By Ray Hamill — The Eureka boys were the biggest movers in the MaxPreps basketball rankings over the past week, moving up a massive 170 spots in the state after back-to-back wins. […]
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Big performance lifts Hoopa Valley into Little 4 lead
The Hoopa Valley Warriors showed exactly why they are the Little 4 favorites on Saturday, running out to an 83-59 win over visiting South Fork and taking over sole possession of top […]
Prep Roundup — Willis brothers shine as Huskies continue to roll
The Fortuna boys solidified their place atop the Big 5 standings with a comfortable 83-51 win over visiting Arcata on Thursday night. With the win, the Huskies improved to 3-0 in conference […]
Prep Roundup — Big win for Loggers; Cubs fall to Mendo
The Eureka Loggers are showing signs of progress at a pivotal time of the season. On Monday night, Eureka pulled out a dramatic 82-81 win over visiting Hoopa Valley in a non-conference […]
Plenty of big games on tap this week in H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt-Del Norte League action continues this week on the local basketball courts, with some key games on tap as teams look to build some momentum. Particularly in the […]
Who’s riding high in the NCS and state rankings?
By Ray Hamill — It might still be a little early to be talking playoffs in basketball, but if mid-season rankings are anything to go by, at least three of the local […]
Prep Roundup — Hoopa boys win Etna tournament
George Navarro turned in another strong performance on Saturday to lead the Hoopa Valley Warriors to the tournament championship at Etna. Navarro was named tourney MVP after scoring 23 points in a […]
Prep Roundup — Big wins for St Bernard’s and Del Norte girls
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte and Eureka girls each posted statement wins in the Big 5 on Friday night, while in the Little 4 the St. Bernard’s Crusaders lived up […]
Hoopa boys win at Etna tournament
The Hoopa Valley Warriors opened the Etna tournament with a comfortable 74-44 win over Trinity in boys basketball on Thursday. George Navarro continued his impressive season with another big game, scoring a […]
Mullins named to NCS all-star team, other locals honored
By Ray Hamill — Tyce Mullins continues to receive recognition from outside the area after being named this week to the Prep2Prep all-North Coast Section football team. Mullins, who is coming off […]
Power Rankings – Fortuna, Del Norte lead the way
Basketball Power Rankings Girls 1 — Del Norte (10-1) The No. 2 ranked team in NCS Division-IV, the Warriors are getting plenty of respect 2 — Eureka (9-4) A tough pre-league schedule […]
H-DNL Girls Preview – Local teams impress heading into league
By Ray Hamill – While the Humboldt-Del Norte League boys have just two basketball teams ranked in the top 60 in the North Coast Section, the girls have five teams ranked in […]
H-DNL Boys Preview — Can anyone stop Fortuna, Hoopa?
By Ray Hamill — League play opens in earnest for most of the local high schools on the basketball courts this week, with at least one key matchup right off the bat. […]
Friday’s Prep Roundup — Fortuna boys suffer first loss
The Fortuna boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season at the Windsor tournament on Friday, falling 73-55 to Menlo-Atherton. The Huskies were riding a 13-game winning streak to start […]
2018 IN SPORTS — The top local stories of the year
By Ray Hamill — 2018 will go down as a controversial one in local sports, with Humboldt State and the North Coast Section front and center for the wrong reasons. But there […]
Thursday Prep Roundup — Good day for St. Bernard’s, Fortuna
Both St. Bernard’s basketball teams tipped off their post-Christmas schedule with a win on Thursday morning at the Fort Bragg tournament. The boys defeated Kelseyville 48-40, while the girls got the better […]
2018 In Sports — Some more of the best moments of the year
By Ray Hamill — This week here at Humboldt Sports we’re taking a look back at the top local sports stories of the year. On Tuesday, we broke down Nos. 21-30, and […]
2018 In Sports — Some of the top local stories of the year
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to local sports, 2018 was no ordinary year, and certainly not for the faint of heart. Mixed in with the usual assortment of thrills, drama […]
Prep Roundup — Round two goes to St. Bernard’s, Hoopa
Just three days after facing off in the championship game of the Lady Panther Classic, the St. Bernard’s and McKinleyville girls met again on the basketball court on Tuesday night. But this […]
Prep Boys Roundup — Huskies win their third straight tournament
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies continued to set a blistering pace by claiming their third tournament championship in three weeks at the Logger Classic on Saturday. This time around, the […]
