By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section football playoffs finally resume this weekend, with a pair of local teams involved, each of them in Division IV, and each of them playing […]
NCS Playoffs — Fortuna heads to Kennedy, St. Bernard’s to San Marin
NCS playoff games pushed back again
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna and St. Bernard’s will have to wait a little longer to play their North Coast Section playoff quarterfinals. Both teams’ games were postponed a second time on […]
Big 4 teams ready to make a splash in NCS playoffs
By Ray Hamill — If week one was any indication, no one will be taking the Big 4 lightly in the second round of the North Coast Section playoffs this weekend. All […]
NCS Playoffs — Huskies look to keep impressive streak going
(UPDATED on Nov. 9 – game pushed back to Monday) By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies will look to continue their impressive postseason record when they travel to Richmond to play […]
Huskies dominate El Molino in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies scored touchdowns on each of their first six possessions on Friday night, dominating El Molino in the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs […]
Huskies look to cut down on turnovers as NCS playoffs begin
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are one of three local teams among the top seeds in the North Coast Section Division-IV bracket, and will open the playoffs at home to […]
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 […]
NCS preparation begins in earnest for local teams
By Ray Hamill — Preparation for the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs has already begun for the eight local teams that made the grade. Three of the eight — […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Puente runs wild as Warriors top the Huskies in B4 opener
Not in our house. That was the message the Del Norte Warriors sent out to the rest of the Big 4 on Friday night, getting a first league win and a measure […]
Del Norte, Fortuna get set for rematch in Big 4 opener
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies and Del Norte Warriors will meet for the second time in three weeks on Friday, when they open the Big 4 with an intriguing matchup […]
Five Takeaways — Tigers the team to beat in the Little 4
By Ray Hamill — All four teams in the Big 4 will have a bye this coming weekend, and all four have some issues to address before opening their league schedule next […]
Friday Night Football – Ferndale, Fortuna both win
Landon Gomes returned the opening kickoff of the game for a touchdown on Friday night, as the Ferndale Wildcats held on for a 21-14 win over the Panthers at McKinleyville High. In […]
Huskies look to build on last week’s big win
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies will be looking to continue the momentum from last week’s impressive win when they play at Stellar Prep in the Bay Area on Friday. The […]
Athletes of the Week – Stone, Pontes and Hoopa football all impress
Both Olivia Stone and Joey Pontes turned in impressive performances for their respective teams last week, as they have been doing all season. And that gets them the nod for the first […]
Five Takeaways — History makers, big wins and first losses
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 […]
