The Eureka Loggers moved within one win of a Big 5 championship with a 49-38 win at McKinleyville in a make-up game on Saturday night. The win lifts the Eureka girls to […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers closing in on B5 title; Tigers win big
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 […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Big wins for Tigers, Panthers and Crusaders
The McKinleyville Panthers kept their championship hopes alive and well with a hard-fought victory over Del Norte at Mack High on Wednesday night. The Panthers rallied from a five-point deficit in the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Warriors, Tigers and Loggers win
The Arcata Tigers and Del Norte Warriors moved into a two-way tie atop the Big 5 standings halfway through league play after key victories on Tuesday night. The Tigers won 73-65 at […]
Matt Tomlin agrees to five-year extension at St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — Matt Tomlin won’t be leaving St Bernard’s any time soon. After giving some serious consideration to his future this offseason, the highly-touted local coach has reached a new […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Eureka and L4 teams continue to impress
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 teams feature prominently in this week’s Girls Basketball Power Rankings, with the smaller schools conference holding two of the top three positions. No. 2 Ferndale […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — A shake up at the top this week
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got their league campaign back on track this week with a big win at home over Del Norte. And that is just enough to put […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Statement win for Ferndale; first Big 5 win for Del Norte
The Ferndale Wildcats are on a roll and showing no signs of slowing down. On Friday night, they improved to 2-0 in the Little 4 and 10-2 overall with a statement win […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers, Crusaders both bounce back
The Arcata Tigers got back on track with a crucial league win on Thursday night, defeating Del Norte 54-41 at Arcata High. After dropping their Big 5 opener at McKinleyville last week, […]
NCS RANKINGS — One local team on the rise ahead of big league showdown
By Ray Hamill — Two H-DNL teams remain No. 1 in their division in the North Coast Section basketball rankings this week, according to MaxPreps, while there’s a new top-ranked H-DNL girls […]
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 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Who’s No. 1 after a wild week in the H-DNL?
By Ray Hamill — To say that COVID has changed everything this year is a huge understatement, but at least most of the games are still going ahead, and that’s something we […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Little to separate the top teams right now
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL is forging ahead without fans and without many players right now, so it’s become a little more difficult to gauge exactly which are the top five […]
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 […]
