By Ray Hamill — Bring on the Loggers! The Arcata Tigers overcame a sluggish start to a rivalry game on Wednesday night before pulling away in the second half for a 45-33 […]
Tigers overcome slow start against rivals, set up big showdown
Panthers roll over the Tigers in statement Big 5 victory
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers sent out a warning to the rest of the Big 5 on Tuesday night. Hosting their biggest rivals in front of a packed gymnasium at […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big week for Mack basketball, DN wrestler
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are off to a flying start in H-DNL basketball, with both the boys and girls teams sitting atop the Big 5 standings after the opening […]
Surging Panthers continue to roll, go to 2-0 in the Big 5
It’s been a good week for McKinleyville Panthers basketball. On Friday night, the McKinleyville girls continued to roll with a comfortable 53-23 win over Fortuna in the Big 5 at Mack High, […]
BIG 5 — Panthers win on the road again; Loggers open strong
The first week of the Big 5 has belonged to the road teams, and in particular the McKinleyville Panthers. On Thursday night, the Mack boys traveled to Fortuna and defeated the Huskies […]
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 […]
Impressive Panthers, Tigers win on opening night in the Big 5
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers got their Big 5 campaign off to an impressive start after rolling over Del Norte 53-26 at Mack High on Wednesday night. The win was […]
Road teams prevail on opening night, as Big 5 tips off
The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in boys basketball is expected to be one of the most wide open and competitive in years, and Tuesday’s opening night did little to […]
Panthers claim back-to-back wins at Enterprise tourney
The McKinleyville Panthers closed out the Enterprise tournament with back-to-back wins on Friday and Saturday, as they get set to begin league play next week. On Friday, the Panthers defeated Fall River […]
McKinleyville boys and girls prevail on the road
The McKinleyville boys and girls basketball teams closed out their pre-Christmas schedule with impressive road wins on Friday night. The Mack boys won 64-55 at Kelseyville, while the girls won 51-35 at […]
Eureka boys pull away late in Logger Classic championship
By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans were treated to a preview of this year’s Big 5 in the championship game at the Logger Classic in Eureka on Saturday afternoon. The host […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Panthers edge Crusaders at Logger Classic
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers won for the second straight night at the Logger Classic on Friday, edging St. Bernard’s 37-34 in an entertaining defensive showdown. Senior Flynn Creighton nailed […]
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 […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Huskies, Panthers and Loggers all win
The McKinleyville Panthers bounced back from a non-tournament loss to St. Bernard’s on Tuesday with a 46-32 win over Irvington on the opening night at the Livermore tournament on Thursday. Also in […]
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 […]
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, […]
