By Ray Hamill — After some confusion regarding the announcement of the all-league teams in girls soccer, the H-NDL confirmed this week that McKinleyville’s Caitlyn Canepa has been named 2023 Big 4 […]
Seniors lead the way as Arcata girls beat rivals, go to 3-0
The Arcata Tigers enjoyed a successful opening weekend to the new girls basketball season with three wins in three games on the way to winning the championship at their own tournament. After […]
Eureka’s Lila Ekholdt named MVP in Big 4 girls soccer
By Ray Hamill — The hard work is paying off for Eureka’s Lila Ekholdt. The standout senior will have plenty of options to continue her playing career after graduation in 2024 and […]
Montanez, Dominguez named MVPs in H-DNL boys soccer
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Hector Dominguez has been named Outfield MVP of the H-DNL in boys soccer after an outstanding year for the Huskies. Also honored was Del Norte’s Isidro Montanez, […]
Panthers top Shasta in home opener, get set for tournament
The McKinleyville Panthers improved to 3-1 in boys basketball with a 57-50 win over Shasta in their home opener on Tuesday night. The Mack boys were fired up for the occasion, perhaps […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Cubs and cross country runners shine
By Ray Hamill — The history making South Fork Cubs are this week’s Humboldt Sports Team of the Week. After securing a first-ever North Coast Section championship in football for the school, […]
Panthers beat Lassen to close out Las Plumas tournament
The McKinleyville Panthers wil carry some momentum into next week’s home opener in boys basketball after a good showing at this week’s Las Plumas tournament. The Panthers closed out tournament play with […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Huskies and Cubs all win openers
The Eureka Loggers tipped off the new boys basketball season with a comfortable win at Hoopa on Tuesday on a busy night for H-DNL teams. The Loggers won the game 65-30. Also […]
Mack boys overcome adversity to win season opener in overtime
A young McKinleyville boys basketball team has a lot of key players to replace this year, but that didn’t stop the Panthers from getting the new season off to a winning start […]
Dinan, Ashby qualify for state championships after big day at NCS
A pair of H-DNL champions qualified for the CIF state cross country championships after a strong showing by both at Saturday’s North Coast Section meet in Hayward. McKinleyville’s Damian Dinan and Eureka’s […]
McKinleyville’s Fraser commits to play for Division-II Vulcans
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville senior Evan Fraser still has some unfinished business to take care in high school and he has some lofty expectations for the spring. But he’ll go into […]
Up for the occasion, Dinan claims first league championship
McKinleyville’s Damian Dinan made certain there would be no letdown this year. The senior standout came into Saturday’s H-DNL cross country championships at the Arcata Marsh with 10 wins in his previous […]
Collart nets late winner as Mack boys beat their rivals in league finale
The Panthers will carry some momentum into the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs after a couple of nice wins this week. They’ll also be hoping to start their games a little […]
Warriors change things up, beat shorthanded Panthers
The Hoopa Warriors caught the Panthers off guard in a Little 4 football matchup at McKinleyville on Friday night. Hoopa head coach Floyd “Cowboy” Billings went to a spread offense for the […]
Whitney leads the way in final H-DNL regular season race
Arcata senior Nathan Whitney got his first career league win in H-DNL cross country at Arcata on Wednesday. Whitney beat out junior teammate Reece Thompson by just three seconds to take the […]
Huskies top the Panthers in league finale for both teams
The Fortuna Huskies will carry some momentum into the playoffs after a 5-2 win at McKinleyville in girls soccer on Tuesday. The game was the league finale for both teams. Raigan Brooks […]
Nelson leads the local charge at NCS golf championships
Arcata’s Madyson Nelson missed out on a trip to the North Coast Section Division-I tournament by just one stroke after an outstanding round at Monday’s Division-II championships in Oakland. The 2023 H-DNL […]
Wildcats beat nine-man McKinleyville in shortened game
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats took care of business against an extremely shorthanded McKinleyville team on Friday, running out to a comfortable 34-0 win at Mack High. The Panthers had […]
Dinan wins again; Eureka Loggers dominate the top 10
By Ray Hamill — There was no slowing down McKinleyville senior Damian Dinan on Wednesday as he won for the fourth time in four H-DNL cross country meets this fall. The dominating […]
Watson leads Panthers to breakthrough league win
By Ray Hamill — It was a long time coming, but that only made it extra special. On Thursday afternoon, the McKinleyville Panthers got their first league win in Big 4 girls […]