By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Cruz Aguilar and Jada Lusk have been named MVPs in soccer after leading the Tigers to league championships this fall. Aguilar, a senior and team captain, scored […]
Championship team captains named league MVPs in soccer
H-DNL players set to reunite as CR hosts Marin in home opener
By Ray Hamill — The quality of talent the H-DNL is developing will be on full display on Saturday afternoon, as the College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team gets set for […]
Whitmer’s fast start leads CR men to tourney opening victory
Cody Whitmer was ready to go on Thursday night. The former McKinleyville Panther nailed five 3-pointers in the first five minutes of College of the Redwoods’ opening game at the Ed Boyle […]
Former H-DNL standouts named all-conference in fall JC sports
By Ray Hamill — Several locals have been named all-conference in community college sports this fall, including former St. Bernard’s standout Kyler Smith. Smith, a sophomore defensive lineman, was one of six […]
Gast, Poston win league titles; impressive Huskies end Tigers’ reign
Juniors Claire Gast of Eureka and Evan Poston of Arcata claimed league titles in H-DNL cross country over the weekend, but that wasn’t the only big story of the day. Fortuna’s Madison […]
POWER RANKINGS — Cats top final rankings, lead wire to wire
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats were the best football team in the H-DNL in week one, and they remain the best heading into this year’s playoff openers. The Cats led […]
‘Heart’ of the Loggers named MVP of the Big 5 conference
By Ray Hamill — Tiarah Maualuga has been named MVP of the Big 5 in volleyball after leading the Eureka Loggers to their first conference championship in seven years. The junior standout […]
CR’s Gabby Crosswhite qualifies for state championships
It’s been a good week for CR’s Gabby Crosswhite. The College of the Redwoods cross country runner followed up a strong showing at last weekend’s Golden Valley Conference Championships with another big […]
What’s at stake on the final weekend of the regular season?
By Ray Hamill — Believe it or not, we have reached the final weekend of the regular season in local high school football. And for most of the nine H-DNL programs, there’s […]
BOYS SOCCER — Arcata Tigers, South Fork Cubs win NCS openers
The H-DNL champion Arcata Tigers are moving on in the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs. And so too are the South Fork Cubs. The Tigers, who are seeded No. 6 in […]
Wildcats seeded No. 1 as 11 HDN teams make the NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The Wildcats’ success on the soccer fields this fall is not going unnoticed. Despite being the smallest school in the bracket, the Ferndale girls received the No. 1 […]
Cats explode for most points by HDN team in over two decades
By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s game at McKinleyville was not something you see in sports every day. A team that lost by 70 points walked away feeling good about itself and […]
Wildcats dominate again, claim at least a share of Little 4 title
By Ray Hamill — It was business as usual for the Ferndale Wildcats on Friday night. Sort of. The Wildcats traveled to McKinleyville High and came away with another dominating victory to […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Warriors end Cats’ winning streak ahead of NCS play
On Tuesday evening the Del Norte Warriors managed to do something no other H-DNL girls soccer team has done this season. On the final day of conference play, the Del Norte girls […]
H-DNL champion leads local golfers at NCS tournament
Del Norte senior Bria Larson closed out her high school career with a strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-2 championships at Baywood Golf & Country Club on Monday. Just one […]
Tigers withstand second-half rally by the Panthers in L4 action
The Arcata Tigers remain in the chase for a third straight Little 4 championship after a 40-26 win over the McKinleyville Panthers in football on Friday night. After a lopsided loss at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
