By Ray Hamill — Heading into the final two nights of the regular season in H-DNL basketball, there is still plenty to be decided in the race for Dick Niclai Tournament inclusion. […]
All you need to know about potential Niclai seeds, play-in games
Tigers deny the Panthers; Loggers win to set up huge final night
By Ray Hamill — There’s always something special about rivalry games. On Wednesday night, in front of a packed and loud Arcata High gymnasium, the host Tigers continued their late-season surge by […]
BIG 5 — Arcata Tigers win again; excitement builds in race for Niclai
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers continued their long unbeaten run in Big 5 girls basketball on Tuesday night, while the Eureka Loggers qualified for the Dick Niclai tournament with a […]
Change announced for Dick Niclai tournament schedule
By Ray Hamill — The schedule for next week’s Dick Niclai tournaments are set, but it remains to be seen which teams will participate. The McKinleyville boys, Arcata girls and St. Bernard’s […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers still the team to beat in the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls keep winning and they keep moving up in the North Coast Section rankings. For the third straight week, the Tigers have made a move in […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Excitement building as we head towards the postseason
By Ray Hamill — This past week saw four local teams crowned conference champs in H-DNL boys and girls basketball, including two outright, but the race for the Dick Niclai tournament berths […]
H-DNL teams impress again at NCS dual team championships
It was another good showing for the H-DNL wrestlers at the North Coast Section Team Dual Championships on Saturday, but they could not quite match the success the league has enjoyed in […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Little 4 teams enjoy big day against Big 5 opponents
It was a good day for a couple of Little 4 teams in non-conference games against their Big 5 rivals. At McKinleyville, the Ferndale Wildcats enjoyed a big second half on the […]
Still a work in progress, Redwoods women fall to American River
College of the Redwoods was unable to take advantage of some scoring opportunities at American River on Friday, dropping both games of a softball doubleheader. Redwoods fell 6-2 in the opener and […]
Panthers make history, secure first-ever outright Big 5 title
The Panthers would not be denied. After clinching at least a co-championship in Big 5 boys basketball on Wednesday night, McKinleyville needed one more win to secure the title outright, and on […]
Huskies start fast, top the Panthers to keep Niclai hopes alive
The Fortuna Huskies ended a three-game Big 5 losing streak with a timely win on Thursday to keep their Dick Niclai tournament hopes alive. In a game they had to have, the […]
McKinleyville Panthers secure second Big 5 crown in three years
Head coach Chris Davis and the McKinleyville Panthers are continuing to set the standard in Big 5 boys basketball. On Wednesday night, the Panthers welcomed Del Norte to McKinleyville High and won […]
Del Norte girls get important win in the chase for Niclai spot
Del Norte took a big step towards securing a spot in this year’s Dick Niclai tournament in girls basketball on Tuesday night. The Warriors welcomed McKinleyville to Crescent City and won 51-38, […]
Panthers building momentum on the mats ahead of big NCS meet
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers appear to be peaking on the wrestling mats at the right time. Coming off strong team performances in tournament action on each of the past two […]
Arcata girls crowned at least co-champions of Big 5
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls are at least co-champions of the Big 5 with three games remaining. On Friday night, the Tigers pulled away late on the way to beating […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Wild day sees SB lose, Mack win a thriller
Neil Moon and the McKinleyville Panthers continued to roll with a thrilling overtime win at Ukiah on Saturday afternoon, while later in the day the Eureka Loggers handed the St. Bernard’s Crusaders […]
Young Panthers get breakthrough win, beat Loggers in overtime
The Panthers have been knocking on the door in recent weeks, and on Friday they finally got the breakthrough win they needed, while putting a dent on the Eureka’s championship ambitions. The […]
Shorthanded Panthers top Eureka, inch closer to Big 5 championship
Even without one of their best players, the McKinleyville Panthers showed us why they are the best team in the Big 5 right now. On Thursday night, the McKinleyville boys began the […]
Former H-DNL standouts to start on the hill for CR in opening series
By Ray Hamill — Believe it or not, the local baseball season begins this weekend. On Friday, College of the Redwoods will get the new season started at Mendocino College, traveling to […]
Crusaders bounce back from weekend loss, top McKinleyville
The St. Bernard’s girls bounced back from a Saturday night loss to Arcata with a 59-41 non-conference win at McKinleyville on Tuesday. The Little 4 leaders, who are No. 2 in the […]
