By Ray Hamill — The 2019 Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament gets under way on Monday, with five straight days of games featuring the best local high school teams. The top three teams […]
Next week’s Dick Niclai tournament schedule set
Prep Roundup — Cubs beat Point Arena; Cats fall at Calistoga
The South Fork Cubs will carry some momentum into next week’s Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament after coming away from Point Arena on Saturday with a 67-53 win. With the win, their second […]
Wildcats honor seniors before South Fork game
The Ferndale Wildcats honored their seniors before Friday night’s Little 4 boys basketball game against South Fork, with many of them playing their final home game. And the group of seniors seemed […]
Prep Roundup — Fortuna, Hoopa complete perfect campaigns
A pair of local league champions closed out a perfect campaign on Friday night, with Hoopa Valley and Fortuna each winning in boys basketball. The Hoopa boys defeated St. Bernard’s 78-45 in […]
Prep Roundup — Huskies dominate at Arcata, return to top form
After a couple of close calls recently, the Fortuna boys responded with a statement 64-39 win over the Tigers on Wednesday night, their first victory at Arcata since 2014. Playing in front […]
Prep Roundup — Del Norte girls clinch historic Big 5 outright
This year’s Warriors made it look so easy, Del Norte fans could be forgiven for asking what took them so long? On Tuesday, they made it official, clinching the school’s first-ever Big […]
Ferndale High responds to Thursday’s controversy with statement
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Unified School District has issued a statement through The Ferndale Enterprise in response to Thursday’s controversy at a girls basketball game at Ferndale High. A section […]
Bizarre turn of events in L4 involving allegations of possible racist behavior
By Ray Hamill — It’s a day the Little 4 will want to forget. And in particular, it’s a day the Ferndale Wildcats will want to forget. And when all was said and […]
Prep Roundup — Tigers, Crusaders both win on the road
The Arcata Tigers ended a four-game losing skid while surprising the rest of the Big 5 with a 54-49 win at Del Norte in boys basketball on Friday night. The win was […]
Prep Roundup — Del Norte, Eureka girls win again in Big 5
The Big 5 is looking more and more likely to come down to the final game of the season next week, with both Eureka and Del Norte each winning on Tuesday night […]
Prep Roundup — Crusaders win at MLK Classic; Cats test the Huskies
The St. Bernard’s girls pulled out an impressive win over a team they could meet again in the playoffs, defeating University 35-28 in overtime at the MLK Classic at Marin Catholic High […]
Prep Roundup — Loggers respond in style; smoke alarm denies Hoopa, SB
It was a case of bad timing perhaps for the Fortuna girls on Friday night, as they fell hard in girls basketball to a Eureka team on a mission. Two days after […]
Prep Roundup — Huskies, Crusaders pull away in the third quarter
The Fortuna Huskies continued to roll over the rest of the Big 5 in boys basketball on Thursday night, running out to a 59-41 victory at Eureka. The win, secured with a […]
Prep Roundup – Hoopa Valley, South Fork both win
Both Fortuna and Hoopa Valley remained perfect in league play with impressive wins in boys basketball on Tuesday night, while two others did their best to keep pace. Fortuna senior Zac Claus […]
Wildcats, Cubs to ‘Back Pat’ with special game
By Ray Hamill – The Ferndale Wildcats are doing their part to bring awareness to Alzheimer’s Disease and the Pat Summit Foundation, by hosting a “We Back Pat” game against the South […]
The latest rankings for all 18 local prep teams
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka boys were the biggest movers in the MaxPreps basketball rankings over the past week, moving up a massive 170 spots in the state after back-to-back wins. […]
Prep Roundup – Crusaders get back on track at Calistoga; Cats win
St. Bernard’s bounced back from a first Little 4 loss in six years with a comfortable non-league 51-34 win at Calistoga on Saturday. In the prep action on Saturday night, the Hoopa […]
Prep Roundup — Willis brothers shine as Huskies continue to roll
The Fortuna boys solidified their place atop the Big 5 standings with a comfortable 83-51 win over visiting Arcata on Thursday night. With the win, the Huskies improved to 3-0 in conference […]
Plenty of big games on tap this week in H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt-Del Norte League action continues this week on the local basketball courts, with some key games on tap as teams look to build some momentum. Particularly in the […]
Who’s riding high in the NCS and state rankings?
By Ray Hamill — It might still be a little early to be talking playoffs in basketball, but if mid-season rankings are anything to go by, at least three of the local […]
