By Ray Hamill — Jake Hanson’s season got off to a disappointing start on Saturday night, as the Oregon Ducks’ national championship ambitions took an early hit. In one of the most […]
Tough openers for former H-DNL stars
JV Roundup — Mack, Del Norte off to a fast start
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville and Del Norte JVs are off to an impressive start in football this season, with each turning in another strong performance on Friday night. The Panthers […]
VIDEO — ‘Big play Bode’ and the Loggers defense keep the game tight
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers lost another exciting game on Friday night, falling 17-14 to Windsor at Albee Stadium. Offensively, the Loggers failed to ignite for much of the night […]
Inconsistency on offense proves costly for Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers had their chances against a good Windsor team, but ultimately were unable to come up with the big play when it mattered most, falling 17-14 at […]
Poll results are in for most impressive week one team performance
Last week saw a number of impressive season opening performances by local prep football teams, none more so than Del Norte, according to Humboldt Sports readers. We asked our readers which team […]
Change of pace up next for Eureka defense
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are preparing for something different this week, and head coach Jason White believes it has kept his players focused. On Friday night, Eureka will host […]
Big weekend in store for Hanson, Petersen and Spalding
By Ray Hamill — Three former H-DNL players will make their season debuts this weekend for high profile Division-I college teams. Most notably, former Eureka standout Jake Hanson will start at center […]
Still the team to beat, Loggers prepare to defend league title
By Ray Hamill — They may have lost a couple of key players from last season’s history setting 19-0 team, but the Loggers return enough talent and experience in 2019 to ensure […]
Five takeaways from opening weekend in prep football
By Ray Hamill — It wasn’t the greatest ever start to the season for the local prep football teams, although there was plenty to be optimistic about nonetheless. Of the eight teams […]
Eureka injuries not as bad as first feared
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers suffered a pair of key injuries in Friday night’s season opener, including one to the team’s top lineman Miles Meynell. The senior, who anchors both […]
VIDEO — Officials get crucial call right at Eureka game
By Ray Hamill — The officials at Albee Stadium on Friday night got a tough call right at a crucial stage of an exciting encounter between Eureka and Placer. The season opener […]
VIDEO — Loggers first drive highlights and touchdown
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers lost an exciting game 40-27 at home to the Placer Hillmen in Friday night’s season opener at Albee Stadium, but there were plenty of positives […]
Loggers come up just short in thrilling opener
By Ray Hamill — If the season opener is anything to go by, Eureka fans could be in for an exciting season. Despite suffering their first regular season loss since 2016, the […]
Nine predictions for the new prep football season
By Ray Hamill — The 2019 prep football season officially got under way on Thursday night when defending North Coast Section Division-IV champion Fortuna traveled to Healdsburg to take on Cardinal Newman. […]
Weekend football preview — Four teams open at home
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, […]
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 […]
