By Ray Hamill — The long goodbye has reached the final countdown. On Saturday, Humboldt State football fans will have one last opportunity to see their team play at home, before the […]
The final countdown in a sad and bitter goodbye
Warriors hope to keep the party going at St. Helena
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a breakthrough season for Hoopa Valley football, and the Warriors are hoping the party doesn’t end quite yet. On Saturday evening, the Warriors play their first […]
Eureka’s Tyce Mullins honored by Cal-Hi Sports
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue for Eureka’s Tyce Mullins, who this week has been named the Cal-Hi Sports NorCal Defensive Player of the Week. The senior linebacker has been a […]
McKinleyville, Del Norte teams prevail in youth football playoffs
Del Norte and McKinleyville each had a pair of winning teams in the opening round of the Six Rivers Youth Football playoffs on Sunday. In total there were six games split between […]
Five Takeaways — Eureka, Del Norte appear ready for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The final week of the regular season produced plenty of drama, some thrilling moments, and more of what we’ve been conditioned to expect all season. Here then are […]
Arcata’s NCS game switched to Friday night
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s North Coast Section playoff game has been switched from Saturday night to Friday because of scheduling conflicts with Humboldt State. The Lumberjacks will be playing their final […]
Athletes of the Week
By Ray Hamill — There was a packed field of worthy candidates for this week’s Humboldt Sports Athlete of the Week honors, across the board in just about every sport, and from […]
NCS preparation begins in earnest for local teams
By Ray Hamill — Preparation for the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs has already begun for the eight local teams that made the grade. Three of the eight — […]
Bumper day of NCS playoff action on tap at St. Bernard’s and Redwood Bowl
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans will have their choice of big matchups next weekend, especially Cruaders fans. St. Bernard’s will potentially host a tripleheader of North Coast Section playoff games […]
Loggers get a two seed as eight local teams make the playoffs
By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine local high schools have been included in the North Coast Section football playoffs, including Eureka, which was given the No. 2 seed in Division […]
The Price is right for the Del Norte Warriors
VIDEO — Ethan Price came up big on both sides of the ball for the Del Norte Warriors in a 42-31 win over the St. Bernard’s Crusaders in Eureka on Saturday, including […]
‘Outmatched’ Humboldt State falls to Central Washington
Central Washington rolled over Humboldt State for the second time this season on Saturday night, winning 62-24 at the Redwood Bowl. “We were outmatched,” HSU head coach Damaro Wheeler said. “They are […]
Plenty of offense as South Fork Cubs fall to Cornerstone
The South Forks Cubs got in another last-minute game in eight-man football over the weekend, traveling south to Antioch to play Cornerstone Christian on Friday. This time, however, the opposition offered a […]
Corsairs honor sophomores, but fall short against Yuba
College of the Redwoods honored its sophomore class before Saturday’s home finale in football at Community Stadium, but the Corsairs were unable to send them off with a win, falling 41-23 to […]
Friday Night Highlights
VIDEO – Catch some of the action from a busy Friday night on the local football fields, with Eureka, Arcata and Hoopa Valley all winning. Arcata’s Kien Mazzotti and Eureka’s Robert Weir, […]
Loggers wear down Huskies, close out 10-0 again
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers closed out a second consecutive perfect regular season with a comfortable 42-13 win at Fortuna on Friday night. With the win, their 21st straight in […]
Tigers clinch L4 outright, prepare for home playoff game
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got a big boost ahead of the playoffs with a strong showing from their offense on Friday night, on the way to defeating Ferndale 39-26 […]
Big night for Smith as Hoopa closes out L4 with a win
Hoopa Valley closed out an impressive regular season with a 22-12 win at home to McKinleyville on Friday night, giving the Warriors some momentum heading into the playoffs. With Arcata defeating Ferndale […]
Big 4 benefits from quality coaching
By Ray Hamill — There is no doubt that the Eureka Loggers coaching staff is reaping the rewards this year from having an outstanding senior class at their disposal, but equally there’s […]
St. Bernard’s, Del Norte battle for NCS positioning
By Ray Hamill — There’s plenty at stake in terms of North Coast Section playoff positioning on Saturday, when St. Bernard’s hosts Del Norte in the Big 4 finale. Not to mention […]
