By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors are feeling the loss of injured standout Mario Ledezma, but they’re also using it as motivation this fall. The junior striker and team’s leading […]
Injured soccer standout inspires his teammates
Home sweet home, Loggers enjoy a winning start in new gym
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers enjoyed a successful debut at the new Jay Willard Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Hosting crosstown rivals St. Bernard’s in volleyball, the Eureka girls won an […]
Del Norte girls hungry for more success this year
By Ray Hamill — After a breakthrough season 12 months ago, the Del Norte Warriors are eager to take the next step in girls soccer this season. Under first-year head coach Cyndi […]
What’s next for all of the local football teams
By Ray Hamill — All nine local high school varsity teams will be in action this weekend, along with seven of the eight JV teams and College of the Redwoods. And that […]
Added competition for places will benefit the South Fork girls
By Ray Hamill — With their largest roster in several years, there will be plenty of competition for places on this year South Fork girls soccer team. Longtime head coach Ann Constantino […]
Explosive Taylor enjoys four-TD day in Coyotes debut
A former H-DNL quarterback enjoyed a debut he won’t easily forget over the weekend. After transferring from Feather River to Kansas Wesleyan, Fortuna’s Daeden Taylor had over 200 yards of offense and […]
JV FOOTBALL — Three local teams remain unbeaten, Cats go to 2-0
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are off to an impressive start in JV football after improving to 2-0 on the season with a big win at Fort Bragg on Friday […]
New local high school cross country league to debut Friday
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods is stepping in to fill a void for the local sports community. This week, the Corsairs will host the inaugural race for Coast League […]
Offensive line, back-ups step up for Hoopa in key win
Thanks in large part to the play of their offensive line, the Hoopa Warriors got their first win of the new football season on Saturday. It took them two overtime periods, but […]
MIX 95.1 FM to broadcast weekend game, season schedule set
By Ray Hamill — Local radio commentator Tag Wotherspoon and the crew at MIX 95.1 FM will be back on the air this weekend, broadcasting the first of several football games this […]
Freitas, Way shine for South Fork Cubs in overtime loss
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a challenging return to 11-player football so far this season for the South Fork Cubs. The South Fork players have dropped a pair of games to […]
Just two racing nights remaining on the 2023 RAR schedule
Racing returns to the Redwood Acres Raceway this week for the first time in almost a month as the 2023 season begins to wind down. On Saturday, the local track will host […]
POWER RANKINGS — Three teams standing out early
By Ray Hamill — Last year Del Norte dominated our Power Rankings all season long, holding the position from the opening week until the final game of the season. This year it […]
Exceptional defense leads Corsairs to victory in season opener
By Ray Hamill — Saturday’s season opener for College of the Redwoods was a little closer than it should have been, considering the opportunities the offense left on the field. But it […]
After a switch in venue, Hoopa, South Fork meet in double-OT game
For the second straight weekend, the Hoopa Warriors had to travel for a scheduled home game. This time, however, the journey back home was more enjoyable. On Saturday afternoon, the Warriors got […]
Five-TD day for Montana as Pioneers lose high-scoring game
Eureka’s Cruz Montana got his senior season off to an impressive start with a five-touchdown performance for Lewis & Clark on Saturday. However, it wasn’t enough for the Pioneers, who gave up […]
Fortuna boys go 4-0 at McKinleyville tournament
The Fortuna boys beat Arcata 1-0 in the championship game at the McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament on Saturday. Jesus Vielma scored the only goal of the game, as the Huskies won for […]
Some more stats from Friday night’s football games
By Ray Hamill — One of the most impressive aspects of Fortuna’s shutout win on Friday night was the balanced ground attack, with eight different players combining for more than 300 yards […]
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — Two Big 4 teams setting the early standard
By Ray Hamill — We’re now two weeks into the 2023 high school football season and so far two Big 4 teams are setting the standard for the H-DNL. The Fortuna Huskies […]
Impressive Huskies shut out the Tigers, go to 2-0
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies scored touchdowns on four of their five first-half possessions on their way to a comfortable 34-0 win over the Arcata Tigers at Husky Field on […]
