It was an uneventful debut with the San Francisco 49ers for former Humboldt State running back Ja’Quan Gardner on Thursday night. Gardner, who signed with the team after undergoing a medical on […]
Gardner sees no action at RB in Niners debut
Tigers try to stop high-flying Crusaders
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will try to make three straight wins to start the season when they travel to play Arcata at the Redwood Bowl under the lights […]
Weekend Football – Cats, Warriors get set for home openers
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats (0-1) will be looking to get their season back on track on Saturday afternoon, when they host Willits (0-1) in their season opener. After a […]
Big-play defense leads the way for Loggers
By Ray Hamill — It’s no secret the Eureka Loggers feature a lot of weapons on offense this year, with quarterback Cruz Montana spreading the ball around. Through two games, Montana has […]
Panthers to play San Rafael after scheduling switch
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers had a late change in plans this week, scheduling a game at San Rafael for Friday night. In what was supposed to be a bye week […]
Corsairs feeling optimistic ahead of season opener
By Ray Hamill — Numbers are down slightly for the Corsairs in 2018, but in terms of quality and balance throughout the lineup, head coach Frank Borba is about as happy as […]
HSU’s Gardner signs with the 49ers
By Ray Hamill – Another former Humboldt State football player is going to get an opportunity to play in the NFL. The San Francisco 49ers have added running back Ja’Quan Gardner to […]
Warriors look to clean up mistakes
By Ray Hamill — Too many mistakes cost the Hoopa Valley Warriors in San Francisco over the weekend, as they fell 52-6 at Galileo High. Opening the season on the road against […]
Five takeaways from week two in prep football
By Ray Hamill — Week two of the local prep football season is now in the books, and certain trends are beginning to unfold. Here then are five takeaways from week two […]
Crusaders settle into familiar role, top Panthers
By Ray Hamill — If there was a little bit of an unknown quantity to the Crusaders at the outset of the 2018 season, just two weeks in there’s a very familiar […]
Loggers overcome mistakes, dominate Ukiah
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers overcame a sloppy, penalty-filled first half with a big second-half performance on Friday night, overwhelming visiting Ukiah 41-13 at Albee Stadium. Playing their home opener, […]
Friday Night Football — Del Norte pounds Arcata, Huskies bounce back
A big defensive stand early in the game set the tone for the Del Norte Warriors who made it two straight wins to start the season on Friday night, with a comfortable […]
Weekend football — Huskies look to rebound, Arcata hosts Del Norte, tough task for Hoopa
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies will try to put the disappointment of last weekend’s season opening loss to Cardinal Newman behind them on Friday when they travel to Galt. In […]
Limiting Chase a priority for Panthers ahead of weekend clash
By Ray Hamill — The big question facing the McKinleyville Panthers this week as they get set to play a tough St. Bernard’s squad seems like an obvious one to head coach […]
Loggers D prepares for big-play Ukiah QB
By Ray Hamill – If week one is any indication, it’s going to be a good season for senior Zach Reed and the Eureka Loggers. Reed was instrumental in just about every aspect […]
Jacks glad to be focusing on football
By Ray Hamill — With a tumultuous offseason now behind them, Humboldt State football coach Damaro Wheeler and his players are enjoying focusing on what they do best — playing football. The […]
Five takeaways from week one in prep football
By Ray Hamill — The local prep football season got under way last weekend, with seven of the nine North Coast teams in action. And while there wasn’t any major surprises, there […]
Big test for Hoopa football in season opener
By Ray Hamill — Conditions have been far from ideal for the Hoopa Valley Warriors as they prepare for a tough test to open the prep football season this weekend. The California […]
Mixed fortunes for local teams on opening weekend
There were mixed fortunes for the local prep football teams on opening weekend, with some impressive results and some disappointing defeats. On the impressive side, Eureka made an early statement with a […]
Plenty of options for SB at quarterback
By Ray Hamill — If Will Omey enjoyed a stellar start to the season for St. Bernard’s in a 40-12 win over El Molino on Saturday, he certainly wasn’t alone. Omey […]
