The Fortuna Huskies took full advantage of a bye in conference play on the opening night of the Big 5 with a pair of wins on Tuesday night. The Fortuna boys welcomed […]
Huskies win final conference tune-ups against Little 4 schools
H-DNL calls again for good sportsmanship after multiple spectators banned
The H-DNL has issued a reminder to local fans of the importance of good sportsmanship at league events after multiple incidents this school year that have resulted in spectators being suspended or […]
GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Who is the best team in the HDN right now?
By Ray Hamill — While the St. Bernard’s boys have stolen many of the early headlines with their exceptional play in December, it’s the Arcata girls who are currently the highest-ranked H-DNL […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers continue to challenge themselves
The McKinleyville Panthers continued to challenge themselves ahead of conference play with another tough game on Saturday. The McKinleyville boys traveled to Piedmont to complete a two-game weekend road trip and lost […]
Ferndale Wildcats drop their tournament opener at West Valley
With just one week to go to their conference opener, the Ferndale Wildcats are competing at the West Valley tournament this weekend. On Friday night, the Cats opened tournament play against the […]
Wildcats defense continues to impress at West Coast Jamboree
Team defense continued to play a key role for the Ferndale Wildcats at this week’s West Coast Jamboree. With their offense still showing signs of inconsistency, the Ferndale girls relied on some […]
Cats sweep Humboldt Sports team, players and coach of the year awards
By Ray Hamill — In the true spirit of the concept of team, it was impossible to separate the three frontrunners for this year’s Humboldt Sports Football Player of the Year. And […]
Ferndale’s Pidgeon, Langer named MVPs of the Little 4 in football
By Ray Hamill — After a season that saw them dominate their Little 4 opponents, it’s no surprise to see the Ferndale Wildcats dominate the end-of-season conference awards. The Wildcats won all […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Huskies win consolation game at Red Bluff
The Fortuna girls won the consolation game at the Red Bluff tournament with one of their best performances of the season on Saturday. The Huskies defeated West Valley 51-29. Evalynn Little posted […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Crusaders top L4 rival in tourney semifinal
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will be hoping third time is the charm on Saturday, as they get set to play in the championship game of the Kelseyville tournament. This is the third […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Pidgeon, SB teams rise to the challenge
By Ray Hamill — While one basketball season is just beginning to warm up, another closed out this week, and both feature in our weekly awards. The high school season is under […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tournament action continues for HDN teams
The St. Bernard’s boys tipped off the Kelseyville tournament with a fourth straight win on Thursday night, defeating Cloverdale 69-54. With the win, the No. 5 ranked team in the North Coast […]
Ferndale girls, Del Norte boys win midweek non-tournament games
Del Norte traveled to Ferndale for a quadruple of basketball games on Tuesday, and it was good day for three of the Warriors teams. The Del Norte varsity boys and both JV […]
Five HDN teams ranked in the top 20 in the North Coast Section
By Ray Hamill — The early-season North Coast Section rankings are in and it makes for some impressive reading for some of the H-DNL teams. None more so than the St. Bernard’s […]
Wildcats named Division-5 state team of the year by Cal Hi Sports
Just a few days after four of their players were included among the nominees for the Cal Hi Sports state teams of the year, the accolades continue for the Ferndale Wildcats. On […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — HDN teams continue to build momentum ahead of league play
Saturday was another wild and busy day of local basketball action with several H-DNL boys and girls teams playing. And it was a good day for many of them, none more so […]
Ferndale girls clinch Trinity tournament with a big second half
The Wildcats apparently learned their lesson from Friday night. On Saturday afternoon, the Ferndale girls closed out the Holiday Classic at Trinity High School with a come-from-behind 69-61 win over the hosts […]
Eight HDN players nominated for Cal Hi Sports all-state teams
By Ray Hamill — Eight H-DNL players have been nominated for the Cal Hi Sports all-state football teams, including four from the history-making Ferndale Wildcats. Cal Hi Sports announced the nominees from […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Crusaders, Wildcats reach tournament finals
St. Bernard’s will play Pyramid Lake in the Mt. Shasta tournament championship game for the second straight year on Saturday after successfully navigating a challenging semifinal on Friday evening. Samantha Sundberg had […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — SB, Fortuna and Ferndale win tourney openers
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders took care of business in their opening game at the Mt. Shasta tournament on Thursday afternoon, as they get set for a big early-season test on Friday. The […]
