By Ray Hamill — The Arcata and McKinleyville boys may have been crowned co-champions of the Big 5 last week, but one of them emerged as a strong favorite for the Dick […]
BOYS ROUNDUP — Tigers win playoff battle; Warriors secure final Niclai spot
GIRLS ROUNDUP — Tigers, Warriors prevail in Niclai openers
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata and Hoopa girls have advanced to the semifinals of this week’s Dick Niclai tournament after each won their opening games on Monday night. The Tigers defeated […]
Overtime heroes, Arcata freshmen enjoy memorable campaign
By Ray Hamill — The future of Arcata girls basketball appears to be in good hands. Especially in overtime games. Earlier this week, the Arcata freshman girls basketball team capped a memorable […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Three H-DNL seniors join elite club
By Ray Hamill — A number of local players have joined the elite 1,000-points club recently, including three Little 4 seniors who are enjoying outstanding seasons. And that makes them our athletes […]
CO-CHAMPS! — Panthers, Tigers prevail in conference finales
By Ray Hamill — In the end a share of the spoils was probably a fair result. One of the most exciting and competitive Big 5 conferences we’ve seen in recent times […]
Tigers rally on senior night, secure the No. 2 seed for Niclai
By Ray Hamill — It was a senior night the Tigers won’t easily forget, and a class of seniors well worth celebrating. With their backs to the wall in their regular season […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers crowned conference champs; Warriors win on senior night
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are champions of the Big 5 in girls basketball for the third straight year after a a 61-48 win over Arcata at Eureka on Tuesday […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Tigers beat rivals to keep title hopes alive
By Ray Hamill — The race for the Big 5 championship in boys basketball took another turn on Friday night. Playing in front of a packed gym at Arcata High, the Tigers […]
Tigers top Big 5 rivals to remain in the chase; Panthers celebrate seniors
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers refused to give up the fight on Thursday night, and neither did the McKinleyville Panthers. The two Big 5 rivals faced off in a key […]
Tigers enjoy breakthrough win as they close in on H-DNL crown
The Tigers are ahead of schedule. A young Arcata wrestling team was supposed to challenge the dominating Del Norte Warriors for an H-DNL dual meet championship in the near future, but they […]
POWER RANKINGS — Who is the best team in the H-DNL?
By Ray Hamill — As we head toward the stretch run of the local high school basketball season, we’re finally beginning to get a clearer picture of who are the best teams […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Loggers bounce back; Panthers top the Huskies
Three days after losing a non-league game at St. Bernard’s, the Eureka Loggers bounced back with a comfortable victory at Del Norte in girls basketball on Tuesday night. The Loggers won 60-38 […]
Impressive Crusaders beat another Big 5 team, go to 18-2
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls have never won a Dick Niclai tournament championship, but judging by their performances over the last four days there’s every reason to believe this […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — SB boys poised for big stretch run
By Ray Hamill — Is there a better boys basketball team in the H-DNL right now than the St. Bernard’s Crusaders? Saturday night’s game against Eureka may tell us differently, but a […]
BIG 5 — Fisher and Talty impress as Panthers and Tigers win
Tatum Fisher had a huge night in a tough road game for the McKinleyville Panthers, who took a big step toward securing a place in this year’s Dick Niclai tournament with a […]
BIG 5 ROUNDUP — Wild night in conference as frontrunners fall
By Ray Hamill — An unpredictable Big 5 got a little more unpredictable on Thursday night. The two conference frontrunners suffered losses, with Big 5 leaders McKinleyville falling in overtime to Del […]
Arcata girls win at Del Norte to keep pressure on Big 5 leaders
The Del Norte Warriors gave the Arcata Tigers all they could handle for much of the night and led by two points heading into the final quarter in Crescent City on Wednesday […]
Lemke, Dunn lead Tigers past the Warriors to remain in contention
The Tigers kept their championship hopes alive with a comfortable 62-42 win over Del Norte in Big 5 boys basketball at Arcata High School on Tuesday night. The Tigers started strong and […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Giacone, Dunn step up for their teams
By Ray Hamill — Two H-DNL basketball players led their teams to big wins this week and that gets them the nod for our athletes of the week, sponsored as always by […]
Loggers win intense battle at Arcata, remain unbeaten in the B5
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers moved one win clear at the top of the Big 5 standings with a 53-43 win in girls basketball at Arcata on Friday night. Reigning […]
