By Ray Hamill — It was a busy night for the H-DNL football teams on Friday with six of the nine varsity teams in action. In the Little 4, the Ferndale Wildcats […]
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — Cats continue to roll on busy night for H-DNL
Ornelas, Cappuccio lead the way in second league race at Del Norte
The youngsters continued to set a blistering pace for the rest of the league at the second H-DNL cross country meet of the season in Crescent City on Wednesday. Fortuna freshman Juan […]
POWER RANKINGS — Some big questions will be answered in the coming weeks
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers and Ferndale Wildcat remain on course for a colossal showdown next week, in a game that barring some huge upset this week will go a […]
Busy Friday night in store for H-DNL football
By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine H-DNL varsity football teams will be in action this weekend, including three games here in Humboldt County. Little 4 co-leaders Arcata and Ferndale will […]
Huskies win a close one at McKinleyville, go to 3-1 in the B4
By Ray Hamill — Two goals from impressive freshman Jozalyn Dahl, including one just a few minutes from time, lifted the Fortuna Huskies to a 2-1 win at McKinleyville in Big 4 […]
Warriors Tigers both win to set up decisive Thursday night showdown
A crucial Thursday night showdown will go a long way towards deciding the race for this year’s Big 5 championship in volleyball. On Tuesday night, league frontrunners Del Norte and Arcata both […]
BOYS SOCCER — Tigers take control, go to 6-0 halfway through league
The Arcata Tigers took a big step toward a league title with a 2-0 win over the Huskies in Fortuna on Saturday. The win lifts the Tigers to 6-0 halfway through their […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Big 4 teams sweep L4 opponents, but not by much
It was a good day for the Big 4 teams in girls soccer on Saturday, with all four of them beating their Little 4 opponents in non-conference action. The Eureka Loggers beat […]
Huskies’ struggles continue against defending state champion Mustangs
The Fortuna Huskies suffered their third straight loss in football on Saturday, falling 62-28 at St. Vincent de Paul in Petaluma. The visitors fell behind on the opening play from scrimmage when […]
Eureka’s Gast dominates on her way to league-opening win
By Ray Hamill — The sophomore and freshmen girls stole the show at the league-opening cross country meet at Arcata High win Wednesday, most notably Eureka’s Clair Gast. The Loggers sophomore dominated […]
Arcata boys take top four spots in H-DNL cross country
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata boys look ready for the new H-DNL cross country season. On Wednesday afternoon, at Arcata High, the Tigers took the top four sports and seven of […]
Fortuna Huskies get first league win in exciting five-set showdown
A young Fortuna volleyball team posted its first Big 5 win on Thursday night, beating visiting McKinleyville in five sets. The Fortuna girls won a back-and-forth match 17-25, 25-23, 17-25, 25-12, 15-10. […]
POWER RANKINGS — Did the Cats do enough to take over top spot?
By Ray Hamill — Last week we suspected the top two teams in the H-DNL might be Little 4 teams. This week we know it’s true. After their big come-from-behind win at […]
JV FOOTBALL — Conference plays begins this weekend for L4 teams
By Ray Hamill — Conference play kicks off this weekend for four of the eight H-DNL JV football teams, as the season begins to heat up for the younger players. The Little […]
BIG 4 SOCCER — Three-way tie atop the conference standings
This year’s Big 4 in girls soccer is proving to be a lot more competitive than we’ve seen in recent years. On Wednesday, the Fortuna Huskies returned to winning ways with a […]
Wildcats now the highest ranked H-DNL team in the NCS
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off a pair of impressive victories over two Big 4 schools, the Ferndale Wildcats are now the highest ranked H-DNL team in the North Coast Section, according […]
Loggers keep pressure on Big 5 frontrunners with straight-sets win
The Eureka girls overcame what head coach Stephanie Napoleon described as a sluggish start to their volleyball match against Fortuna on Tuesday night to win in straight sets. The Loggers won 25-20, […]
BOYS SOCCER — Huskies keep pressure on league leaders; Panthers, Warriors win
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies kept their championship ambitions well on track with a win at Eureka on Tuesday afternoon. Playing at Washington Field, the visiting Huskies opened up a […]
Mistakes prove costly as Huskies struggle to find their rhythm
The Fortuna Huskies suffered their second straight loss in football with a disappointing performance at University Prep on Friday night. The Huskies were unable to bounce back from last week’s Milk Can […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Huskies, Tigers win non-conference games
The Arcata and Fortuna girls both won non-conference matchups on Saturday, while another scheduled H-DNL game was canceled. Senior Sionna Khattab scored both goals for the Tigers in a 2-0 win over […]
