By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are clearly enjoying their football again. On Friday night they rolled to a comprehensive 42-0 win over Willits at Mack High, storming out to a […]
Panthers cruise to easy victory over Willits
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — A good night for the local teams
Three of the four H-DNL football teams in action on Friday night won, and all three won big. Here on the North Coast, the Fortuna Huskies won their homecoming matchup against Kelseyville, […]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Big week for two former H-DNL players; Montana to start for Pioneers
By Ray Hamill — Two former H-DNL players got the new college football season off to an impressive start last week, while several more will kick off their season this weekend. Former […]
Mendocino teams come calling, with county pride on the line
By Ray Hamill — County pride will be on the line this weekend, with three local football games featuring Mendocino versus Humboldt matchups. On Friday night, Willits (0-1) travels to McKinleyville (1-1), […]
Who’s playing who and where this weekend?
By Ray Hamill — Local football fans have 13 high school games to choose from this weekend, including seven varsity teams in action and six games featuring local JV teams. On Friday […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big return to action for SB JVs and Mack golfer
By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable return to play for one local program this past week, as well as an impressive season debut for a McKinleyville junior, as football and […]
Hoopa, St. Bernard’s add football games for Saturday
By Ray Hamill — After being unable to play a game for the past two weeks, the Hoopa Warriors will finally kick off the new football season this weekend. The Warriors, who […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Miranda, May make big plays for the Huskies
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies made some big plays in Friday night’s 34-12 victory over neighbors Ferndale in the annual Milk Can showdown. Three of their five touchdowns came on […]
Del Norte football good to go this week
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will be back to full strength this week and ready to go when they travel to West Valley on Friday night. The Warriors were […]
Unbeaten H-DNL JVs off to an impressive start
By Ray Hamill — While a few of the local JV squads have yet to kick off the new football season, it has been an impressive start for the others. This past […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Crusaders strike fast and often
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders scored seven touchdowns on the way to beating Arcata 47-12 on Saturday afternoon. Check out video highlights of five of those TDs above. “We […]
Statement win for Crusaders against Arcata
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders gave us a taste of just how good they could be on Saturday, as an anticipated clash failed to live up to expectations. Playing […]
Loggers, Warriors remain positive despite the delays
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka and Hoopa players are staying positive despite what has been a couple of frustrating weeks to start the football season. Neither team has managed to play […]
Big plays the difference as Huskies retain the Milk Can
By Ray Hamill — The Milk Can is staying in Fortuna for another year after the Huskies beat the Ferndale Wildcats 34-12 on Friday night. One of the most anticipated matchups of […]
More positive signs for the Panthers in close loss at Anderson
Despite losing 22-14 at Anderson on Friday night, the McKinleyville Panthers continue to take some strides. And for a program that has struggled in recent years, there are definite signs that new […]
Del Norte Warriors varsity game canceled
By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s Del Norte varsity football game has been canceled as the Warriors deal with COVID protocols, it was announced on Friday morning. The Warriors were scheduled to […]
Familiar names return to the area to join CR coaching staff
By Ray Hamill — New College of the Redwoods head coach Jason White has added two big names to his staff, as the Corsairs continue to build toward a return to the […]
Who’s playing this weekend and where
UPDATED on Friday afternoon By Ray Hamill — Six of the nine H-DNL varsity football teams will be in action this weekend, including four of them here on the North Coast. Postponements, […]
H-DNL football players will feature heavily in the college ranks this fall
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka Logger Isaak Gutierrez will play his first home game for the New Mexico Lobos this week, as several local players get set to kick off the […]
Carlos Aguilar returning to the North Coast, will play at CR
By Ray Hamill — Another recent former H-DNL standout is heading to College of the Redwoods to play football next year. Head coach Jason White has announced that Hoopa’s Carlos Aguilar will […]
