By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies inched closer to a Big 5 championship in girls basketball on Wednesday night, pulling away from the Loggers late for a 50-41 win at Eureka. […]
Huskies inch closer with big win over Eureka
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Arcata girls remain in contention
The Tigers edged out McKinleyville 54-50 at Arcata on Wednesday night to remain in contention for a league title in girls basketball. With the win, the Arcata girls improved to 3-2 in […]
No movement this week for CR women in latest poll
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team remains at No. 18 in the latest state coaches poll, released on Wednesday morning. The Corsairs, who broke into the […]
HSU’s Turner named CCAA player of the week
Humboldt State senior Tyra Turner has been named California Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 21.5 points, 7.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals in two wins […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers, Loggers keep pace; Warriors remain red hot
The Arcata boys kept the pressure on conference leaders Del Norte with a comprehensive win at McKinleyville on Tuesday night, getting the better of the Panthers 65-27. The win lifts the Tigers […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — SB girls, sharpshooters take center stage
By Ray Hamill — It was a big weekend for the St. Bernard’s girls in basketball in more ways than one, as they clinched at least a share of a seventh straight […]
Successful week for Eureka girls on the wrestling mats
The Eureka Loggers have been busy recently on the wrestling mats, and continued to impress at a girls four-team dual meet tournament at Ukiah High over the weekend. The Loggers won all […]
NCS championship milk now available
The St. Bernard’s and Del Norte football teams are being honored on commemorative milk cartoons arriving this week, after each won a North Coast Section championship this past season. The special Crystal […]
CR men drop two spots in latest poll
By Ray Hamill — After their surprise loss at Shasta over the weekend, the Corsairs dropped two spots to No. 15 in the latest coaches state poll in men’s basketball. As of […]
Giacomini makes surprise return to Loggers
By Ray Hamill — Less than two years after parting ways with the team in somewhat controversial circumstances, Jeff Giacomini is returning as head coach of the Eureka Loggers baseball team for […]
Loggers get balanced scoring in win over Hoopa
The Loggers comfortably took care of business on Monday night, getting the better of visiting Hoopa in boys basketball, 75-41 at Eureka High. Grant Barrera scored a game-high 11 points in the […]
VIDEO — Loggers, Crusaders serve up a thriller
By Ray Hamill — Two crosstown rivals and their fans already appear to be in playoff form, as they combined to serve up a loud, physical, hard-fought thriller at Jay Williard Gymnasium […]
Cosce passes biggest test yet on epic night of fights
Local MMA pro Orion Cosce gave the fans what they wanted to see at the Bear River Casino fight night on Saturday, winning the main event against Wally Wester on a third-round […]
St. Bernard’s seniors end long losing streak against Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s and Eureka girls served up a highly-entertaining game of basketball on Saturday night, played in a playoff-type atmosphere at Eureka High. And it was the […]
Big week in store for local prep basketball
By Ray Hamill — With two weeks remaining in the regular season, three of the four H-DNL basketball conference championships appear set to go down to the wire. The St. Bernard’s girls […]
CR women start fast, roll over Shasta
The College of the Redwoods women exploded out of the gates at Shasta on Saturday afternoon, scoring 52 first-half points on the way to 91-71 win in basketball. Ashley Quigley helped set […]
CR men suffer surprise loss, but remain atop the GVC
The College of the Redwoods men tasted defeat on the basketball court for the first time in 10 weeks on Saturday afternoon, falling 87-76 at Shasta. The Corsairs came out flat on […]
Big H-DNL presence for Shasta on opening day
The H-DNL was well represented on the Shasta Knights’ opening day lineup on Friday, as they began the new baseball season with a 10-6 loss at Cosumnes River. Four former Big 5 […]
VIDEO — Mack boys win on half-court buzzer-beater
McKinleyville freshman Jack Clancy provided the most dramatic finish of the season on Friday night, somehow finding the hoop from inside his own half as time expired. The stunning conclusion capped a […]
Panthers stun the Huskies with thrilling comeback
A young McKinleyville Panthers team came of age on Friday night. And boy did they do so in style. Freshman Jack Clancy capped a huge second-half rally with a half-court buzzer-beater to […]
