By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are back in familiar territory. After taking care of business in their Dick Niclai Tournament semifinal with a 76-61 win over Hoopa at College of […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are back in familiar territory. After taking care of business in their Dick Niclai Tournament semifinal with a 76-61 win over Hoopa at College of […]
By Ray Hamill — As we get set for one of the most fun weeks of the year in North Coast sports, here’s a look ahead to what fans can expect in […]
Named after the legendary Dick Niclai, the annual H-DNL postseason tournament is one of the most anticipated events of the year on the North Coast sporting calendar. The annual tournament features the […]
The Del Norte Warriors will look to cap another successful winter on the wrestling mats on Saturday, as the local high school grapplers head to Cal Poly Humboldt for the 2026 league […]
By Ray Hamill — Incredibly, for the second time in a few weeks, a second H-DNL player has surpassed the 50-point mark in a basketball game. On Saturday night, St. Bernard’s senior […]
By Ray Hamill — Heading into the final two nights of the regular season in H-DNL basketball, there is still plenty to be decided in the race for Dick Niclai Tournament inclusion. […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s always something special about rivalry games. On Wednesday night, in front of a packed and loud Arcata High gymnasium, the host Tigers continued their late-season surge by […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers continued their long unbeaten run in Big 5 girls basketball on Tuesday night, while the Eureka Loggers qualified for the Dick Niclai tournament with a […]
By Ray Hamill — The schedule for next week’s Dick Niclai tournaments are set, but it remains to be seen which teams will participate. The McKinleyville boys, Arcata girls and St. Bernard’s […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls keep winning and they keep moving up in the North Coast Section rankings. For the third straight week, the Tigers have made a move in […]
By Ray Hamill — This past week saw four local teams crowned conference champs in H-DNL boys and girls basketball, including two outright, but the race for the Dick Niclai tournament berths […]
It was another good showing for the H-DNL wrestlers at the North Coast Section Team Dual Championships on Saturday, but they could not quite match the success the league has enjoyed in […]
It was a good day for a couple of Little 4 teams in non-conference games against their Big 5 rivals. At McKinleyville, the Ferndale Wildcats enjoyed a big second half on the […]
College of the Redwoods was unable to take advantage of some scoring opportunities at American River on Friday, dropping both games of a softball doubleheader. Redwoods fell 6-2 in the opener and […]
The Panthers would not be denied. After clinching at least a co-championship in Big 5 boys basketball on Wednesday night, McKinleyville needed one more win to secure the title outright, and on […]
The Fortuna Huskies ended a three-game Big 5 losing streak with a timely win on Thursday to keep their Dick Niclai tournament hopes alive. In a game they had to have, the […]
Head coach Chris Davis and the McKinleyville Panthers are continuing to set the standard in Big 5 boys basketball. On Wednesday night, the Panthers welcomed Del Norte to McKinleyville High and won […]
Del Norte took a big step towards securing a spot in this year’s Dick Niclai tournament in girls basketball on Tuesday night. The Warriors welcomed McKinleyville to Crescent City and won 51-38, […]
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers appear to be peaking on the wrestling mats at the right time. Coming off strong team performances in tournament action on each of the past two […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls are at least co-champions of the Big 5 with three games remaining. On Friday night, the Tigers pulled away late on the way to beating […]