By Ray Hamill — Senior center Charlotte Carroll was one of the many heroes for the Huskies on Thursday night, as the Fortuna girls pulled out a dramatic 52-45 win over league rivals […]
VIDEO — Carroll keeps Fortuna girls in contention
Resilient Huskies find a way to win key Big 5 showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies showed just why they’ll be difficult to stop in the race for this year’s Big 5 on Thursday night, taking control of a tight game […]
Tigers win Big 5 opener at McKinleyville
The Arcata Tigers won their Big 5 opener in girls basketball at McKinleyville on Thursday night, defeating the Panthers 63-54. The Tigers had the better of the early exchanges and held the […]
VIDEO — Warriors pull away from the Loggers
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors were too strong for the Loggers at Eureka High on Wednesday night, winning their Big 5 opener in boys basketball by a comfortable margin, […]
Statement win for Del Norte at Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors made a statement at Eureka High on Wednesday night, as they tipped off their Big 5 campaign in style with a 64-47 win in […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies top the Panthers in Big 5 opener
The defending champs are off to a winning start in the Big 5 after the Fortuna Huskies overcame an understrength Panthers team by a score of 78-56 at McKinleyville High in boys […]
PODCAST — Big 5 and Little 4 open, Corsairs return to action
We’ve got a busy week of local sports action covered on the latest episode of Humboldt Sports Talk, including interviews with College of the Redwoods basketball coaches Ryan Bisio and Jain Tuey. […]
POLL RESULTS — Little to separate the Big 5 leaders ahead of big showdown
By Ray Hamill — Adding to the intrigue of Thursday night’s girls basketball matchup between the Loggers and Huskies, there was little to separate the two teams in this week’s Humboldt Sports […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Eureka, Fortuna girls win Big 5 openers
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka and Fortuna girls both won their Big 5 openers on Tuesday night to set up a huge early showdown between the two frontrunners later this week. […]
Seniors lead the way for defending Little 4 champions
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will tip off the Little 4 as heavy favorites once again in girls basketball on Friday night, but that doesn’t mean anyone at St. Bernard’s is […]
St. Bernard’s and Hoopa to play four games on Friday
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will host a quadruple-header of basketball games on Friday after a switch in the schedule this week. The St. Bernard’s varsity and JV girls were scheduled […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — CR women standing tall ahead of GVC
By Ray Hamill — Whether or not the College of the Redwoods women can compete for a conference championship this year remains to be seen, but there’s no doubt they’ll carry plenty […]
Corsairs continue to rise in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — With a huge game at home to Butte looming this weekend, the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team continues to rise in the state rankings. And the […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers remain hot, top Enterprise
The Eureka boys remained hot ahead of this week’s league opener with a hard-fought win at home to Enterprise in boys basketball on Monday night. The Loggers won 73-70 and were led […]
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Redwoods, HSU women both win
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team continued its winning ways on Saturday, with a comfortable 79-53 victory at Las Positas in the Bay Area. The win was the 10th in […]
POLL — With no clear frontrunners, who will win the Big 5 championships?
VOTING HAS CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 gets under way next week in boys and girls basketball, with little to choose from this year between the top contenders in […]
POLL — Who will win the Little 4 championships?
VOTING HAS CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The big question heading into the Little 4 this coming week is whether anyone can stop St. Bernard’s from a championship sweep. The St. Bernard’s […]
PREP ROUNDUP — Close calls for several H-DNL teams
A number of H-DNL teams dropped close games in basketball on Saturday, as they closed out weekend tournaments ahead of next week’s league openers. The Del Norte and Arcata girls each lost […]
Tigers look for more consistency after loss to Foothill
Inconsistency continues to cause some concern for the Arcata Tigers, as they get set for their Big 5 opener in boys basketball next week. On Saturday, the Arcata boys saw their four-game […]
Magical season continues for Fortuna
The Fortuna Huskies will tip off the Big 5 as the hottest prep basketball team on the North Coast, improving to 14-1 on Saturday with their eighth straight win. After posting back-to-back […]
