By Ray Hamill — It was far from pretty, but it was the sort of performance that a team can learn from. On Saturday afternoon, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders overcame a mistake-filled […]
Mistake-prone Crusaders hold on late to beat the Wolverines
Dominating Corsairs rout Hartnell again in Grizzly Bowl rematch
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs offense clearly likes playing against Hartnell College. On Saturday afternoon, in a rematch of last year’s Grizzly Bowl game at the Redwood Bowl, College of the […]
Warriors bounce back from Etna loss, shut out the Cubs for first win
The Hoopa Warriors broke open a tight game with a big second-half performance at South Fork on Friday night, on their way to their first win of the season. The Warriors scored […]
Panthers look much improved despite losing to Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers suffered their second straight loss at Fortuna on Friday night, but with a much-improved performance there was plenty to feel good about. The Panthers kicked […]
Huskies respond in style with a second shutout in three weeks
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna head coach Mike Benbow admitted his players were hungry to get back out on the field after a disappointing loss to Arcata last week. And it showed, […]
Loggers rally late at Newark to end their 16-game losing streak
A team meeting this week helped clear the air and refocus the Eureka Loggers. And that paid dividends on Friday night, as they ended a 16-game losing streak dating back to 2022 […]
Big-play Arcata Tigers dominate at Del Norte, go to 3-0 on the season
The Arcata Tigers took advantage of several big plays on their way to a third victory over a Big 4 opponent in three weeks, winning 35-6 at Del Norte on Friday night. […]
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — It was a good week for the Arcata Tigers
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers have gotten the new school year off to a strong start on multiple sports fronts. And because of that they feature heavily in this week’s […]
All you need to know about the Corsairs’ matchup with Hartnell
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs will play their home opener in football this weekend in a rematch of last year’s Grizzly Bowl game. Here’s everything you need to know about the […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Officials on the mark with Tucker TD call
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL football officials are already in mid-season form. While some fans in the stands are often quick to call out the local officials for calls they believe […]
JV FOOTBALL — Cats, Crusaders and Huskies continue to roll
By Ray Hamill — Three local JV football teams continued their fast start to the new season this past weekend. St. Bernard’s, Ferndale and Fortuna all won their respective games to go […]
POWER RANKINGS — We have a new No. 1 after an impressive comeback
By Ray Hamill — A statement win by the Arcata Tigers over the weekend sees them rise to the top of our Power Rankings this week. The Tigers rallied late to beat […]
High-scoring Wildcats continue to roll at Fall River, go to 2-0
The Ferndale Wildcats kept their impressive start to the new high school football season going with another big win over the weekend, traveling to Fall River and beating the perennial Northern Section […]
Crusaders overcome early setbacks with big offensive performance
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders answered the call in emphatic fashion in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. After seeing an early two-touchdown lead disappear in less than 80 […]
Corsairs roll over Merced, as defense continues to play at elite level
Big things are expected out of College of the Redwoods football this fall, and the players delivered in their season opener on Saturday. And they did so in all facets of the […]
Penalties continue to plague the Eureka Loggers at Shasta
Mistakes plagued the Eureka Loggers for the second straight week on Friday night, as they dropped to 0-2 on the season with a 35-12 loss at Shasta. The Loggers were called for […]
South Fork Cubs get good early-season test at Fort Bragg
The South Fork Cubs got a good early-season test in their season-opener in football on Friday night. The defending North Coast Section eight-player champions had to replace eight graduated seniors this fall […]
Much-improved Del Norte gets back on track against Ashland
The Del Norte Warriors wasted no time putting a disappointing season-opener behind them. One week after getting shut out at Fortuna, the Warriors responded with a 28-22 win over Ashland in Crescent […]
Battling Warriors lose a heartbreaker to Etna in final seconds
The Hoopa Warriors turned in a much improved performance in their second game of the season against Etna on Friday night, but lost a heartbreaker in the dying seconds. The Lions scored […]
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — Busy night for the H-DNL with several teams in action
By Ray Hamill — It was a busy night for H-DNL football on Friday with seven of the league’s teams in action. The biggest game of the night took place at McKinleyville […]
