By Ray Hamill — In the immortal words of the insightful and brilliant Yogi Berra, it was a case of deja vu all over again on Wednesday. In more ways than one. […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Freshman standout leads fourth-quarter rally
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Crusaders answer the call late against Foothill
By Ray Hamill — A packed gym at St. Bernard’s was treated to an exciting finish to Monday night’s Division-4 girls basketball NorCal semifinal. With a place in Wednesday’s regional championship game […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A great atmosphere to celebrate H-DNL basketball
By Ray Hamill — Friday night gave us two exciting championship games and a reminder why H-DNL basketball is special. Playing in front of a packed house at Lumberjack Arena, the Arcata […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A golden era continues for the Eureka Loggers
By Ray Hamill — With three straight Big 5 championships and four straight Dick Niclai tournament titles, the Eureka Loggers have left no doubt as to who is the most dominating program […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — SB, Arcata girls serve up another Niclai thriller
By Ray Hamill — The Dick Niclai tournaments never seem to disappoint. One day after a thrilling first-round boys matchup between McKinleyville and Fortuna, Arcata and St. Bernard’s gave us more of […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — History-seeking Eureka girls take care of business
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls will get a rematch with St. Bernard’s in Friday night’s Dick Niclai tournament championship game after comfortably taking care of business in Wednesday’s semifinal. Playing […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — A great atmosphere for Tigers, Panthers
By Ray Hamill — As usual, the McKinleyville Panthers and Arcata Tigers served up an incredible atmosphere when they faced off in a playoff game at Mack High in boys basketball on […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Simoni scores three TDs in playoff win
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s senior Wyatt Simoni has been playing at an elite level all season and that continued to be the case on Saturday in a playoff win over […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Watch the incredible conclusion to NCS decider
By Ray Hamill — A thrilling North Coast Section Division-1 girls soccer final went down to the final seconds at Albee Stadium on Wednesday night. Eureka and Fortuna, two teams that know […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — History-making Wildcats hold on in hard-fought final
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats won a first-ever North Coast Section girls soccer championship with a well-taken goal and some outstanding defense on Wednesday. Playing league rival St. Bernard’s in […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Relive Friday night’s thriller at the Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — The frightening part for the rest of the Little 4 is that Luke Lemke is only a sophomore. On Friday night, Lemke led the Arcata Tigers to a […]
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 […]
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 […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Cats pull away with six first-half TDs
By Ray Hamill — The Wildcats were firing on all cylinders in the first half of their victory over South Fork in Ferndale on Saturday afternoon. An offensive line that includes Ethan […]
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — Two Big 4 teams setting the early standard
By Ray Hamill — We’re now two weeks into the 2023 high school football season and so far two Big 4 teams are setting the standard for the H-DNL. The Fortuna Huskies […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Defense sets the tone for the Tigers
By Ray Hamill — After winning four of their final five regular-season games in 2022, the Arcata Tigers carried that momentum into this season with an impressive 19-8 win over Eureka on […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — ‘Hit another triple!’
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville All-Star Crew Hicks got some good advice from one of his teammates right before his second at-bat on Tuesday. And then he delivered big time for his […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Mack attack in full swing at Hiller Park
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 8-10 All-Stars broke open a tight game with nine runs in the top of the eighth inning of Wednesday’s Section 2 championship game at Hiller Park. […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Tigers respond late in thrilling championship
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are the 2023 North Coast Section Division-4 baseball champions after a thrilling comeback at the Arcata Ball Park won Saturday night. The Tigers rallied from […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Crusaders pull away late in Division-6 final
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are North Coast Section champions again after a comfortable victory in Saturday’s Division-6 final at Crusader Field. The SB bats took control of the […]
