The Fortuna boys placed 13th at the two-day Anderson tournament this weekend, with two Huskies taking home an individual title.

Also on Friday, the Del Norte Warriors won their H-DNL dual meet opener in Crescent City, defeating the McKinleyville Panthers 69-9.

At Anderson, Fortuna’s Mason Evanow had another strong tournament showing and placed first in the 120-pound division.

He wasn’t the only Fortuna grappler to impress.

In the girls tournament, Lonna Torrez placed first in the 235 bracket, while teammate Chloe Cox placed second at 106.

As a team, the Fortuna boys followed up their dual meet victory over Eureka earlier in the week with an impressive 13th-place finish out of 32 teams.

Cayden Spiers had a big tournament and finished sixth at 106, while Elias Golder was eighth at 113.

The Del Norte boys, meanwhile, got the H-DNL dual meet season off to a good start with their victory over McKinleyville.

The defending league champs showcased their depth by winning 12 of the 14 matchups, including five with a pin in the opening minute.

Senior RJ Loftin returned to the lineup after missing the first month with an injury and had an immediate impact, winning his match at 172 pounds with a pin just 50 seconds in, while Braydan Johnson continued his recent good form with a victory at 184 just 36 seconds in.

Hunter Loftin also won with an early pin at 220, as did Soren Lewis at 154 and Colton Schaad at 162.

Alex Osborne (115), Eric Stansbury (128) and Curtis Bartley (132) each also won with a pin.

McKinleyville won a pair of matches, including a thrilling victory at 140.

Senior Willy Baumgarten followed his impressive showing at the recent No Guts No Glory tournament in Sacramento with a 6-4 overtime victory over Del Norte’s Isaac Lopez, whom he had lost twice to earlier in the season.

Sophomore Brandon Hillegeist also won for the Panthers at 122 with a pin.

At 147, Willie Bommelyn won for Del Norte with an 8-6 decision, while Chulhs Bates (106), Jase Mintonye (194) and Mason Borges (287) all won by forfeit.

In JV action, Aeneas Lopez, Ben Weiland and Carlo Borges all won with a pin for Del Norte.