By Ray Hamill — Two weeks into the 2019 prep football season and only two of the nine local varsity teams have managed a win. Admittedly, three of the seven teams yet […]
Five Takeaways — Huge matchup looming on Saturday
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cosce prepares for first pro fight in Humboldt
By Ray Hamill — Preparations are going well for Orion Cosce ahead of this weekend’s main event at the Bear River Casino fight night. The former Hoopa High wrestler, who is 4-0 as […]
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 […]
Poll results are in, Little 4 favorites not who you might think
By Ray Hamill — The results are in. Humboldt County has spoken, and Humboldt County believes Hoopa Valley is going to win this year’s Little 4 in football. In a Humboldt Sports poll […]
Nine predictions for the new prep football season
By Ray Hamill — The 2019 prep football season officially got under way on Thursday night when defending North Coast Section Division-IV champion Fortuna traveled to Healdsburg to take on Cardinal Newman. […]
Weekend football preview — Four teams open at home
By Ray Hamill — It’s opening weekend for eight of the nine local high school football teams, including six who will play under the Friday night lights. Friday’s Games Placer at Eureka, […]
Hoopa game at Fort Bragg canceled
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors’ season opener at Fort Bragg has been canceled, it was announced on Thursday. The Warriors were forced to pull out of the Friday night clash […]
Who would you draft in H-DNL fantasy football?
By Ray Hamill — With the local prep football season kicking off this weekend, many fans will be wondering which players are going to step up in the coming months, who will […]
Best players in the Little 4 ready to blossom as seniors
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for some Little 4 fireworks in 2019, and some top quality football along the way. Last season, in a championship race that went down to the […]
Experienced Warriors eye Little 4 challenge
By Ray Hamill — After a breakout campaign in 2018, the Hoopa Valley Warriors are hoping to take it a step further this season and win a conference title. And it’s a […]
Still undefeated, Cosce brothers take Cow Palace by storm
Brothers Orion and Louis Cosce each improved to 4-0 in the pro MMA ranks with wins at the URCC event at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on Saturday night. The former […]
Five talking points ahead of the new football season
By Ray Hamill — The new football season gets under way next week with anticipation high once again and plenty expected out of an H-DNL that proved to be extremely competitive a […]
Little 4 appears wide open — once again
By Ray Hamill — A change in the lineup led to an exciting Little 4 in 2018, with the race for the championship going down to the final weekend. And local fans […]
Opening weekend just over two weeks away
By Ray Hamill — Opening weekend for local high school football is just over two weeks away, with plenty of anticipation and intrigue ahead of the new season. The action gets under […]
Panthers dominate H-DNL all-stars
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League officially announced the list of all-stars and MVPs for the 2019 season in both baseball and softball on Tuesday. And there were no major […]
Athletes of the Year and other awards for 2018/19
By Ray Hamill — With graduations now over and attention switched to the lazy days of summer, it’s a perfect time to take a look back at what was a sports year […]
Athletes and Team of the Week
By Ray Hamill — I’m not sure we’ve ever had such a pool of standout performances to choose from in one week, both individually and team wise. But two teams stood out […]
