By Ray Hamill — Head coach Keoki Burbank announced this week that he is stepping away from the McKinleyville Panthers football team for personal reasons. Burbank, who has been in charge of the […]
Keoki Burbank steps down as Panthers head coach
White comes full circle, fulfills longtime ambition
By Ray Hamill — Jason White is heading back to where it all began for him. On Wednesday morning, the longtime local coach was named the new head coach of College of […]
POWER RANKINGS — Fast-improving Loggers close out No. 1
By Ray Hamill — There can be no argument over who was the top team on the North Coast this season, even if it was a close call. It took them an […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Barres, Purcell close out strong
By Ray Hamill — When you throw for six touchdowns in a game you’re going to be in the mix for Humboldt Sports Athlete of the Week, sponsored by College of the […]
CR names Jason White new football coach
By Ray Hamill — Jason White has been named the new head coach of the College of the Redwoods football team, it was announced this morning. White will take over the re-instated […]
H-DNL quarterback finishes third in the state in passing
By Ray Hamill — It was an impressive spring for a number of H-DNL players, but none more so than Arcata’s Shane Purcell. The junior standout quarterback grew in stature as the […]
Cubs prove their worth this season, close out strong
The South Fork Cubs more than proved they could compete in the H-DNL this season, closing out with a comprehensive 42-0 win over the Fortuna Killer B’s on Saturday. Senior Alex Harding […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Hoopa’s Tracy shows ‘We’re here to play’
By Ray Hamill — Larry Tracy wasn’t backing down from the challenge on Saturday. As one of just two seniors on a very young Hoopa team, Tracy set the example for his […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Branstetter and the Cats pull away in the second quarter
By Ray Hamill — Ferndale’s Lane Branstetter scored three touchdowns in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Hoopa, as the Wildcats closed out the season with a 40-6 win. Branstetter, who […]
Wildcats overcome early scare to beat Hoopa in season finale
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats had to overcome some early adversity in Saturday’s season-ending showdown at home to Hoopa, but they took control of the game in the second quarter […]
Physical Warriors win big at St. Bernard’s in season finale
By Ray Hamill — After suffering tough back-to-back losses to conference opponents the last two weeks, the Del Norte Warriors responded with their most impressive performance of the season at St. Bernard’s […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Perfect Loggers close out in style
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers made a habit of playing overtime games this year. And they’ve made a habit of winning them too. On Friday night, they capped an undefeated […]
Loggers win a thriller at Fortuna, close out unbeaten
By Ray Hamill — It was a fitting ending to what has been a highly entertaining season, with the top two teams in the H-DNL this spring slugging it out and going […]
Tigers top the Panthers, appear headed in the right direction
Junior quarterback Shane Purcell threw for six touchdowns on Friday night, as the Arcata Tigers closed out their season with a 42-6 win over McKinleyville. With the win, the Tigers finished the […]
POLL RESULTS — North Coast fans have spoken before Friday’s big game
By Ray Hamill — The results of this week’s poll are in and North Coast football fans have spoken. They believe Fortuna will win tonight’s big H-DNL showdown, but not by a […]
‘It’s going to be a good night for Humboldt County’
By Ray Hamill — It doesn’t get much better than this for H-DNL football. On Friday night, the top two teams on the North Coast will face off in Fortuna in the […]
Two senior nights for the price of one at Fortuna on Friday
By Ray Hamill — The two best football teams on the North Coast will celebrate their seniors before kicking off the game of the season on Friday night. The 4-0 Fortuna Huskies […]
POLL — Who’s going to win Friday’s big game?
By Ray Hamill — The most anticipated game of the H-DNL football season takes place at Fortuna High on Friday night when the Huskies host the Eureka Loggers. Both teams are undefeated […]
Big 4 finales to be broadcast and streamed live
By Ray Hamill — Both of this weekend’s season finales in the Big 4 will be broadcast live on local radio, as well as streamed live online. On Friday night, the Fortuna […]
POWER RANKINGS — Friday night showdown will decide who’s really No. 1
By Ray Hamill — I’m not going to suggest there should be a change at the top of the rankings this week, but let’s just say the gap appears to be narrowing. […]
