The St. Bernard’s Crusaders took another step towards a conference championship with a dominating win over Hoopa in Eureka on Thursday night. The host team quickly took control of the game and […]
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL conference leaders St. Bernard’s and Arcata are the biggest local movers in this week’s North Coast Rankings, according to MaxPreps. Both teams enjoyed big statement wins in […]
By Ray Hamill — For the second straight week, a pair of H-DNL girls basketball teams remain atop the rankings in their North Coast Section divisions, according to MaxPreps. With a 10-game […]
Check out some highlights from this week’s Big 5 and Little 4 action.
Anyone who thought this year’s Little 4 in boys basketball was going to be a three-horse race was given a timely reminder that’s not the case on Friday night. The Ferndale Wildcats […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders continued to roll in Little 4 girls basketball on Thursday night, while the Ferndale Wildcats responded to their coach’s challenge in emphatic fashion. The Crusaders traveled to South […]
By Ray Hamill — With conference play under way, the H-DNL boys basketball teams are building momentum towards the upcoming playoffs. But unlike the league’s girls teams — eight of which are […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL girls basketball teams continue to feature among the top-ranked programs in the North Coast Section, according to MaxPreps, as we head towards the business end of […]
The St. Bernard’s and Hoopa boys both won their conference openers on Friday night, as the 2025 Little 4 conference got under way. The Crusaders welcomed Ferndale to Eureka and won 66-34, […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs are building for the future. With a young roster in girls basketball this season, the Cubs are going through some growing pains together. But […]
The Hoopa girls got their conference schedule off to a winning start in basketball on Thursday night, defeating South Fork 71-29. Senior Ivy Lamebear, who is one of this week’s Humboldt Sports […]
By Ray Hamill — Defending conference champions St. Bernard’s are the favorites to win the Little 4 championship in boys and girls basketball, according to our recent readers poll. Last week, we […]
By Ray Hamill — The race for the Little 4 in boys basketball could be the closest and hardest to call of any of the four conferences in H-DNL basketball this winter. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 tips off on Thursday night with a pair of games scheduled, and the big question as we head into conference play is can anyone stop […]
The Cubs put a disappointing couple of days at last week’s Cloverdale tournament behind them as they got back to winning ways on the opening day of their own Gene Cotter Memorial […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers’ fast start to the new season has not gone unnoticed. After impressive showings at both of their early-seasons tournaments, the Eureka boys are the highest […]
By Ray Hamill — Last season all nine H-DNL varsity girls basketball teams qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs, including two that made it all the way to a NorCal championship […]
A short-handed Arcata team played in a tournament championship game for the second straight week on Saturday, but unfortunately for the Tigers they also lost in a championship game for the second […]
The Arcata Tigers will play for a tournament championship for the second straight weekend after beating Piner 59-46 in Friday’s late semifinal. One week after they lost the McKinleyville tournament championship game, […]
The Eureka Loggers overcame a slow start to the game and a 15-point first-half deficit on their way to winning their tournament opener at the Arcata Invitational Boys Tournament on Thursday. The […]
