Drew Franklin and the Fortuna Huskies pushed Durham all the way in their final game at the Fort Bragg baseball tournament on Saturday, before falling 6-5 in extra innings. Franklin, who has […]
Fortuna boys travel for Fort Bragg tournament, go 1-2
H-DNL teams compete in season-opening track meet at Redwood Bowl
The Arcata boys and Eureka girls were the big winners in the season opening high school track and field meet at the Redwood Bowl on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers took first place […]
Vigil’s low score leads Loggers to team win on opening day
Eureka junior Talon Vigil had the low round of the day in the opening round of the H-DNL boys golf season at Beau Pre on Thursday. Vigil shot a 76 in nice […]
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — Fortuna, McKinleyville girls win on the road
The Fortuna Huskies and McKinleyville Panthers both won road games on Thursday, as they continue to build momentum ahead of conference play. The Huskies traveled to Hoopa and came away with a […]
BIG 5 BOYS — Arcata Tigers sophomore wins second MVP award
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a year Arcata’s Luke Lemke won’t easily forget. The standout sophomore has been named the Big 5 MVP in boys basketball, just three months after he […]
BIG 5 GIRLS — Eureka’s Giacone, Poteet named Big 5 co-MVPs
By Ray Hamill — They have been teammates since the fifth grade and now they’re league MVPs together. On Thursday afternoon, the H-DNL announced the Big 5 Girls Basketball All-League Team, with […]
Huskies top the Warriors in their season opener in softball
It’s been a challenging preseason for many of the local baseball and softball teams, with a lack of outdoor practice for most of the H-DNL schools because of the weather. But on […]
H-DNL rivals show their support for St. Bernard’s state finalists
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s fans obviously will be rooting for the Crusaders in Saturday’s Division-4 girls basketball state championship final, but they’re not the only ones. One of the great […]
H-DNL teams prepare for St. Bernard’s tournament at Bear River
By Ray Hamill — With a break in the rainy weather forecast for later in the week and an all-weather field available, St. Bernard’s will host a six-team baseball tournament on Thursday […]
Former H-DNL players continue to thrive with the Eagles
By Ray Hamill — A Hoopa Warriors reunion is in the works in late March, as Mendocino College and College of the Redwoods get set for a new chapter in their softball […]
Five H-DNL wrestlers compete at weekend state championships
Five local wrestlers qualified for this weekend’s CIF state wrestling championships in Bakersfield and all of them were in action on Friday. In the boys championships, at 138 pounds, Del Norte junior […]
Corsairs honor resilient class of sophomores ahead of possible playoff appearance
By Ray Hamill — Resilient is probably the word that best describes the four College of the Redwoods sophomores who were honored before Wednesday’s regular-season finale in women’s basketball. The class of […]
TEAM AND ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — Wrestlers and Cubs enjoy memorable weeks
By Ray Hamill — It was another impressive week for local high school wrestling, with the H-DNL claiming almost a quarter of the entire North Coast Section wrestling championships. The league took […]
Cox, Evanow setting new standards for Fortuna wrestling
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna seniors Mason Evanow and Chloe Cox made school history last weekend by becoming the school’s first-ever two-time qualifiers for the state wrestling championships. Now they’re hoping to […]
Young Huskies embrace defense, hard work on path to success
By Ray Hamill — Defense and team depth helped the Fortuna JV girls basketball team achieve success this winter. The young Huskies were recently crowned Big 5 champs and closed out the […]
NCS ROUNDUP — Six local teams advance on busy playoff night
It was a busy night for the H-DNL with eight of the league’s teams in action in the North Coast Section playoffs. And it was a good night for six of them, […]
Fortuna senior makes school history with championship win
By Ray Hamill — Two weeks after winning a first-ever H-DNL dual meet championship, the Arcata Tigers were crowned league champions in girls wrestling at Eureka High School on Saturday. The Tigers […]
Dominating Warriors roll to league championship in H-DNL wrestling
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys defended their H-DNL championship in wrestling in emphatic fashion at Eureka High School on Saturday. The Warriors finished with five individual champions and four […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Big finish lifts defending champs to victory
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies and Panthers set a high standard for the rest of this week’s Dick Niclai tournament. In first-round action on Tuesday night, the McKinleyville and Fortuna boys […]
Panthers bounce back, edge the Huskies in thrilling Niclai showdown
By Ray Hamill — What a difference a day can make. Just 24 hours after a hugely disappointing loss to rivals Arcata, the McKinleyville Panthers tipped off the Dick Niclai tournament with […]
