By Ray Hamill — With conference play set to kick off next week for all nine local varsity teams, this weekend will be a relatively quiet one for North Coast football fans. […]
WEEKEND FOOTBALL — Wildcats, Loggers to play for first time in 13 years
POWER RANKINGS — Ferndale, St. Bernard’s continue to lead the way
By Ray Hamill — It was another good week for the frontrunners in the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings. On Friday night, the Ferndale Wildcats traveled to Fortuna for their annual Milk Can […]
BOYS SOCCER — Tigers, Huskies continue to roll, go to 4-0 in HDN
The Arcata Tigers and Fortuna Huskies both moved four points clear of the chasing pack in H-DNL boys soccer with big wins on Wednesday. The Huskies, who improved to 13-0 overall, traveled […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Exciting start for Big 5 volleyball
By Ray Hamill — The sport of volleyball takes center stage in this week’s awards. The Big 5 schools began conference play last week, and it’s been a fun start with two […]
B5 VOLLEYBALL — Tigers take five-set thriller; Loggers win again
The Eureka Loggers moved clear atop the Big 5 standings with a straight sets win over McKinleyville on Tuesday night, while the Tigers got back to winning ways with a victory over […]
BIG 4 SOCCER — Ties the story of the day in conference play
After a weekend of playing the Little 4 schools, the Big 4 teams resumed conference play on Tuesday. And both games ended in ties. Eureka traveled to McKinleyville and scored a late […]
Keeling becomes third individual winner in three rounds of HDN golf
The third round of H-DNL girls golf was the closest yet, with just one stroke separating the top three golfers on the day. The league teams traveled to the Redwood Empire Golf […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Tight games across the board in Saturday’s action
It was a busy day of non-conference action for the H-DNL girls teams on Saturday. At McKinleyville, the host Panthers edged Del Norte 2-1 thanks to a pair of goals from Grace […]
Eureka Loggers battle key injuries, fall to Novato in close game
A couple of key injuries and the hot conditions didn’t help matters for the Eureka Loggers in a close matchup at Novato on Saturday, as they fell 21-20. The Loggers led by […]
Milk Can highlights busiest weekend yet for H-DNL teams
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 […]
Loggers top defending champs with statement win in Big 5 opener
Fasten your seatbelts, the race for this year’s Big 5 championship in volleyball looks like it could be an exciting one. Conference play began on Wednesday, when the Eureka Loggers hosted the […]
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 […]
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Crusaders win final pre-league games
The Eureka Loggers won their final pre-league game in volleyball on Tuesday night, defeating Hoopa in straight sets. The Loggers won 25-5, 25-13, 25-9. Likewise with the St. Bernard’s Crusaders, who got […]
Loggers, Huskies win conference openers in B4 girls soccer
The Eureka and Fortuna girls kicked off the Big 4 with victories on Tuesday afternoon, as both schools look to compete for this year’s conference championship in soccer. The Loggers traveled to […]
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, […]
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 […]
