By Ray Hamill — Ferndale’s 58-point win over Eureka last weekend did not go unnoticed. This week, for the first time all season, the Wildcats are the top-ranked local team in the […]
Wildcats move ahead of Crusaders in MaxPreps section rankings
Another late winner lifts Huskies past the Loggers and into top spot
The Huskies are back on top of the H-DNL standings in boys soccer after another late winner on Wednesday night. The Fortuna boys hosted Eureka and won an exciting and entertaining game […]
POWER RANKINGS — No stopping the Cats ahead of L4 opener
By Ray Hamill — We’re beginning to see some separation in our weekly Power Rankings, as the top three teams solidify their status and the chasing pack leave us wondering what we […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Cats enjoying a year for the ages
By Ray Hamill — It’s shaping up to an historic year for Ferndale High sports. In fact, it already has been and we’re barely a month into the new school year. Over […]
BIG 5 VOLLEYBALL — Loggers stay hot ahead of big showdown
The Eureka Loggers took care of business in a game they were expected to win on Tuesday night to remain atop the Big 5 standings. A straight sets win over a scrappy […]
Little to separate the contenders in the race for this year’s Big 4 title
The race for this year’s championship in Big 4 girls soccer is shaping up to be an exciting one, with little to separate the four schools. On Tuesday, Fortuna and Eureka tied […]
Top Cats Ferndale dominate once again, roll over Eureka 58-0
By Ray Hamill — The ultimate legacy of this year’s Ferndale Wildcats football team is a long way from being finalized, and there will likely be plenty of twists and turns on […]
Red-hot Ferndale girls stretch unbeaten run to nine straight
The Wildcats have been the story of the season in local girls soccer and they’re only getting better. On Saturday afternoon, the Ferndale girls traveled to Eureka and knocked off the four-time […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Arcata, Del Norte tie on busy day of action
It was another busy day of action for the H-DNL teams on Saturday, as the Arcata boys took over sole possession of top spot in the league standings. The Tigers traveled to […]
VOLLEYBALL — Del Norte, Arcata keep pressure on Big 5 leaders
Del Norte and Arcata kept the pressure on conference leaders Eureka with victories on Thursday night. The Warriors hosted McKinleyville and won 25-19, 25-13, 25-22, while the Tigers welcomed Fortuna to Arcata […]
St. Bernard’s remains the top-ranked local team in the NCS
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 […]
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 […]
BOYS SOCCER — Tigers, Huskies continue to roll, go to 4-0 in HDN
The Arcata Tigers and Fortuna Huskies both moved four points clear of the chasing pack in H-DNL boys soccer with big wins on Wednesday. The Huskies, who improved to 13-0 overall, traveled […]
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 […]
BIG 4 SOCCER — Ties the story of the day in conference play
After a weekend of playing the Little 4 schools, the Big 4 teams resumed conference play on Tuesday. And both games ended in ties. Eureka traveled to McKinleyville and scored a late […]
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 […]
Eureka Loggers battle key injuries, fall to Novato in close game
A couple of key injuries and the hot conditions didn’t help matters for the Eureka Loggers in a close matchup at Novato on Saturday, as they fell 21-20. The Loggers led by […]
