By Ray Hamill — With an assortment of talent back from a team that won all 19 games a year ago while outscoring their opponents 111-3, the Eureka Loggers remain the team […]
H-DNL Girls Preview — Who can stop the Loggers?
H-DNL Boys Preview — Chasing pack eager to challenge the Huskies
By Ray Hamill — With six straight league titles to their credit, the Fortuna Huskies remain the team to beat as league play gets under way on Wednesday in boys soccer. Whether […]
JV soccer returns to the North Coast
In what many local coaches hope is a sign of things to come, JV boys soccer returned to the North Coast on Monday, when Fortuna played McKinleyville. The Panthers won the game […]
VIDEO — Thrap displays great hands with spectacular TD catch
By Ray Hamill — Lane Thrap scored five touchdowns in Saturday’s 49-8 win over Arcata at Crusader Field, giving him a remarkable 11 total just three games into the new season. It […]
Eureka girls off to a winning start
The Eureka girls got their season off to a winning start in tennis on Saturday, running out to a 5-2 victory over McKinleyville. Lauren Albertini and Jem Mia won their singles matches […]
Defense sets the tone as St. Bernard’s dominates Arcata
By Ray Hamill — Will Omey and Lane Thrap continued to set a blistering pace on offense on Saturday, but the real story in St. Bernard’s dominating 49-8 win over Arcata at […]
CR Roundup — Busy weekend for football, soccer teams
College of the Redwoods football lost its first game of the season on Saturday, falling 51-34 at Monterrey Peninsula. Quarterback Brody Lucero, who is back after missing most of last season through […]
Offensive line paves the way in Huskies win
By Ray Hamill — One day after watching his team post their first win of the season, Fortuna head coach Mike Benbow gave special praise to the performance of his offensive line. […]
Cubs get first win in football
A young South Fork Cubs football team is slowly getting healthy again and building some momentum. On Friday night, the Cubs got their first win of the season, getting the better of […]
Most emphatic win yet for Cass Bell
Cass Bell broke with tradition on Saturday night. This time he won in the first round instead of waiting until the second. Making his fourth trip to the prestigious Bellator events, the […]
Friday Night Football — First wins for Fortuna, Ferndale and Mack
Three H-DNL teams got their first wins of the season on Friday night. Fortuna rushed for 423 yards on the way to a 29-14 win at Kelseyville, while the McKinleyville Panthers got […]
Panthers, Bosnian Bear frustrate the Timberwolves
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers may have found a new hero in Velid Mujezinovic. More importantly, Thomas Locatelli may have found a new partner in crime. The two Mack linemen caused […]
SB girls hold on for shutout win at Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — Marayah Tomlinson’s blistering 30-yard free kick found the back of the net to give St. Bernard’s a 1-0 non-league win at Del Norte in girls soccer on Thursday. […]
Weekend Football — Busy Friday under the lights for North Coast teams
By Ray Hamill — A busy Friday night for local football sees seven teams in action, including three of them here on the North Coast. Up in Crescent City, the Del Norte […]
Stopping Arcata’s Mazzotti the key for Crusaders
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s head coach Matt Tomlin and his players know what they have to do to continue their recent dominance over Little 4 opposition this Saturday. Playing their […]
McKinleyville Panthers playing smart volleyball
The McKinleyville Panthers continued their impressive start to the season with a third win in three matches on Wednesday night, getting the better of St. Bernard’s at Mack High. More impressively, the […]
Busy weekend in store for local football teams
By Ray Hamill — After three local prep football teams had a bye in their schedule last weekend, all nine will be in action this coming weekend, including seven of them on […]
IOC fighters confident ahead of Bellator 226
By Ray Hamill — It’s business as usual for Cass Bell this weekend, as he makes his fourth trip to San Jose to fight on the big stage, but it’s a new […]
VIDEO — Bell making plays with his arm and his feet
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will be looking for more consistency from their offense this week as they take to the road for the first time this season on Friday […]
Five H-DNL teams positioned nicely in early NCS rankings
By Ray Hamill — The early season MaxPreps football rankings are in and it makes for good reading for some H-DNL teams If the North Coast Section playoffs were to kick off this […]
