By Ray Hamill — It’s opening weekend for eight of the nine local high school football teams, including six who will play under the Friday night lights. Friday’s Games Placer at Eureka, […]
Weekend football preview — Four teams open at home
Who would you draft in H-DNL fantasy football?
By Ray Hamill — With the local prep football season kicking off this weekend, many fans will be wondering which players are going to step up in the coming months, who will […]
Loggers to run the ball by committee
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will feature a lot of new starters this season, but that doesn’t mean they won’t have some weapons in the offensive backfield. The running game […]
Hanson, Ducks OL the best in the nation, says ESPN
By Ray Hamill — The Oregon Ducks are going to be the best in the country in one particular key area this fall, according to ESPN. The media outlet recently released its […]
Plenty of positives for new-look Loggers in scrimmage
By Ray Hamill — With their season opener just one week away, the Eureka Loggers appear to be finding their feet. On Friday evening, the Loggers hosted a three-team scrimmage at Albee […]
Big 4 mind games, or much ado about nothing?
By Ray Hamill — Let the mind games begin. Maybe. The local football season may still be a week off, but the rivalries are already back in full bloom, as St. Bernard’s […]
New-look Loggers look to forge their own identity
By Ray Hamill — After graduating all but three full-time starters from a year ago, the Eureka Loggers will have a very new look this year. But that doesn’t mean they won’t […]
Five talking points ahead of the new football season
By Ray Hamill — The new football season gets under way next week with anticipation high once again and plenty expected out of an H-DNL that proved to be extremely competitive a […]
MIX 95.1 FM to broadcast 15 football games this fall
By Ray Hamill — Tag Wotherspoon and the crew at MIX 95.1 FM are tentatively scheduled to broadcast 15 regular season football games in 2019, including big showdowns to open and close […]
Plenty of road games for Eureka, St. Bernard’s football in 2019
By Ray Hamill — After playing a combined 15 home games in 2018, Eureka and St. Bernard’s will see a lot less home action in 2019. The Loggers, who hosted nine times […]
Opening weekend just over two weeks away
By Ray Hamill — Opening weekend for local high school football is just over two weeks away, with plenty of anticipation and intrigue ahead of the new season. The action gets under […]
Prep2Prep expecting big things from Will Omey — and Trevor Bell
By Ray Hamill — Two Humboldt-Del Norte League quarterbacks have been singled out this week by Prep2Prep.com, including St. Bernard’s Will Omey. In a feature breaking down some of the best quarterbacks […]
Redwoods track team adds two more Eureka standouts
A busy offseason for College of the Redwoods sports continued this week, with two more local standouts signing letters of commitment to compete for the school’s track and field team. Eureka High’s […]
Dual-sport star Rodgers commits to CR, as basketball numbers on the rise
By Ray Hamill — Eureka graduate Tiana Rodgers became the latest local athlete to take her talents to College of the Redwoods, when she recently signed a letter of commitment to play […]
Local players putting in the offseason work
By Ray Hamill — The high school girls basketball season may still be several months off, but the race for the Big 5 has already begun. And if champions are made in […]
Team culture crucial for departing trio
By Ray Hamill — Team culture has always been an important element for Isaak Gutierrez and his teammates, and that doesn’t look like it’s going to change any time soon. It’s one […]
Panthers dominate H-DNL all-stars
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League officially announced the list of all-stars and MVPs for the 2019 season in both baseball and softball on Tuesday. And there were no major […]
Athletes of the Year and other awards for 2018/19
By Ray Hamill — With graduations now over and attention switched to the lazy days of summer, it’s a perfect time to take a look back at what was a sports year […]
Hard work paying off as Miller prepares for the big time
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Tyson Miller will make his final appearance as an amateur on Saturday night, before becoming the latest local MMA fighter to turn pro. Miller, 21, will follow […]
Munson commits to Shasta, and he’s not alone
By Ray Hamill — Brady Munson should feel right at home at Shasta College. He likes the weather there, he likes the program, and he likes the coaches. And in addition to […]
