By Ray Hamill — The local high school wrestlers are getting ready for what will be a busy couple of weeks and what many H-DN coaches believe could be their best postseason […]
H-DN wrestling poised for very successful postseason
Panthers, Crusaders prevail in Dick Niclai Tournament openers
The McKinleyville and St. Bernard’s boys basketball teams have advanced to the Dick Niclai Tournament semifinals after winning their opening round games on Monday night. The Panthers faced off against the Fortuna […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers continue to lead the way
By Ray Hamill — Not many changes in this week’s Power Rankings, with the Arcata Tigers retaining top spot after another dominating week on the basketball courts. The No. 1 team in […]
Dick Niclai Tournament schedule finalized
By Ray Hamill — In the end there were no playoff games needed to finalize next week’s Dick Niclai Tournament schedule, with all four local leagues crowning outright champions. The highly anticipated […]
WRESTLING ROUNDUP — H-DN teams prepare for postseason tournaments
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors are continuing to set the standard on the H-DN mats. On Wednesday night, the Warriors defeated Eureka 66-12 in their final dual meet of […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers clinch a share of Big 5; Warriors remain in the hunt
The Eureka Loggers have successfully defended their Big 5 championship in girls basketball, clinching at least a share of the title with a 53-38 win at Arcata on Wednesday night. But with […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another milestone achievement for Murphy
By Ray Hamill — Several former H-DN players are enjoying big winters on the college basketball courts, including one who recently enjoyed another milestone achievement. Former Eureka Logger Kaylee Murphy, who is […]
H-DNL announces playoff scenarios for NCS, Niclai tournament berths
By Ray Hamill — The top three Big 5 seeds for the Dick Niclai Tournament have been set, but things remain wide open in the Little 4. After clinching a second straight […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Arcata boys ‘ride the wave’ on the way to league title
The Arcata Tigers clinched the Big 5 championship outright on Tuesday night after winning 72-65 at Eureka and improving to 7-0 in league play. The league championship is the second straight for […]
Fortuna boys win at Kelseyville, get set for Del Norte
The Fortuna Huskies won a non-league game at Kelseyville in boys basketball on Saturday to give them some momentum heading into the final week of the regular season. The Huskies won 65-60 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Is the gap at the top widening?
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers remain No. 1 in our Power Rankings this week after another big win at McKinleyville on Thursday. The questions now are can they win the […]
No shortage of local wrestlers ranked among the section leaders
By Ray Hamill — Several H-DN wrestlers are highly ranked in the North Coast Section as we head towards the postseason tournaments, including six grapplers from four different local high schools ranked […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers answer the call; Panthers close in on Niclai spot
Two days after suffering their first league loss, the Loggers quickly returned to winning ways in girls basketball with a comfortable 63-23 win over Fortuna at Eureka High. The win lifts the […]
Fortuna boys get back to winning ways, close in on Niclai berth
The Huskies got back to winning ways in boys basketball on Thursday night, ending a two-game losing skid with a 51-49 over Eureka in a closely-contested game at Fortuna. The Fortuna boys […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Wild night shakes things up in the Big 5
As the old adage goes, there’s a reason they play the games. Wednesday night was a wild one in H-DNL girls basketball with a couple of upsets that keep the race for […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers win to set up huge Thursday showdown
Bring on the Tigers! The McKinleyville Panthers kept their Big 5 championship hopes alive in boys basketball with a 58-51 win at Fortuna on Tuesday night. The win lifts the Panthers to […]
League championships could be decided in big week for H-DN basketball
By Ray Hamill — Two of the four H-DN basketball league championships could be decided this week, with some key games on tap as we head into the final two weeks of […]
Claros, H-DNL contingent continue to shine for Marin
Three former H-DNL players continued to play a key role for the College of Marin women’s basketball team over the weekend. Former McKinleyville Panther Victoria Claros scored a season-high 21 points to […]
WRESTLING ROUNDUP — H-DNL wrestlers impress at various weekend tournaments
Several local wrestlers continued to impress at various tournaments over the weekend, as they build momentum ahead of the upcoming H-DNL championships. League favorite Del Norte had seven wrestlers place first individually […]
Wildcats top Fortuna in non-league showdown
The Ferndale girls put last week’s Little 4 loss at St. Bernard’s behind them with a 44-29 win at Fortuna on Monday night. The victory lifts the Wildcats, who are the No. […]
