By Ray Hamill — Opening weekend in local school football is now just five weeks away, with all nine H-DNL programs preparing for what they all hope will be a successful fall. […]
Intriguing opening weekend scheduled for H-DNL football season
H-DNL teams to kick off new football season in two weeks
By Ray Hamill — The opening night of the new high school football season is now just two weeks away, with eight of the nine local varsity teams scheduled to kick off […]
Del Norte Warriors finalize 2022 football schedule
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have finalized the 2022 football schedule, which will officially kick off in 115 days. The Warriors will open the new season at home to […]
Haraldson steps down as Eureka High coach
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Andrew Haraldson announced on Saturday that he is stepping down as head coach of the Loggers football program after two years in charge. Haraldson, who took over […]
Former H-DNL standout transfers for his final college football season
By Ray Hamill — Former McKinleyville Panther Bryce Petersen has found a new home and is eager to make the most of his final year playing football at the collegiate level. After […]
Our end-of-season football awards go to …
By Ray Hamill — The honors keep racking up for Del Norte’s Sam Schauerman, and there’s finally some good news for Arcata’s Shane Purcell and Carson Tucker. After yet another phenomenal season […]
H-DNL names MVPs and all-league teams in football
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte junior RJ Loftin has been named offensive MVP of the Big 4 in football, the league announced on Wednesday. Loftin’s teammate Sam Schauerman was named co-MVP […]
Grading this year’s six H-DNL playoff teams
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors still have some unfinished business to take of this coming weekend (and hopefully beyond), but the local prep football season has come to an […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — Panthers end long postseason drought
By Ray Hamill — One of the things that can catch teams down south off guard when they play schools from Humboldt and Del Norte counties in the NCS football playoffs is […]
Warriors upset the Tigers with third shutout in eight days
Barely more than a week ago, the Hoopa Warriors’ playoff hopes were on life support. But an incredible three shutouts in eight days has changed all of that, and heading into Sunday’s […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — D-line sets the tone for St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders defense has been on fire the past couple of weeks, posting back-to-back shutouts heading into the North Coast Section playoffs. On Saturday afternoon at St. Bernard’s, […]
Defense dominates again as Crusaders get set for NCS with shutout win
By Ray Hamill — Are you ready for some playoff football? The Crusaders are. St. Bernard’s closed out the regular season with another dominating performance on Saturday, rolling over Fortuna 57-0 and […]
Panthers shut out the Cats, keep playoff hopes alive
The McKinleyville Panthers defense posted a shutout for the second time in four days on Saturday afternoon, and this time their offense did enough to win the game. Just days after falling […]
Warriors dominate again, complete undefeated Big 4
The Del Norte Warriors capped a dominating Big 4 campaign with another rout on Friday night, as they rolled to an easy 42-0 win over Eureka in Crescent City. With the win, […]
Get ready for a wild weekend in local sports
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a wild weekend in local sports. In addition to 10 H-DNL teams still involved in NCS playoff soccer, a packed […]
POWER RANKINGS — Is the gap at the top widening?
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have left little doubt as to who has the best team on the North Coast this season. And as the schedule begins to wind […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Warriors poised for big playoff run
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors feature prominently in this week’s athletes and team of the week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. Last weekend, Del Norte shut out […]
Hoopa defense gets another shutout, as Warriors win at Mack
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors have turned around their season in the space of just four days. On Tuesday night, they won at McKinleyville High, defeating the Panthers 6-0 in […]
H-DNL teams move up and down in latest NCS rankings
By Ray Hamill — Seven H-DNL football teams moved either up or down in this week’s North Coast Section rankings on MaxPreps.com, including two that could have a big impact in the […]
Hoopa/Mack game rescheduled for Tuesday night
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will travel to play the Panthers at McKinleyville High after all. The game was originally supposed to take place 11 days ago but had to […]
