By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats closed out the regular season in much the same fashion as they started it 10 weeks ago with another dominating win on Friday night. With […]
Wildcats complete perfect season, secure Little 4 title outright
NCS SOCCER — More excitement, close games for local teams
A run of exciting and close games continued on Friday afternoon for the local contingent of teams in this year’s North Coast Section soccer playoffs. Two H-DNL boys teams traveled to the […]
CR’s Gabby Crosswhite qualifies for state championships
It’s been a good week for CR’s Gabby Crosswhite. The College of the Redwoods cross country runner followed up a strong showing at last weekend’s Golden Valley Conference Championships with another big […]
POWER RANKINGS — Some movement near the top this week
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats still have some unfinished business to take care of as they look to close out a dominating regular season with a big performance on Friday […]
NCS second-round matchups set with seven HDN teams still playing
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL’s dominance in girls Fall soccer is guaranteed to continue this year after the league teams secured all four semifinal spots in the Division-1 bracket. Since most […]
What’s at stake on the final weekend of the regular season?
By Ray Hamill — Believe it or not, we have reached the final weekend of the regular season in local high school football. And for most of the nine H-DNL programs, there’s […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Good start to NCS play for the Little 4 schools
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section girls soccer playoffs kicked off on Wednesday, and it was a good start for the Little 4 schools. The Ferndale Wildcats, who are seeded […]
BOYS SOCCER — Arcata Tigers, South Fork Cubs win NCS openers
The H-DNL champion Arcata Tigers are moving on in the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs. And so too are the South Fork Cubs. The Tigers, who are seeded No. 6 in […]
Wildcats seeded No. 1 as 11 HDN teams make the NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The Wildcats’ success on the soccer fields this fall is not going unnoticed. Despite being the smallest school in the bracket, the Ferndale girls received the No. 1 […]
League rivals continue to set the pace in H-DNL cross country
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s H-DNL boys cross country championship is heating up, as the top three contenders continue to build momentum. On Wednesday afternoon, Fortuna sophomore Juan […]
TEAM OF THE WEEK — Arcata Tigers standing tall after big week
By Ray Hamill — Congratulations to the Arcata Tigers, who claimed a league double in soccer this week. The Arcata girls clinched the Big 4 with a win over McKinleyville on Saturday, […]
Loggers end long wait; Crusaders, Wildcats also march on in NCS
Just one week after clinching a first conference title in seven years, the Eureka High volleyball team enjoyed another breakthrough moment on Wednesday night. The Loggers were one of five H-DNL teams […]
POWER RANKINGS — No change at the top as Cats continue to surge
By Ray Hamill — With two weeks to go in the regular season, the Ferndale Wildcats are now just two games from completing a perfect season of not allowing any points. McKinleyville, […]
‘Incredible’ Rust-Kelley, Redwoods women continue to battle
The College of the Redwoods volleyball team suffered a “heartbreaker” of a loss to Lassen on Wednesday night, but pushed the visitors all the way in all three sets. Lassen won 25-23, […]
Arcata Tigers clinch H-DNL title on final day of league play
The Arcata Tigers clinched the H-DNL boys soccer championship after battling to a 1-1 tie at Fortuna on the final night of league play on Wednesday. The championship is the first for […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — No shortage of five-set thrillers on opening night
Three of the five H-DNL teams in action in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Wednesday night have advanced to the quarterfinals. But they had to battle. The two Division-4 games […]
H-DNL champion leads local golfers at NCS tournament
Del Norte senior Bria Larson closed out her high school career with a strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-2 championships at Baywood Golf & Country Club on Monday. Just one […]
Arcata JVs continue to impress on the way to another Big 5 title
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to JV volleyball here on the North Coast, no school can match the success of the Arcata Tigers in recent years. Last week, the young […]
NCS Volleyball — Big 5 rivals to face off in Division-4 playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section announced the field for the 2025 volleyball playoffs on Sunday, with five local teams included. And all five schools will be in action on […]
McKinleyville coach calls for change after tough loss to Arcata
As many McKinleyville High coaches will tell you, it’s never easy playing rival Arcata for reasons not every North Coast fan is aware of. On Saturday, the Panthers traveled to play the […]
