By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs didn’t have a lot of experience coming into this season with just one sophomore on an opening day roster of 71 players. That one sophomore, however, […]
CR’s lone sophomore emerges as key team leader
Randall, Harbin named L4 MVPs, as all-league teams announced
By Ray Hamill — When you lead your team to a first league championship in 32 years, you should get some serious consideration for MVP. And that’s what seniors John Randall and […]
Several Hoopa players have college potential
By Ray Hamill — A large Hoopa senior class played their final game together on Saturday, as the Warriors bowed out of the North Coast Section playoffs. Hoopa fell 28-15 to top […]
Hoopa coach believes Panthers have the tools to beat top seeds
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL is known for a physical brand of football, and that often catches opponents down south off guard in the North Coast Section playoffs. And one local […]
Warriors looking good for the playoffs after big win
The Hoopa Warriors appear to have done enough to qualify for the North Coast Section playoffs after closing out the regular season with a dominating 37-0 win at Ferndale. The result, coupled […]
Panthers secure Little 4, as Warriors lose another heartbreaker
The McKinleyville Panthers apparently weren’t in much of a sharing mood on Friday night. After clinching a co-championship in the Little 4 last week, they sealed it outright this week with a […]
Can the competitive Warriors answer the call again?
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. The Hoopa Warriors find themselves in a familiar position heading into the stretch run of the season, needing to win both of their final […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Two H-DNL teams open the playoffs on the road
The North Coast Section volleyball playoffs got under way on Tuesday night with two local teams in action. In Division 3, the Eureka Loggers fell in four sets at Archie Williams, while […]
Tigers rally in the second half, keep Little 4 hopes alive
The defending champions are not going to give up their title easily. On Friday night, at McKinleyville High School, the Arcata Tigers rallied in the second half to beat the Hoopa Warriors […]
Warriors take control in the second half, get back to winning ways
The Hoopa Warriors had to overcome a second-half deficit before comfortably defeating Ferndale on Homecoming Night at Hoopa High on Friday. Trailing 14-12 in the third quarter, the home team rallied for […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Homecoming game has thrills, controversy and fireworks
By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s game at McKinleyville had it all, including fireworks, a defensive TD, a special teams TD and a huge late defensive stand by the home team. Not […]
Stellar defense lifts the 12-percenters to statement win
By Ray Hamill — They had to battle all the way, but the McKinleyville Panthers celebrated their Homecoming with a key 18-14 win over visiting Hoopa on Friday night. The win, which […]
POWER RANKINGS — Is the gap at the top widening?
By Ray Hamill — If it was difficult to foresee anyone stopping the Del Norte Warriors in the Big 4 before last weekend, it’s now even more so. In a showdown between […]
LITTLE 4 VOLLEYBALL — St. Bernard’s, Hoopa both win
The Little 4 frontrunners both kept rolling with key wins on Tuesday night. League leaders St. Bernard’s defeated Ferndale in three sets to go to 5-0 in the Little 4, while Hoopa […]
Warriors overcome slow start to top the Tigers in L4 opener
The Hoopa Warriors overcame a slow start on their way to kicking off the Little 4 with a 13-7 win over Arcata in Hoopa on Friday night. Playing one week after a […]
POLL RESULTS — One team the overwhelming favorite to win the L4
By Ray Hamill — The results are in and North Coast sports fans have spoken loud and clear — the Hoopa Warriors are red-hot favorites to win this year’s Little 4 in […]
After a long month of travel, Warriors finally get to host
By Ray Hamill — After a month of traveling for games, the Hoopa Warriors will finally get the chance to play in front of a home crowd for the first time this […]
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP — Hoopa, Del Norte and Arcata win
Tuesday was another good night for the Warriors of two different schools on the volleyball courts, as well as the Arcata girls, who quickly bounced back from their league-opening loss. On a […]
Strong serving lifts Hoopa girls to league-opening win
A shorthanded Hoopa Warriors volleyball team ran out to a comfortable win at South Fork to open the Little 4 on Thursday night. The Warriors, who were missing a few players […]
Cosce prepares for big UFC return after long layoff
By Ray Hamill — It took a little longer than expected, but local MMA pro Louis Cosce will finally make his much-anticipated return to the cage on Saturday. The Humboldt County native […]
