By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun start to the new football season here on the North Coast and it’s about to get even better. This weekend sees all nine varsity […]
Milk Can highlights busiest weekend yet for H-DNL teams
Lodes’ late strike lifts Fortuna past Del Norte; Panthers, Tigers win
Kaden Lodes netted a dramatic late game-winner on Wednesday afternoon, as the Fortuna Huskies maintained their unbeaten start to the season in boys soccer. Lodes found the back of the net less […]
POWER RANKINGS — Plenty of movement in this week’s rankings
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats remain atop the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings after another dominating win over the weekend, but there’s plenty of movement elsewhere this week. The Wildcats cruised […]
Defending Little 4 champs start fast, shut out Cubs in L4 opener
The defending champs got this year’s Little 4 off to a good start in girls soccer on Tuesday. The Del Norte Warriors welcomed the South Fork Cubs to Crescent City and ran […]
Eureka’s Zwald posts low round of the day in HDN golf at Baywood
Another week, another Eureka Logger leads the way in H-DNL girls golf. On Monday, Eureka’s Sophia Zwald paced the field in the second round of league play at Baywood Golf & Country […]
Tigers, Warriors enjoy big weekends in tournament action
Two of the leading contenders for this year’s Big 5 in volleyball will carry some momentum into their conference openers this week after strong showings at their respective tournaments over the weekend. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Much-improved Del Norte Warriors dominate the Grizzlies, go to 2-0
Once they found their second wind, there was no stopping the Warriors on Friday night. Del Norte made the trip to Ashland and ran out to a dominating 42-13 win over the […]
Del Norte girls, boys hungry for success as they get set for league
By Ray Hamill — Both Del Norte soccer teams have enjoyed some big success in recent years, including a second-ever league title for the boys two years ago and a first-ever league […]
Warriors, Crusaders meet in early-season non-conference game
The Del Norte Warriors traveled to Eureka to play St. Bernard’s in non-conference volleyball action on Thursday as they continue their preparation for the upcoming Big 5 schedule. And it was a […]
Another big weekend in store for H-DNL football teams
By Ray Hamill — After an exciting opening weekend for the H-DNL football teams, six of the nine local varsity programs will be in action in week two. And that includes one […]
POWER RANKINGS — No major surprises after week one
By Ray Hamill — The No. 1 team in the early-season Humboldt Sports Power Rankings will kick off its season this week. The Ferndale Wildcats, who had a bye last week, will […]
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies drop opener; Warriors to go again
By Ray Hamill — The opening night of any new football season is often unpredictable, but rarely as bizarre as this. Three H-DNL teams were scheduled to play on Friday, but only […]
