By Ray Hamill — The hard work in the offseason is paying off for the Hoopa Warriors early in the new campaign. Last weekend, the Warriors finished 2-1 at the Durham tournament, […]
Warriors showing some poise late in games early in the new season
Wolford sisters, bigs lead Tigers to hard-fought win at Hoopa
Just a few days after she was named to the all-tournament team at the Peyo Classic, Arcata junior Mae Wolford continued to impress in a girls basketball game at Hoopa on Tuesday […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — H-DNL teams to face off in tourney finals
The best rivalry in H-DNL basketball will take center stage at the McKinleyville tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Arcata Tigers and McKinleyville Panthers both won their tournament semifinals on Friday and will […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Action-packed day in store for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — All nine H-DNL varsity boys teams are in action at various tournaments this weekend, and all nine are scheduled to play on Friday. Arcata, McKinleyville and Ferndale are […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — A good day for the H-DNL teams in tournament play
If Eureka senior Will Mooney continues to play like this, he’ll be handful for anybody in the H-DNL this winter. The Eureka standout made a seamless transition from the soccer field to […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — First busy night of the year for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — Despite missing some key players who are still playing football, the Arcata boys got the new season off to a winning start on the first busy night of […]
Gaither leads the way as Eureka girls top Hoopa in season opener
Samara Gaither and the Eureka Loggers got the new basketball season off to a winning start on Tuesday night when they welcomed the Hoopa Warriors to Jay Willard Gymnasium. Gaither scored a […]
Eureka duo crowned league champs; Tigers take team titles
It was a good day for a couple of Eureka runners at Saturday’s H-DNL cross country championships at the Arcata Marsh, as the 2024 regular season concluded. Sophomore Claire Gast capped an […]
Eureka’s Gast dominates again in final regular-season race
By Ray Hamill — Eureka sophomore Claire Gast capped an outstanding regular season in H-DNL cross country with her fifth victory in five races at the Arcata Sports Complex on Wednesday afternoon. […]
First career league win for Poston in H-DNL championships tune-up
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Evan Poston is peaking at the right time. The impressive sophomore got his first career league win in the final H-DNL regular-season race of 2024 at the […]
How do the H-DNL teams stack up against the rest of the NCS?
By Ray Hamill — Heading into the final weekend of the regular season in football, six of the nine local varsity teams are ranked in the top five in their respective divisions, […]
‘A coach’s dream,’ Hoopa’s Annie Lanning named Little 5 MVP
By Ray Hamill — A late-season surge saw the Hoopa Warriors close out the 2024 high school volleyball season strong, and one player in particular played a key role in that big […]
Busy Saturday afternoon highlights big weekend for local football
By Ray Hamill — Arcata and Del Norte have already clinched at least a share of their conference championships in football this fall, but the question now is can they claim the […]
JV FOOTBALL — Wildcats claim L4 title; Big 4 goes down to the wire
One of the two JV H-DNL football championships was decided last weekend, while the other will be decided on the final day of the season this weekend. With a 29-14 win over […]
Grimmett leads the way as Corsairs impress at conference championships
The College of the Redwoods women’s cross country team will carry some momentum into this weekend’s Northern California Championships as the Corsairs look to qualify for the 2024 state championships. Despite missing […]
Eureka sophomores set the pace at league races in Fortuna
For the second straight week, a pair of Eureka runners led the way as the H-DNL cross country teams traveled to Fortuna on Wednesday. Sophomore Ryder Bullman got his first league win […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Local D-6 teams advance; Warriors bow out
St. Bernard’s and Ferndale won their North Coast Section volleyball playoff openers on Wednesday night, but a third Little 5 team to qualify for the postseason bowed out on Tuesday. The Crusaders […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Loggers fall to Pinole Valley in playoff opener
The Eureka Loggers and Hoopa Warriors both lost their opening round games in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Tuesday night, ending good seasons for both programs. The Loggers were seeded […]
JV FOOTBALL — Conference titles could be decided this week
By Ray Hamill — A pair of conference JV football championships could be decided this weekend, with two huge matchups on tap. In the Little 4, the conference-leading Ferndale Wildcats will have […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Five H-DNL teams included in postseason brackets
By Ray Hamill — Five of the 10 H-DNL varsity volleyball teams have been included in the North Coast Section playoff brackets, which were announced on Sunday, but there is one notable […]
