By Ray Hamill — Excitement is building for what will be, as always, a busy month of February for local high school wrestling. The league championships will take place at Arcata High […]
WRESTLING ROUNDUP — H-DNL teams gearing up for busy few weeks
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Tigers keep rolling; Panthers close in on Niclai berth
The job is far from done, but the Arcata Tigers took another big step towards their first Big 5 championship in girls basketball in seven years on Wednesday night. The Arcata girls […]
Arcata boys celebrate their seniors, inch closer to Big 5 title
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers celebrated a large and hugely influential senior class on Tuesday night, and then proceeded to dominate Fortuna to remain unbeaten in conference play in boys […]
Huskies buying into the process, making progress on the mats
By Ray Hamill — One of the most gratifying things for any coach in any sport is to see their athletes making progress throughout the season. And that’s exactly what’s happening for […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers still No. 1 after rivalry game win
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL conference leaders St. Bernard’s and Arcata are the biggest local movers in this week’s North Coast Rankings, according to MaxPreps. Both teams enjoyed big statement wins in […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — SB, Ferndale move up in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — For the second straight week, a pair of H-DNL girls basketball teams remain atop the rankings in their North Coast Section divisions, according to MaxPreps. With a 10-game […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Tigers cruise to another big win; Warriors rally late
If the Arcata Tigers play like this for the rest of the season, they will be tough to stop. On Wednesday night, the Big 5 leaders closed out the first half of […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Big comeback keeps Tigers unbeaten; Warriors win
By Ray Hamill— Round one goes to the Arcata Tigers. The top two teams in Big 5 girls basketball went head to head at Eureka High on Tuesday night and it was […]
Two H-DNL schools secure breakthrough NCS championships
It was an historic weekend for H-DNL cheerleading, as two league teams claimed a first-ever North Coast Section championship in the sport. The Eureka Loggers and Fortuna Huskies both traveled to Campolindo […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Another busy week for H-DNL basketball
Check out some highlights from this week’s Big 5 and Little 4 action.
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Tigers win big rivalry game; Loggers remain in contention
By Ray Hamill — Playing in front of a packed gym and enthusiastic home crowd, the Arcata Tigers were ready for Friday night’s big game. With what head coach Kellen Maynard described as […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Tigers, Loggers both win to set up big showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka and Arcata girls both won their Big 5 games on Thursday night to set up a huge showdown next Wednesday night. The Tigers traveled to play […]
Hard work paying off on the mats for young Fortuna Huskies team
By Ray Hamill — If the Huskies can continue to build like they are this year, their future on the wrestling mats looks bright. Roughly half of their roster of 28 this […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers still No. 1, but will they be after Friday?
By Ray Hamill — With conference play under way, the H-DNL boys basketball teams are building momentum towards the upcoming playoffs. But unlike the league’s girls teams — eight of which are […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Plenty of movement this week, including a new No. 1
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL girls basketball teams continue to feature among the top-ranked programs in the North Coast Section, according to MaxPreps, as we head towards the business end of […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Panthers win to set up huge showdown; Loggers bounce back
The McKinleyville Panthers appear ready to play their biggest rivals in what will be the game of the season so far here on the North Coast. On Wednesday night, the Panthers comfortably […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Big night for Fazio, Eureka; Panthers win at Fortuna
Junior guard Madelyn Fazio enjoyed one of her best games of the season on Tuesday as the Eureka Loggers quickly got back to winning ways. Just three days after losing to crosstown […]
Fast start lifts Huskies past rivals in non-conference action
The Huskies came out of the starting gates on fire on the way to a non-conference boys basketball win over neighbors and rivals Ferndale at Fortuna High on Monday night. Fortuna won […]
Huskies, Panthers both win close games in non-conference action
Big 5 rivals Fortuna and McKinleyville both won tightly-contested non-conference girls basketball games on Saturday as they get set to face each other next week. The Huskies traveled to Lake County and […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Panthers, Tigers continue to roll in conference play, go to 2-0
Bode Douglass and Neil Moon combined for 48 points to lead the McKinleyville Panthers to their second conference win in three days on Friday night. The Mack boys kept pace with Arcata […]
