By Ray Hamill — The Warriors will be looking for some momentum heading into the postseason, while the Panthers will be looking for a first league win, when the two teams meet […]
Hoopa, Mack look for some momentum
Tigers tame the Warriors, take control of Little 4
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers had too much defense for the visiting Hoopa Valley Warriors on Friday night, running out to a 22-14 win at the Redwood Bowl. The win […]
Hoopa, Arcata to battle for a slice of the Little 4
(Updated Oct. 19, game time has been moved forward to 6:30 p.m.) By Ray Hamill — Two unlikely candidates will battle it out for a share of a league championship on Friday […]
Warriors keep pace with the Tigers in Little 4
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Valley Warriors ended a 42-game losing streak to the Ferndale Wildcats three weeks ago. They got an even more impressive win on Saturday. The Warriors traveled […]
Plenty at stake in Ferndale on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — It took the Hoopa Valley Warriors 23 years to beat the Ferndale Wildcats. Now they’ll try and do twice in three weeks. The two teams meet at Ferndale […]
Resilient Warriors rise to the challenge again
By Ray Hamill — The 2018 Hoopa Valley Warriors are proving to be a pretty resilient group. Every time someone knocks them down, they get right back up. And after each of […]
Hoopa, McKinleyville try to get back on track
By Ray Hamill — Both McKinleyville and Hoopa Valley will be looking to get their Little 4 campaigns back on track when they meet in a homecoming matchup at Mack High on […]
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 […]
Tigers beat Hoopa, take control of the Little 4
By Ray Hamill — A second-half pick-six by junior Alberto Iskra proved to be the difference in the big showdown at Hoopa Valley on Friday night, as the Arcata Tigers came away […]
Arcata, Hoopa both look to drive on in Little 4
By Ray Hamill — From the “things we don’t say often” file, Hoopa Valley football is getting set to host Arcata in a top-of-the-table clash this weekend. The two teams got 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 […]
Historic win for Hoopa Valley in Little 4 opener
The Hoopa Valley Warriors opened the Little 4 with one of their most impressive wins in almost a quarter of a century on Friday night. The Warriors knocked off visiting Ferndale 36-26, […]
Competitive Little 4 kicks off on Friday
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, the most wide-open Little 4 in decades gets under way on Friday. With five-time defending champion St. Bernard’s no longer in the mix after […]
Five takeaways from week five in prep football
By Ray Hamill — No surprise to see three of the Big 4 teams dominate once again over the weekend, although things are about to get a little more challenging for each. Here […]
Friday Night Football — Del Norte, Hoopa win; Fortuna falls to Tracy
The Hoopa Valley Warriors had a big night from their defensive ends on the way to a comfortable 44-6 win at Trinity on Friday. It was the Warriors’ first win over the […]
Hoopa expecting a battle at Trinity
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 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 […]
Hoopa out to upset the odds at St. Bernard’s
By Ray Hamill — After back-to-back blowouts over Little 4 opposition for the Crusaders, few people will be giving Hoopa Valley much chance of upsetting the odds at St. Bernard’s this Saturday. […]
