By Ray Hamill — It’s that time of the year again. Time for local football fans to feel optimistic about their team’s chances for the upcoming season. After all, no team goes […]
Reason for optimism for all of the Big 4 teams in 2024
Three-weekend Ferndale horse racing meet begins on Friday
For the first time in a long time, the Humboldt County Fair will have sole possession of the Northern California horse racing spotlight when the racing action gets under way on Friday. […]
Huskies hoping for a fast start and a record-setting night
By Ray Hamill — It could be a record-setting opening weekend in football for the Fortuna Huskies. With their season opener fast approaching, the Huskies will be hoping for a fast start […]
Herrera leads impressive roster of jockeys eager to compete at Ferndale
Jockey Hugo Herrera, who has turned the Humboldt County Fair race track into his own personal playground, will attempt to reach a record-equalling achievement at the upcoming 128th Ferndale horse race meet, […]
Three-way battle brewing for Hoopa’s starting QB job
By Ray Hamill — An intriguing three-way battle is brewing for the starting quarterback spot on this year’s Hoopa football team, and all three players are likely to see some game time […]
Race announcer describes Ferndale as one of the best stops on the West Coast
The 2024 Ferndale horse races will feature a familiar voice in the stands, as Craig Braddick returns for his fourth season as the race announcer. This year’s horse races has an expanded […]
Three teams crowned champs after inaugural Humboldt Flag Football season
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Flag Football League concluded its debut season over the weekend with three teams crowned champions at Hiller Park in McKinleyville. The 2024 season, which began in […]
New coach believes the Loggers can challenge for league title
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will welcome a new head coach for boys soccer this year as they look to end a long championship drought. Former Eureka girls coach Tommy […]
Panthers better positioned to compete in this year’s Little 4
By Ray Hamill — After barely having enough players to field a varsity team last year and finishing one of their games with just nine players available, the McKinleyville Panthers are far […]
CPH athletics partners with Influxer to create NIL opportunities
The Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics Department has announced a partnership with Influxer, providing student-athletes the opportunity to monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL) via high-quality, personalized merchandise that allows fans to support […]
Another former Huskies standout commits his future to the Jacks
By Ray Hamill — After helping to lead College of the Redwoods football back to relevance over the past two seasons, former Fortuna Husky Levi Nyberg is now hoping to replicate that […]
DelBiaggio holds on to win late model feature at Redwood Acres
It was a wild and crazy night of racing at Redwood Acres Raceway on Saturday night. O’Reilly Auto Parts presented a full slate of action on the local track, with late models, […]
CR sports dinner and auction fundraiser set for Thursday
By Ray Hamill — The biggest annual fundraiser for College of the Athletics athletics will take place next week. The Corsairs will host their annual athletics dinner and auction in the college […]
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Young racer and a new team feature this week
By Ray Hamill — An up-and-coming young local drag racer and a team that has yet to compete earn our accolades this week after memorable weeks for both. Eureka’s Cameron Ellsworth took […]
Local officials association hoping to add more officials for ’24 season
By Ray Hamill — With the number of officials available for local high school football games this fall declining yet again, the head of the Nor-Cal Football Officials Association is hoping to […]
What’s next for the 2024 Humboldt Sports L4 Girls Athlete of the Year
By Ray Hamill — It was no surprise to see that the 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year received a lot of interest from college programs. And in […]
How the local players fared on this year’s Crabs team
By Ray Hamill — It was another good summer for the Humboldt Crabs and a notable one for local players on the team. A total of eight Humboldt County played a part […]
Ellsworth leads the way at 7th annual Big Bucks Junior Dragster Race
The seventh annual Big Bucks Junior Dragster Race at the Samoa Dragstrip attracted a field of more than 30 cars this past Saturday, as the 2024 season continues to build momentum. The […]
Post times set for this year’s Humboldt County Fair horse races
With eight days of horse racing on tap for the upcoming 128th Humboldt County Fair meet, post times have been set for the opener for each of the racing programs. The three-weekend […]
2024 Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year enjoying life in Visalia
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a summer of adjustment for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year. Eureka’s Kaitlin Giacone, who beat out a talented pool of […]
