Mark Lourenzo Beacon Correspondent The Fortuna Huskies will face a familiar pre-season opponent this Friday night when they host the El Molino Lions to kickoff the 2010 football season.   [Full Story]

At the Races By Penny Elsebusch Beacon correspondent The grandstands at Redwood Acres Raceway were packed on Aug. 28 since it was Fan Appreciation Night and the fans got in free with the night being sponsored by Bear River Casino.   [Full Story]

Johanson wins “5 and 4” Colette Johanson won the Aug. 26 day's play of ''5 and 4” with a score of 31.5. Dale Harris was a close second with 32.   [Full Story]

Compiled by Mark Lourenzo/Beacon Eel River Valley (ERV) Youth Football: HUSKIES ERV Huskies Single A Blue 0 - 12 Eureka Loggers ERV Huskies Single A White 0 - 13 Eureka Lumberjacks ERV Huskies Single A Silver 6 - 30 Redwood Knights ERV Huskies Double AA Blue 38 - 13 Eureka Lumberjacks ERV Huskies Double AA White 19 - 46 Eureka Loggers ERV Huskies Triple AAA 26 - 45 Eureka Youth Football Ferndale Youth Football (FYF): Mustangs FYF Mustangs Single A 26 - 19 Arcata Tigers   [Full Story]

The Richard Bettis Bocce Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Rio Dell Volunteer Fire Department bocce courts. Cash prizes for the top three finishers include: first place, $400; second place, $200; third place, $100; plus medals for the first, second, and third place teams and a Perpetual Trophy.   [Full Story]

Mark Lourenzo Beacon Correspondent The Humboldt County Fair racing program wrapped up this past weekend bathed in brilliant sunshine and set a new record for a one-day handle as in-house betting combined with simulcast wagering took in a total of $1,362,274 dollars on Sunday.   [Full Story]

The Six Rivers Youth Football Conference Jamboree was this past Saturday at HSU. All the local teams saw their first action against the opponents at the annual jamboree.   [Full Story]

By Christi Coffman Saturday, Aug. 21 was an exciting night for the Humboldt Roller Derby All-Stars, who in their first WFTDA (Women's Flat Track Derby Association) regulation bout, beat Silicon Valley's Dot.   [Full Story]

Jacque Becker won the August 19th day's play of 3-3-3 with a score of 26.5. A close second was Karen Smith with 27.5 followed by Janet Barnwell and Rosalinda Brainerd, 29, Lynn Freeman and Tove Simonsen, 29.   [Full Story]

College of the Redwood Athletic director Joe Hash, left, with Mike Pigg, CR Athletic Hall of Famer and former world-class triathlon competitor. Pigg was the special guest speaker at the Seventh Annual CR Sports Dinner and Auction, held at Eureka's Adorni Center on Aug.   [Full Story]

The Puff Daddys defeated The Thundering Herd, who took second, in match play on Aug. 4 to win the Redwood Empire Golf and Country Club Men's Golf League.   [Full Story]

The three-person team of Steve Bransetter, Keith DeMello and Tim Crowley Sr. won the Senior Division while the team of Curt Wood, with a 14 under par 58 while Keith Linville and Ken Cleveland scored an 11- under 61 to capture the Grand Master Division of the Senior Scramble, held at Redwood Empire golf course last month.   [Full Story]

Sixteen ladies (four teams) from Redwood Empire traveled to Salmon Run Golf Course outside of Brookings, Ore. for their annual invitational tournament, Aug.   [Full Story]

The U-12 Girls and the U-14 Boys D-3 soccer teams called the Eel River Rapids won the tournament championships last Sunday. The girls swept their division and the boys had an epic struggle and found a way to win against Central Valley and Bay Area teams.   [Full Story]

On Saturday, Sept. 25, Vector Rehabilitation will be offering the Senior Fitness Test (SFT) to the seniors of our local communities. Sequoia Springs Assisted Living will be hosting the event.   [Full Story]