By Ray Hamill — Two local baseball teams have been setting the standard through the early season, and as we head into the Big 5 schedule, there’s little to separate them in […]
POWER RANKINGS — Who’s No. 1 and why
Two more local players commit to College of the Redwoods
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods soccer added two local recruits on Wednesday afternoon, as both the men’s and women’s teams look to bolster their ranks for the fall. Fortuna’s […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — As always there were plenty of great individual performances among the local high school ranks over the past week, but it was a pair of college athletes and […]
Prep Softball — Tigers make a statement in Big 5 opener
The Arcata Tigers made an opening day statement with a 13-3 win at Fortuna in both teams’ first conference game on Tuesday afternoon. The same team that has struggled in the Big […]
Tigers win shortened Big 5 game at Fortuna
The Arcata Tigers got the Big 5 off to a winning start in baseball with a 9-1 win at Fortuna on Tuesday, in a game that was officially called after six innings […]
Prep Roundup — Cats fall to Colusa; Eureka girls split at Shasta
Rounding out some of the weekend action in prep baseball and softball, the Eureka girls split a doubleheader at Shasta on Saturday, while Ferndale baseball closed out the American Christian Academy tournament […]
Prep Softball — Tigers remain hot, sweep at Fort Bragg
The Arcata Tigers are enjoying their best start to a season in some time and remained hot on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep at Fort Bragg. The wins set the Tigers up […]
Prep Softball — Huskies, Crusaders serve up a thriller at Fortuna
The Fortuna bats came alive just in time to pull out a dramatic come-from-behind win at home to St. Bernard’s in softball on Thursday afternoon. The Huskies trailed 9-6 going into the […]
Fortuna stars taking their game to the next level
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies have been setting the standard on many local sports fronts this year, and now they’re doing so away from the field of competition as well. […]
One local school leads the way in early rankings
By Ray Hamill — The early-season MaxPreps baseball and softball rankings are in, with two Humboldt-Del Norte League teams in the top 100 in California. Leading the way among the local contingent […]
Where Are They Now? Another Husky enjoying the college life
By Ray Hamill — Another former Fortuna Husky is enjoying an impressive season in college softball, and has been named her conference player of the week. Jenna Christensen, a 2017 Fortuna graduate, […]
Plenty of early-season excitement at Panther Relays
McKinleyville’s Adam Vera and Fortuna’s Collin Stockwell renewed their rivalry at the Panther Relays on Saturday. The early-season meet was held at McKinleyville High, with many of the local standouts making an […]
Fortuna baseball eager to keep school’s impressive run going
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies have a lot to live up to on the baseball fields this spring. The school is in the midst of a sports year for the […]
Dolcini taking her talents to Chico State
By Ray Hamill — Camrin Dolcini is taking her pole vault career to new heights. On Tuesday afternoon, the Fortuna senior signed a letter of intent to join the Chico State track […]
Prep Roundup — Impressive trio keep rolling
Three local teams are off to a flying start in baseball and softball this season, with all three sweeping doubleheaders on Saturday to remain undefeated. At McKinleyville High, the Panthers won their […]
A year worth celebrating for local basketball
By Ray Hamill — If you want to put the 2018/19 local high school basketball season into perspective, think about it this way — this year we had the most successful Big […]
Prep Roundup — Busy day of action for local teams
Several local teams were in action in softball and baseball on Friday, taking full advantage of the good weather, both locally and on the road. Softball Fortuna 7, El Molino 2 Senior […]
Defense will be key for Fortuna girls in 2019
By Ray Hamill — Defense is going to be key for the Fortuna Huskies in softball this spring. The Fortuna girls got the season off to a flying start with a 16-6 […]
Big statement of intent for CR, local stars
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans are well aware of what a talented basketball player Isaac Puzz is. What they might not know, however, is that he’s apparently a pretty good […]
Sophomore bats, strong defense set the tone for Huskies
It was a typical opener in some ways, and a very impressive start in others, as the Fortuna Huskies began the 2019 softball season at Middletown on Friday. The Huskies won the […]
