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 […]
BOYS POWER RANKINGS — No change at the top, as SB holds steady
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Big win at Fortuna keeps Tigers at No. 1
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 […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Crusaders pull away in the second half
By Ray Hamill — Friday night was a busy one for the local contingent of girls teams, with the Little 4 schools tipping off conference play and a big showdown in the […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Panthers, Crusaders, Warriors all win
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 […]
Rotbergs helps inspire big second half for CR men at Shasta
Former South Fork Cub Tommy Rotbergs enjoyed his best game of the year on Wednesday night, as the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team tipped off conference play with an 82-70 […]
H-DNL calls again for good sportsmanship after multiple spectators banned
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 […]
Loggers win at South Fork, get set for challenging Big 5 opener
The Loggers won for the fourth time in five games on Friday night, traveling to Miranda to play South Fork in boys basketball and coming away with a 77-55 victory in non-tournament […]
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Impressive weekends for Schmidt, SB girls
By Ray Hamill — It was another busy weekend on the basketball courts for the local contingent of varsity teams, and it was a impressive few days for one team and for […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Crusaders prevail in tough environment
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 […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Warriors keep rolling after Escalera buzzer-beater
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 […]
Five HDN teams ranked in the top 20 in the North Coast Section
By Ray Hamill — The early-season North Coast Section rankings are in and it makes for some impressive reading for some of the H-DNL teams. None more so than the St. Bernard’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hagemann, Sellars and Pidgeon all earn Little 4 MVP honors
By Ray Hamill — Hard work and dedication to their craft has paid off for three Little 4 MVPs. This week, the H-DNL announced the 2025 Little 4 All-League team and MVPs, […]
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 […]
Four local teams qualify for the NCS football playoffs
By Ray Hamill — As expected, four local teams have advanced to the North Coast Section football playoffs, including two who could face off in a huge semifinal showdown in two weeks. […]
Hard work pays off for Little 4 MVP; All-League team announced
By Ray Hamill — It all came together on the volleyball court this season for Brittyn Ikeya. The St. Bernard’s junior was one of the most improved players in the H-DNL, and […]
NCS SOCCER — More excitement, close games for local teams
A run of exciting and close games continued on Friday afternoon for the local contingent of teams in this year’s North Coast Section soccer playoffs. Two H-DNL boys teams traveled to the […]
