Photo by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Yasko Massias in action for the Tigers at the H-DNL championships on Saturday.

By Ray Hamill — A big week for local sports was highlighted by a couple of championship events and a little slice of perfection.

In boys tennis, Arcata’s Yasko Massias capped a big season for him and the Tigers by winning the H-DNL No. 1 singles championship at McKinleyville High on Saturday.

Another local athlete enjoying a stellar season is former Fortuna Husky Hailey Dolcini, who continues to light it up in college softball by throwing a perfect game against Sac State.

And those outstanding performances earn Massias and Dolcini our athletes of the week honors.

In team competition, meanwhile, the Fortuna Huskies capped an impressive campaign in boys cross country with a first-place showing at Friday’s H-DNL Championships.

And that earns them our co-team of the week honors, along with the Arcata girls golf squad, which closed out a dominating few weeks at Beau Pre last week.

Photo by Fresno State Athletics

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK 

Hailey Dolcini

Fresno State Softball, Senior

Dolcini has impressed for the past few years while playing for the Division-I Bulldogs and posted her first perfect game for the team against Sac State nine days ago.

The right-handed senior pitcher is enjoying another stellar season with the Bulldogs, pitching the perfect game and a shutout in two games against the Hornets.

For the season, Dolcini is 5-3 with a save, and has an ERA of 2.17.

For more on her big week, see Dolcini tosses perfect game for Fresno State …

Yasko Massias

Arcata Tennis, Senior

Massias did not drop a set on his way to three straight wins at the H-DNL boys tennis championships on Saturday, leading the Arcata Tigers to a sweep of all six league singles titles.

Playing in sunny conditions at McKinleyville High, Massias defeated Del Norte’s Zach Lor, 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 1 championship match.

For more on his big showing, see Massias wins at No. 1 singles, as Tigers sweep all six titles …

Photo by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – The Fortuna boys in action on Friday.

Submitted photo – The top-12 girls in this year’s H-DNL golf.

TEAMS OF THE WEEK 

Fortuna Boys Cross Country

Arcata Girls Golf

There may not be any official league champions crowned by the H-DNL this year, but that doesn’t take from what both the Arcata girls golf and Fortuna boys cross country teams achieved over the past few weeks.

Both squads placed first in league last week.

The Arcata girls capped a dominating season on the local golf courses with another big showing at Beau Pre in the season finale, topping the field by an incredible 371 strokes over the five weeks.

In cross country, meanwhile, the Fortuna boys edged out rivals Eureka by just four points in their season finale, the third time to do so in four races against the Loggers this season.

For more on the girls’ big week, see Memorable H-DNL season concludes …

For more on the Huskies big week, see Stockwell caps outstanding season with anther big win …