Two of the best teams in the H-DNL through the early season faced off in the Mt. Shasta tournament championship game on Saturday afternoon, and one of them came away with a […]
SB boys make early statement with big win over McKinleyville
McKinleyville Panthers to play for tournament championships
It’s been a good few days in tournament play for both McKihnleyville High basketball teams, each of which will play for a tournament championship on Saturday. The Mack boys won their semifinal […]
Arcata boys tournament highlights another busy week for local teams
By Ray Hamill — A December of tournaments continues this week in local high school basketball, highlighted by the always anticipated Arcata boys tournament. The action gets under way on Thursday afternoon […]
Moon leads the offense as Mack Panthers win big at Hoopa
McKinleyville’s Neil Moon enjoyed a successful return to his old stomping ground on Tuesday night, as the Panthers continued their impressive early season in boys basketball. Moon, who is in his second […]
McKinleyville teams both go 2-1 in weekend tournaments
The McKinleyville boys continued their preparation for upcoming league play with a good showing at their own Tip-Off Classic in basketball over the weekend. The Panthers won their opening two games to […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Tigers, Crusaders advance to tourney finals
The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders have advanced to tournament championships games after big wins for both on Friday night. The Arcata girls faced off against rival McKinleyville in an early-season […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — HDN teams to play for tourney championships
Eureka and Del Norte will play for the Yreka tournament championship on Saturday afternoon after semifinal wins for both schools on Friday. Del Norte defeated the host school 51-45, while Eureka got […]
Tigers, Panthers to face off in early-season matchup at TCC
One of the best rivalries on the North Coast will take center stage on Friday night at the Tahnia Campbell Classic girls basketball tournament at Arcata High School. Both Arcata and McKinleyville […]
Inspirational Turner leads Mack boys to tourney opening win
The McKinleyville boys will play Ukiah on Friday night in their annual Tip-Off Classic tournament, with a place in Saturday’s championship game up for grabs. Both schools won their tournament openers on […]
HDN basketball the real winner as Redwoods women host Marin
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans got a timely reminder of the quality of girls basketball here on the North Coast over the weekend, when the College of the Redwoods women […]
Busy weekend in store for local high school and college teams
By Ray Hamill — A much-anticipated state football semifinal isn’t the only big game here on the North Coast this week. Get ready for the first real busy weekend of the new […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — HDN teams start to build momentum
High school basketball is back in full swing after a busy weekend for the local contingent of teams. The Eureka boys and girls were in action, including a hard-fought 65-63 win for […]
FRIDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL — Loggers, Panthers win on the road
The bench players helped the Eureka girls overcome a slow start on Friday night, as the Loggers won on the road at Vallejo 58-33. With the win, the Loggers improved to 2-0. […]
Championship team captains named league MVPs in soccer
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Cruz Aguilar and Jada Lusk have been named MVPs in soccer after leading the Tigers to league championships this fall. Aguilar, a senior and team captain, scored […]
H-DNL players set to reunite as CR hosts Marin in home opener
By Ray Hamill — The quality of talent the H-DNL is developing will be on full display on Saturday afternoon, as the College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team gets set for […]
Whitmer’s fast start leads CR men to tourney opening victory
Cody Whitmer was ready to go on Thursday night. The former McKinleyville Panther nailed five 3-pointers in the first five minutes of College of the Redwoods’ opening game at the Ed Boyle […]
Former H-DNL standouts named all-conference in fall JC sports
By Ray Hamill — Several locals have been named all-conference in community college sports this fall, including former St. Bernard’s standout Kyler Smith. Smith, a sophomore defensive lineman, was one of six […]
Gast, Poston win league titles; impressive Huskies end Tigers’ reign
Juniors Claire Gast of Eureka and Evan Poston of Arcata claimed league titles in H-DNL cross country over the weekend, but that wasn’t the only big story of the day. Fortuna’s Madison […]
POWER RANKINGS — Cats top final rankings, lead wire to wire
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats were the best football team in the H-DNL in week one, and they remain the best heading into this year’s playoff openers. The Cats led […]
‘Heart’ of the Loggers named MVP of the Big 5 conference
By Ray Hamill — Tiarah Maualuga has been named MVP of the Big 5 in volleyball after leading the Eureka Loggers to their first conference championship in seven years. The junior standout […]
