai
With the Big 5 championship secured last week, the Eureka Loggers celebrated a talented senior class in their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday night. Seniors Ellie Pesch, McKenna […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Loggers continue to roll at St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — McKenna Beach was on fire on Saturday night, as the Eureka girls cruised to a comfortable 61-41 win at St. Bernard’s in girls basketball. Check out some of […]
Dorsch shines for Crusaders in all-Eureka matchup
Aidan Dorsch led the way on Saturday night, as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders defeated crosstown rivals Eureka 61-55 in boys basketball. The senior forward scored a game-high 22 points in the win, […]
Eureka girls too strong for crosstown rivals in non-league showdown
By Ray Hamill — Two days after clinching the Big 5 championship in girls basketball, the Eureka Loggers comfortably took care of business at St. Bernard’s in a non-league showdown on Saturday […]
