The Del Norte boys turned in their most complete team performance of the season in their most important game of the season. With their Dick Niclai tournament hopes on the line, the […]
Warriors answer the call, keep Niclai tournament hopes alive
Eureka girls go to overtime again in key B5 showdown with Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are giving their fans they money’s worth this season. For the third time in seven days, the Loggers played an overtime game on Thursday night, […]
Arcata Tigers top the Huskies, seal the deal on Senior Night
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers celebrated their seniors in style on Tuesday night. After honoring the class of seven seniors before tip off, the Arcata girls took care of business […]
Tigers win a thriller in Del Norte to claim at least a share of B5 crown
The Arcata Tigers held on late to defeat Del Norte in Crescent City on Wednesday night to earn themselves at least a share of this year’s Big 5 championship in boys basketball. […]
Napoleon to rejoin the Loggers
By Ray Hamill — Long-time local basketball coach Cliff Napoleon will rejoin the Loggers for the 2021 basketball season, the girls program announced on Friday. Napoleon, who was head coach of the […]
Omar Banuelos named MVP of the Big 5
Del Norte senior Omar Banuelos has been named MVP of the Big 5 for boys basketball. The award was announced at the team’s recent end-of-season awards night. Banuelos enjoyed a stellar campaign […]
Warriors clinch the Big 5 in thrilling fashion
By Ray Hamill — The school year just keeps getting better for the Del Norte Warriors and their fans. On Tuesday night they clinched a Big 5 championship in boys basketball, to […]
Mack girls do their league rivals a big favor
The Panthers may be a long shot to reach the Dick Niclai tournament and the North Coast Section playoffs in girls basketball this season, but they did their league rivals a big […]
Focused Tigers find a way to win at Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are learning how to win close games. On Thursday night, they rallied late to pull out a pivotal 61-52 win at Eureka to keep their […]
VIDEO — Triple delight for dominating Fortuna girls
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna High girls are enjoying a dominating season on the basketball court at all three levels, with the freshmen, JVs and varsity teams all winning key games […]
Huskies inch closer with big win over Eureka
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
VIDEO — Impressive Clifton leads the way for Warriors
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte junior Jadence Clifton showed why she’s the best high school player on the North Coast on Thursday night, posting yet another double-double to lead the Warriors […]
Del Norte girls respond in style at Eureka
By Ray Hamill — A players only meeting earlier this week appears to have paid off for the Del Norte Warriors, who responded to a disappointing performance on Tuesday with arguably their […]
Huskies edge the Panthers with strong team defense
The Fortuna Huskies went back to what they do best as they defeated the Panthers 42-35 on Thursday night to re-take sole possession of first place in the Big 5 in girls […]
PREP ROUNDUP — Wild night throws league race wide open
The race for this year’s Big 5 and Dick Niclai championship just got a whole lot more interesting in girls basketball. A wild night of action saw the Arcata Tigers win 42-38 […]
De Norte boys win pivotal Big 5 clash
In head coach Marc Slayton’s words, the Del Norte Warriors “outlasted” the Arcata Tigers in a pivotal Big 5 showdown in boys basketball in Crescent City on Friday night. In a clash […]
Eureka boys top McKinleyville for first Big 5 win
The Eureka Loggers posted their first Big 5 win in boys basketball at McKinleyville on Friday night, getting the better of a young Panthers team by a score of 87-59. The Loggers […]
VIDEO — Mack girls push Eureka all the way
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers kept the pressure on Fortuna in the race for the Big 5 championship with a hard-fought 61-56 win at home to McKinleyville in girls basketball […]
