By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say it was a good week for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders, in more ways than one. And they’re not done yet. On Wednesday, the SB […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Crusaders crushing it right now
Mack boys cap perfect season with Jaycees championship
The McKinleyville Middle School eighth graders closed out a perfect season with a big showing at the 55th annual Crescent City Jaycees basketball tournament over the weekend. The Mack boys won all […]
H-DNL teams prepare for St. Bernard’s tournament at Bear River
By Ray Hamill — With a break in the rainy weather forecast for later in the week and an all-weather field available, St. Bernard’s will host a six-team baseball tournament on Thursday […]
Former H-DNL players continue to thrive with the Eagles
By Ray Hamill — A Hoopa Warriors reunion is in the works in late March, as Mendocino College and College of the Redwoods get set for a new chapter in their softball […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers, Crusaders compete at Foothill tournament
The McKinleyville Panthers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders were both in action at the Foothill tournament on Wednesday. The Panthers lost 2-1 to Red Bluff and closed out the two-day tournament with a […]
Panthers top the Warriors in softball openers for both teams
The Panthers got the new softball season off to a winning start on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Hoopa 12-2 at McKinleyville High School. Hoopa took a 2-0 lead in the top of the […]
McKinleyville coach pays tribute to seniors after memorable season
By Ray Hamill — All in all, it wasn’t a bad first year for Chris Davis. The McKinleyville boys basketball head coach led the Panthers to just their third-ever Big 5 championship […]
McKinleyville boys fall to Mt. Shasta in Division-5 NorCal opener
The McKinleyville Panthers fell 60-49 at Mt. Shasta in the opening round of the Division-5 boys basketball state playoffs on Tuesday night. Nick Maher scored a team-high 15 points for McKinleyville, while […]
H-DNL teams receive very favorable seeds for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — The two H-DNL girls basketball teams to qualify for the state playoffs have received very favorable seeds. The brackets were announced on Sunday afternoon, with St. Bernard’s and […]
Local players contribute as Jacks win three at CS East Bay
The Cal Poly Humboldt softball team won three of four games at Cal State East Bay this weekend, with a couple of local players making an impact. The four-game series got under […]
Corsairs playing the waiting game after season-ending rout
The Corsairs took care of business in their regular-season finale on Wednesday night, and now they must wait and see if they did enough to earn a playoff spot. The College of […]
NCS ROUNDUP — SF boys qualify for first NCS final since 1990
Just three months after winning a first-ever North Coast Section championship in football, many of the same South Fork players will now get the opportunity to win just a second-ever section title […]
What’s next for H-DNL teams, who’s in the state playoffs and who’s not
By Ray Hamill — Now that we’ve all had a chance to catch our breath after an exciting weekend in playoff basketball we can turn our attention to what’s next for the […]
Determined Panthers win thrilling NCS playoff showdown at Arcata
By Ray Hamill — North Coast Section playoff basketball doesn’t get any better than this. A packed house, two great rivals, and a season’s worth of dreams and hopes on the line. […]
Five for five, Tigers top their rivals again in NCS quarterfinal
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers are headed to the state playoffs after a hard-fought victory over their biggest rivals in the North Coast Section basketball quarterfinals at Arcata High on Saturday […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Cubs win playoff opener on busy night for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — Five H-DNL teams are moving on to the semifinals in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs after a busy weekend for the league’s teams. On Saturday night, the […]
Three H-DNL wrestlers crowned NCS champions
Three H-DNL wresters were crowned North Coast Section champions on Saturday and five have advanced to next week’s state championships. Competing at James Logan High School, Del Norte’s Curtis Bartley (140 pounds) […]
Remarkable success continues for H-DNL girls basketball
By Ray Hamill — Heading into the quarterfinals of the North Coast Section girls basketball playoffs, remarkably an H-DNL team has yet to lose to an out-of-area school. All nine H-DNL varsity […]
Mack JVs win the Big 5 to cap an impressive winter in basketball
By Ray Hamill — The varsity team wasn’t the only success story of the winter for McKinleyville boys basketball. The Panthers varsity boys were crowned co-champions of the Big 5 after a […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Six local teams advance on busy playoff night
It was a busy night for the H-DNL with eight of the league’s teams in action in the North Coast Section playoffs. And it was a good night for six of them, […]
