By Ray Hamill — With conference play set to kick off next week for all nine local varsity teams, this weekend will be a relatively quiet one for North Coast football fans. […]
WEEKEND FOOTBALL — Wildcats, Loggers to play for first time in 13 years
POWER RANKINGS — Ferndale, St. Bernard’s continue to lead the way
By Ray Hamill — It was another good week for the frontrunners in the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings. On Friday night, the Ferndale Wildcats traveled to Fortuna for their annual Milk Can […]
L4 VOLLEYBALL — Crusaders, Warriors both win in four sets
St. Bernard’s and Hoopa got their Little 4 campaigns off to a winning start in volleyball on Tuesday night. The Crusaders traveled to Ferndale and won a very competitive game, 21-25, 25-22, […]
GIRLS SOCCER — Tight games across the board in Saturday’s action
It was a busy day of non-conference action for the H-DNL girls teams on Saturday. At McKinleyville, the host Panthers edged Del Norte 2-1 thanks to a pair of goals from Grace […]
Arcata girls shut out St. Bernard’s in non-conference action
The Arcata girls overcame a pregame injury to one of their players and a shaky start to get the better of St. Bernard’s 2-0 in non-conference soccer on Saturday. Jada Lusk scored […]
Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year settling in well at Chico State
By Ray Hamill — Congratulations once again to the 2025 Humboldt Sports Little 4 co-Girls Athlete of the Year Laila Florvilus. The recent St. Bernard’s graduate, who has committed to play two […]
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL — Busy night affected by lightning delay
By Ray Hamill — Six of the nine local high school varsity teams were in action on Friday night, including one game that was delayed by 90 minutes because of lightning in […]
Hagler, Devlin lead the way as St. Bernard’s dominates Montgomery
Kuron Devlin scored on a pair of kick returns at Montgomery on Friday night, as the Crusaders continued to roll with their fourth lopsided win in four games. St. Bernard’s traveled to […]
Milk Can highlights busiest weekend yet for H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun start to the new football season here on the North Coast and it’s about to get even better. This weekend sees all nine varsity […]
Lodes’ late strike lifts Fortuna past Del Norte; Panthers, Tigers win
Kaden Lodes netted a dramatic late game-winner on Wednesday afternoon, as the Fortuna Huskies maintained their unbeaten start to the season in boys soccer. Lodes found the back of the net less […]
POWER RANKINGS — Plenty of movement in this week’s rankings
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats remain atop the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings after another dominating win over the weekend, but there’s plenty of movement elsewhere this week. The Wildcats cruised […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Lemke, Hinrichs steal the show
By Ray Hamill — Two seniors showcased just why they are so important to their respective football teams over the weekend. And that makes both of them our choice for Humboldt Sports […]
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Crusaders win final pre-league games
The Eureka Loggers won their final pre-league game in volleyball on Tuesday night, defeating Hoopa in straight sets. The Loggers won 25-5, 25-13, 25-9. Likewise with the St. Bernard’s Crusaders, who got […]
Wildcats continue to roll, kick off conference with key win at SB
The Ferndale Wildcats carried their impressive early-season form into conference play on Tuesday afternoon, traveling to St. Bernard’s and coming away with a 2-1 win. The Cats held a slender one-goal lead […]
Crusaders top Hoopa with their second straight shutout, go to 3-0
While there will be greater challenges in the weeks ahead, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders are exceeding early-season expectations and look like they could be the best team in the Big 4 right […]
SB girls shut out Middletown in final conference tune-up game
St. Bernard’s will carry some momentum into what will be a huge conference opener in girls soccer next week. On Friday, the Crusaders hosted Middletown in their final tune-up game and won […]
MaxPreps NCS rankings feature some early-season surprises
By Ray Hamill — The early-season MaxPreps football rankings may surprise some people, although fans of one H-DNL school may like the look of it. After a 2-0 start to the season, […]
Crusaders push Big 5 champs as they continue to build momentum
With the Little 4 set to begin play in volleyball in less than two weeks, the Crusaders are showing why they should be considered one of the frontrunners. On Tuesday night, the […]
POWER RANKINGS — Cats start fast; Warriors, Crusaders in the mix
By Ray Hamill — Anyone who may have doubted the Ferndale Wildcats were handed a timely reminder why many people consider them the team to beat here on the North Coast this […]
What’s next up for all of the H-DNL football teams
By Ray Hamill — As we get set for week three of the local high school football season, one team will finally get to play its first game of the campaign. After […]
