By Ray Hamill — Two Big 4 football heavyweights will face off in Crescent City on Saturday night, when the Del Norte Warriors host the Eureka Loggers in the first of three […]
Big 4 heavyweights prepare for Saturday night showdown
Offensive line will be a strength for young Eureka Loggers
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will feature a lot of young players this season with eight sophomores on a roster of 30, many of whom will be expected to have […]
H-DNL football and soccer teams to begin practice on Monday
By Ray Hamill — Most of the H-DNL football and soccer teams will return to practice on Monday, with the seasons for each expected to kick off in the coming weeks. The […]
Full steam ahead for Haraldson and Eureka football
By Ray Hamill — It should be a smooth transition for Eureka football this fall, with long-time assistant Andrew Haraldson taking over as head coach from the departed Jason White. Haraldson, a […]
Slayton and Cox Cooley join Hagler as Big 4 MVPs
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL released the Big 4 all-league selections for football on Monday, with three players who played for a state championship this past weekend named MVPs. Del Norte […]
Nine predictions for the new prep football season
By Ray Hamill — The 2019 prep football season officially got under way on Thursday night when defending North Coast Section Division-IV champion Fortuna traveled to Healdsburg to take on Cardinal Newman. […]
Plenty of road games in 2019 for Bell, Loggers
By Ray Hamill — With outgoing senior quarterback Cruz Montana recently signing a letter of intent to play football at Lewis and Clark in the fall, Trevor Bell will now get the […]
Crusaders prepare for Albany with full squad available
By Ray Hamill — Local fans will be paying particular attention to the Division-IV bracket in this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, with three Big 4 teams among the top six seeds. […]
Five Takeaways — Eureka, Del Norte appear ready for NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — The final week of the regular season produced plenty of drama, some thrilling moments, and more of what we’ve been conditioned to expect all season. Here then are […]
The Price is right for the Del Norte Warriors
VIDEO — Ethan Price came up big on both sides of the ball for the Del Norte Warriors in a 42-31 win over the St. Bernard’s Crusaders in Eureka on Saturday, including […]
Loggers wear down Huskies, close out 10-0 again
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers closed out a second consecutive perfect regular season with a comfortable 42-13 win at Fortuna on Friday night. With the win, their 21st straight in […]
Big 4 benefits from quality coaching
By Ray Hamill — There is no doubt that the Eureka Loggers coaching staff is reaping the rewards this year from having an outstanding senior class at their disposal, but equally there’s […]
St. Bernard’s, Del Norte battle for NCS positioning
By Ray Hamill — There’s plenty at stake in terms of North Coast Section playoff positioning on Saturday, when St. Bernard’s hosts Del Norte in the Big 4 finale. Not to mention […]
Loggers closing in on more regular season perfection
By Ray Hamill — The final weekend of the regular season serves up a handful of highly anticipated games, none more so than the showdown in Fortuna between the two best high […]
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 […]
Senior players step up for Eureka in big win
By Ray Hamill — It was senior night for the Eureka Loggers at Albee Stadium on Friday, and it was fitting that several of them played a major role in defeating Del […]
Omey leads Crusaders past the Huskies in wild shootout
Will Omey threw for seven touchdowns and ran in for another on Friday night, as St. Bernard’s beat Fortuna 56-54 in overtime in a thrilling game of football at Husky Field. Both […]
A senior class for the ages
(UPDATED on Oct. 20 with game photos and result) By Ray Hamill — Friday night was senior night for Eureka High football, and this year’s class is certainly one that will be […]
Big showdown for Big 4 heavyweights
By Ray Hamill — Two of the traditional heavyweights of North Coast football will meet at Albee Stadium on Friday night, with more than just a little pride on the line. Between […]
More than bragging rights at stake for St. Bernard’s, Fortuna
By Ray Hamill — A pair of teams trying to rebound from a tough league-opening loss will meet at Husky Field in Fortuna on Friday night when the Huskies host the Crusaders. […]
