By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders suffered a couple of key injuries in their 28-16 loss at University Prep on Friday night, and they may have to turn to their […]
Crusaders suffer key injuries ahead of Big 4 opener
Shorthanded Tigers find a way to win late
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers answered the call on Friday night against a good Pinole Valley team, digging deep late in the game and holding on for a 36-28 victory […]
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders, Huskies both fall on the road
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders were shut out in the second half at University Prep in Redding on Friday night, falling 28-16. With the loss, the Crusaders drop to 2-2, while a good […]
Who’s playing who and where this weekend
By Ray Hamill — With conference play now just one week away for both the Big 4 and Little 4, this weekend marks the final tune-up game for many football teams in […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Slayton continues to impress; first college catch for Thrap
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s standout Lane Thrap pulled in his first college reception last week, playing for Santa Rosa JC. The Bear Cubs have had a tough start to […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — First-half Arcata highlights, including five TDs
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers offense was on fire on Friday night, racking up 58 points against a clearly outmatched Balboa team. Shane Purcell threw for four first-half TDs and […]
The biggest storyline so far for all nine H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a whirlwind start to the new high school football season, with a season’s worth of talking points already, and we’re barely a month in. One of […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Alex Jioras makes outstanding one-handed catch
By Ray Hamill — Check out video highlights above of Arcata’s Alex Jioras making a spectacular one-handed catch early in Friday night’s game against Balboa. The play, which was good for 22 […]
Hanson could see action for the Packers on Monday Night Football
By Ray Hamill — The Green Bay Packers have some injury concerns along their offensive line ahead of Monday night’s home opener against the Detroit Lions, and that could pave the way […]
McKinleyville Panthers continue to roll at Fort Bragg
The Panthers are on a roll. Just four weeks into the new season, they already have more wins than they managed in any of the past five years. On Friday night, the […]
Crusaders win state playoff rematch at East Nicolaus
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders rallied from an early 0-6 deficit with five unanswered touchdowns in a comfortable 31-6 win at East Nicolaus on Friday night. The game, which was only scheduled on […]
Much-improved Loggers give up late lead in a loss at Shasta
The Eureka Loggers led for much of Friday night’s game at Shasta, but gave up two late touchdowns to fall 13-12 and drop to 1-1 on the season. Despite the loss, however, […]
Arcata Tigers roar back to life with lopsided win
By Ray Hamill — What a difference a week makes. Just seven days after getting blown out at Sutter, the Arcata Tigers came roaring back to life on Friday night, rolling over […]
Hoopa Warriors shut out Trinity in their home opener
The Hoopa Warriors got their first win of the young season on Friday night, sweeping both the JV and varsity matchups against visiting Trinity. The JVs won 24-14, with the varsity shutting […]
Del Norte Warriors cruise at Kelseyville
The Del Norte Warriors comfortably won a game they were expected to on Friday night, beating Kelseyville 55-13 behind a dominating night running the ball. The Warriors, who improved to 2-1, racked […]
Who’s playing this weekend and where
By Ray Hamill — Several local high school football teams will be back in action this weekend, with a busy Friday night for the H-DNL. Unfortunately for local fans, only two of […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Former H-DNL players to meet on Saturday; local QBs making some noise
By Ray Hamill — Two former H-DNL players will renew their rivalry on the collegiate fields this weekend, while several others are coming off big performances last weekend. This Saturday, Jack Rice […]
St. Bernard’s gets state rematch after Cats forced to cancel
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s will face off against East Nicolaus on Friday night in a rematch of the 2019 state football semifinal. The road game was added on Thursday afternoon […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Loggers, Panthers take center stage
By Ray Hamill — The hard work is paying off for a pair of Eureka standouts, who are this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods […]
Tigers finally get a full week to prepare for a game
By Ray Hamill — After playing two recent state champions the past two weekends and having little or no time to prepare for either of them, it’s fair to say what we’ve […]
