By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section football playoffs kicked off over the weekend, with five local teams involved, including three who got to play at home. Arcata, Hoopa and Ferndale […]
Five Takeaways — Big 4 teams don’t disappoint in NCS play
NCS Football — No joy for Hoopa Valley at St. Helena
The Hoopa Valley Warriors saw a memorable season come to an end in the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs on Saturday, falling 48-22 at No. 7 seed St. Helena. […]
Hoopa Valley needs to play ‘Warrior football’ in NCS
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Valley Warriors will need to play hard-nosed physical football at St. Helena on Saturday, if they want to advance in the North Coast Section Division-V playoffs. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hoopa, Mack look for some momentum
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors will be looking for some momentum heading into the postseason, while the Panthers will be looking for a first league win, when the two teams meet […]
Local football players among NCS statistical leaders
By Ray Hamill — Several Humboldt-Del Norte League football players are featured among the statistical leaders in the North Coast Section, including St. Bernard’s quarterback Will Omey. Omey leads all NCS divisions […]
Five Takeaways — Wow factor in effect this past weekend
By Ray Hamill — The wow factor was in effect on the local prep football fields over the weekend. It was there at Husky Field, where Fortuna and St. Bernard’s served up […]
Tigers tame the Warriors, take control of Little 4
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers had too much defense for the visiting Hoopa Valley Warriors on Friday night, running out to a 22-14 win at the Redwood Bowl. The win […]
Hoopa, Arcata to battle for a slice of the Little 4
(Updated Oct. 19, game time has been moved forward to 6:30 p.m.) By Ray Hamill — Two unlikely candidates will battle it out for a share of a league championship on Friday […]
Five Takeaways — Loggers rule Eureka on emotionally-charged weekend
(Updated with correct NCS rankings on Oct. 18) By Ray Hamill — It was an emotionally-charged weekend on the local football fields, with big wins for Del Norte, Hoopa Valley and Arcata, […]
Warriors keep pace with the Tigers in Little 4
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Valley Warriors ended a 42-game losing streak to the Ferndale Wildcats three weeks ago. They got an even more impressive win on Saturday. The Warriors traveled […]
Plenty at stake in Ferndale on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — It took the Hoopa Valley Warriors 23 years to beat the Ferndale Wildcats. Now they’ll try and do twice in three weeks. The two teams meet at Ferndale […]
Five Takeaways — Ferndale Wildcats back in the mix
By Ray Hamill — There was a limited slate of games over the weekend, with just four of the nine local prep teams in action. That, however, doesn’t mean there weren’t plenty […]
Resilient Warriors rise to the challenge again
By Ray Hamill — The 2018 Hoopa Valley Warriors are proving to be a pretty resilient group. Every time someone knocks them down, they get right back up. And after each of […]
Hoopa, McKinleyville try to get back on track
By Ray Hamill — Both McKinleyville and Hoopa Valley will be looking to get their Little 4 campaigns back on track when they meet in a homecoming matchup at Mack High on […]
Five Takeaways — Tigers the team to beat in the Little 4
By Ray Hamill — All four teams in the Big 4 will have a bye this coming weekend, and all four have some issues to address before opening their league schedule next […]
Tigers beat Hoopa, take control of the Little 4
By Ray Hamill — A second-half pick-six by junior Alberto Iskra proved to be the difference in the big showdown at Hoopa Valley on Friday night, as the Arcata Tigers came away […]
Arcata, Hoopa both look to drive on in Little 4
By Ray Hamill — From the “things we don’t say often” file, Hoopa Valley football is getting set to host Arcata in a top-of-the-table clash this weekend. The two teams got the […]
