By Ray Hamill — Jake Hanson’s season got off to a disappointing start on Saturday night, as the Oregon Ducks’ national championship ambitions took an early hit. In one of the most […]
Tough openers for former H-DNL stars
JV Roundup — Mack, Del Norte off to a fast start
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville and Del Norte JVs are off to an impressive start in football this season, with each turning in another strong performance on Friday night. The Panthers […]
Panthers look to clean up little mistakes
By Ray Hamill — An injury to a key player did not help matters for the McKinleyville Panthers at Willits on Friday night. Neither did some poor tackling and their inability to […]
VIDEO — Making it look easy, Omey finds Petrusha open in the end zone
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s quarterback Will Omey and receiver Logan Petrusha made it look easy on the second of six St. Bernard’s touchdowns on Friday night. The senior quarterback found […]
VIDEO — ‘Big play Bode’ and the Loggers defense keep the game tight
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers lost another exciting game on Friday night, falling 17-14 to Windsor at Albee Stadium. Offensively, the Loggers failed to ignite for much of the night […]
Inconsistency on offense proves costly for Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers had their chances against a good Windsor team, but ultimately were unable to come up with the big play when it mattered most, falling 17-14 at […]
Crusaders overcome mistakes to win at Hoopa
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders overcame some sloppy play and mental mistakes on the way to overwhelming the Warriors 39-14 in Hoopa on Friday night. Senior quarterback Will Omey threw for six touchdowns […]
Friday Night Football — Del Norte wins big; no joy for Huskies, Panthers
The Del Norte Warriors maintained their impressive start to the season, albeit against a less than stellar opponent, running out to a 62-0 win at home to Yreka on Friday night. In […]
CR football to play four of five home games at HSU
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods announced on Friday afternoon that the school’s football team will play four of five home games this season at Humboldt State’s Redwood Bowl. The […]
Poll results are in for most impressive week one team performance
Last week saw a number of impressive season opening performances by local prep football teams, none more so than Del Norte, according to Humboldt Sports readers. We asked our readers which team […]
Weekend Football — Warriors return home; road games for Huskies, Panthers
By Ray Hamill — A busy Friday night sees six of the nine local high school football teams in action, including four playing here on the North Coast. Up in Crescent City, […]
Change of pace up next for Eureka defense
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are preparing for something different this week, and head coach Jason White believes it has kept his players focused. On Friday night, Eureka will host […]
Big weekend in store for Hanson, Petersen and Spalding
By Ray Hamill — Three former H-DNL players will make their season debuts this weekend for high profile Division-I college teams. Most notably, former Eureka standout Jake Hanson will start at center […]
Crusaders look to start fast at Hoopa
By Ray Hamill — It’s full steam ahead for the Crusaders, who will be looking for a fast start once again at Hoopa on Friday night. Led by seniors Will Omey and […]
Tigers take plenty of positives from early loss
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will go into next week’s big showdown with plenty of confidence despite dropping their opening game on the road at South Tahoe over the weekend. […]
Hoopa players back and ready for action
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will be ready to play football this week. After being forced to cancel their scheduled opener at Fort Bragg on Friday due to a lack […]
Five takeaways from opening weekend in prep football
By Ray Hamill — It wasn’t the greatest ever start to the season for the local prep football teams, although there was plenty to be optimistic about nonetheless. Of the eight teams […]
Eureka injuries not as bad as first feared
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers suffered a pair of key injuries in Friday night’s season opener, including one to the team’s top lineman Miles Meynell. The senior, who anchors both […]
VIDEO — Officials get crucial call right at Eureka game
By Ray Hamill — The officials at Albee Stadium on Friday night got a tough call right at a crucial stage of an exciting encounter between Eureka and Placer. The season opener […]
Wildcats unable to hold off Cardinals after promising start
By Ray Hamill — The Wildcats showed what they’re capable of with a big second quarter against Clear Lake in Ferndale on Saturday afternoon, but inconsistency continued to be a concern after […]
