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 […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Cubs win playoff opener on busy night for H-DNL teams
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) […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Big week for local basketball
By Ray Hamill — Two influential seniors who have played a key role for their respective teams this winter are this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week. Eureka’s Isis Poteet and […]
Eureka girls answer the Spartans late to advance to NCS semifinals
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls were tested in Friday night’s North Coast Section Division-3 basketball quarterfinals but they held on late for a 46-42 win over Pinole Valley at Eureka […]
Crusaders advance to state playoffs; Wildcats, Warriors bow out
The St. Bernard’s girls look like they’re a team on a mission this postseason. On Friday night, the No. 1 seeds in the North Coast Section Division-5 bracket comfortably took care of […]
Freshmen carry on a Del Norte tradition on the path to success
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s freshmen Big 5 boys basketball championship went down to the wire, with the young Del Norte Warriors securing the title on the final […]
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 […]
New flag football league coming to Humboldt County
By Ray Hamill — A second flag football league is coming to Humboldt County this year and is expected to begin play in late May. Humboldt Flag Football is an NFL-backed league […]
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, […]
Mack girls win playoff opener, set up rematch with Arcata
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. On Wednesday night, the McKinleyville Panthers took care of business against a lower seed in the opening round of the North Coast Section girls […]
Tigers cruise past Middletown to advance to NCS quarterfinals
The Arcata Tigers quickly took control of their North Coast Section boys basketball playoff opener on Wednesday night and never appeared to be in danger of losing. Facing No. 13 seed Middletown […]
McKinleyville boys beat Eureka in all-local NCS showdown
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section boys basketball playoffs must feel like an extension of the regular season for the McKinleyville Panthers. On Wednesday night, they overcame a slow start […]
Fortuna senior makes school history with championship win
By Ray Hamill — Two weeks after winning a first-ever H-DNL dual meet championship, the Arcata Tigers were crowned league champions in girls wrestling at Eureka High School on Saturday. The Tigers […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Local teams prepare for weekend games
All four local college basketball teams will be back in action later this week after mixed fortunes this past weekend. The College of the Redwoods men remain mathematically alive in the chase […]
NCS playoff opponent forfeits to Big 5 school
By Ray Hamill — At least one local team is moving on from the first round of the North Coast Section playoffs before Wednesday’s busy night of action. The Arcata girls were […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Little 4 teams prevail in postseason openers
By Ray Hamill — It was a good night for the Little 4 girls, with all three teams in action winning their North Coast Section Division-5 basketball playoff openers on Tuesday. And […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — St. Bernard’s boys fall to Marin Academy
By Ray Hamill — A memorable season for the St. Bernard’s boys basketball team ended with an upset loss to visiting Marin Academy in the opening round of the North Coast Section […]
Dominating Warriors roll to league championship in H-DNL wrestling
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys defended their H-DNL championship in wrestling in emphatic fashion at Eureka High School on Saturday. The Warriors finished with five individual champions and four […]
College of the Redwoods men off to their best start since 1988
The Corsairs are off to their best start in baseball in 36 years. After sweeping a three-game series at De Anza over the weekend, all by a single run, the College of […]
