By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s game at McKinleyville was not something you see in sports every day. A team that lost by 70 points walked away feeling good about itself and […]
Cats explode for most points by HDN team in over two decades
Wildcats dominate again, claim at least a share of Little 4 title
By Ray Hamill — It was business as usual for the Ferndale Wildcats on Friday night. Sort of. The Wildcats traveled to McKinleyville High and came away with another dominating victory to […]
Loggers end long wait; Crusaders, Wildcats also march on in NCS
Just one week after clinching a first conference title in seven years, the Eureka High volleyball team enjoyed another breakthrough moment on Wednesday night. The Loggers were one of five H-DNL teams […]
POWER RANKINGS — No change at the top as Cats continue to surge
By Ray Hamill — With two weeks to go in the regular season, the Ferndale Wildcats are now just two games from completing a perfect season of not allowing any points. McKinleyville, […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — No shortage of five-set thrillers on opening night
Three of the five H-DNL teams in action in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Wednesday night have advanced to the quarterfinals. But they had to battle. The two Division-4 games […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Warriors end Cats’ winning streak ahead of NCS play
On Tuesday evening the Del Norte Warriors managed to do something no other H-DNL girls soccer team has done this season. On the final day of conference play, the Del Norte girls […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Dominant Cats score 60 first-half points
By Ray Hamill — It was business as usual for the high-scoring Ferndale Wildcats on Saturday, as they improved to 8-0 on the season and 4-0 in the Little 4 with a […]
NCS Volleyball — Big 5 rivals to face off in Division-4 playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section announced the field for the 2025 volleyball playoffs on Sunday, with five local teams included. And all five schools will be in action on […]
Special teams, defense lead the way as Wildcats win big again
By Ray Hamill — It was another good day at the office for the Ferndale Wildcats on Saturday, as they kept their amazing run going with a 67-0 win over Hoopa at […]
What are the five best stories of the 2025/26 school year so far?
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun start to the school year in local high school sports with several teams impressing and some enjoying history-making campaigns. We’ve already had several league […]
POWER RANKINGS — Perfect Wildcats in a league of their own
By Ray Hamill — Break out the thesaurus, we’re running out of superlatives to describe the No. 1 team in our Power Rankings. The stats are nothing short of staggering, as the […]
Conference titles could be won on wild weekend for local football
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for the biggest weekend of the local football season so far. On Sunday, the Six Rivers Youth Football teams will begin their playoffs, with the championship […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Big week for Loggers, Warriors
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun week in H-DNL sports. History was made, perseverance and determination paid off, and it was business as usual for the Ferndale High quarterback. And […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Cats edge Crusaders; Warriors tie the Tigers
The Little 4 champion Ferndale Wildcats continued to build momentum ahead of the North Coast Section playoffs with a 3-2 win over St. Bernard’s in girls action on Tuesday. Also in girls […]
Still perfect, Cats on cruise control as they continue to roll
By Ray Hamill — The overwhelming dominance of this year’s Ferndale football team was on full display once again on Saturday, as the Cats cruised to another huge win. The Arcata Tigers, […]
Ferndale girls clinch Little 4 to end long championship drought
The Ferndale Wildcats made it official on Saturday afternoon, clinching a Little 4 championship that everyone has known was going to be theirs for some time. A 5-0 win at South Fork, […]
More movement for local teams in MaxPreps’ section rankings
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Another week, another change at the top of the MaxPreps H-DNL rankings. For the third straight week, the top two teams locally have switched […]
Change announced for big weekend conference showdown
By Ray Hamill — A change has been announced for one of the big weekend conference games. With the Little 4 lead on the line, the Arcata Tigers and the Ferndale Wildcats […]
POWER RANKINGS — Can anyone stop the Wildcats right now?
By Ray Hamill — It should be another fun weekend in H-DNL football with a pair of key matchups between top-five teams in our Power Rankings. No. 1 Ferndale is showing no […]
Cats continue to dominate, inch closer to Little 4 conference crown
A dominating season continued for the Ferndale Wildcats on Tuesday as they moved within one win of securing the Little 4 championship barely more than halfway through the conference schedule. The Ferndale […]
