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 […]
Little 4 rivals kick off conference play at Crusader Field
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 […]
POWER RANKINGS — We have a new No. 1 after an impressive comeback
By Ray Hamill — A statement win by the Arcata Tigers over the weekend sees them rise to the top of our Power Rankings this week. The Tigers rallied late to beat […]
High-scoring Wildcats continue to roll at Fall River, go to 2-0
The Ferndale Wildcats kept their impressive start to the new high school football season going with another big win over the weekend, traveling to Fall River and beating the perennial Northern Section […]
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — Busy night for the H-DNL with several teams in action
By Ray Hamill — It was a busy night for H-DNL football on Friday with seven of the league’s teams in action. The biggest game of the night took place at McKinleyville […]
Ferndale players and coaches receive their end-of-year award trophies
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats players and coaches took a short break from practice on Tuesday to receive their trophy after being named the 2024 Humboldt Sports co-Team of the […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — Juniors kick off new season in style
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for several of the H-DNL football teams and for two junior quarterbacks in particular. Coming into the new season we expected big things […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — No shortage of big plays on opening weekend
By Ray Hamill — If week two of the local high school football season is as exciting as week one, then fans here on the North Coast are in for a treat. […]
JV ROUNDUP — Loggers, Huskies, Cats and Crusaders start strong
By Ray Hamill — All eight H-DNL JV football teams were in action on opening weekend, including three all-local showdowns. And it was a good start to the new campaign for four […]
POWER RANKINGS — Huskies still riding high, but plenty of movement elsewhere
By Ray Hamill — Week one never defines a season, but how a team reacts in week two often does. And that will be key for many of the H-DNL teams as […]
New-look Ferndale girls team shuts out Clear Lake in opener
The defending North Coast Section champions got the new girls soccer season off to a successful start on Tuesday evening. One year after their historic breakthrough championship, the Wildcats won the first […]
Five-TD day for Pidgeon, as Cats roll over the Timberwolves
By Ray Hamill — A relentless Ferndale ground attack wore down the visiting Timberwolves in both teams’ season opener in football at Ferndale on Saturday afternoon. With several players back from last […]
H-DNL announces new admission prices for league games
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has announced new admission prices for games for the upcoming school year. According to a press release, this is the first price increase in more than […]
Kasso highlights big recruiting class for Cal Poly Humboldt track team
Fresh off an outstanding senior year in sports at Ferndale High School, Isaak Kasso will compete for Cal Poly Humboldt this year. The multi-sport Wildcats standout will run track for the Lumberjacks. […]
Reasons for optimism for all of the Little 4 teams and South Fork
By Ray Hamill — All four of the Little 4 football teams open the new football season next week and the big question heading into the new campaign is can anyone beat […]
The Beat 95.1 FM to broadcast several football games this season
By Ray Hamill — With the local high school football season now just a week away, The Beat 95.1 FM will once again be broadcasting several games this fall. The local radio […]
After historic senior season, L4 standout makes college decision
By Ray Hamill — Ferndale graduate Austin Michel closed out his high school playing career in style and now he’s hoping to carry that momentum into college after recently making a decision […]
The most important early-season games for all nine H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The 2024 local high school football season kicks off later this month and all nine H-DNL varsity teams have reason to feel excited about the upcoming campaign. All […]
Ferndale to honor Hailey Dolcini at annual Joe Oeschger Day
By Ray Hamill — The annual Joe Oeschger Day will be held in Ferndale next weekend and this year’s event will honor local softball legend Hailey Dolcini. The annual event is hosted […]
