The Arcata boys won their own tournament opener against a young Red Bluff team on Thursday night, rolling out to a comprehensive 66-25 victory. The win keeps the Tigers unbeaten through five […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Local teams compete at AIBT
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another busy night of action for H-DNL teams
The Arcata Tigers won their opening game at the Redwood Empire Invitational tournament on Thursday night, defeating Ukiah 70-64 at the Redwood Empire Invitational tournament at Healdsburg. After leading for much of […]
Crusaders overcome slow start to win tourney opener
After a long delay on the way to Mt. Shasta, it took the St. Bernard’s girls a little while to get going on Thursday afternoon. But once they did, they were able […]
Eureka girls win tourney opener at Maria Carrillo
Aniah Gaither scored a game-high 15 points as the Eureka girls comfortably took care of business against Sonoma in their Maria Carrillo basketball tourney opener on Thursday, winning 59-25. The impressive Gaither […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — St. Bernard’s girls, tourney MVPs impressing early
By Ray Hamill — The St, Bernard’s Crusaders got the new basketball season off to a flying start this past week, with both the boys and girls teams winning their respective tournament […]
Breakout shooting performance for Corsairs at Reedley
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team scored a season-high in points in a 104-79 win at Reedley on Wednesday. Bradley Willis led the way with 25 points, as the Corsairs […]
H-DNL names MVPs and all-league teams in football
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte junior RJ Loftin has been named offensive MVP of the Big 4 in football, the league announced on Wednesday. Loftin’s teammate Sam Schauerman was named co-MVP […]
Strong pitching sets the tone as MIST 12Us win Oroville tourney
The Mad River MIST 12U travel softball team shut out the NorCal Pride 6-0 in five innings on Sunday to win the Legacy Sports Toys for Tots Tourney in Oroville. McKenna Sargent […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — South Fork girls win again
The South Fork girls made it two wins in two days on Tuesday, getting the better of Calistoga 50-18 in Miranda. Summer Contreras scored a game-high 16 points in the win, as […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Cubs keep rolling; Huskies lose a close one
The South Fork Cubs continued to roll in boys basketball early this week, winning a pair of games to go to 6-1 on the young season. The Cubs defeated Hayfork 63-41 on […]
Some things we learned from an entertaining opening weekend
By Ray Hamill — It was a fun opening weekend in local high school basketball, with 17 of the 18 H-DNL varsity teams in action and five of them winning tournament championships. […]
PREP BASKETBALL — Who’s playing where this week
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 […]
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 […]
