The McKinleyville boys will play Ukiah on Friday night in their annual Tip-Off Classic tournament, with a place in Saturday’s championship game up for grabs. Both schools won their tournament openers on […]
Inspirational Turner leads Mack boys to tourney opening win
Wildcats look to make more history in NorCal bowl game
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL teams have a strong recent tradition in the state football playoffs and Ferndale Wildcat fans will be hoping that continues this weekend when their team plays in […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Huskies fall to Wolfpack; Loggers, Warriors win
The Eureka and Del Norte boys both won their opening games at the Yreka tournament on Friday, keeping alive the possibility of an all-local championship game on Saturday. The Loggers faced Oregon […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Busy day for HDN teams in tournament play
The Ferndale Wildcats got their new season off to a winning start at the Sandy Mac tournament in Cloverdale on Thursday, defeating Round Valley 50-19. Also in action on Thursday, the St. […]
Still undefeated, CPH wrestlers return to Lumberjack Arena
The Cal Poly Humboldt men’s wrestling team returns to Lumberjack Arena this weekend to host CSU Pueblo in a dual meet. The action gets under way at 7 p.m. on Friday night. […]
Redwood Coast gymnasts medal at state championships
A group of young local girls recently made the trip for the NorCal state championships in Santa Rosa to compete against some the top gymnasts from across Northern California. And, according to […]
HDN basketball the real winner as Redwoods women host Marin
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans got a timely reminder of the quality of girls basketball here on the North Coast over the weekend, when the College of the Redwoods women […]
New season, new challenge for four-time defending B5 champs
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are facing a whole new challenge this year. With four straight league titles to their credit — and just three loses in league play during […]
Bullman, Ornelas represent the H-DNL at the state championships
The big stage didn’t seem to bother two of the best H-DNL cross country runners over the weekend. Eureka junior Ryder Bullman and Fortuna sophomore Juan Ornelas both made the trip for […]
Busy weekend in store for local high school and college teams
By Ray Hamill — A much-anticipated state football semifinal isn’t the only big game here on the North Coast this week. Get ready for the first real busy weekend of the new […]
New-look Del Norte Warriors feature a lot of young talent this year
The Del Norte Warriors feature a very new-look roster in boys basketball this year as they get set for a challenging trip to the Yreka tournament this weekend. The Del Norte boys […]
CR men go 1-1 at Columbia, get set for Coach Tregs Classic
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team split a pair of games at the Columbia College tournament over the weekend, opening with a tough 102-83 loss to a physical host team […]
Van Helden, Watson lead the way in season opener for Huskies
The Fortuna girls wrestling team got the new season off to an impressive start with some good individual performances at the Riley Roullett Memorial Tournament in Oroville on Saturday. Isabelle Van Helden […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — HDN teams start to build momentum
High school basketball is back in full swing after a busy weekend for the local contingent of teams. The Eureka boys and girls were in action, including a hard-fought 65-63 win for […]
Ferndale Wildcats to play Sutter in NorCal bowl game
By Ray Hamill — One day after securing a 15th all-time North Coast Section championship, the Ferndale Wildcats found out who they will play in their NorCal Regional game next weekend. The […]
Cats wear down the Mustangs, clinch 15th all-time NCS crown
A magical season continued for the Ferndale Wildcats on Saturday night. The Cats traveled to Rohnert Park to play top-seeded St. Vincent de Paul in the Division-5 North Coast Section championship game […]
Huskies can’t contain big-play Dragons in NCS Division-6 decider
The big play ability of Lamar Ellis and the Bishop O’Dowd Dragons proved too big a hurdle to overcome for the Fortuna Huskies on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies traveled to Hayward to […]
Hagemann, Sellars and Pidgeon all earn Little 4 MVP honors
By Ray Hamill — Hard work and dedication to their craft has paid off for three Little 4 MVPs. This week, the H-DNL announced the 2025 Little 4 All-League team and MVPs, […]
Hoopa basketball welcomes back an old friend, splits with Del Norte
Get ready for a new-look Hoopa Warriors team this winter. Longtime head coach Inker McCovey is back on the sideline and it was a successful return to action for the boys team […]
FRIDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL — Loggers, Panthers win on the road
The bench players helped the Eureka girls overcome a slow start on Friday night, as the Loggers won on the road at Vallejo 58-33. With the win, the Loggers improved to 2-0. […]
