By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville’s Damian Dinan won for the second straight week in H-DNL cross country, but the Arcata Tigers’ depth led them to another team win. The second of seven […]
Dinan continues his H-DNL dominance in cross country
Ashby gets second league win in H-DNL season debut
Eureka senior Sequoia Ashby seems to like running in McKinleyville. After missing last week’s league opening race in Del Norte, Ashby returned to action on Wednesday and placed first in a time […]
JV FOOTBALL — Younger teams setting the standard this fall
While a number of H-DNL varsity teams have struggled this season, the same cannot be said of the league’s JV teams. In fact, of the eight local JV football teams only two […]
Improving Warriors prepare to face defending league champs
By Ray Hamill — A fast-improving Hoopa volleyball team will close out the first round of league play against defending Little 5 champion St. Bernard’s in Eureka on Thursday. And the Warriors […]
FOOTBALL POLL — Who will win this year’s Little 4?
POLL HAS CLOSED By Ray Hamill — Is there another team of 12-percenters out there? That’s one of the questions local football fans need to ask themselves as we get set for […]
FOOTBALL PREVIEW — Five H-DNL teams prepare for weekend games
By Ray Hamill — Four local high school football teams have a bye this weekend, including three that will begin league play next weekend. Five other H-DNL teams, however, will be in […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Aguilar fourth in the state in yards per catch
By Ray Hamill — Carlos Aguilar was a big-play player on the football field during his time at Hoopa, and he’s continued that at College of the Redwoods. The freshman receiver scored […]
JV FOOTBALL — Big weekend wins for Fortuna, Eureka, SB and Hoopa
The Huskies continued to roll at both the varsity and JV levels over the weekend, sweeping both games against Ferndale on Milk Can Night. While the Fortuna varsity won 37-6, the school’s […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Local players make big plays for CR
By Ray Hamill — A pair of former H-DNL players accounted for all three College of the Redwoods touchdowns in Saturday’s loss to West Hills Coalinga, and all three came on exciting […]
Football Roundup — Tough night for several local teams
It was a disappointing night for some of the H-DNL teams, with tough losses for Ferndale, Eureka, Hoopa and McKinleyville. The one bright spot for the local teams was Fortuna’s big win […]
H-DNL teams get set to open league play this week
By Ray Hamill — Eight H-DNL volleyball teams will begin league play on Thursday night. And what a start it should be in the Big 5 with the past two champions facing […]
NCS RANKINGS — Local teams standing tall in the section
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL teams are ranked in the top four within their North Coast Section divisions, according to MaxPreps. Both the Fortuna Huskies and the St. Bernard’s Crusaders are […]
JV ROUNDUP — Two of the hottest local teams set to face off
There is just one remaining undefeated JV football team in the H-DNL after another busy weekend of action for the league. The Ferndale Wildcats continued their impressive start to the new season […]
Warriors get set for home opener, look to bounce back
By Ray Hamill — It took them a few weeks longer than expected, but the Hoopa Warriors should finally get to host a game this week. The Warriors were originally scheduled to […]
Fired-up Arcata Tigers prove a point in statement win
The Arcata Tigers felt they had a point to prove on Saturday. One week after a disappointing shutout loss at Fortuna — a game in which the players showed no energy, according […]
What’s next for all of the local football teams
By Ray Hamill — All nine local high school varsity teams will be in action this weekend, along with seven of the eight JV teams and College of the Redwoods. And that […]
JV FOOTBALL — Three local teams remain unbeaten, Cats go to 2-0
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are off to an impressive start in JV football after improving to 2-0 on the season with a big win at Fort Bragg on Friday […]
Offensive line, back-ups step up for Hoopa in key win
Thanks in large part to the play of their offensive line, the Hoopa Warriors got their first win of the new football season on Saturday. It took them two overtime periods, but […]
After a switch in venue, Hoopa, South Fork meet in double-OT game
For the second straight weekend, the Hoopa Warriors had to travel for a scheduled home game. This time, however, the journey back home was more enjoyable. On Saturday afternoon, the Warriors got […]
Busy fall in store for local JV football teams
By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be a busy fall for local JV football, with eight of the nine H-DNL programs fielding teams. And all eight were in action on the […]
