The Fortuna Huskies continued their fast start to the new softball season with a 10-7 win over Lower Lake on Saturday, one day after they opened the new campaign with a 13-5 […]
WEEKEND SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — Busy Saturday for local teams
Loggers continue to shine on the college courts as CR’s Bowles commits to four-year program
By Ray Hamill — There’s no denying the success former Eureka Loggers are enjoying on the college basketball courts. In recent years, head coaches Mike Harvey and Cliff Napoleon, along with their […]
Former Big 5 MVPs impress in college playoff debuts
By Ray Hamill — Last year’s Big 5 co-MVPs in girls basketball have made a big splash in their first collegiate campaigns and one of them looks far from done just yet. […]
Plenty of history on the line in weekend NCS championships
By Ray Hamill — Two H-DNL teams remain in the chase for a North Coast Section basketball title as we head towards the weekend championship games. The Ferndale girls and St. Bernard’s […]
Three Redwoods women receive all-conference recognition
As they get set for their playoff opener on Wednesday night, three College of the Redwoods women’s basketball players have received all-conference recognition. Both Kyla Albee and Aniah Gaither have been named […]
Three locals advance to state; Warriors place third at NCS championships
It was a good day at the North Coast Section wrestling championships for the H-DNL teams at James Logan High School on Saturday, with 18 boys and three girls placing in the […]
Big 5 JV champions succeed with strong team-first mindset
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s Big 5 girls JV championship in basketball went right down to the wire. The Eureka girls traveled to Arcata and came away with […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Loggers, Warriors go down battling; Huskies, Crusaders march on
It was a busy night for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Friday, with four teams in action and another getting some big news about its weekend […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Eight teams remain in contention for section crowns
By Ray Hamill — With the opening rounds of the North Coast Section basketball playoffs over, eight of the 13 local schools to qualify remain in contention, including six girls programs. And […]
NCS GIRLS — Huskies, Loggers win playoff openers; Tigers fall to the Vikings
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL girls teams fared better than the league’s boys teams in the opening night of the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Tuesday. While three of the […]
NCS BOYS — Warriors win on an otherwise disappointing night for HDN teams
After a 12-day layoff between games, the Del Norte Warriors won their North Coast Section playoff opener on Tuesday night, but other than that it was a disappointing night for the H-DNL […]
Del Norte boys, Arcata girls crowned H-DNL champions
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys and Arcata girls were crowned league champions at Saturday’s H-DNL Wrestling Championship at Arcata High School. The Warriors claimed five of the 14 individual […]
Three H-DNL teams receive a top seed for the NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section basketball playoff brackets were announced on Sunday, with 13 of the 18 H-DNL varsity programs qualifying, including seven girls teams. Three local teams have […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Do we see a change at the top after Friday’s final?
By Ray Hamill — We see a shift at the top in our final boys Power Rankings of the season. After winning Friday night’s Dick Niclai championship game over rival Arcata, the […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Dick Niclai champs now sit alone at the top
By Ray Hamill — North Coast basketball fans got the matchup they’ve been wanting for much of the season in Friday night’s epic Dick Niclai championship game at Lumberjack Arena. But how […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Niclai girls semifinal goes down to the wire
By Ray Hamill — Thursday night’s Dick Niclai tournament semifinal between the St. Bernard’s and Eureka girls went right down to the wire. Playing in front of a large crowd at College […]
Crusaders hold their nerve late, end Loggers’ long Niclai run
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s and Eureka girls served up an instant classic in their Dick Niclai tournament semifinal, played in front of a large crowd at College of the […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Panthers push the Loggers all the way in entertaining Niclai showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers wasted no time bouncing back from Friday night’s disappointing loss in their Big 5 decider at Arcata High by winning their Dick Niclai tournament opener […]
PLAYERS OF THE DAY — Maualuga, Pidgeon lead their teams to victory
By Ray Hamill — Day two of the Dick Niclai tournament is in the books with big wins for the Eureka and Ferndale girls in their tourney openers on Tuesday night. And […]
Loggers march on, set up big semifinal showdown against St. Bernard’s
After seeing their three-year reign as Big 5 champs end last week, the Eureka Loggers appear determined to defend their other title. The four-time defending Dick Niclai tournament champions began the defense […]
