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    Del Norte girls keep title hopes on track with doubleheader split at Fortuna

    After losing the first game of a key softball doubleheader at Fortuna on Saturday, the Del Norte Warriors answered emphatically with a big win in game two to keep their hopes of a third straight Big 5 championship on track. The two-time defending conference champs lost the opener 8-7 in a…

    April 22, 2025

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    History-making Del Norte girls enjoy breakthrough championship

    The Del Norte Warriors recently enjoyed a history-making 48 hours on the softball field. After clinching their second straight Big 5 conference title with a doubleheader sweep over Arcata on May 8, just two days later they won a first-ever Charles Lakin H-DNL postseason tournament in Arcata to cap a…

    May 21, 2024

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    Del Norte girls building momentum as playoffs approach

    The Del Norte girls appear poised for a good playoff run on the basketball court. With the Eureka Loggers in control in the Big 5 standings coming into the week, winning a league championship might be out of reach for the Warriors. But a young Del Norte team that has matured about as quickly as…

    February 7, 2023

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    Photos: Warriors cruise to dominating win at St. Bernard’s

    The Del Norte Warriors remain on course for a third consecutive outright league championship in football after a dominating 48-12 victory at St. Bernard’s on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Warriors improved to 2-0 in the Big 4 and clinched at least a share of the championship with one game…

    November 3, 2022

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    Del Norte Warriors shut out the Huskies again

    The Del Norte Warriors scored on their opening six possessions of Saturday’s football game at Fortuna as they steamrolled their way to an easy 40-0 victory. The win was the seventh straight for the red-hot Warriors, who improved to 7-1 on the season and 5-0 in the Big 4 and are now undisputed…

    November 4, 2021

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    Warriors game canceled, season-opener now set for this week

    The Del Norte Warriors have been waiting 15 months to play a football game. And they had to wait one more week. The Warriors were scheduled to open the new season against Fortuna in Crescent City last Friday night, but were forced to cancel after a member of the team tested positive for COVID late…

    March 25, 2021

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    Drawings available for spring wild turkey hunts

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering nearly 100 special hunts on both public and private land for the upcoming spring wild turkey season, which opens statewide March 28 and extends through May 3. Young hunters have additional opportunities to bag a tom turkey. Junior…

    February 26, 2020

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    Warriors host pivotal playoff game

    Ray Rook came razor close in 2013. Lewis Nova had a couple of close calls, too. Other Del Norte High School coaches have had their shots as well. On Saturday night, first-year head football coach Nick White and his Warrior football team will make their bid for a place in the Division 5 North Coast…

    November 21, 2019

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    Del Norte Notebook … Oct. 30

    On the road -- Del Norte’s defense played better than its offense Friday night, helping to produce a 20-7 victory over Fortuna on the Huskies’ home field. With the win, Del Norte improved to 8-1 overall this season, 2-0 in Big Four Conference games, and clinched at least a share of the conference…

    October 30, 2019

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    Defense dominates as Warriors dismiss Fortuna

    Sometimes, being selfish is a good thing. Del Norte High's football team secured at least a share of the Big Four Conference championship Friday, but the Warriors want the whole crown to themselves. Led by a bruising defense, Del Norte defeated Fortuna 20-7 on the Huskies' home field, boosting the…

    October 25, 2019

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    Fortuna remains a barrier to Del Norte’s march to a football title

    Del Norte High School football coach Nick White wants his team to forget the past and not worry about the future. He needs them zeroed in on the present. After defeating powerhouse St. Bernard’s last Friday, and with arch-rival Eureka looming on Nov. 1, it might be easy for the Warriors to think…

    October 23, 2019

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    Warriors clobber Trinity, now rest during bye week

    With no game on Friday night, the Del Norte High School varsity football team is focusing on two things this week: 1. Getting healthy. 2. The St. Bernard’s High Crusaders, who the Warriors play at home Oct. 18 to start the Big Four Conference section of the schedule. As expected, Del Norte easily…

    October 9, 2019

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    Warriors can’t get too comfortable

    Del Norte High’s varsity football team shifts gears this week, going from the emotional high of playing a respected rival at home on homecoming to hitting the road to face a winless foe it beat easily last season. And shifting gears can be tricky. Do it wrong, and you can blow an engine. Fresh off…

    October 4, 2019

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    Del Norte soccer teams struggle against Fortuna in second match

    The Del Norte High School girls’ soccer team lost to Fortuna High School’s Huskies, 5-0, on Wednesday.   That dropped the Warriors’ record to 0-2 in Humboldt-Del Norte Big 5 league play, 0-3 overall on the young season. Assistant coach Brent Coble said contributing to the loss was a thin bench…

    September 28, 2019

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    Juniors help lift Del Norte to win over Fortuna

    On a team dominated by 16 seniors, a pair of juniors helped carry the Del Norte High football team to victory Friday over Fortuna on homecoming night. With Levi Cox-Cooley pounding out the yards on offense and Tanner Forkner stopping the run on defense, the Warriors captured a 29-13 non-conference…

    September 27, 2019

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    Warrior gridders are looking to get back on track against Fortuna

    Homecoming … the time when alumni look back and remember. For this year’s Del Norte High School football team, it’ll be the time to look ahead and forget. After losing last Friday in Klamath Falls for the first time this season, the Warriors will take on rival Fortuna this Friday at Mike Whalen…

    September 25, 2019

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    ‘Slam’n Salmon Derby’ on tap again

    After a two-year hiatus, Crissy Cooper, owner and director of West Coast Adventures, is reviving an ocean salmon fishing derby that began in 2003. The event will be held over Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29 through Sept. 1, at the Port of Brookings Harbor. The first Brookings-based ocean salmon fishing…

    August 24, 2019

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    Fishing options abound on ocean

    It has been a good week for sport fishermen on both sides of the California-Oregon border as the tuna have moved in about as close to shore as they ever come, lots of California halibut have been biting on the beaches, and bottomfish has remained consistent as usual. Surf perch are also plentiful in…

    August 10, 2019

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    Bottomfish biting from Gold Beach to Crescent City, tuna start to show

    There are lots of options for anglers on the ocean on the Wild Rivers Coast. It has been another good week for bottomfishing with sport fishermen hauling in lots of rockfish and lingcod from Gold Beach all the way south to Crescent City. There have still been some salmon caught on the ocean in…

    August 3, 2019

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    Slow week of fishing, but lots of bottomfish still caught on coast

    Fishing has slowed some this week on the Wild Rivers Coast. Although the week closed with some rough weather that limited ocean anglers, the Pacific halibut bite seemed to slow down even before things got bumpy. There have been a few salmon caught on both sides of the border this week, however.…

    July 27, 2019

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