By Ray Hamill — It’s been a very successful spring for the College of the Redwoods track and field team. And they haven’t done too badly on the field of competition either. […]
CR track team adds ‘incredible’ recruiting class for 2027
H-DNL announces All-League Sportsmanship team for 2025/26
Ten H-DNL student-athletes have been honored with inclusion on the 2025/26 All-League Sportsmanship Team. The second annual sportsmanship team, which is the brainchild of the HDN Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), was […]
NCS loss signals end of the line for impactful Ferndale seniors
Tuesday officially marked the end of the line for three outstanding Ferndale seniors. The Wildcats traveled to Vallejo to play St. Patrick-St. Vincent in the opening round of the North Coast Section […]
South Fork girls start fast, top Kennedy in NCS playoff opener
The Cubs got back to winning ways in softball on Wednesday with an opening-round victory in the North Coast Section playoffs. The No. 4 seeds in the Division-5 bracket hosted No. 13 […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Big 5 champs win on busy day for local teams
By Ray Hamill — The first round of the North Coast Section baseball playoffs were not kind to the H-DNL, with just two teams remaining in contention for a Section championship. The […]
Little 4 athletes claim six top-three finishes at Class A meet
First-place finishes by Ferndale’s Anthony Kasso and St. Bernard’s Kolton Hall were the highlight performances of the day for the Little 4 schools at the weekend North Coast Section Class A track […]
Updated NCS baseball and softball playoffs schedule/results
NCS BASEBALL SCHEDULE TUESDAY Division 5 (13) St. Patrick-St. Vincent 7, (4) Ferndale 3 WEDNESDAY Division 2 (1) McKinleyville 2, (16) California 1 (2) Northgate 11, (15) Eureka 1 Division 4 (5) […]
Four HDN teams receive No. 1 seeds for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section brackets and seeds for the baseball and softball playoffs were announced early Sunday afternoon, and it brought good news for the H-DNL teams. As […]
Little 4 standout named NCS scholar-athlete of the year
By Ray Hamill — On Tuesday evening, Ferndale senior Tinnley Pidgeon closed out a remarkable high school career in sports when the Wildcats lost to Fortuna in the Charles Lakin Tournament. She […]
Loggers win league titles at HDN track and field championships
The Eureka Loggers will carry plenty of momentum into this week’s North Coast Section postseason after claiming 11 individual and a pair of team titles at the H-DNL Championships. The top high […]
Huskies march on in Lakin play, as Cats close out their season
The defending Charles Lakin Tournament champs kept their hopes of a second straight championship alive with a comfortable win in their tourney opener on Tuesday night. The Fortuna Huskies, who placed second […]
Warriors return to winning ways, top the Cats in tournament action
The Del Norte bats rediscovered their touch at an opportune time. After posting back-to-back shutout losses in their final two regular season games, the Warriors opened the postseason with an 11-3 win […]
Updated Charles Lakin Tournament results/schedule
2026 Charles Lakin Softball Tournament Tuesday Eureka 6, Hoopa 4 Fortuna 13, Ferndale 3 Thursday Fortuna 13, South Fork 12 Eureka 6, McKinleyville 4 Friday Championship game, Eureka 14, Fortuna 7 2026 […]
CR’s Talty joins four-year program, while Gossi commits to local JC
By Ray Hamill — A productive offseason continued for head coach Bree Northern and the College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team this week. Sophomore guard Nora Talty officially announced she is […]
Warriors to host HDN track and field championships on Saturday
The 2026 H-DNL track and field championships will take place on Saturday at Del Norte High School. The best local track athletes will be on hand as they try to qualify for […]
Wildcats, Cubs close out Little 4 in wild, high-scoring game
The Ferndale Wildcats withstood a late rally by the Cubs on the way to closing out conference play with a 14-13 win in Miranda on Thursday afternoon. After scoring eight runs in […]
Charles Lakin Tournament schedule finalized
By Ray Hamill — The schedule for next week’s Charles Lakin Tournament has been finalized after the completion of league play on Thursday. The H-DNL postseason tournament for baseball and softball gets […]
Updated NCS rankings for the HDN baseball and softball teams
By Ray Hamill — With the North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs fast approaching, three of the 18 H-DNL teams are ranked No. 1 in their division, while six others currently […]
South Fork girls seal the deal, claim L4 championship outright
South Fork took care of their business in game one of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Ferndale. The Cubs came into their final conference games having already clinched at least a share of this […]
LITTLE 4 BASEBALL — Crusaders notch 20th win; Cats top the Cubs
St. Bernard’s wasn’t supposed to be this dominant this spring. But with the help of three outstanding seniors and a group of young players coming together at the varsity level quicker than […]
