By Ray Hamill — At this rate, the Del Norte Warriors and Eureka Loggers will be well acquainted by the time league play rolls around in the new year. On Friday afternoon, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Warriors, Loggers to meet again at AIBT
Moon leads the offense as Mack Panthers win big at Hoopa
McKinleyville’s Neil Moon enjoyed a successful return to his old stomping ground on Tuesday night, as the Panthers continued their impressive early season in boys basketball. Moon, who is in his second […]
Strong defense lifts Hoopa Warriors to victory against Weed
The Warriors came ready to play on defense on Monday night, as they welcomed Weed to Hoopa for a boys basketball game and won 55-42. With the victory, the Warriors improved to […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Another busy weekend for the HDN teams
Several local boys basketball teams were in action at various tournaments on Saturday, including the McKinleyville Panthers, who lost in the final of their Tip-Off Classic. The Panthers faced off against Cardinal […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Tigers, Crusaders advance to tourney finals
The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders have advanced to tournament championships games after big wins for both on Friday night. The Arcata girls faced off against rival McKinleyville in an early-season […]
Busy weekend in store for local high school and college teams
By Ray Hamill — A much-anticipated state football semifinal isn’t the only big game here on the North Coast this week. Get ready for the first real busy weekend of the new […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — HDN teams start to build momentum
High school basketball is back in full swing after a busy weekend for the local contingent of teams. The Eureka boys and girls were in action, including a hard-fought 65-63 win for […]
Hoopa basketball welcomes back an old friend, splits with Del Norte
Get ready for a new-look Hoopa Warriors team this winter. Longtime head coach Inker McCovey is back on the sideline and it was a successful return to action for the boys team […]
Bench players play key roles as Loggers top the Warriors in opener
The Loggers overcame a slow start on the way to a season-opening victory in boys basketball on Tuesday night. Eureka welcomed Hoopa to Jay Willard Gymnasium for a foundation game and prevailed […]
Gast, Poston win league titles; impressive Huskies end Tigers’ reign
Juniors Claire Gast of Eureka and Evan Poston of Arcata claimed league titles in H-DNL cross country over the weekend, but that wasn’t the only big story of the day. Fortuna’s Madison […]
POWER RANKINGS — Cats top final rankings, lead wire to wire
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats were the best football team in the H-DNL in week one, and they remain the best heading into this year’s playoff openers. The Cats led […]
Big second half lifts Panthers to season-ending victory at Hoopa
The McKinleyville Panthers will carry some momentum into the offseason after a 26-12 win at Hoopa on Friday night. With little more than pride on the line, the Panthers delivered in their […]
Hard work pays off for Little 4 MVP; All-League team announced
By Ray Hamill — It all came together on the volleyball court this season for Brittyn Ikeya. The St. Bernard’s junior was one of the most improved players in the H-DNL, and […]
What’s at stake on the final weekend of the regular season?
By Ray Hamill — Believe it or not, we have reached the final weekend of the regular season in local high school football. And for most of the nine H-DNL programs, there’s […]
Warriors look to close out strong after penalty-ridden loss
It was another disappointing night for the Hoopa Warriors on Friday as they fell 34-7 to Arcata. The victory for the Tigers keeps them in contention for a share of this year’s […]
League rivals continue to set the pace in H-DNL cross country
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s H-DNL boys cross country championship is heating up, as the top three contenders continue to build momentum. On Wednesday afternoon, Fortuna sophomore Juan […]
McKindley, Hommer lead the way for Redwoods at Butte
Former Hoopa Warrior Millennia McKindley enjoyed a career night over the weekend, as the College of the Redwoods volleyball team traveled to Butte for a Golden Valley Conference volleyball game. McKindley was […]
Special teams, defense lead the way as Wildcats win big again
By Ray Hamill — It was another good day at the office for the Ferndale Wildcats on Saturday, as they kept their amazing run going with a 67-0 win over Hoopa at […]
Gast, Ornelas make it two wins each in H-DNL cross country
By Ray Hamill — Eureka junior Claire Gast and Fortuna sophomore Juan Ornelas both won for the second time in three league cross country meets this week. On Wednesday afternoon, the league […]
Conference titles could be won on wild weekend for local football
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for the biggest weekend of the local football season so far. On Sunday, the Six Rivers Youth Football teams will begin their playoffs, with the championship […]
