They had to battle for it, but the Arcata Tigers took first place at the two-day Fort Bragg tournament this week, defeating the host school 7-4 in Friday’s championship game. Earlier in […]
Three local baseball teams got their season under way in a doubleheader at Del Norte on Saturday. The host Warriors got the better of Ferndale 12-2 in five innings in the opener, […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers got the new softball season off to a winning start on Saturday afternoon, but they will face a new challenge this spring. After winning two […]
By Ray Hamill — For a team without a lot of seniors, the McKinleyville Panthers have plenty of experience on the baseball diamond. Whether that can lift them to a possible league […]
The McKinleyville Panthers lost their opening game in the state playoffs on Tuesday night, falling 59-45 to Lassen in the Division-3 bracket at Mack High. The loss ends a memorable season for […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are looking forward to next week’s state playoffs in girls basketball and they appear determined to enjoy every moment as long as they’re still competing. […]
The two-time defending North Coast Section champions will host a softball clinic for young players next week. The two-day McKinleyville Panthers clinic for eighth-graders and younger will run on Monday and Tuesday […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good year for McKinleyville High sports and for two seniors in particular. On Friday night, Jack Clancy and Payton Harbin were instrumental in leading the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Dick Niclai Tournament champs take center stage this week after an exciting few days for both teams. The Eureka girls and McKinleyville boys both won historic tournament […]
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Round four of one of the best rivalries in North Coast sports will take place on Friday night, when the Arcata Tigers face off […]
The Del Norte Warriors held their nerve down the stretch and were able to keep the McKinleyville Panthers at bay in the opening round of the Dick Niclai Tournament in Crescent City […]
The Eureka girls knew that if they took care of business on Friday night, then it didn’t matter what happened in the other Big 5 game. And they did that and more. […]
By Ray Hamill — It was exactly the sort of response we expected. On Saturday afternoon, the Panthers returned to winning ways with a 51-38 win over the Del Norte Warriors in […]
By Ray Hamill — On a night that made us remember why we love a good high school basketball game atmosphere, the Arcata and McKinleyville fans stole the show. Admittedly, the Arcata […]
By Ray Hamill — The atmosphere was electric, the gymnasium was packed, and the fans were excited. And they had every reason to be. On Thursday night, the McKinleyville Panthers hosted the […]
The St. Bernard’s girls took care of business at South Fork on Thursday, beating the Cubs 55-26 on the way to improving to 4-0 in the Little 4. Hannah Finck scored a […]
By Ray Hamill — Not so long ago they were teammates on a championship basketball team. Now they’ll face off against each other to essentially decide another championship. In the winter of […]
Three former H-DNL players continued to play a key role for the College of Marin women’s basketball team over the weekend. Former McKinleyville Panther Victoria Claros scored a season-high 21 points to […]
The Big 5 is now essentially a two-horse race after the Tigers defeated Fortuna 68-52 at Arcata High on Friday night, ending the Huskies championship hopes. The win keeps the Tigers perfect […]
The St. Bernard’s girls improved to 4-1 against Big 5 teams with a 44-35 win at McKinleyville on Saturday night, while also avenging one of their only two losses of the season. […]
