By Ray Hamill — This week has been a great celebration of local high school basketball, thanks to all of the H-DN schools and College of the Redwoods. The Dick Niclai boys […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — What a week for H-DN basketball
Team depth lifts Eureka girls past Ferndale into another final
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are headed back to the Dick Niclai Girls Basketball Tournament championship game after a hard-fought 55-46 win over Ferndale in Thursday night’s semifinal at College […]
Nunez leads the way as Del Norte girls advance to Niclai final
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will play for a Dick Niclai Tournament championship in girls basketball for the first time in four years after defeating St. Bernard’s 55-49 in […]
Tigers, Panthers get set to renew rivalry at Lumberjack Arena
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Round four of one of the best rivalries in North Coast sports will take place on Friday night, when the Arcata Tigers face off […]
History-making Corsairs clinch third straight GVC title
College of the Redwoods clinched at least a share of the Golden Valley Conference championship in men’s basketball for the third straight year with a 74-65 win at Siskiyous on Thursday night. […]
H-DN wrestling poised for very successful postseason
By Ray Hamill — The local high school wrestlers are getting ready for what will be a busy couple of weeks and what many H-DN coaches believe could be their best postseason […]
Redwoods baseball gets set for home opener this weekend
UPDATE: FRIDAY’S GAMES HAVE BEEN RAINED OUT AND THE TWO TEAMS WILL NOW PLAY A DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, STARTING AT NOON. By Ray Hamill — Baseball returns to the North Coast on […]
Tigers headed back to the Niclai championship game
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will have the opportunity to defend the Dick Niclai Tournament championship they won last year when they face off against rivals McKinleyville in Friday night’s […]
Panthers hold on late, set up Niclai final rematch
By Ray Hamill — An injury-plagued McKinleyville Panthers team had to dig deep late in Wednesday’s Dick Niclai Tournament semifinal at College of the Redwoods, but was able to hold off the […]
Warriors teams represent the H-DN well at NCS Dual Meet Championships
The H-DN was well represented at this year’s North Coast Section Dual Meet Championships, which were held at American Canyon High School on Saturday. League champion Del Norte received an automatic bid […]
Cal Poly women to recognize two worthy causes this week
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team returns to Lumberjack Arena for the next four games, including key matchups against Cal State East Bay on Thursday and the No. 5 team in the […]
H-DN expresses gratitude to CR for Niclai tournament efforts
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will play host to four Dick Niclai Tournament semifinals over the next two nights, as the excitement continues to build around the annual H-DN […]
Warriors, Wildcats advance to Dick Niclai semifinals
The Del Norte Warriors held their nerve down the stretch and were able to keep the McKinleyville Panthers at bay in the opening round of the Dick Niclai Tournament in Crescent City […]
Panthers, Crusaders prevail in Dick Niclai Tournament openers
The McKinleyville and St. Bernard’s boys basketball teams have advanced to the Dick Niclai Tournament semifinals after winning their opening round games on Monday night. The Panthers faced off against the Fortuna […]
South Fork girls get much-needed win at Calistoga
They’ve been playing shorthanded all season, but they have continued to battle. On Saturday afternoon, with just five players suited up, the South Fork girls got a much-needed win at Calistoga, winning […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Tigers continue to lead the way
By Ray Hamill — Not many changes in this week’s Power Rankings, with the Arcata Tigers retaining top spot after another dominating week on the basketball courts. The No. 1 team in […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Can anyone stop the Loggers in the Niclai tournament?
By Ray Hamill — The high-flying Eureka girls have won 11 of their last 12 games and are a very impressive 13-1 against H-DN teams this winter. Because of that, the Big […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Defense lifts Corsairs to victory; Jacks win at Chico
There were mixed fortunes for the local college basketball teams on Saturday afternoon, with both the College of the Redwoods and Cal Poly Humboldt men’s teams winning their games and both women’s […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — League champs take center stage
By Ray Hamill — This week we honor two players who helped lead their teams to a league championship, as well as a team that has established itself as a dominant force […]
Hoopa girls ensure playoff eligibility after ending long losing streak
By Ray Hamill — It had been a long time coming and it may have saved their playoff hopes. On Wednesday night, the Hoopa girls snapped a long losing streak on the […]
