By Ray Hamill — The ultimate legacy of this year’s Ferndale Wildcats football team is a long way from being finalized, and there will likely be plenty of twists and turns on […]
Top Cats Ferndale dominate once again, roll over Eureka 58-0
Resilient Panthers come from behind to win at Cloverdale
The Panthers will begin the Little 4 next weekend with some confidence and a lot of momentum after closing out their pre-conference schedule with a big come-from-behind win on Saturday night. McKinleyville […]
Turnovers costly as CR falls to Monterey in final pre-conference game
College of the Redwoods closed out its pre-conference schedule in football with another tough loss at the Redwood Bowl on Saturday, but there are signs the team is building some momentum. CR […]
Huskies answer the call, dominate University Prep for first win
By Ray Hamill — What a difference a week makes. Seven days after they were dominated by Ferndale in the annual Milk Can rivalry game, Fortuna quickly put that disappointment in the […]
Cubs come together as a team, rally from two-TD deficit to beat Branson
The South Fork Cubs rallied from a second-half two-touchdown deficit to beat Branson 40-28 in Miranda on Friday night. And they did it with their most complete team performance of the season. […]
St. Bernard’s remains the top-ranked local team in the NCS
By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in this week’s Humboldt Sports Power Rankings are also the top two ranked local teams in the North Coast Section, according to MaxPreps. Just […]
WEEKEND FOOTBALL — Wildcats, Loggers to play for first time in 13 years
By Ray Hamill — With conference play set to kick off next week for all nine local varsity teams, this weekend will be a relatively quiet one for North Coast football fans. […]
POWER RANKINGS — Ferndale, St. Bernard’s continue to lead the way
By Ray Hamill — It was another good week for the frontrunners in the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings. On Friday night, the Ferndale Wildcats traveled to Fortuna for their annual Milk Can […]
Penalty-prone Warriors fall to Trinity in final pre-conference game
The Hoopa Warriors finally got to play their home opener on Saturday night, but it didn’t go as well as the home fans would have liked. The Warriors hosted Trinity in their […]
Eureka Loggers battle key injuries, fall to Novato in close game
A couple of key injuries and the hot conditions didn’t help matters for the Eureka Loggers in a close matchup at Novato on Saturday, as they fell 21-20. The Loggers led by […]
Redwoods continues to struggle, falls to Sequoias in Visalia
College of the Redwoods made the long trip to play College of the Sequoias on Saturday, but continued to struggle and fell 41-21 to the Giants. The visitors started slow and never […]
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL — Busy night affected by lightning delay
By Ray Hamill — Six of the nine local high school varsity teams were in action on Friday night, including one game that was delayed by 90 minutes because of lightning in […]
Wildcats dominate their rivals in Milk Can showdown at Fortuna
Bragging rights will stay with Ferndale for another year. On Friday night, in a game that was delayed by 90 minutes because of lightning in the area, the Wildcats cruised to one […]
Penalties prove costly, but new-look Panthers continue to battle
The McKinleyville Panthers are going through a tough stretch in their schedule right now, but 155 yards in penalties did not help their cause on Friday night. The Panthers traveled to Redding […]
Warriors bounce back with a big performance in Oakland
The Warriors responded to last week’s loss with a big performance in Oakland on Friday night, dominating Skyline on the way to a comfortable 42-8 win. Despite the long trip, the Del […]
Hagler, Devlin lead the way as St. Bernard’s dominates Montgomery
Kuron Devlin scored on a pair of kick returns at Montgomery on Friday night, as the Crusaders continued to roll with their fourth lopsided win in four games. St. Bernard’s traveled to […]
Milk Can highlights busiest weekend yet for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun start to the new football season here on the North Coast and it’s about to get even better. This weekend sees all nine varsity […]
POWER RANKINGS — Plenty of movement in this week’s rankings
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats remain atop the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings after another dominating win over the weekend, but there’s plenty of movement elsewhere this week. The Wildcats cruised […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Lemke, Hinrichs steal the show
By Ray Hamill — Two seniors showcased just why they are so important to their respective football teams over the weekend. And that makes both of them our choice for Humboldt Sports […]
‘Free Spirit’ Cubs dominate in opener, get set for big challenge
The South Fork Cubs got their season off to a flying starting in eight-player football last week, as they get set for a very challenging showdown in Miranda this weekend. With new […]
