By Ray Hamill — Playing against a school five times their size, the McKinleyville Panthers rose to the challenge with a gutsy and composed performance in their North Coast Section playoff opener […]
After a 12-day layoff between games, the Del Norte Warriors won their North Coast Section playoff opener on Tuesday night, but other than that it was a disappointing night for the H-DNL […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys and Arcata girls were crowned league champions at Saturday’s H-DNL Wrestling Championship at Arcata High School. The Warriors claimed five of the 14 individual […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section basketball playoff brackets were announced on Sunday, with 13 of the 18 H-DNL varsity programs qualifying, including seven girls teams. Three local teams have […]
By Ray Hamill — There truly is no other sporting event on the North Coast that captures the imagination of the local community quite like the Dick Niclai tournament. And that was […]
By Ray Hamill — The most successful boys program in Dick Niclai tournament history will get a chance to add to its tally of championships on Friday night. The Arcata Tigers are […]
The Ferndale Wildcats had a point to prove in Tuesday night’s Dick Niclai tournament opener at Hoopa. After losing to the Warriors in the final week of the Little 4 schedule and […]
By Ray Hamill — Dick Niclai tournament week is one of the most anticipated of the year in local sports and it rarely disappoints. The action got under way with a pair […]
By Ray Hamill — Two players stood out above all others on the opening night of the 2025 Dick Niclai tournament on Monday. Hoopa’s Brandon Romero and McKinleyville’s Neil Moon were both […]
By Ray Hamill — For the second straight year the Hoopa boys basketball team is hitting its stride at an opportune time of the season. The Warriors sat fourth in the Little […]
Check out some video highlights from several of this week’s games.
By Ray Hamill — So who is the best girls basketball team in the H-DNL this season? We might be about to find out. Last year, the Arcata and St. Bernard’s girls […]
Saturday Boys Ferndale 72, South Fork 69 (L4 play-in game) Monday Boys Hoopa 68, Ferndale 58 McKinleyville 67, Eureka 44 Tuesday Girls Ferndale 65, Hoopa 40 Eureka 44, McKinleyville 36 Wednesday Boys […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders were the clear champions this year in Little 4 boys basketball, but there was no separating the rest of the field. On Friday night, the Hoopa Warriors hosted […]
Bring on the postseason. The St. Bernard’s girls capped a memorable regular season on the basketball court with their 25th win on Friday night. The high-flying Crusaders traveled to Hoopa and won […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of H-DNL teams started a busy month on a good note this week, while two local high school seniors appear determined to close out their prep […]
By Ray Hamill — With Little 4 champs St. Bernard’s win over Hoopa on Thursday night and Ferndale beating South Fork, there remains a high possibility there will be a three-way tie […]
St. Bernard’s closed out conference play with a perfect 6-0 record after beating Hoopa 65-53 on Thursday night, while Ferndale threw the race for second place wide open with a 61-54 win […]
The weather continues to affect this week’s H-DNL basketball schedule with more changes announced on Thursday. Because of the road conditions on Highway 299, Thursday’s scheduled Hoopa/St. Bernard’s boys games will now […]
