The Del Norte High boys and girls soccer teams both suffered losses at Arcata on Saturday in Humboldt-Del Norte Conference play.

In the girls contest, Del Norte fell to the Tigers 11-0. The boys squad lost 6-0.

The girls team dropped to 1-12-2 overall and the boys squad is at 4-6-2 for the year.

Buck Pierce and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers came back from a 15-point deficit to defeat the Montreal Alouettes 26-25 in a crucial Canadian Football League matchup on Saturday at home.

Pierce, a 2000 Del Norte High School graduate and the team’s starting quarterback, went 21 of 31 for 236 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

“We showed what we’ve showed all year in adverse situations –– we showed our character and our poise and our belief in our guys,” Pierce said in a story in the Winnipeg Free Press.

With the win, Winnipeg is currently tied for first with Montreal at 10-6 in the East Division. The Blue Bombers also have the tiebreaker advantage, having beaten the Alouettes in two of its three meetings this year. Winnipeg faces Toronto at home Friday starting at 5 p.m. PDT. The game will be shown live on the internet on ESPN3.

Cody Hoffman had another outstanding game for Brigham Young University on Saturday.

Hoffman, a 2009 Del Norte High graduate, had two touchdown grabs and 71 yards receiving on five catches in the Cougars’ 56-3 win against Idaho State at home. Hoffman caught 7- and 19-yard touchdown catches.

This followed a career-best game in front of a large group of Crescent City fans at Oregon State University the previous Saturday. In that game, Hoffman had nine catches for 162 yards and a touchdown. For the year, he has 491 yards receiving and four touchdowns to go with 513 kick return yards and a 93-yard touchdown on a return.

Warrior golfer does well at NCS event in Bay Area

Del Norte High senior Sydney Benson gets ready to hit the ball during the Northcoast Section Qualifers on Monday. Photo courtesy of Laura Benson

The Del Norte High senior finished with a personal best score of 90 at the Northcoast Section Division 1 Girls Golf Qualifiers at the Franklin Canyon Golf Course in Hercules in the Bay Area on Monday. Her previous best score was a 94 shot at the Del Norte Golf Course.

“I’m so excited,” Benson said. “It feels awesome.”

Lose 35-12 after being down by two at the half

Members of the Del Norte High defense converge on a Eureka player Friday night. For more photos, go to triplicate.com/photos Del Norte Triplicate/Bryant Anderson

At this point the game was certainly in reach.

But the second half was another story as the Warriors could not move the ball on offense and let the Loggers pick up large chunks of yards on the ground as they fell 35-12 in Big 5 Conference action.

Sophomore wideout Aaron Fitch was a highlight for the Warriors, scoring twice.

Senior running back Collin Taylor, who already has more than 1,000 yards and 18 total touchdowns for the season, went out of the game in the second quarter for Del Norte.

Juan Chavez leads team with 9 goals

Juan Chavez of Del Norte High, center, gets ready to go up for the ball during a game against Arcata last month. Chavez has nine goals so far this year. Del Norte Triplicate/Bryant Anderson

He knew he needed to do something to help jump-start the Warriors.

During practice, Sanyaolu  had noticed that starting goalie Juan Chavez flashed great ability when he would play on the offensive side of the ball.

So he decided to move Chavez to the right forward spot.

Warrior girls tennis team earns 5-4 victory

 The Del Norte High girls tennis team defeated St. Bernard’s of Eureka on the road on Thursday, 5-4.

Del Norte improved to 6-4 for the year.

In No. 1 singles, Kathryn Gustafson defeated Maricela Resendez 6-0, 6-1.

In No. 3 singles, Jordan Babich defeated Alia San Gipvanni 6-3, 6-3 and No. 4 seed Taylor Cleland  downed Amelia Wang 6-0.

The Warriors also earned wins in No. 1 and No. 2 doubles play

Look sharp at home in four-set win against Mack

Senior Keirystn Anderson of Del Norte High hit the ball as a McKinleyville player tries to block it during a game in Crescent City on Tuesday The Warriors defeated the Panthers in four sets 25-23, 22-25, 25-11, 25-16. Del Norte Triplicate/Bryant Anderson

After compiling a 1-3 mark in the first half of the Big 5 season, the Warriors were determined to make a statement against the McKinleyville Panthers, whom they lost to in five sets Sept. 29.

In front of a receptive home crowd, Del Norte downed the Panthers in four sets 25-23, 22-25, 25-11, 25-16.

The Del Norte High cross country team took part in a Humboldt-Del Norte Conference meet on Tuesday in Eureka.

Adan Rodriguez had a good showing, coming in 16th place for the boys.

The two Warrior girls that took part also had a solid finish. Crystal Clower was 26th and Sabrina Bustamante was 27th.

Local fighter Eugene Abasolo won his mixed martial arts bout at the Nor Cal Fight Fest at the Blue Lake Casino in Humboldt County on Saturday.

Abasolo (132 pounds) of the Fighting Gym Rats won a three-round decision over Jaraard Fronx of San Fransisco.

In attendance at the bouts were well-known retired mixed marital arts fighters Frank Shamrock and Dave Terrell.