By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans won’t be able to attend any games for the next two weeks, but they can still follow much of the action online and on the […]
Local stations to broadcast several H-DNL basketball games this month
BOYS BASKETBALL — H-DNL teams rank high in section and state
By Ray Hamill — It’s no surprise to see that the Arcata Tigers are the highest ranked local boys basketball team, according to MaxPreps, as they get set to open the Big […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Panthers win Big 5 openers
The Loggers tipped off the Big 5 with an emphatic win over Del Norte in girls basketball on Wednesday night, running out to a 65-27 victory at Eureka High. Both teams were […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Who’s ranked where in the NCS as we begin league play?
By Ray Hamill — As they get set to tip off the Little 4 this week, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders are the top-ranked local girls basketball team, according to MaxPreps. The Crusaders, […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers, Warriors win Big 5 openers
The McKinleyville Panthers and Del Norte Warriors both tipped off the Big 5 with a win on Tuesday night. The Panthers broke open a tight game with a big second half at […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Busy week for H-DNL teams
The Fortuna Huskies suffered a pair of losses at the Dixon Ram tournament this week, while also defeating El Dorado. The Huskies opened tourney play with a 75-64 loss to Argonaut on […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Poteet debuts with Eureka; Panthers win at Ukiah
The McKinleyville girls had a big second half on the way to an impressive 45-42 win at Ukiah on Wednesday night, while the Eureka girls were unable to contain Grants Pass down […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies, Warriors and Crusaders all win midweek games
The Fortuna, Del Norte and St. Bernard’s boys all won in basketball on Wednesday night as they continue their preparation for the upcoming league campaign. Fortuna defeated Marin Academy 68-60 and improved […]
Short-handed St. Bernard’s girls fall to Dixon
With two of their top players sidelined through injury, the St. Bernard’s girls suffered their first loss of the season at the Berean Christian tournament on Tuesday. The Crusaders, who were missing […]
Former H-DNL players face off in college basketball
Two local standouts faced off in college basketball on Monday afternoon, as Kaylee Murphy and UC Santa Cruz got the better of Kaylie McCracken and Whitman by a score of 72-63. Both […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Wildcats keep impressive runs going
The Eureka and Ferndale girls both kept their impressive start to the season going over the weekend, with strong showings by each of them at their respective tournaments. The Loggers won for […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Busy day of tournament action for H-DNL teams
A busy day of action for the H-DNL saw one local team claim a tournament championship on Saturday and two others place second. At Eureka, the McKinleyville Panthers got the better of […]
Surging Mack boys make it five straight wins
If they finally get their offense to where they want it, the McKinleyville Panthers could be a pretty dangerous team when the Big 5 begins play next month. On Saturday, the Panthers […]
Crosswhite leads Huskies to second straight win
The Fortuna Huskies closed out the McKinleyville tournament with their second straight win on Saturday, defeating Yreka 55-35. Senior Isobel Crosswhite was instrumental in the victory, finishing with a game-high 22 points […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers remain unbeaten; Loggers, Warriors win
The Arcata boys continued to roll on Friday, overcoming a slow start at the Red Bluff tournament for the second straight day on the way to a 63-49 win over a dangerous […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Panthers and Wildcats all win
A good week of practice paid off for the McKinleyville girls in their own tournament opener on Thursday night. The Panthers outscored Yreka in each of the opening three quarters on the […]
Schedule changes announced for Logger Classic
By Ray Hamill — Some schedule changes have been announced for the Logger Classic, with Shasta unable to make the trip until Friday because of the weather. The three-day tourney will still […]
Early storylines and reasons for optimism for all nine H-DNL boys teams
By Ray Hamill — The new high school basketball season is just getting warmed up, but several H-DNL teams have already made a quite a statement in the early going and have […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Beach, Dyer continue to impress
By Ray Hamill — Eureka senior McKenna Beach and St. Bernard’s sophomore Seth Dyer both continued their impressive start to the new season at their respective tournaments this past weekend. And that […]
Eureka boys, Mack girls get set to host tournaments this week
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for another busy week of high school basketball, with two local varsity tournaments scheduled and multiple H-DNL teams playing at both of them. At Eureka High, […]
