By Ray Hamill — The weekend in prep football had a little bit of everything it seems. Two of the nine local teams suffered their first loss of the season, while three […]
Five Takeaways — History makers, big wins and first losses
Historic win for Hoopa Valley in Little 4 opener
The Hoopa Valley Warriors opened the Little 4 with one of their most impressive wins in almost a quarter of a century on Friday night. The Warriors knocked off visiting Ferndale 36-26, […]
Competitive Little 4 kicks off on Friday
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, the most wide-open Little 4 in decades gets under way on Friday. With five-time defending champion St. Bernard’s no longer in the mix after […]
Fortuna boys look to challenge Arcata, Mack dominance in CC
By Rod Kausen – This could be the year for the Fortuna boys cross country team to challenge the dominance of Arcata and McKinleyville in the Humboldt-Del Norte League, which gets under […]
Friday Night Football — Del Norte, Hoopa win; Fortuna falls to Tracy
The Hoopa Valley Warriors had a big night from their defensive ends on the way to a comfortable 44-6 win at Trinity on Friday. It was the Warriors’ first win over the […]
Hoopa expecting a battle at Trinity
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa Valley head coach William Simms is expecting his players to feel the backlash of a wounded Trinity team this week. The Wolves have struggled in each of […]
Five Takeaways in Prep Football — Plenty to smile about after high-scoring weekend
By Ray Hamill — It was a high-scoring weekend for local prep football teams, with the nine squads combining for 395 points, an average of almost 44 points a team. None of […]
Hoopa can’t contain dynamic Crusaders pass attack
The passing attack was a priority for the Crusaders at practice all week, and it showed on Saturday. Hosting Hoopa Valley at Crusaders Field, St. Bernard’s had three quarterbacks combine to pass […]
Hoopa out to upset the odds at St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — After back-to-back blowouts over Little 4 opposition for the Crusaders, few people will be giving Hoopa Valley much chance of upsetting the odds at St. Bernard’s this Saturday. […]
Cosce invited back to Warrior Games IV after successful debut
By Ray Hamill — It’s a long way from Hoopa Valley to Wisconsin, but it’s a trip Orion Cosce has gladly made, and one he’ll gladly make again. Cosce, a former standout wrestler […]
Five takeaways from week three in prep football
By Ray Hamill — Another week in prep football produced another four wins for the Big 4 teams, each of which continues to set the tone. But that’s not the only takeaway […]
Friday Night Football – Mack, Hoopa win
Two local teams got their first wins of the season on Friday night, while a third continued to roll with its third straight. Over in Hoopa Valley, the home team took care […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
League races wide open after H-DNL realignment
By Ray Hamill … The new-look format for football in the Humboldt-Del Norte League this fall has been well received on most fronts, and it appears to have set up a pair […]
New look for Little 4 in 2018
By Ray Hamill … It’s a fresh start for the Little 4 in 2018, with two new teams, a couple of new head coaches, and a guaranteed new champion. With the realignment […]
