VOTING HAS CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The top teams in the H-DNL will face off in the annual Dick Niclai tournament, which will take place next week for the first time […]
POLL — Who will win this year’s Dick Niclai boys tournament?
NCS RANKINGS — Three H-DNL teams top their divisions one week before the playoffs
By Ray Hamill — With the North Coast Section basketball seedings meeting just nine days away, at least three of the 18 local varsity teams appear to be in pole position to […]
Boys and girls Dick Niclai Tournament schedule and details
UPDATED after Friday’s games … By Ray Hamill — With the H-DNL schedule concluding this week, next week’s Dick Niclai tournament schedules are starting to take shape. The girls tournament gets under […]
League clarifies rumors about fans being allowed at Hoopa/Ferndale games
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has issued a statement stressing that rumors circulating on social media saying that fans are now being allowed at the basketball games in Hoopa on Friday […]
Hoopa and Ferndale to play behind closed doors after emotions spill over on Wednesday
By Ray Hamill — A Friday night triple-header of basketball games at Hoopa between the Warriors and Ferndale will go ahead without any spectators after officials expressed their concern at working the […]
Ferndale girls go to 5-0 in the L4, clinch the title outright
The Ferndale Wildcats made it five wins in five league games on Wednesday night on their way to clinching the Little 4 championship outright in girls basketball for the first time since […]
St. Bernard’s boys win again, get set for Friday decider
After opening their league campaign with a surprise loss at Hoopa, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders knew they would likely have to win out to claim the Little 4 championship in boys basketball. […]
Crusaders top Hoopa, as Ferndale girls crowned L4 champs
St. Bernard’s completed a league sweep of Hoopa in girls basketball on Tuesday night, handing Ferndale at least a share of the Little 4 championship. One night after losing to Ferndale in […]
Hoopa girls beat South Fork to keep their title hopes alive
The Hoopa Warriors kept their chances of a Little 4 title in girls basketball alive with a 45-36 win at home to South Fork on Monday night. The win lifts a busy Warriors […]
Cubs win to set up championship showdown
South Fork got the better of Hoopa in boys basketball for the second time in four days on Monday night to set up a championship deciding showdown later in the week. Oliver […]
Breaking down the final week of H-DNL play and what’s on the line for each team
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big week on the local high school basketball courts with 19 games scheduled and every one of them affecting the race for the championships […]
Hoopa teams prepare for a busy week on the basketball courts
After barely seeing any action over the past six weeks, the Hoopa Warriors are going to be a busy bunch next week. The school’s boys team played just its second game in […]
Hoopa girls edge South Fork on return to action
The Hoopa girls haven’t played much competitive basketball recently, but that didn’t prevent them from winning on their return to action on Thursday night. The Warriors got the better of South Fork […]
Rotbergs leads the way as Cubs take over sole possession of L4 lead
Tommy Rotbergs continued his outstanding season on Thursday night, as the South Fork boys won for the third time in four Little 4 games to take over sole possession of top spot […]
Fans left frustrated at a league decision that doesn’t go far enough
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL superintendents’ decision to end the no-spectator mandate at all league sporting events next week has done little to placate the frustration of local sports fans, while […]
H-DNL to allow limited number of spectators from Monday
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced on Friday morning that a limited number of spectators will be allowed at league sporting events again, beginning on Monday. The H-DNL superintendents met on […]
Update on no-spectator mandate to be issued on Friday morning
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL will be issuing an updated press release on the temporary no-spectator mandate on Friday morning, according to league commissioner Jack Lakin, after the league superintendents met […]
SCHEDULE UPDATES — Busy weekend in store for H-DNL basketball
By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be a busy weekend on the local high school basketball courts, with several rescheduled games on tap. No one will be busier than the McKinleyville […]
Updates on cancelations and what games are still going ahead
By Ray Hamill — COVID protocols continue to adversely affect the local high school basketball season, with several games postponed this week, including a couple of big matchups that had been scheduled […]
Letter sent to H-DNL schools asking to end no spectator mandate
The “Let Them Play Humboldt” movement has sent a letter to all of the H-DNL schools ahead of Wednesday’s athletic directors meeting in an effort to get the league to reverse its […]
