By Ray Hamill — This year’s local high school basketball season will be remembered for many reasons, including some history-making exploits and some achievements for the ages, not to mention the impact […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced the 2021/22 all-league selections and honorable mentions for basketball on Saturday, with six players named MVPs. In the Big 5, Arcata teammates Kai Purcell and […]
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Big 5 and Little 4 MVPs and all-league selections in basketball will be released on Saturday after the final game of the season is played on […]
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL basketball officials have always been appreciated for the role they play every winter, but rarely have they been valued, respected and admired like they have been the […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the best rivalries in all of H-DNL sports will be renewed on Friday night when the Arcata Tigers host the McKinleyville Panthers in the Dick Niclai […]
UPDATED after Friday’s games … By Ray Hamill — With the H-DNL schedule concluding this week, next week’s Dick Niclai tournament schedules are starting to take shape. The girls tournament gets under […]
St. Bernard’s completed a league sweep of Hoopa in girls basketball on Tuesday night, handing Ferndale at least a share of the Little 4 championship. One night after losing to Ferndale in […]
After barely seeing any action over the past six weeks, the Hoopa Warriors are going to be a busy bunch next week. The school’s boys team played just its second game in […]
The Big 5 is going to go down to the final night of action, with a huge showdown now set for Crescent City on Wednesday night. On Friday, both Arcata and Del […]
Tommy Rotbergs continued his outstanding season on Thursday night, as the South Fork boys won for the third time in four Little 4 games to take over sole possession of top spot […]
By Ray Hamill — This time around there was no letdown. After missing out on the opportunity to clinch a share of the Big 5 championship at Fortuna on Tuesday, the Eureka […]
What a difference Kai Purcell makes for the Tigers. On Tuesday night, with their MVP candidate in the lineup, the Arcata Tigers comfortably took care of business at home to McKinleyville in […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say the atmosphere at H-DNL basketball games has been a lot better this week. After two weeks of playing games behind closed doors, a limited […]
Put the celebrations on ice, for at least a couple more days. On Tuesday night, the Fortuna Huskies defeated the Eureka Loggers 47-45, handing them their first loss in the Big 5 […]
The Crusaders’ defense is beginning to find its groove at an opportune time. On Monday, the St. Bernard’s boys got a key league victory over South Fork, winning 68-54 thanks in large […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s a new No. 1 in our power rankings this week after a stunning result at Ferndale on Tuesday night. The high-flying Wildcats jump one place into the […]
By Ray Hamill — The race for the Big 5 championship looks set to go down to the final night of action on Feb. 4, with three teams in the mix as […]
The McKinleyville Panthers moved into a tie atop the Big 5 standings with a 72-50 win at Eureka in a make-up game on Saturday night. With the win, which was their third […]
The Eureka Loggers moved within one win of a Big 5 championship with a 49-38 win at McKinleyville in a make-up game on Saturday night. The win lifts the Eureka girls to […]
The South Fork boys took over sole possession of top spot in the Little 4 with a 71-56 win over Ferndale on Friday night. The shorthanded Cubs got big performances from a […]
