By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be a busy weekend on the local high school basketball courts, with several rescheduled games on tap. No one will be busier than the McKinleyville […]
SCHEDULE UPDATES — Busy weekend in store for H-DNL basketball
Wildcats march on, knock off the Big 5 leaders
The story of the year in H-DNL girls basketball is getting better with each outing. On Tuesday night, the Ferndale Wildcats stunned the Eureka Loggers 53-46 in a matchup of the Big […]
Impressive Cats get set to play Eureka in big Tuesday matchup
By Ray Hamill — One day after getting the better of St. Bernard’s in a key Little 4 showdown, the Ferndale girls have added a Tuesday night game against Eureka to their […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Eureka and L4 teams continue to impress
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 teams feature prominently in this week’s Girls Basketball Power Rankings, with the smaller schools conference holding two of the top three positions. No. 2 Ferndale […]
Fortuna boys top Ferndale for a much-needed win
The Fortuna boys basketball team got a much-needed win over Eel Valley neighbors Ferndale on Friday night, winning 53-28. All nine Fortuna players scored in a balanced team performance as the Huskies […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Statement win for Ferndale; first Big 5 win for Del Norte
The Ferndale Wildcats are on a roll and showing no signs of slowing down. On Friday night, they improved to 2-0 in the Little 4 and 10-2 overall with a statement win […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers, Crusaders both bounce back
The Arcata Tigers got back on track with a crucial league win on Thursday night, defeating Del Norte 54-41 at Arcata High. After dropping their Big 5 opener at McKinleyville last week, […]
NCS RANKINGS — One local team on the rise ahead of big league showdown
By Ray Hamill — Two H-DNL teams remain No. 1 in their division in the North Coast Section basketball rankings this week, according to MaxPreps, while there’s a new top-ranked H-DNL girls […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Wildcats and Huskies all win
The Eureka Loggers improved to 3-0 in the Big 5 with a 64-50 win over Arcata on Wednesday night, while the Ferndale Wildcats impressed with a big 81-32 win over South Fork […]
Updates on cancelations and what games are still going ahead
By Ray Hamill — COVID protocols continue to adversely affect the local high school basketball season, with several games postponed this week, including a couple of big matchups that had been scheduled […]
Letter sent to H-DNL schools asking to end no spectator mandate
The “Let Them Play Humboldt” movement has sent a letter to all of the H-DNL schools ahead of Wednesday’s athletic directors meeting in an effort to get the league to reverse its […]
More than 2,000 fans sign petition for spectators to return
By Ray Hamill — A petition in favor of allowing spectators to immediately return to local high school sporting events has been signed by more than 2,000 fans in just a few […]
The reason behind the no spectator mandate and how fans are reacting
By Ray Hamill — There was an almost eerie silence heard around the H-DNL on Friday night, as games were played in empty arenas just two days after the local district superintendents […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Little to separate the top teams right now
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL is forging ahead without fans and without many players right now, so it’s become a little more difficult to gauge exactly which are the top five […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Games continue with no fans in attendance
By Ray Hamill — There were games in the Big 5 and the Little 4 on Friday night, but no spectators were in attendance at any of them as the H-DNL begins […]
South Fork boys top Ferndale in Little 4 opener
The South Fork Cubs returned to action for the first time in a few weeks and opened league play with a 46-40 win over Ferndale in boys basketball on Friday night. Tommy […]
League races thrown wide open after wild night of basketball
By Ray Hamill — Wow! What an opening few days in the Big 5 and Little 4. While COVID has played havoc with just about every H-DNL roster this week, it hasn’t […]
Local stations to broadcast several H-DNL basketball games this month
By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans won’t be able to attend any games for the next two weeks, but they can still follow much of the action online and on the […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Who’s ranked where in the NCS as we begin league play?
By Ray Hamill — As they get set to tip off the Little 4 this week, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders are the top-ranked local girls basketball team, according to MaxPreps. The Crusaders, […]
H-DNL to play without spectators for two weeks
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced on Wednesday afternoon that no spectators will be allowed at sporting events for two weeks beginning on Friday. According to a press release from the […]
