By Ray Hamill — Bring on the Huskies! While the Ferndale Wildcats have grabbed most of the headlines and some national attention this fall as they continue to inch closer to a […]
D-line sets the tone as Crusaders complete B4 sweep of Eureka
Gast, Ornelas make it two wins each in H-DNL cross country
By Ray Hamill — Eureka junior Claire Gast and Fortuna sophomore Juan Ornelas both won for the second time in three league cross country meets this week. On Wednesday afternoon, the league […]
What are the five best stories of the 2025/26 school year so far?
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun start to the school year in local high school sports with several teams impressing and some enjoying history-making campaigns. We’ve already had several league […]
Loggers hold on at South Fork after strong first half of play
The Eureka Loggers battled to a 3-2 win at South Fork in H-DNL boys soccer on Wednesday night. The visitors came out ready to go and enjoyed the better of exchanges in […]
POWER RANKINGS — Perfect Wildcats in a league of their own
By Ray Hamill — Break out the thesaurus, we’re running out of superlatives to describe the No. 1 team in our Power Rankings. The stats are nothing short of staggering, as the […]
Conference titles could be won on wild weekend for local football
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for the biggest weekend of the local football season so far. On Sunday, the Six Rivers Youth Football teams will begin their playoffs, with the championship […]
ATHLETE AND TEAMS OF THE WEEK — Big week for Loggers, Warriors
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun week in H-DNL sports. History was made, perseverance and determination paid off, and it was business as usual for the Ferndale High quarterback. And […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Cats edge Crusaders; Warriors tie the Tigers
The Little 4 champion Ferndale Wildcats continued to build momentum ahead of the North Coast Section playoffs with a 3-2 win over St. Bernard’s in girls action on Tuesday. Also in girls […]
Loggers dig deep to secure Big 5 championship at Del Norte
Determination and perseverance paid off for the Loggers on Tuesday night. With the conference title on the line, the Eureka girls traveled to Del Norte for what is an always challenging matchup […]
Eureka Loggers prevail, clinch Big 5 crown outright
The Eureka Loggers ended a seven-year wait for a Big 5 championship in volleyball with a win over Fortuna last week. On Tuesday, they secured the title outright. The Loggers traveled to […]
Larson leads the way as Warriors clinch historic league title
In the end, Bria Larson left no doubt as to who was the best golfer in the H-DNL this fall. League play wrapped up on Monday and Larson completed her remarkable stretch […]
League announces details of possible playoff in Big 5 volleyball
The Big 5 championship in volleyball will be decided on Tuesday night, with a huge showdown in Crescent City. Going into the final night of conference play, Eureka has already secured at […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Tigers remain on track on busy day of action
It was another busy Saturday for the H-DNL soccer teams, with seven games played. In addition to the Ferndale girls’ Little 4 conference-clinching 5-0 win at South Fork, the St. Bernard’s and […]
Larson, Warriors closing in on league titles in H-DNL girls golf
McKinleyville’s Ingrid Monaghan became the fifth different golfer to claim a victory in six rounds of league action on Thursday. The H-DNL girls traveled to Del Norte and it was Monaghan who […]
More movement for local teams in MaxPreps’ section rankings
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Another week, another change at the top of the MaxPreps H-DNL rankings. For the third straight week, the top two teams locally have switched […]
Tigers top Fortuna to take over Big 4 lead; Loggers edge McKinleyville
The race for this year’s Big 4 championship in girls soccer took another turn on Tuesday as the Arcata Tigers moved into top spot in the standings. The Arcata girls posted their […]
Warriors, Tigers prevail as race for the Big 5 goes down to the wire
Del Norte and Arcata continued to keep pressure on the Eureka Loggers with victories in their respective games on Tuesday night. The Warriors continued to roll at McKinleyville and won in straight […]
Loggers to host game without fans after ‘excessive’ unsportsmanlike behavior
Eureka High and the H-DNL announced on Wednesday that this weekend’s boys soccer game between the Loggers and Arcata Tigers at Eureka will be played behind closed doors. According to a league […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Crusaders crowned L4 champs
By Ray Hamill — The first of the 24 H-DNL varsity championships of the school year was decided on Tuesday night. The St. Bernard’s Crusaders traveled to Ferndale for a Little 4 […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Arcata boys stretch their league lead; Ferndale girls top another B4 team
The Arcata boys soccer team stretched its unbeaten run in the H-DNL with a 15-0 win over St. Bernards on Saturday afternoon, as Del Norte and Fortuna tied 3-3 in Crescent City […]
