By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are back! And they can thank a resilient senior class that has persevered for the past four years for helping to get them back to […]
Resilient seniors lead Ferndale football back to the summit
Cream of the crop — Wildcats standing tall among NCS elite
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to postseason success on the football field, no local high school team can match the Wildcats. On Friday night, Ferndale secured a 14th all-time North […]
Ferndale to play state playoff game at the Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — After winning their first North Coast Section football championship in 11 years over the weekend, the Ferndale Wildcats have advanced to the 2023 CIF state playoffs, which kick […]
Ten Redwoods players named all-conference in football
By Ray Hamill — Ten different College of the Redwoods players have been named all-conference in football, including four former H-DNL standouts. For the second straight year, sophomore Mason Priddy received all-conference […]
Ferndale Wildcats beat Willits to win NCS championship
The Ferndale Wildcats are North Coast Section champions for the 14th time in school history. On Friday night, the Cats held on late for a 14-7 win over Willits in the Division-7 […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Streaming and radio details for championship games
By Ray Hamill — Both of this weekend’s North Coast Section championship football games involving H-DNL teams will be streamed live and one will be broadcast on the radio. The big weekend […]
Mustangs complete three-peat of AAA league championships
The Ferndale Mustangs have been setting the standard in local youth football recently and that continued to be the case this fall. On Sunday, the Mustangs won their third straight Six Rivers […]
NCS FOOTBALL — Wildcats upset the odds on the way to NCS final
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are the lowest seeded team to feature in a North Coast Section football championship game this season after knocking off No. 1 Clear Lake on […]
Defense sets the tone as Wildcats knock off top seeds in NCS playoffs
The Ferndale Wildcats are headed back to a North Coast Section championship game for the first time since 2019. On Friday night, they knocked off No. 1 seed Clear Lake 20-12 in […]
Streaming and radio information for weekend NCS games
By Ray Hamill — Three of this weekend’s North Coast Section football games involving H-DNL schools will be streamed live, while one will be broadcast live on local radio. Four local teams […]
No officials available for upcoming freshmen basketball games
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced this week that there will be no officials available for freshmen basketball games during the months of November and December. The Six Rivers Basketball Officials […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Five-TD performances lead the way
By Ray Hamill — This week we recognize a pair of five-touchdown performances and a team that continues to dominate like few others here on the North Coast. Our athletes and team […]
Wildcats looking to upset the odds at No. 1 Clear Lake
By Ray Hamill — One of the most storied programs in H-DNL history will play for a place in a North Coast Section championship game for the first time since 2019 on […]
Wildcats, Warriors share this year’s Little 4 JV championship
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale and Hoopa JVs shared this year’s Little 4 championship in football after a big win for the Wildcats in the season finale at Hoopa recently. The […]
Wildcats overcome early deficits with big second half at St. Helena
Sophomore Tanner Pidgeon scored five touchdowns on Friday night, as the Ferndale Wildcats won an always-tricky 4 vs. 5 seed matchup in the North Coast Section Division-7 matchup at St. Helena. In […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Busy night for H-DNL teams with mixed fortunes
By Ray Hamill — Three of the five H-DNL schools in action on Friday night won their North Coast Section playoff openers, including the Fortuna Huskies, who rolled over Middletown 36-0 thanks […]
ATHLETES AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — SB, Ferndale girls set new standards
By Ray Hamill — It was an historic week for two local teams and another memorable week for two local athletes. The St. Bernard’s volleyball and Ferndale girls soccer teams both won […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — History-making Wildcats hold on in hard-fought final
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats won a first-ever North Coast Section girls soccer championship with a well-taken goal and some outstanding defense on Wednesday. Playing league rival St. Bernard’s in […]
NCS FOOTBALL — What to expect and where to watch and listen
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big weekend of North Coast Section playoff football, with six of the nine H-DNL programs in action over the next two days. Five of […]
Shanahan, Nunez and Curtis named league MVPs in volleyball
By Ray Hamill — When your team is as good as the Del Norte Warriors were this season, you need two MVP awards. The H-DNL announced the MVPs and all-league honors for […]
