The Loggers closed out the Arcata tournament on a high and ended a seven-game losing skid with a 50-46 victory over Red Bluff on Saturday. Hans Chalmers capped an impressive three days […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers get back to winning ways
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers impress on a good day for H-DNL teams
McKenna Beach followed a 25-point performance on Friday with 24 more points on Saturday, as the Eureka girls defeated a quality St. Patrick/St. Vincent team 51-36 in the third-place game at the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers continue to roll; Huskies, Panthers win
The Arcata Tigers continued to roll on Friday as they improved to 6-0 with a comfortable 80-47 win over Las Plumas at their own tournament. The victory sets up a championship showdown […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Talty shines as Tigers lose a close one
Arcata’s Nora Talty had her best game of the season on Friday night, as the Tigers lost a close one, 59-58, to Justin-Siena at the Redwood Empire Invitational tournament in Healdsburg. Talty […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Huskies drop tourney opener
The Huskies dropped their opening game at the Arcata tournament on Thursday night, falling 72-63 to Las Plumas. The Fortuna boys started the stronger of the two teams but Las Plumas began […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Local teams compete at AIBT
The Arcata boys won their own tournament opener against a young Red Bluff team on Thursday night, rolling out to a comprehensive 66-25 victory. The win keeps the Tigers unbeaten through five […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another busy night of action for H-DNL teams
The Arcata Tigers won their opening game at the Redwood Empire Invitational tournament on Thursday night, defeating Ukiah 70-64 at the Redwood Empire Invitational tournament at Healdsburg. After leading for much of […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — St. Bernard’s girls, tourney MVPs impressing early
By Ray Hamill — The St, Bernard’s Crusaders got the new basketball season off to a flying start this past week, with both the boys and girls teams winning their respective tournament […]
Some things we learned from an entertaining opening weekend
By Ray Hamill — It was a fun opening weekend in local high school basketball, with 17 of the 18 H-DNL varsity teams in action and five of them winning tournament championships. […]
PREP BASKETBALL — Who’s playing where this week
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for another busy week in local prep basketball, with several H-DNL teams playing at various tournaments beginning on Thursday. Here on the North Coast, the Tigers […]
Fortuna girls top Hoopa, get set for Healdsburg tourney
The Fortuna Huskies got the week off to a winning start on Monday, getting the better of Hoopa 45-32 in girls basketball at Fortuna High. Isobel Crosswhite scored a game-high 15 points […]
Crusaders top the Tigers in exciting tournament decider
The Crusaders made quite a statement in a thrilling early-season game on Saturday, rallying to knock off the Tigers in the Arcata tournament championship game by a score of 71-62. In an […]
Tigers roll over San Lorenzo in Mack tourney championship
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got an early-season wake-up call on the opening day of the McKinleyville tournament and they’ve been on a roll ever since. On Saturday, they took […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Another busy day for H-DNL teams
It was a busy day of basketball action for the H-DNL girls on Saturday with several local teams in action at various tournaments. At Arcata High, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders defeated the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Three H-DNL teams crowned tourney champs
The Crusaders won their third game in as many days to clinch the Lake County Tournament on Saturday, defeating Upper Lake 68-51 in the championship game. Owen Shanahan was named tourney MVP […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders and Tigers advance to Arcata tourney decider
Freshman Laila Florvilus scored a game-high 13 points as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders advanced to Saturday’s championship game at the Arcata tournament with a 45-30 win over Fortuna on Friday night. The […]
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — A busy night for H-DNL teams as tournaments return
The Arcata Tigers won their opening game at the McKinleyville tournament on Thursday night, holding on late to edge Eagle Point 50-47. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Arcata boys, who […]
Crusaders hold on to beat the Panthers in exciting season opener
By Ray Hamill — A strong first half lifted the St. Bernard’s girls to a season-opening 39-37 win over McKinleyville at the Arcata tournament on Thursday afternoon. Junior Lele Tanuvasa scored a […]
South Fork girls win season opener at Potter Valley
The South Fork girls tipped off the new basketball season with a comfortable 54-25 win at Potter Valley on Tuesday night. Fresh off a big fall in soccer, junior Summer Contreras began […]
H-DNL teams get set for busy week of tournament play
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big week of local high school basketball as prep tournaments return to the North Coast for the first time in two years. All 18 […]
