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 […]
Tournament play continues here on the North Coast this week
Crusaders, Panthers facing different challenges early in the season
By Ray Hamill — Strong defense continues to keep the Crusaders in games. On Tuesday night, St. Bernard’s traveled to McKinleyville and came away with a 37-31 victory in girls basketball and […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
McKinleyville’s Caitlyn Canepa named Big 4 MVP goalkeeper
By Ray Hamill — After some confusion regarding the announcement of the all-league teams in girls soccer, the H-NDL confirmed this week that McKinleyville’s Caitlyn Canepa has been named 2023 Big 4 […]
Seniors lead the way as Arcata girls beat rivals, go to 3-0
The Arcata Tigers enjoyed a successful opening weekend to the new girls basketball season with three wins in three games on the way to winning the championship at their own tournament. After […]
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 […]
Montanez, Dominguez named MVPs in H-DNL boys soccer
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Hector Dominguez has been named Outfield MVP of the H-DNL in boys soccer after an outstanding year for the Huskies. Also honored was Del Norte’s Isidro Montanez, […]
Panthers top Shasta in home opener, get set for tournament
The McKinleyville Panthers improved to 3-1 in boys basketball with a 57-50 win over Shasta in their home opener on Tuesday night. The Mack boys were fired up for the occasion, perhaps […]
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, […]
Panthers beat Lassen to close out Las Plumas tournament
The McKinleyville Panthers wil carry some momentum into next week’s home opener in boys basketball after a good showing at this week’s Las Plumas tournament. The Panthers closed out tournament play with […]
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 […]
Mack boys overcome adversity to win season opener in overtime
A young McKinleyville boys basketball team has a lot of key players to replace this year, but that didn’t stop the Panthers from getting the new season off to a winning start […]
Dinan, Ashby qualify for state championships after big day at NCS
A pair of H-DNL champions qualified for the CIF state cross country championships after a strong showing by both at Saturday’s North Coast Section meet in Hayward. McKinleyville’s Damian Dinan and Eureka’s […]
McKinleyville’s Fraser commits to play for Division-II Vulcans
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville senior Evan Fraser still has some unfinished business to take care in high school and he has some lofty expectations for the spring. But he’ll go into […]
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 […]
Collart nets late winner as Mack boys beat their rivals in league finale
The Panthers will carry some momentum into the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs after a couple of nice wins this week. They’ll also be hoping to start their games a little […]
