By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s and Hoopa served up an early-season instant classic at Crusader Field on Saturday afternoon, in what was a thoroughly engrossing and highly entertaining showdown between these […]
POWER RANKINGS — A clearcut No. 1, for now at least
By Ray Hamill — Three local teams impressed on opening weekend of the new football season, but no one impressed as much as the Del Norte Warriors. And that makes them a […]
Little 4 teams to renew old rivalries this season
By Ray Hamill — Three Little 4 teams will get the opportunity to renew a couple of old rivalries when the new high school football season gets under way next week. In […]
Tight-knit Warriors have high expectations for new season
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa football head coach Floyd “Cowboy” Billings expects the Little 4 to be very competitive this season, and he also expects his team to be right in the […]
LITTLE 4 GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — A three-sport star and a two-time NCS champ
By Ray Hamill — When Savannah Colegrove looks back on her high school career there are many moments that will stand out. The 2022 Hoopa High graduate was a three-sport star for […]
Warriors set up fundraiser to honor history-making players
The Hoopa softball coaches are planning on honoring their history-making 2022 players and have set up a Gofundme page to help fundraise toward that goal. The Warriors want to provide each player […]
SOFTBALL AWARDS — Another very competitive spring for the H-DNL
By Ray Hamill — Unlike with our baseball end-of-season awards, the softball awards were not quite so clearcut. And that’s a reflection of how competitive the H-DNL is when it comes to […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big-time players set up on the big stage
By Ray Hamill — Big-time players always step up to the occasion, and that was the case this week with all three of our Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week, sponsored by […]
Were the Warriors the most impressive H-DNL softball team this spring?
By Ray Hamill — There aren’t too many teams that can bring a local community together like those at Hoopa High. And that’s something we got to witness once again this spring, […]
Seniors refuse to lose as Loggers edge the Warriors in NorCal opener
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 champs gave the Big 5 champs all they could handle on Tuesday evening, as a pair of H-DNL teams faced off in the NorCal Division-IV […]
In seventh heaven, Hoopa girls win record-breaking section title
When it comes to North Coast Section softball, no H-DNL team does it better than the Hoopa Warriors. The Little 4 program won a second straight and league-record seventh all-time section championship […]
In a league of their own — NCS history on the line on busy Friday night
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to softball, the H-DNL apparently is in a league of its own, and the same can be said of the St. Bernard’s baseball team. The […]
Hoopa’s NCS championship game set for Friday
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will play for a little bit of history on their own field on Friday. After qualifying for the North Coast Section Division-5 softball championship game […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Defense key for Hoopa girls in NCS win
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors won their North Coast Section playoff game with some strong defense on Tuesday. With pitcher Savannah Colegrove in control in the circle, the Hoopa defense […]
Warriors shut out Head-Royce to remain on course for historic championship
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are showing no signs of letting up in their pursuit of an H-DNL record seventh North Coast Section softball championship. The Warriors turned in another […]
Hoopa girls firing on all cylinders as they advance in NCS playoffs
Senior Savannah Colegrove pitched a two-hitter and got plenty of support from a balanced offense, as the Hoopa Warriors comfortably advanced in the North Coast Section Division-5 softball playoffs on Friday with […]
Elite group of H-DNL players eye repeat NCS championship
By Ray Hamill — It’s rare for an athlete to win a North Coast Section championship and even more so to win two of them, especially when there’s no section playoffs for […]
Eureka girls keep rolling, top Hoopa to win Lakin championship
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are Charlie Lakin Tournament champions for the second time after defeating a resilient Hoopa Warriors team in the championship game at the Arcata Sports Complex […]
Looking to make history, Hoopa and Eureka girls have plenty in common
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their first league title in nine years, the Eureka girls will be looking to make some history in the coming weeks, and they’re not the only […]
Hoopa girls rise to the challenge again, edge McKinleyville in exciting semifinal
The Hoopa girls have proven they can compete with any team in the H-DNL, and they’ll get the chance to prove it once again on Saturday night. In Thursday night’s Charlie Lakin […]