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Del Norte County schedule, scores and stories.

  • Football · Varsity

    Calleja wears the crown in big Warrior victory

    WEAVERVILLE -- Trinity High School named its homecoming king shortly before the start of its varsity football game Friday night. Had the Wolves waited until halftime, Del Norte High quarterback O.J. Calleja might have won the honor. The senior threw four first-half touchdown passes as the Warriors…

    October 4, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Mistakes send Warriors to first lost of season against Mazama

    KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.-- It's called old-school football, and it delivered an old-fashioned lesson to the Del Norte Warriors Friday night. Del Norte's undefeated record this football season came to an end in Klamath Falls, as Mazama turned back the clock to capture a 21-14 non-conference win over the…

    September 20, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Del Norte football could face a real challenge

    Following three consecutive blowout victories, Del Norte High’s varsity football team faces a foe Friday with the same championship dreams as the Warriors. Mazama High hosts Del Norte, with both teams undefeated, both ranked, and both familiar with the other. Game time is 7 p.m. in Klamath Falls.…

    September 20, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Del Norte notebook ...

    Another blowout -- After a bit of a slow start, Del Norte wore out Petaluma last Friday night, capturing a 49-7 victory on the Trojans’ home field. The Warriors are 4-0 this season; Petaluma, 1-3. Was over when -- On the opening drive of the third quarter and Del Norte leading 21-0, Chase Blackburn…

    September 18, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Defense dominates again as Warriors improve to 4-0

    PETALUMA -- Under a full moon and playing on Friday the 13th, Del Norte's defense turned in a scary good performance. The Warriors are now 4-0 this season after another crushing victory, this time a 49-7 thrashing of Petaluma in varsity football action. Del Norte gave up a grand total of 80 yards,…

    September 13, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Hopefully, no bad luck for Warriors on Friday

    After back-to-back lopsided victories in front of its home fans, the Del Norte High School varsity football team faces a long road trip ... and on Friday the 13th, no less. The 3-0 Warriors will be in Petaluma for a spooky 7 p.m. battle with the Trojans. The junior varsity squads will meet at 4:30…

    September 11, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Warriors improve to 3-0 with another lopsided win

    Del Norte High's varsity football team thought it would get a stiff challenge from a La Salle Prep team of suburban Portland Friday night. For a quarter, it did. And then, the second quarter started. What had been a 7-7 ballgame after the first 12 minutes turned into a rout over the next 12, as the…

    September 6, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Warriors to host La Salle Prep

    For the third consecutive week, Del Norte High School’s football team faces a squad playing its first game of the season, when it hosts La Salle Prep of Milwaukie, Oregon at Mike Whalen Field. This Friday’s game will be at 7 p.m. There’s no junior varsity game on the docket. The Warriors are 2-0…

    September 5, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Kaiser Perez is getting right

    Kaiser Perez’s motto is, “Get right, or get left behind” … which is why he began GetRight LLC, a company committed to providing athletic training, physical health, nutritional education and a sense of community, especially for Del Norte County youth. “It’s a full circle,” said Perez. “If you’re…

    August 29, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Warriors look for win No. 2 against Yreka

    Del Norte High School’s football team must emotionally do an about-face this week. A week after going on the road to take on a highly regarded opponent, Del Norte High’s varsity football team will be at home Friday against a team trying to rebuild from the ground floor. The Warriors will host Yreka…

    August 29, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Warriors run over Moreau Catholic in season opener

    HAYWARD -- After Del Norte High's football team defeated Moreau Catholic Friday night 20-19, the entire squad came together in a giant group hug. That was appropriate, since the victory was a total team effort. All three aspects of football -- offense, defense, and special teams -- played critical…

    August 23, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    New era of Del Norte High football

    A new era of Del Norte High football begins Aug. 23, when the Warriors head to Hayward to open the season against non-conference foe Moreau Catholic. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. First-year head coach Nick White takes over for the revered Lewis Nova, who closed his third stint running the Del…

    August 21, 2019

  • Football · Youth & Club

    Serious about flag football

    More than a hundred youngsters from Crescent City, Brookings and Gold Beach took to Elmer Bankus Field at Brookings-Harbor High School over the past several days to participate in National Football League’s (NFL) sanctioned flag football scrimmages. The south-coast weather couldn’t have been nicer…

    August 17, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Putting on the pads

    After a summer filled with weight lifting, 7-on-7 games, and running through plays in street clothes, the Del Norte football pro-gram finally put on the pads this week as they prepare for their sea-son opener on Aug. 23. “When they aren’t wearing pads everybody is a little bit faster. That is what…

    August 10, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Warrior football Goes Camping

    The Del Norte football team’s offseason is winding down as they prepare to put on the pads for the official start of practice on Monday. About 50 to 60 players were on hand for the Warriors’ fall football camp Wednesday through Friday which were the last voluntary workouts of the summer. “The…

    August 2, 2019

  • Football · Varsity

    Del Norte football bids farewell to Boosters

    The Del Norte Football Boosters held their final events last week, putting on the Youth Football Camp July 15-17 and wrapping up with the Del Norte Football Boosters Golf Tournament over the weekend. Now, after 10 years of raising money for the football team, the fundraising organization said they…

    July 27, 2019

  • Football · Youth & Club

    Good time on the gridiron

    The annual Del Norte Youth Football camp was back last week for three days of football Monday through Wednesday at Del Norte High School. The high school coaches were in charge of the schedule, but most of the coaching was done by  about 20 Del Norte varsity and junior varsity players during the…

    July 24, 2019

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