By Ray Hamill — Get ready for another busy week in local prep basketball, with several H-DNL teams playing at various tournaments beginning on Thursday. Here on the North Coast, the Tigers […]
PREP BASKETBALL — Who’s playing where this week
Balanced scoring lifts South Fork girls past Hayfork
The South Fork Cubs got big contributions from several players on their way to a 44-27 win over Hayfork in girls basketball on Monday night. Natalie Roberts scored a team-high nine points […]
Fortuna girls top Hoopa, get set for Healdsburg tourney
The Fortuna Huskies got the week off to a winning start on Monday, getting the better of Hoopa 45-32 in girls basketball at Fortuna High. Isobel Crosswhite scored a game-high 15 points […]
Ferndale girls clinch tourney title at Calistoga
The Ferndale Wildcats have been putting up plenty of points early in the new girls basketball season and they have averaged more than 70 points a game through their opening four games. […]
HSU women top the Otters for their second straight conference win
The Humboldt State women’s basketball team defeated Cal State Monterey Bay 65-59 at Lumberjack Arena on Saturday night for the Jacks’ second straight conference win. Julia Iman recorded her second double-double of […]
Crusaders top the Tigers in exciting tournament decider
The Crusaders made quite a statement in a thrilling early-season game on Saturday, rallying to knock off the Tigers in the Arcata tournament championship game by a score of 71-62. In an […]
Tigers roll over San Lorenzo in Mack tourney championship
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got an early-season wake-up call on the opening day of the McKinleyville tournament and they’ve been on a roll ever since. On Saturday, they took […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another busy day for H-DNL teams
It was a busy day of basketball action for the H-DNL girls on Saturday with several local teams in action at various tournaments. At Arcata High, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders defeated the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Three H-DNL teams crowned tourney champs
The Crusaders won their third game in as many days to clinch the Lake County Tournament on Saturday, defeating Upper Lake 68-51 in the championship game. Owen Shanahan was named tourney MVP […]
Another exciting finish for the CR men at Coach Tregs Classic
They might still be a work in progress, but the Corsairs are certainly an entertaining team this season. On Saturday, the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team played in yet another […]
Quigley keys big third quarter as CR women win again
The College of the Redwoods women closed out the two-day Shasta tournament with their second victory in two days on Saturday, defeating Porterville 80-60. The Corsairs, who improved to 7-3, had to […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Local teams advance to championship games
Three local boys basketball teams have advanced to tournament championship games after some big performances on Friday night. St. Bernard’s beat Kelseyville in the Lake County Tournament semifinals and will play Upper […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders and Tigers advance to Arcata tourney decider
Freshman Laila Florvilus scored a game-high 13 points as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders advanced to Saturday’s championship game at the Arcata tournament with a 45-30 win over Fortuna on Friday night. The […]
Arcata boys win another close one at Mack tourney
The Arcata Tigers will play for the McKinleyville tournament championship on Saturday after rallying to beat a very athletic Lincoln team 65-62 on Friday. Trailing by six at halftime, the Tigers put […]
Stewart steps up as CR women win at Shasta tourney
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team won its opener at the Shasta College tournament on Friday, defeating conference rival Lassen 63-46. Freshmen Kendall Stewart from Fortuna stepped up in the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Warriors heading to Minnesota
By Ray Hamill — Three Hoopa football players have received invites to the prestigious Indigenous Bowl Game in Minnesota this weekend, capping a big year for all three. And that makes them […]
Redwoods men drop tourney opener against West Hills
A long trip didn’t appear to slow down the West Hills-Coalinga men’s basketball team on the opening day at the Coach Tregs Classic at College of the Redwoods on Thursday. The Falcons […]
Great defense keys big HSU rally in CCAA opener
The Humboldt State women opened conference play with their second straight win on the basketball court on Thursday night, beating San Francisco State 58-56 at Lumberjack Arena. The Jacks rallied from a […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Three H-DNL teams advance to Arcata tourney semifinals
A sluggish first half proved costly for the Hoopa girls in their Arcata tournament opener on Thursday, as they fell 58-28 to Foothill. “I believe we played a little soft in the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — A busy night for H-DNL teams as tournaments return
The Arcata Tigers won their opening game at the McKinleyville tournament on Thursday night, holding on late to edge Eagle Point 50-47. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Arcata boys, who […]
