Hard work is paying off for a group of local volleyball players, who enjoyed a successful trip to Oregon over the weekend. The WaveRiders Volleyball Club, which is made up of seniors […]
Local volleyball club enjoys impressive season debut in Oregon
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Big 5 games switched, other updates
By Ray Hamill — Three Big 5 girls basketball games scheduled for Wednesday evening have been moved from Eureka to Fortuna. The freshmen, JV and varsity showdowns between the Loggers and Huskies […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers go to 2-0 in B5; Del Norte, Ferndale sweep
The Eureka Loggers continued their impressive start to the Big 5 with a big road win on Tuesday night. The Loggers traveled to Fortuna and came away with a 56-47 victory to […]
Surging Panthers continue to roll, go to 2-0 in the Big 5
It’s been a good week for McKinleyville Panthers basketball. On Friday night, the McKinleyville girls continued to roll with a comfortable 53-23 win over Fortuna in the Big 5 at Mack High, […]
Huskies get some good news, some bad news after tough week
By Ray Hamill — It was a difficult opening week for the Fortuna boys in Big 5 basketball, as they dropped their opening two conference games, both at home. On Tuesday, Fortuna […]
BIG 5 — Panthers win on the road again; Loggers open strong
The first week of the Big 5 has belonged to the road teams, and in particular the McKinleyville Panthers. On Thursday night, the Mack boys traveled to Fortuna and defeated the Huskies […]
Six local wrestlers riding high in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — With the H-DNL dual meet season getting under way this week, some of the league’s wrestlers are making some noise at the state level. A total of six […]
Impressive Panthers, Tigers win on opening night in the Big 5
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers got their Big 5 campaign off to an impressive start after rolling over Del Norte 53-26 at Mack High on Wednesday night. The win was […]
McKinleyville coach expecting a battle in this year’s Big 5
By Ray Hamill — After seeing his team escape with a huge conference-opening victory in Crescent City on Tuesday night, first-year McKinleyville boys basketball head coach Chris Davis says he is expecting […]
Road teams prevail on opening night, as Big 5 tips off
The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in boys basketball is expected to be one of the most wide open and competitive in years, and Tuesday’s opening night did little to […]
Radio schedule announced for H-DNL basketball games
By Ray Hamill — With league play set to begin in H-DNL basketball this week, The Beat 95.1 FM is getting ready to broadcast several matchups in the coming weeks. The local […]
Del Norte girls top Big 5 rivals in Fort Bragg tournament final
Senior guard Anyessa Bettega led the way in a statement win for the Del Norte Warriors at the Fort Bragg girls basketball tournament on Saturday. As they prepare for their league opener […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers bounce back at Enterprise
The Eureka Loggers bounced back from a loss to Enterprise on Friday to beat Mt. Shasta in the third place game at the Enterprise tournament on Saturday. The Loggers fell 58-44 to […]
Huskies, Warriors to face off in Fort Bragg tournament final
The Fortuna Huskies and Del Norte Warriors will meet in the final of the Fort Bragg girls basketball tournament on Saturday night. The two Big 5 rivals won their semifinals on Friday, […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers win Enterprise tournament
The McKinleyville girls are enjoying their longest winning streak of the season after winning all three of their games on their way to a tournament championship at the Enterprise tournament. The Panthers, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Another busy week of tournament play
The St. Bernard’s boys opened the Fort Bragg tournament with back-to-back wins on Thursday and Friday. The Crusaders opened with a 78-53 win over Clear Lake and followed that with a 63-20 […]
Simoni, Benbow and the Wildcats set the standard in 2023
By Ray Hamill — Ferndale’s successful run toward a state championship this past season spoke highly of the tremendous tradition the Wildcats have in football. It also speaks highly of how competitive […]
South Fork, Fortuna well positioned ahead of league play
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs are the top-ranked Division-6 team in the North Coast Section in boys basketball, according to MaxPreps, and one of two H-DNL teams ranked in […]
Four H-DNL girls teams ranked top-eight in the state
By Ray Hamill — It has been a very impressive start to the new season for almost all of the H-DNL basketball teams, including four local girls teams who are ranked in […]
Fortuna Huskies announce 2023 football award winners
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies have announced their end-of-season football award winners, including eight categories voted on by the players. Senior linebacker/fullback Caden Wilkinson took home four awards in addition to being […]
