While there will be greater challenges in the weeks ahead, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders are exceeding early-season expectations and look like they could be the best team in the Big 4 right […]
Crusaders top Hoopa with their second straight shutout, go to 3-0
Huskies held in check in second half, fall to Division-2 Ukiah
The Fortuna Huskies enjoyed the better of exchanges early in their game at Ukiah on Saturday night, but the Wildcats rallied in the second half on the way to securing a 26-12 […]
CR shows signs of improvement, but can’t contain Vikings
College of the Redwoods is finding life difficult in the National Division, but there are some signs of improvement. On Saturday afternoon, the local JC welcomed Diablo Valley College to the Redwood […]
No stopping Lemke as Tigers top the Warriors in statement win
By Ray Hamill — Tales of the Tigers’ demise are apparently a little premature. On Friday night, Arcata broke a late tie on a seven-yard Luke Lemke touchdown run with 1:34 remaining […]
Loggers top Fort Bragg to begin busy weekend for local teams
The Eureka volleyball team defeated Fort Bragg in three sets on Friday night to kickstart a busy weekend for the team and some of their league rivals. The Loggers won 25-13, 25-13, […]
SB girls shut out Middletown in final conference tune-up game
St. Bernard’s will carry some momentum into what will be a huge conference opener in girls soccer next week. On Friday, the Crusaders hosted Middletown in their final tune-up game and won […]
Former CR star drafted third overall in international league
Two years after lighting up the California JC courts, one former College of the Redwoods star is going pro. Last week, Jon Nchekwube was taken No. 3 overall in the annual draft […]
Forster leads the way in league-opening round at Benbow
Eureka’s Hailey Forster is the early leader in the race for the H-DNL girls golf championship after an impressive opening round on Thursday. The H-DNL girls traveled to Benbow for the league […]
MaxPreps NCS rankings feature some early-season surprises
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, […]
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 […]
