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 […]
Hoopa girls edge South Fork on return to action
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 […]
More than 2,000 fans sign petition for spectators to return
By Ray Hamill — A petition in favor of allowing spectators to immediately return to local high school sporting events has been signed by more than 2,000 fans in just a few […]
The reason behind the no spectator mandate and how fans are reacting
By Ray Hamill — There was an almost eerie silence heard around the H-DNL on Friday night, as games were played in empty arenas just two days after the local district superintendents […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Games continue with no fans in attendance
By Ray Hamill — There were games in the Big 5 and the Little 4 on Friday night, but no spectators were in attendance at any of them as the H-DNL begins […]
Big second quarter lifts Crusaders past the Warriors
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa Valley gave the Crusaders all they could handle for much of Friday night’s Little 4 opener for both teams at St. Bernard’s, but the home team prevailed […]
League races thrown wide open after wild night of basketball
By Ray Hamill — Wow! What an opening few days in the Big 5 and Little 4. While COVID has played havoc with just about every H-DNL roster this week, it hasn’t […]
Warriors stun the Crusaders in Little 4 opener
The Hoopa Warriors showed no ill-effects from a near month-long layoff on Thursday night, as they returned to action with a stunning 59-52 win over St. Bernard’s in boys basketball. The win […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Big wins for Hoopa, Mack and Eureka
There were a couple of surprising results around the H-DNL on Thursday night, most notably at Hoopa, where the Warriors tipped off the Little 4 with a big victory over a shorthanded […]
Local stations to broadcast several H-DNL basketball games this month
By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans won’t be able to attend any games for the next two weeks, but they can still follow much of the action online and on the […]
H-DNL to play without spectators for two weeks
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced on Wednesday afternoon that no spectators will be allowed at sporting events for two weeks beginning on Friday. According to a press release from the […]
Hoopa wrestlers expect to challenge for H-DNL championship
By Ray Hamill — Big things are expected out of the Hoopa Warriors in wrestling this winter in what is head coach Merk Robbins’ first full season in charge. Robbins took over the program […]
Fortuna girls hold off Hoopa rally in non-league action
The Fortuna Huskies won their final pre-league game in girls basketball on Monday night, but they had to battle for it, holding on late for a 54-51 victory over Hoopa. The Warriors […]
A runaway choice for Humboldt Sports Female Athlete of the Year
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s junior Lele Tanuvasa is one of the brightest high school basketball prospects the North Coast has seen in a while and she’s quickly earning the respect […]
