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 […]
Hoopa expecting a battle at Trinity
St Bernard’s, Eureka girls soccer expect to challenge
By Ray Hamill — Team chemistry is going to be key for a pair of local girls soccer teams this fall, as each eyes success well beyond the county line. Both Eureka […]
Intriguing battle on tap for Big 5 volleyball
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 gets under way in volleyball on Thursday evening, and right now it’s anyone’s guess who might win it all. Four of the five teams have […]
Moulton completes the drive for five
Mic Moulton made it three straight championships in the Mid-City Motor World Late Models division at the Redwood Acres Raceway on Saturday. Moulton held off close rival David Henderson for the track […]
Fortuna boys keep unbeaten run going at Arcata
The Fortuna boys soccer team overcame a tough challenge at Arcata on Wednesday, scoring a pair of late goals for a 3-1 win. The victory lifts the Huskies to 7-0 on the […]
Fortuna girls shut out the Tigers in Arcata
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna girls might want to play more games in Arcata this season. On Wednesday afternoon, the Huskies knocked off the Tigers 2-0 at Arcata High, their second […]
CR women dominate Mendo in home opener
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women’s soccer team overwhelmed visiting Mendocino in their home opener on Tuesday, running out to an 11-0 win. As the score would suggest, […]
Prep soccer action continues on Wednesday
By Ray Hamill — Local prep soccer action continues on Wednesday with another full slate of games as the Humboldt-Del Norte League begins to heat up. In girls play, both Eureka and […]
Eureka, St. Bernard’s move up in Prep2prep rankings
Two local teams rose one spot each in this week’s Prep2Prep North Coast Section top-25 football rankings, while another remains where it was a week ago. Both Eureka and St. Bernard’s have […]
The real cost of cutting HSU football — how poor leadership doomed the Jacks
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State kicked off its 90th and final season of football last week, after the decision to cut the program was made by school president Lisa Rossbacher earlier […]
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 […]
High-scoring Cubs go to 3-0, get set for Branson
The South Fork Cubs improved to 3-0 in football on Saturday afternoon, running out to a comfortable 52-8 win against Round Valley in Covelo. Senior quarterback C. J. Van Meter ran for […]
College Roundup – CR soccer teams get set for home openers
Missed opportunities cost College of the Redwoods men’s soccer over the weekend, as the Corsairs lost and tied on a two-game road trip. On Friday afternoon, the CR men fell 4-0 at […]
Huskies overwhelm Wildcats to retain Milk Can
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies turned in a dominating performance on the way to comfortably retaining the Milk Can for another year on Saturday afternoon, coming away from Ferndale with […]
Finney leads the way as Corsairs get first win
Another week, another big-play receiver for the Corsairs. Just seven days after being overshadowed by teammates Micha Fontenot-Cornely and Zach Loveland in the season opener, Marcus Finney led the way at Gavilan, […]
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 […]
Loggers dominate Foothill, improve to 4-0
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers turned in a near perfect first-half performance at Albee Stadium on Friday night, on the way to a comprehensive 62-14 win over Foothill. The win […]
Tigers get first win, Warriors continue to roll
The Arcata Tigers got their first win of the season in a frustrating game at Willits on Friday night, while the Del Norte Warriors continued to roll with their fourth straight win. […]
Corsairs head to Gavilan in search of first win
By Ray Hamill — A high-octane Corsairs offense will be tested this weekend, when they travel to Gilroy to play Gavilan College on Saturday afternoon. College of the Redwoods racked up an […]
H-DNL kicks off in girls and boys soccer
Both Ferndale and Arcata got the Humboldt-Del Norte League off to a flying start in girls soccer, while Eureka came away from Fortuna with a key win. League play got under way […]
