By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in this week’s Humboldt Sports Power Rankings are also the top two ranked local teams in the North Coast Section, according to MaxPreps. Just […]
St. Bernard’s remains the top-ranked local team in the NCS
WEEKEND FOOTBALL — Wildcats, Loggers to play for first time in 13 years
By Ray Hamill — With conference play set to kick off next week for all nine local varsity teams, this weekend will be a relatively quiet one for North Coast football fans. […]
POWER RANKINGS — Ferndale, St. Bernard’s continue to lead the way
By Ray Hamill — It was another good week for the frontrunners in the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings. On Friday night, the Ferndale Wildcats traveled to Fortuna for their annual Milk Can […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Exciting start for Big 5 volleyball
By Ray Hamill — The sport of volleyball takes center stage in this week’s awards. The Big 5 schools began conference play last week, and it’s been a fun start with two […]
B5 VOLLEYBALL — Tigers take five-set thriller; Loggers win again
The Eureka Loggers moved clear atop the Big 5 standings with a straight sets win over McKinleyville on Tuesday night, while the Tigers got back to winning ways with a victory over […]
LITTLE 4 SOCCER — Wildcats win again; Crusaders bounce back
The Ferndale Wildcats took over sole possession of top spot in the Little 4 standings with a 3-0 win in Crescent City on Tuesday afternoon. The win was the second straight in […]
Keeling becomes third individual winner in three rounds of HDN golf
The third round of H-DNL girls golf was the closest yet, with just one stroke separating the top three golfers on the day. The league teams traveled to the Redwood Empire Golf […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Tight games across the board in Saturday’s action
It was a busy day of non-conference action for the H-DNL girls teams on Saturday. At McKinleyville, the host Panthers edged Del Norte 2-1 thanks to a pair of goals from Grace […]
BOYS SOCCER — Huskies, Tigers win big; Warriors edge the Panthers
The Del Norte Warriors were involved in a one-goal game for the second time in four days on Saturday, but this one went their way. After losing a heartbreaker at Fortuna in […]
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL — Busy night affected by lightning delay
By Ray Hamill — Six of the nine local high school varsity teams were in action on Friday night, including one game that was delayed by 90 minutes because of lightning in […]
Warriors bounce back with a big performance in Oakland
The Warriors responded to last week’s loss with a big performance in Oakland on Friday night, dominating Skyline on the way to a comfortable 42-8 win. Despite the long trip, the Del […]
Warriors come out strong, win Big 5 opener in volleyball
The Warriors got conference play off to a winning start in volleyball on Thursday night, as they look to recapture the Big 5 crown they won in 2022 and 2023. Del Norte […]
Milk Can highlights busiest weekend yet for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun start to the new football season here on the North Coast and it’s about to get even better. This weekend sees all nine varsity […]
Lodes’ late strike lifts Fortuna past Del Norte; Panthers, Tigers win
Kaden Lodes netted a dramatic late game-winner on Wednesday afternoon, as the Fortuna Huskies maintained their unbeaten start to the season in boys soccer. Lodes found the back of the net less […]
POWER RANKINGS — Plenty of movement in this week’s rankings
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats remain atop the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings after another dominating win over the weekend, but there’s plenty of movement elsewhere this week. The Wildcats cruised […]
Defending Little 4 champs start fast, shut out Cubs in L4 opener
The defending champs got this year’s Little 4 off to a good start in girls soccer on Tuesday. The Del Norte Warriors welcomed the South Fork Cubs to Crescent City and ran […]
Loggers, Huskies win conference openers in B4 girls soccer
The Eureka and Fortuna girls kicked off the Big 4 with victories on Tuesday afternoon, as both schools look to compete for this year’s conference championship in soccer. The Loggers traveled to […]
Eureka’s Zwald posts low round of the day in HDN golf at Baywood
Another week, another Eureka Logger leads the way in H-DNL girls golf. On Monday, Eureka’s Sophia Zwald paced the field in the second round of league play at Baywood Golf & Country […]
Tigers, Warriors enjoy big weekends in tournament action
Two of the leading contenders for this year’s Big 5 in volleyball will carry some momentum into their conference openers this week after strong showings at their respective tournaments over the weekend. […]
No stopping Lemke as Tigers top the Warriors in statement win
By Ray Hamill — Tales of the Tigers’ demise are apparently a little premature. On Friday night, Arcata broke a late tie on a seven-yard Luke Lemke touchdown run with 1:34 remaining […]
