This year’s Little 4 could be a lot of fun. It certainly appears wide open and loaded with quality pitching. On Saturday, St. Bernard’s and South Fork split a doubleheader at Miranda, […]
Prep Baseball — Excitement building early in the Little 4
Prep Roundup — Hoopa boys crowned Little 4 champions
The Hoopa Valley Warriors ensured there would be no late dramatics later this week by sealing the Little 4 title outright at South Fork on Monday night, the program’s first conference championship […]
Tigers to open NCS playoffs at Redwood Bowl Friday
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will open the North Coast Section Division-V playoffs at home to Cloverdale at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night. After winning the Little 4 crown […]
Five Takeaways — Eureka, Del Norte appear ready for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The final week of the regular season produced plenty of drama, some thrilling moments, and more of what we’ve been conditioned to expect all season. Here then are […]
Tigers clinch L4 outright, prepare for home playoff game
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got a big boost ahead of the playoffs with a strong showing from their offense on Friday night, on the way to defeating Ferndale 39-26 […]
Big night for Smith as Hoopa closes out L4 with a win
Hoopa Valley closed out an impressive regular season with a 22-12 win at home to McKinleyville on Friday night, giving the Warriors some momentum heading into the playoffs. With Arcata defeating Ferndale […]
Little 4 and more up for grabs at the Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — There will be more than just a league title up for grabs at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night. There’s also North Coast Section positioning on the line, […]
Hoopa, Mack look for some momentum
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors will be looking for some momentum heading into the postseason, while the Panthers will be looking for a first league win, when the two teams meet […]
Five Takeaways — Wow factor in effect this past weekend
By Ray Hamill — The wow factor was in effect on the local prep football fields over the weekend. It was there at Husky Field, where Fortuna and St. Bernard’s served up […]
Cats step up in Gomes’ absence, top the Panthers
The Ferndale Wildcats turned in an inspirational team performance without one of their star players on Saturday, on the way to beating visiting McKinleyville 38-21. The win sets up a league deciding […]
Tigers tame the Warriors, take control of Little 4
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers had too much defense for the visiting Hoopa Valley Warriors on Friday night, running out to a 22-14 win at the Redwood Bowl. The win […]
Cats, Panthers try to get back on track
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats will try to keep their slim Little 4 hopes alive on Saturday, when they host a McKinleyville Panthers team still looking for its first league […]
Hoopa, Arcata to battle for a slice of the Little 4
(Updated Oct. 19, game time has been moved forward to 6:30 p.m.) By Ray Hamill — Two unlikely candidates will battle it out for a share of a league championship on Friday […]
Five Takeaways — Loggers rule Eureka on emotionally-charged weekend
(Updated with correct NCS rankings on Oct. 18) By Ray Hamill — It was an emotionally-charged weekend on the local football fields, with big wins for Del Norte, Hoopa Valley and Arcata, […]
Warriors keep pace with the Tigers in Little 4
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Valley Warriors ended a 42-game losing streak to the Ferndale Wildcats three weeks ago. They got an even more impressive win on Saturday. The Warriors traveled […]
Tigers respond to challenge, go to 3-1 in the Little 4
By Ray Hamill — Arcata head coach Jamal Jones challenged his players this week, and on Friday night they responded to that challenge in emphatic fashion. Defensively, the Tigers have been impressive […]
Plenty at stake in Ferndale on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — It took the Hoopa Valley Warriors 23 years to beat the Ferndale Wildcats. Now they’ll try and do twice in three weeks. The two teams meet at Ferndale […]
Tigers, Panthers both looking for a response
By Ray Hamill — The second half of the Little 4 schedule kicks off at McKinleyville High on Friday, with the Panthers hosting close rivals Arcata under the lights at 7:30 p.m. […]
Five Takeaways — Ferndale Wildcats back in the mix
By Ray Hamill — There was a limited slate of games over the weekend, with just four of the nine local prep teams in action. That, however, doesn’t mean there weren’t plenty […]
Cats win to leave three-way tie atop the Little 4
By Ray Hamill — Halfway through the 2018 Little 4 schedule, we are officially no closer to knowing who this year’s champion will be. On Saturday afternoon, the Ferndale Wildcats threw the […]
