A young Fortuna team endured a baptism of fire on Friday night, opening the new football season with a 38-0 loss to Cardinal Newman in Healdsburg. The Huskies were outmatched by the […]
Huskies fall to Cardinal Newman in season opener
Nine predictions for the new prep football season
By Ray Hamill — The 2019 prep football season officially got under way on Thursday night when defending North Coast Section Division-IV champion Fortuna traveled to Healdsburg to take on Cardinal Newman. […]
Weekend football preview — Four teams open at home
By Ray Hamill — It’s opening weekend for eight of the nine local high school football teams, including six who will play under the Friday night lights. Friday’s Games Placer at Eureka, […]
Who would you draft in H-DNL fantasy football?
By Ray Hamill — With the local prep football season kicking off this weekend, many fans will be wondering which players are going to step up in the coming months, who will […]
Fortuna, St. Bernard’s road openers to be broadcast live
By Ray Hamill — Two of this week’s season openers will be broadcast live on MIX 95.1 FM, including Thursday night’s game in Healdsburg between Fortuna and Cardinal Newman. Tag Wotherspoon will […]
Young Huskies look to learn from tough scrimmage
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies got some valuable reps against their Big 4 opponents at a scrimmage in Eureka on Friday, as they get set for their season opener on […]
Young Huskies ready to seize their opportunity
By Ray Hamill — A young Fortuna football team has plenty to live up to in 2019, but head coach Mike Benbow believes this is a group that is ready to seize […]
Five talking points ahead of the new football season
By Ray Hamill — The new football season gets under way next week with anticipation high once again and plenty expected out of an H-DNL that proved to be extremely competitive a […]
MIX 95.1 FM to broadcast 15 football games this fall
By Ray Hamill — Tag Wotherspoon and the crew at MIX 95.1 FM are tentatively scheduled to broadcast 15 regular season football games in 2019, including big showdowns to open and close […]
Opening weekend just over two weeks away
By Ray Hamill — Opening weekend for local high school football is just over two weeks away, with plenty of anticipation and intrigue ahead of the new season. The action gets under […]
Local players putting in the offseason work
By Ray Hamill — The high school girls basketball season may still be several months off, but the race for the Big 5 has already begun. And if champions are made in […]
Panthers dominate H-DNL all-stars
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League officially announced the list of all-stars and MVPs for the 2019 season in both baseball and softball on Tuesday. And there were no major […]
Athletes of the Year and other awards for 2018/19
By Ray Hamill — With graduations now over and attention switched to the lazy days of summer, it’s a perfect time to take a look back at what was a sports year […]
Athletes and Team of the Week
By Ray Hamill — I’m not sure we’ve ever had such a pool of standout performances to choose from in one week, both individually and team wise. But two teams stood out […]
Hurst places eighth at state meet
Fortuna senior Katie Hurst closed out a legendary career at the CIF state track and field championships on Saturday. Making her fourth appearance at the prestigious meet, Hurst finished eighth in the […]
Hurst advances to high jump finals at state meet
So far so good for Fortuna’s Katie Hurst at the CIF state track and field championships. On Friday, the Huskies senior qualified for Saturday’s finals in the girls high jump, posting a […]
Butte bound, Big 4 players prepare for big step up
By Ray Hamill — From rivals to teammates, some of the best talent from last year’s Big 4 will join forces this fall on one of the top community college football programs […]
Hurst, Dolcini headed to state meet
Fortuna’s senior dynamic duo isn’t done just yet. On Saturday, Katie Hurst and Camrin Dolcini both qualified for next week’s state track and field championships, extending their season by one more week. […]
Figueiredo, former teammates enjoy productive spring
By Ray Hamill — Local baseball standout Kokko Figueiredo is one of several former Corsairs who have enjoyed big seasons at four-year schools this spring, and he’s not done yet. This weekend […]
Athletes and Team of the Week
A pair of young stars showed us the future of local track and field is in good hands over the weekend, with some dynamic performances at the North Coast Section Redwood Empire […]
