By Ray Hamill — After a three-way tie for this year’s Big 4 conference championship in football, it was no surprise to see three different players named MVPs. As expected, St. Bernard’s […]
Big 4 MVPs, all-league selections named in football
BOYS BASKETBALL — Local teams shine at Logger Classic; Cubs win again
It was a good opening day for the local teams at the 2023 Logger Classic, with St. Bernard’s, McKinleyville and Eureka all winning their games. The Crusaders got the tournament off to […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Huskies, Panthers and Loggers all win
The McKinleyville Panthers bounced back from a non-tournament loss to St. Bernard’s on Tuesday with a 46-32 win over Irvington on the opening night at the Livermore tournament on Thursday. Also in […]
Huskies tie for first at weekend McKinleyville Invitational
The Fortuna boys tied for the championship at the weekend McKinleyville Invitational wrestling tournament as the new high school wrestling season begins to heat up. The Huskies did not have any individual […]
Tournament play continues here on the North Coast this week
By Ray Hamill — The new Jay Willard Gymnasium will host a first Logger Classic in boys basketball, one of three local tournaments scheduled for this week. The 2023 Logger Classic will […]
Huskies, Loggers win on final day of Arcata tournament
The Fortuna and Eureka boys basketball teams both won on Saturday to close out the 55th Annual Jerry Paul Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament. The Huskies beat McKinleyville 64-51 in the consolation game, […]
Loggers continue to roll, secure second straight tournament championship
The Eureka Loggers won their second straight tournament at Maria Carrillo in Santa Rosa on Saturday, beating Sonoma Valley 55-22 in the final. And once again, the teamwork of the players played […]
Loggers and Tigers to play for championship; Cubs learn from loss
The Eureka girls are piecing together a very impressive pre-league campaign. On Friday night, the Loggers beat a good Analy team 57-25 at the Maria Carrillo tournament to go to 7-1 on […]
Huskies, Loggers go to overtime at Arcata tournament
If the early-season showdowns between the Big 5 boys teams are any indication, it’s should be another exciting season of basketball here on the North Coast. One week after a thrilling matchup […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — H-DNL teams impress at various tournaments
The Fortuna Huskies tipped off the Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament in Healdsburg with a 55-48 victory over Middletown on Thursday night. In other local girls games on Thursday, Del Norte and […]
Loggers get set for early Big 5 test after tourney loss at Arcata
By Ray Hamill — It was a disappointing start to the 55th annual Jerry Paul Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament for the Eureka Loggers on Thursday evening after they were outmatched by defending […]
Big 5 teams prepare for weekend Arcata boys tournament
By Ray Hamill — Four local teams will head to Arcata High this week for the 55th annual Jerry Paul Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament, which tips off on Thursday. The three-day boys […]
Poteet, Giacone lead the way as Loggers win Gridley tournament
The Eureka Loggers continued their impressive start to the new girls basketball season with a comfortable 74-29 win over Enterprise in the championship game at the Gridley tournament on Saturday afternoon. The […]
Eureka’s Lila Ekholdt named MVP in Big 4 girls soccer
By Ray Hamill — The hard work is paying off for Eureka’s Lila Ekholdt. The standout senior will have plenty of options to continue her playing career after graduation in 2024 and […]
Charlo, Chalmers shine in entertaining Eureka alumni game
Some old friends returned to Eureka High over the weekend for the Loggers’ annual alumni boys basketball game. And with a big crowd on hand at the new Jay Willard Gymnasium, the […]
Jahmil Rippy leads the way as Loggers top Shasta, go to 2-0
The Loggers improved to 2-0 on the new season with a 75-70 win over Shasta in boys basketball at Eureka on Monday night. Jahmil Rippy continued his oppressive start to the season […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Huskies win again; Loggers fall to Division-1 Dons
The Fortuna girls improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice win at home to Ukiah on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies, who also beat Fort Bragg in their season opener a […]
Loggers overcome slow start, top Miramonte in tournament play
The Eureka Loggers settled down after a shaky start against Miramonte at the Pinole Valley Shootout on Friday and ran out to a 49-32 win in girls basketball. Trailing by eight points […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Cubs and cross country runners shine
By Ray Hamill — The history making South Fork Cubs are this week’s Humboldt Sports Team of the Week. After securing a first-ever North Coast Section championship in football for the school, […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Huskies and Cubs all win openers
The Eureka Loggers tipped off the new boys basketball season with a comfortable win at Hoopa on Tuesday on a busy night for H-DNL teams. The Loggers won the game 65-30. Also […]
