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 […]
The biggest storyline so far for all nine H-DNL teams
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 […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Weekend action here on the North Coast
By Ray Hamill — It was a busy weekend for H-DNL football, with several teams in action as they continue to prepare for the upcoming league season. Check out some of the […]
Guess who’s among the top-ranked NFL linemen after week one
Alex Cappa returned to action with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week and made quite an early impression. The fourth-year NFL guard starred in the Bucs season-opening 31-29 victory over the Dallas […]
Busy weekend for local JV football teams
The St. Bernard’s JVs made it two wins in two games with a comprehensive 28-0 victory over Hoopa in football in Eureka on Saturday. Dylan Jimenez and Tyler Maples both scored their […]
Loggers dig deep in exciting season opener at Albee
By Ray Hamill — Trailing for much of the night, the Eureka Loggers had to dig deep in their season opener at home to Ukiah on Saturday night. The full team has […]
Shorthanded Hoopa Warriors fall to Fort Bragg in exciting opener
By Ray Hamill — Fort Bragg’s Trevon Melhtan capped a big day running the ball with an eight-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter, lifting the Timberwolves to a 24-14 win […]
Bulldogs shut out the Wildcats in Ferndale
The Ferndale Wildcats fell 36-0 to Fall River in football on Saturday, dropping to 0-3 on the season. It’s been a tough season so far for the Cats, who feature a young […]
