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 […]
HDN basketball the real winner as Redwoods women host Marin
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 […]
New-look Del Norte Warriors feature a lot of young talent this year
The Del Norte Warriors feature a very new-look roster in boys basketball this year as they get set for a challenging trip to the Yreka tournament this weekend. The Del Norte boys […]
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, […]
Hoopa basketball welcomes back an old friend, splits with Del Norte
Get ready for a new-look Hoopa Warriors team this winter. Longtime head coach Inker McCovey is back on the sideline and it was a successful return to action for the boys team […]
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 […]
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 […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Hagemann sisters both score in NCS decider
By Ray Hamill — Sisters Madison and Macie Hagemann both scored in Wednesday’s Division-1 North Coast Section girls championship game at Ferndale. The two goals helped lift the Ferndale Wildcats to a […]
Wildcats cap memorable year with NCS championship win
By Ray Hamill — A school that is better known for winning with a different shaped ball is quickly establishing itself as a force in the beautiful game. On Wednesday afternoon, Ferndale […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Aerial attack lifts Crusaders to Big 4 title
By Ray Hamill — You know you’ve had a good game passing the ball when you have two players finish with more than 100 yards receiving. On Saturday afternoon, the St. Bernard’s […]
‘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 […]
Crusaders get back on track, secure co-championship in the B4
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders knew what they had to do on Saturday and they delivered. One week after a disappointing loss at Fortuna, and one day after the Huskies beat […]
NCS SOCCER — Wildcats, Warriors and Huskies all moving on
Get ready for the rematch. On Saturday afternoon, the top-seeded Ferndale girls edged St. Bernard’s 1-0 in the North Coast Section Division-1 soccer playoffs to set up a championship showdown on Wednesday […]
POWER RANKINGS — Some movement near the top this week
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats still have some unfinished business to take care of as they look to close out a dominating regular season with a big performance on Friday […]
NCS second-round matchups set with seven HDN teams still playing
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL’s dominance in girls Fall soccer is guaranteed to continue this year after the league teams secured all four semifinal spots in the Division-1 bracket. Since most […]
What’s at stake on the final weekend of the regular season?
By Ray Hamill — Believe it or not, we have reached the final weekend of the regular season in local high school football. And for most of the nine H-DNL programs, there’s […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Good start to NCS play for the Little 4 schools
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section girls soccer playoffs kicked off on Wednesday, and it was a good start for the Little 4 schools. The Ferndale Wildcats, who are seeded […]
BOYS SOCCER — Arcata Tigers, South Fork Cubs win NCS openers
The H-DNL champion Arcata Tigers are moving on in the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs. And so too are the South Fork Cubs. The Tigers, who are seeded No. 6 in […]
