The Eureka and Ferndale girls basketball teams each won their respective tournament openers on Thursday night. The Loggers made it three straight wins with a 53-20 victory over Pittsburg in a late-night […]
Loggers and Wildcats win their tourney openers
A familiar face returns as Panthers get set to host weekend tournament
By Ray Hamill — Longtime local wrestling coach Tom Pender will return to Humboldt County this weekend, as the McKinleyville Panthers get set to host their annual wrestling tournament. The former Panthers […]
Jacks advance to national championship game
The Cal Poly Humboldt men’s rugby team will play for a national championship for the second time in the club’s history. On Friday, the Jacks defeated Endicott College by a score of […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders, Warriors keep rolling at Mt. Shasta
The St. Bernard’s Crusader won their fourth straight game to start the season with a 45-36 win over Weed on the opening day at the Mt. Shasta tournament on Thursday. Also in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Plenty of tournament action for H-DNL teams
The Arcata Tigers comfortably advanced to the semifinals of their own tournament on Thursday after getting the better of Buckingham Charter 74-18. Also at the Arcata tournament, McKinleyville overcame a poor shooting […]
Panthers overcome poor shooting to top Enterprise
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers overcame a poor night shooting the ball to pull out an opening-day victory over Enterprise at the Arcata boys basketball tournament on Thursday. The McKinleyville boys […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — Redwoods, Cal Poly Humboldt women both lose
The College of the Redwoods women fell 71-66 at home to Napa Valley in basketball on Thursday afternoon. Rachel Valdez scored a team-high 16 points in the loss, as the Corsairs […]
Jacks rugby to play in national semifinal on Friday
By Ray Hamill — The Cal Poly Humboldt men’s rugby team will play in a national semifinal on Friday, as the Jacks inch closer to a first-ever national championship in the sport. […]
Bell makes weight ahead of much-anticipated return
By Ray Hamill — Local MMA fighter Cass Bell has made weight for his highly-anticipated return to the cage this week. Bell is scheduled to fight Jared Scoggins in a bantamweight showdown […]
Local wrestlers shine at Battle at the Border
The H-DNL wrestlers got the new season off to a competitive start over the weekend, with several locals impressing at Del Norte’s Battle at the Border tournament. Nine of the 14 brackets […]
South Fork boys, Fortuna girls begin tournament play
A pair of H-DNL basketball teams tipped off their respective tournaments on Wednesday night, with the Fortuna girls playing at Healdsburg and the South Fork boys in action at Potter Valley. The […]
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL — Who’s playing where this weekend
By Ray Hamill — For the second straight week, most of the local high school teams will be in action at a variety of tournaments, including one here on the North Coast. […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Crusaders sweep weekly awards
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say it was a good opening weekend for St. Bernard’s basketball. Both the girls and boys teams won their season-opening tournaments, while two of their […]
Rivals come to town as Cal Poly men look to extend fast start in CCAA
The Cal Poly Humboldt men will try to extend their unbeaten start to conference when they host their biggest rivals in a basketball doubleheader on Thursday night. The Cal Poly men take […]
No clear favorite in league, as Big 5 teams prepare for Arcata tourney
By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans will get a bit of a Big 5 preview this week, with four of the league rivals in action at the Arcata tournament, which tips […]
CR men get impressive win at Contra Costa
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team enjoyed one of its most impressive wins of the season at Contra Costa on Tuesday night, getting the better of the Comets 81-64. The […]
Seniors lead the way as Ferndale girls get their first win
The seniors led the way on Monday night, as the Ferndale Wildcats got their first win of the season in girls basketball, beating Potter Valley 61-16. The Cats, who are now 1-1, […]
Wildcats continue to roll, top Potter Valley to go to 4-1
The Ferndale Wildcats continued to play strong defense on the way to a comfortable 76-45 win over Potter Valley in boys basketball on Monday night. The Ferndale boys held the Bearcats to […]
Cats win Point Arena tourney; Cubs place third at Fall River
Two Little 4 boys basketball teams had strong showings at their season-opening tournaments over the weekend, with the Ferndale Wildcats winning the Jolly Roger Tournament in Point Arena and the South Fork […]
Mistakes costly for Corsairs in Grizzly Bowl, but future remains bright
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs will have to wait at least one more year to end their long bowl game victory drought, but there’s every reason to feel optimistic they won’t […]
