By Ray Hamill — It seems like a long time since the Hoopa Warriors were 0-5. Under the guidance of head coach Roman Hutt, a young Hoopa boys basketball team has now […]
Hoopa Warriors building momentum ahead of stretch run
Crusaders win big; Wildcats edge the Warriors on Pidgeon buzzer beater
St. Bernard’s and Ferndale both won their conference openers in girls basketball on Friday night. The Crusaders cruised to a comfortable 66-15 win over South Fork at St. Bernard’s, while the Wildcats […]
LITTLE 4 — Crusaders knock off defending champs; Warriors top the Cats
There’s still a long way to go in this year’s Little 4, but the St. Bernard’s Crusaders made a statement with a dominating performance in their league opener in Miranda on Thursday […]
Six local wrestlers riding high in state rankings
By Ray Hamill — With the H-DNL dual meet season getting under way this week, some of the league’s wrestlers are making some noise at the state level. A total of six […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Warriors play weekend games
The Eureka boys dropped back-to-back games on the road this weekend, losing at Ukiah on Friday night and at Kelseyville on Saturday afternoon. The Loggers fell 61-55 at Ukiah and 77-72 at […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — MVPs, state champs steal the show
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are off to a fast start on the basketball court and look like they could be legitimate Little 4 contenders this winter. Despite a small […]
League champion Tigers sweep Little 4 MVP awards
By Ray Hamill — The future is bright for Arcata High football. On Thursday, the H-DNL announced this year’s all-league selections and MVPs in the Little 4 and of the 12 Tigers […]
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 […]
Cubs, Warriors both win openers at Gene Cotter Memorial Tourney
The South Fork boys tipped off the Gene Cotter Memorial Tournament with a comfortable 64-34 win over Round Valley in boys basketball in Miranda on Wednesday. Also in tournament action on Wednesday, […]
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 […]
Hoopa girls building momentum ahead of league play
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will carry plenty of momentum into this week’s Gene Cotter memorial tournament at South Fork as they continue an impressive pre-league schedule in girls basketball. […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Hoopa girls top L4 rivals to win Trinity tournament
A pair of Little 4 teams faced off in the championship game at the Trinity Wolves Holiday Classic on Saturday, giving local fans an early preview of what to expect when league […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Warriors win again; Crusaders suffer first loss
It was another busy day for the H-DNL teams on Saturday, with seven of the nine varsity teams in action. The Arcata Tigers lost in the final of the 55th Annual Jerry […]
Warriors win season-opening Battle at the Border tournament
The Del Norte Warriors got the new wrestling season off to an impressive start at their own Battle at the Border Tournament last weekend. Del Norte won both the boys and girls […]
Warriors look to challenge Big 5 opponents this week at Arcata tourney
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will test themselves against some Big 5 teams this week as they get set to compete at the Arcata girls basketball tournament, which tips off […]
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 […]
Warriors prepare for NCS after big showing at H-DNL championships
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a season to savor for the Hoopa Warriors in cross country and they hope to continue that at this weekend’s North Coast Section championships in Hayward. […]
Wildcats, Warriors share this year’s Little 4 JV championship
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale and Hoopa JVs shared this year’s Little 4 championship in football after a big win for the Wildcats in the season finale at Hoopa recently. The […]
Up for the occasion, Dinan claims first league championship
McKinleyville’s Damian Dinan made certain there would be no letdown this year. The senior standout came into Saturday’s H-DNL cross country championships at the Arcata Marsh with 10 wins in his previous […]
