The McKinleyville Panthers maintained their perfect start to the Big 5 in boys basketball with a hard-fought 53-52 win at Fortuna on Tuesday night, improving to 3-0 in conference and moving two […]
The Del Norte Warriors bounced back quickly from a conference-opening defeat to Arcata last week with a big defensive performance in a Big 5 girls basketball showdown at McKinleyville High School on […]
By Ray Hamill — With 12 straight wins and having not lost a game in over a month, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders remain not just the highest-ranked H-DNL team in the North […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL girls teams continue to feature prominently in the MaxPreps North Coast Section rankings this week, with four of the nine league programs in the top 30 […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will host a conference doubleheader in basketball on Saturday afternoon, as the men’s and women’s teams get set for challenging matchups against Butte College. […]
While Arcata’s Luke Lemke was exploding for 51 points against Fortuna on Thursday night, the McKinleyville Panthers took over sole possession of top spot in the Big 5. Lemke stole the headlines […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers got the Big 5 off to a winning start on Wednesday night with a 46-33 win over McKinleyville at Jay Willard Gymnasium. The Eureka defense […]
By Ray Hamill — Nashya Williams is making an early case for MVP recognition in the Big 5. The Eureka senior continued her impressive season with another big performance on Wednesday night, […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a fun start to the Big 5 in boys basketball on Tuesday night, with big wins for Del Norte and McKinleyville. The Panthers won a key […]
By Ray Hamill — As expected, there was little to separate McKinleyville and Eureka in Tuesday night’s Big 5 opener in boys basketball at Mack High. The race for this year’s conference […]
The H-DNL has issued a reminder to local fans of the importance of good sportsmanship at league events after multiple incidents this school year that have resulted in spectators being suspended or […]
The McKinleyville girls got a boost ahead of conference play at the Enterprise tournament over the weekend, as junior Maggie Morris made her debut with the team after transferring from Hoopa. Morris […]
By Ray Hamill — With a busy month of early-season tournaments over with and conference play set to begin next week, it’s time for the first Humboldt Sports Power Rankings of the […]
The McKinleyville Panthers continued to challenge themselves ahead of conference play with another tough game on Saturday. The McKinleyville boys traveled to Piedmont to complete a two-game weekend road trip and lost […]
A pair of Big 5 rivals continued their preparation for the upcoming conference schedule with mixed results in boys basketball on Friday. The McKinleyville Panthers opened a two-day road trip with a […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders made it seven straight wins to close out 2025 with a second victory over McKinleyville in boys basketball action over the weekend. Just two weeks after getting the […]
By Ray Hamill — After a season that saw them dominate their Little 4 opponents, it’s no surprise to see the Ferndale Wildcats dominate the end-of-season conference awards. The Wildcats won all […]
The St. Bernard’s boys basketball team rose to the challenge on the way to winning the championship game at the Kelseyville tournament on Saturday night with a sixth straight victory. The Crusaders […]
The Fortuna girls won the consolation game at the Red Bluff tournament with one of their best performances of the season on Saturday. The Huskies defeated West Valley 51-29. Evalynn Little posted […]
Damian Escalera scored a game-winning basket on a buzzer beater at the Anderson tournament on Friday evening, as the red-hot Del Norte Warriors stretched their winning streak to five straight with a […]
