Fasten your seat belts. If opening night in Big 5 boys basketball is any indication, it’s going to be an exciting few weeks for local fans. On Tuesday night, the Del Norte […]
Warriors win a thriller, edge defending champs in Big 5 opener
H-DNL calls again for good sportsmanship after multiple spectators banned
The H-DNL has issued a reminder to local fans of the importance of good sportsmanship at league events after multiple incidents this school year that have resulted in spectators being suspended or […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Crusaders lead the way early in the season
By Ray Hamill — With a busy month of early-season tournaments over with and conference play set to begin next week, it’s time for the first Humboldt Sports Power Rankings of the […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers continue to challenge themselves
The McKinleyville Panthers continued to challenge themselves ahead of conference play with another tough game on Saturday. The McKinleyville boys traveled to Piedmont to complete a two-game weekend road trip and lost […]
Mixed fortunes for McKinleyville, Del Norte boys in Friday games
A pair of Big 5 rivals continued their preparation for the upcoming conference schedule with mixed results in boys basketball on Friday. The McKinleyville Panthers opened a two-day road trip with a […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Crusaders prevail in tough environment
The St. Bernard’s boys basketball team rose to the challenge on the way to winning the championship game at the Kelseyville tournament on Saturday night with a sixth straight victory. The Crusaders […]
Parras named MVP as Warriors win third straight Anderson tournament
The Del Norte Warriors are building some nice momentum at a good time of the year. On Saturday, the Warriors closed out the Anderson tournament with a 50-41 win over Redding Christian, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Warriors keep rolling after Escalera buzzer-beater
Damian Escalera scored a game-winning basket on a buzzer beater at the Anderson tournament on Friday evening, as the red-hot Del Norte Warriors stretched their winning streak to five straight with a […]
Mako Limon, Tyler Hinrichs named Big 4 MVPs in football
By Ray Hamill — As expected, Big 4 co-champs Fortuna and St. Bernard’s are well represented on this year’s all-league football team, with two seniors sharing the 2025 MVP honors. Both schools […]
Ferndale girls, Del Norte boys win midweek non-tournament games
Del Norte traveled to Ferndale for a quadruple of basketball games on Tuesday, and it was good day for three of the Warriors teams. The Del Norte varsity boys and both JV […]
Five HDN teams ranked in the top 20 in the North Coast Section
By Ray Hamill — The early-season North Coast Section rankings are in and it makes for some impressive reading for some of the H-DNL teams. None more so than the St. Bernard’s […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — HDN teams continue to build momentum ahead of league play
Saturday was another wild and busy day of local basketball action with several H-DNL boys and girls teams playing. And it was a good day for many of them, none more so […]
Warriors win big at AIBT, get ready for busy week on the court
The Warriors won their final tournament game against Red Bluff at Arcata High on Saturday to close out 2-1 over the three days. Del Norte won comfortably 81-48. And they succeeded with […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Williams, Jackson, Warriors rise to the challenge
By Ray Hamill — It was a big week for the local winter sports teams, as they begin to build momentum. Most of the H-DNL basketball teams were in action at various […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Warriors, Loggers to meet again at AIBT
By Ray Hamill — At this rate, the Del Norte Warriors and Eureka Loggers will be well acquainted by the time league play rolls around in the new year. On Friday afternoon, […]
Arcata boys tournament highlights another busy week for local teams
By Ray Hamill — A December of tournaments continues this week in local high school basketball, highlighted by the always anticipated Arcata boys tournament. The action gets under way on Thursday afternoon […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Another busy weekend for the HDN teams
Several local boys basketball teams were in action at various tournaments on Saturday, including the McKinleyville Panthers, who lost in the final of their Tip-Off Classic. The Panthers faced off against Cardinal […]
Warriors make early statement with victory over Eureka in Yreka
The Del Norte Warriors enjoyed a statement early-season win in the championship game at the Yreka tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors made it three wins in three tournament games with a […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — HDN teams to play for tourney championships
Eureka and Del Norte will play for the Yreka tournament championship on Saturday afternoon after semifinal wins for both schools on Friday. Del Norte defeated the host school 51-45, while Eureka got […]
HDN basketball the real winner as Redwoods women host Marin
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans got a timely reminder of the quality of girls basketball here on the North Coast over the weekend, when the College of the Redwoods women […]
