It was a mismatch of sorts in Crescent City on Wednesday night, as the Del Norte Warriors comfortably won their Dick Niclai semifinal game at home to Hoopa Valley by a score […]
Del Norte’s win raises Niclai format questions
Where the H-DN stands with NCS playoffs looming
By Ray Hamill — It appears as if the Humboldt-Del Norte League is ready to make some noise in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs. At least according to the latest MaxPreps […]
Panthers’ alumni football game set for March
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers will hold their alumni football game against rivals Arcata on Saturday March 30. The game, which is fast becoming an annual event, will be played […]
Prep Roundup — Del Norte, South Fork advance in Niclai
Del Norte and South Fork each exploded offensively in the second half on the way to winning their games in the Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament on Tuesday night. South Fork scored 49 […]
Bonomini, Knights inch closer; CR players among GVC leaders
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka Logger Kayla Bonomini helped the Shasta Knights move one step closer to a conference title in women’s basketball over the weekend. Bonomini, a 2017 Eureka High […]
HSU men’s rugby claims big win in season opener
The Humboldt State men’s rugby team kicked off its 45th season in style on Saturday, defeating visiting University of the Pacific 38-0 at the Redwood Bowl. The Jacks came into the new […]
CR baseball struggles at Hartnell
College of the Redwoods dropped three games in baseball at Hartnell over the weekend, including a disappointing one-run loss in the opener. The Corsairs rallied late in Friday’s opener to score three […]
HSU women move up in this week’s rankings
With six wins in their past seven games, the Humboldt State women are building momentum on the basketball court. They also moved up an impressive three spots in this week’s D2SIDA West […]
Prep Roundup — Busy opening night in Dick Niclai tournament
The Eureka girls got the better of McKinleyville 58-31 in their opening Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament matchup on Monday night, advancing to play St. Bernard’s in Wednesday’s semifinal. The Hoopa Valley girls […]
HSU open forum set for Monday
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt state sports fans will get the opportunity to air their grievances at a public forum on campus on Monday. Last year’s decision by university president Lisa Rossbacher […]
CR basketball drops two more at Shasta
A disappointing season for both College of the Redwoods basketball teams continued at Shasta on Saturday, with each losing to the home team. The CR women did play the conference-leading Knights close, […]
Fortuna seniors in a class of their own
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun year for the Fortuna Huskies in sports, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down any time soon. The school has already […]
Next week’s Dick Niclai tournament schedule set
By Ray Hamill — The 2019 Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament gets under way on Monday, with five straight days of games featuring the best local high school teams. The top three teams […]
Humboldt State men lose a close one at Chico
For the second time this season, it came down to the wire between the Humboldt State and Chico State men’s basketball teams, only this time things didn’t go the Jacks’ way. After […]
Local teams shine at NCS dual championships
It was a good day for Humboldt-Del Norte League wrestling on Saturday, with two schools placing in the top three at the 2019 North Coast Section Division-II Redwood Empire Dual Team Championships, […]
St. Bernard’s reinstates Thrap as basketball coach
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s announced early Saturday afternoon that Steve Thrap has been reinstated as head coach of the boys basketball program after being placed on administrative leave two days […]
Steve Thrap deserves better from St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — I’m not sure St. Bernard’s is sending the right message to the school’s athletes or students this week. On Thursday morning, the school placed boys basketball head coach […]
Prep Roundup — Fortuna, Hoopa complete perfect campaigns
A pair of local league champions closed out a perfect campaign on Friday night, with Hoopa Valley and Fortuna each winning in boys basketball. The Hoopa boys defeated St. Bernard’s 78-45 in […]
Community shows support for St. Bernard’s coach
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s boys basketball head coach Steve Thrap admits he has been overwhelmed by the community support he has been shown over the past 24 hours. Early on […]
Mack girls edge Fortuna in a thriller to claim Niclai spot
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers are now officially back. After two straight winless campaigns in the Big 5 over the past two years, the McKinleyville girls came into this season riding […]
