By Ray Hamill — The early-season MaxPreps football rankings may surprise some people, although fans of one H-DNL school may like the look of it. After a 2-0 start to the season, […]
MaxPreps NCS rankings feature some early-season surprises
Cubs coming together as they prepare for league opener
By Ray Hamill — A senior-heavy South Fork girls soccer team is hoping to make some noise in this year’s Little 4, in what is expected to be a very competitive race […]
Jacks to host six-team volleyball tournament this weekend
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s volleyball team is back on the North Coast this weekend and will host a six-team tournament that got under way on Thursday. The 2025 Redwood Coast Volleyball […]
Hat-trick standouts set the tone as Warriors impress in opener
Senior Giovanni Henry Minor scored a hat trick as the Del Norte Warriors won a key game to kickstart their league campaign in boys soccer on Wednesday. The Warriors traveled to Eureka […]
Crusaders push Big 5 champs as they continue to build momentum
With the Little 4 set to begin play in volleyball in less than two weeks, the Crusaders are showing why they should be considered one of the frontrunners. On Tuesday night, the […]
POWER RANKINGS — Cats start fast; Warriors, Crusaders in the mix
By Ray Hamill — Anyone who may have doubted the Ferndale Wildcats were handed a timely reminder why many people consider them the team to beat here on the North Coast this […]
BOYS SOCCER — Strong start to league for Arcata, Del Norte, Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — It was a high-scoring afternoon on the opening day of H-DNL boys soccer on Wednesday, with big wins for Fortuna, Del Norte and Arcata. The Warriors kicked off […]
What’s next up for all of the H-DNL football teams
By Ray Hamill — As we get set for week three of the local high school football season, one team will finally get to play its first game of the campaign. After […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Cats, Huskies impress early
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a very good start to the new season for a pair of H-DNL soccer teams, both of whom feature in our weekly awards this week. It’s […]
Del Norte girls appear ready to challenge for Big 5 championship
By Ray Hamill — After being edged for the championship a year ago, the Del Norte girls are hoping to reestablish themselves as the best team in Big 5 volleyball this fall. […]
Tigers rally from early deficit as they continue to build for B5
With their conference opener just eight days away, the defending Big 5 champs continued their preparation with a victory over St. Bernard’s on Tuesday night. The Arcata Tigers will begin conference play […]
Ferndale’s Gossi, Hagemann combine for championship goals
Madison Gossi and Macie Hagemann combined for both of Ferndale’s goals in Saturday’s championship game at the Upper Lake girls soccer tournament. The Ferndale girls stretched their winning streak to five straight […]
Huskies perfect going into league after tourney win at Upper Lake
The Fortuna High boys soccer team continued to roll over the weekend, closing out their pre-league schedule by winning the Upper Lake tournament. The Huskies won their semifinal on Friday night, defeating […]
Early mistakes prove costly for Loggers, as Shasta holds on late
By Ray Hamill — A mistake-filled first half and way too many penalties proved costly for the Eureka Loggers on Saturday night, as they dropped their home opener 32-24 to Shasta at […]
Cats win Upper Lake tournament with their fifth straight shutout
The Ferndale Wildcats are making a legitimate case to be considered favorites for this year’s Little 4 championship in girls soccer, in what is expected to be a very competitive conference. And […]
Cats dominate with big night on defense, offense and special teams
The Ferndale Wildcats came into the new football season with high expectations, and in Friday night’s opener at Fort Bragg they more than lived up to those expectations. While there were some […]
Team offense struggles again, as Redwoods drops to 0-2
Different weekend, same story for College of the Redwoods football. A lack of consistency on offense saw Redwoods drop its second straight game to start the new season on Saturday night. CR […]
Loggers playing like legitimate contenders ahead of league play
The Eureka Loggers are confident they can end a two-decade wait for a league title in boys soccer this fall. And they’re certainly playing like contenders. After seeing league rivals Arcata, Del […]
Del Norte’s Larson, Keeling set the early standard in H-DNL girls golf
The H-DNL girls golf season officially got under way this week, with the annual league best ball tourney. The league’s golfers traveled to Beau Pre Golf Course for the season-opening event on […]
FRIDAY NIGHT ROUNDUP — Big wins for SB, Del Norte, Ferndale and Hoopa
By Ray Hamill — It was a busy night for the H-DNL football teams on Friday, with five varsity teams in action. The only all-local varsity matchup of the weekend took place […]
