POLL CLOSED By Ray Hamill — Conference play begins for the Little 4 football teams this week, with a pair of big games on tap. The defending champion Arcata Tigers kick off […]
POLL — Which team will win this year’s Little 4 championship?
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Another thrilling fourth-quarter comeback by the Cats
By Ray Hamill — Prescott Langer ran for three fourth-quarter touchdowns on Saturday to lead the Ferndale Wildcats to a come-from-behind win over St. Bernard’s at Crusader Field in another instant classic. […]
Big fourth quarter lifts Langer and the Cats past the Crusaders
By Ray Hamill — There are a lot of things to admire about how the Ferndale Wildcats are playing football right now, but perhaps most impressive is how they’re finding ways to […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Huskies, Tigers win non-conference games
The Arcata and Fortuna girls both won non-conference matchups on Saturday, while another scheduled H-DNL game was canceled. Senior Sionna Khattab scored both goals for the Tigers in a 2-0 win over […]
Relatively quiet weekend in store for North Coast football fans
By Ray Hamill — This weekend will be a relatively quiet one for local football with four of the nine H-DNL varsity teams on a bye. With the Little 4 set to […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Juniors and underdogs prevail
By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable week for a couple of local teams and a couple of local football players. The Ferndale Wildcats turned some heads around the H-DNL with […]
LITTLE 5 VOLLEYBALL — Hoopa, SB girls move into a tie for first
The Hoopa Warriors and St. Bernard’s Crusaders moved into a tie for top spot in the Little 5 standings with straight-set victories on Thursday night. The Crusaders hosted Northcoast Prep and won […]
POWER RANKINGS — Wildcats move up this week, but how far?
By Ray Hamill — Are the two best teams in the H-DNL this year both from the Little 4? We’ll know more after this weekend, when the Ferndale Wildcats follow their thrilling […]
JV FOOTBALL — Big 4 teams riding high as we head into week five
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good year so far for the Big 4 JV football teams. All four of the conference teams won their games last weekend and all four […]
Conference-leading Warriors continue to impress at Ferndale
The Del Norte girls soccer team took over sole possession of top spot in the Little 4 standings with a second win in two conference games at Ferndale on Wednesday. Im a […]
Wildcats end long St. Bernard’s run in conference volleyball
The race for the 2024 Little 5 championship in volleyball took an interesting turn on Tuesday night. And a good week continued for the Ferndale Wildcats. Defending league champion St. Bernard’s traveled […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Relive Saturday’s memorable Milk Can game
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats played like the defending state champs they are in Saturday’s Milk Can game. This is a very well-coached team that is playing with a lot […]
Wildcats cap busy Saturday with Hoopa tournament championship
It was a busy but successful day for the Ferndale Wildcats on the volleyball court on Saturday. While the school’s football team was playing in a thrilling Milk Can game in front […]
Wildcats win a thriller as the Milk Can returns to Ferndale
By Ray Hamill — Even by the lofty standards of the most storied rivalry in H-DNL football, this was a showdown that will live long in the memory of anyone who saw […]
Shorthanded Ferndale girls impress in non-conference loss to Fortuna
The gap between the bigger and smaller schools in H-DNL girls soccer appears to be narrowing. On Saturday at Ferndale, a shorthanded Ferndale Wildcats team started with just 10 players and played […]
JV ROUNDUP — Two unbeaten H-DNL teams to face off on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — Heading into week four of the 2024 high school JV football season, four of the eight H-DNL teams are still unbeaten. However, something will have to give this […]
POWER RANKINGS — Tigers still the team to beat; Huskies move up
By Ray Hamill — There’s no change at the top of our power rankings after another statement win by the Arcata Tigers over the weekend. However, there are multiple changes within the […]
Little 4 rivals kick off conference play at Crusader Field
By Ray Hamill — New season, same old rivalry. Last year, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders and Ferndale Wildcats battled it out for the Little 4 championship in girls soccer all the way […]
JV FOOTBALL — Cats, Crusaders and Huskies continue to roll
By Ray Hamill — Three local JV football teams continued their fast start to the new season this past weekend. St. Bernard’s, Ferndale and Fortuna all won their respective games to go […]
Ferndale girls enjoy back-to-back victories in volleyball
The Ferndale Wildcats posted a pair of impressive victories in volleyball this week, beating Fortuna on Monday night and following that with a win over Hayfork on Tuesday. The Ferndale girls got […]
