By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun year for the Fortuna Huskies in sports, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down any time soon. The school has already […]
Fortuna seniors in a class of their own
Next week’s Dick Niclai tournament schedule set
By Ray Hamill — The 2019 Dick Niclai Memorial Tournament gets under way on Monday, with five straight days of games featuring the best local high school teams. The top three teams […]
Local teams shine at NCS dual championships
It was a good day for Humboldt-Del Norte League wrestling on Saturday, with two schools placing in the top three at the 2019 North Coast Section Division-II Redwood Empire Dual Team Championships, […]
Prep Roundup — Fortuna, Hoopa complete perfect campaigns
A pair of local league champions closed out a perfect campaign on Friday night, with Hoopa Valley and Fortuna each winning in boys basketball. The Hoopa boys defeated St. Bernard’s 78-45 in […]
Mack girls edge Fortuna in a thriller to claim Niclai spot
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers are now officially back. After two straight winless campaigns in the Big 5 over the past two years, the McKinleyville girls came into this season riding […]
Mack JVs, Fortuna frosh each close out perfect in Big 5 action
The future of girls basketball at McKinleyville and Fortuna high schools appears to be in good hands. Both the McKinleyville JVs and Fortuna freshmen each won on Thursday night to close out […]
Locals lead the charge for CR baseball in 2019
By Ray Hamill — This year’s College of the Redwoods baseball team features a large local presence, many of whom are expected to lead the charge for the Corsairs as they look […]
Wild times in the Big 5 heading into final night
By Ray Hamill — If last year’s Big 5 race in boys basketball was close, this year’s is even more so, and heading into the final night of action on Friday there’s […]
Prep Roundup — Huskies dominate at Arcata, return to top form
After a couple of close calls recently, the Fortuna boys responded with a statement 64-39 win over the Tigers on Wednesday night, their first victory at Arcata since 2014. Playing in front […]
Kadle, Chase receive small school all-state honors
By Ray Hamill — Two more local football players have been recognized for their achievements last season and named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Small Schools Team, which was released earlier […]
Prep Roundup — Del Norte girls clinch historic Big 5 outright
This year’s Warriors made it look so easy, Del Norte fans could be forgiven for asking what took them so long? On Tuesday, they made it official, clinching the school’s first-ever Big […]
Huskies remain a force on the mats at Ukiah
The Fortuna wrestlers continued to impress with another strong showing at the Ukiah tournament over the weekend, placing fourth as a team. Fortuna was led once again by senior Adam Medeiros, who […]
Huskies make it official, clinch Big 5 crown outright
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Huskies are so good, apparently they even win when they don’t play. On Friday night, while enjoying a bye, the Fortuna boys were officially crowned outright […]
Big 5 run-in, who has the advantage?
By Ray Hamill — The excitement is building in the Big 5, and this year’s league has been about as competitive as anyone could have hoped for. Not at the top, of […]
Huskies bounce back in wrestling, get set for NCS
The top two wrestling teams in the Humboldt-Del Norte League will compete at the upcoming North Coast Section Dual Team Wrestling Championships at Eureka High on Feb. 2. Fortuna and Del Norte […]
Prep Roundup — A night of overtime excitement in the Big 5
The Huskies found themselves in the unusual position of trailing for most of the game on Wednesday night, and had to battle a little harder than usual to pull out a 66-57 […]
Del Norte edges Fortuna in key H-DNL dual meet
The Del Norte Warriors edged out Fortuna on Tuesday night in the most anticipated wrestling dual meet of the season in the Humboldt-Del Norte League. The visiting Warriors came away from Fortuna […]
Prep Roundup — Del Norte, Eureka girls win again in Big 5
The Big 5 is looking more and more likely to come down to the final game of the season next week, with both Eureka and Del Norte each winning on Tuesday night […]
Athletes and team of the week
Fortuna senior wrestler Adam Medeiros continued to lead the way for the Huskies this past weekend, helping them to a fifth-place finish as a team at the North Coast Classic, hosted by Eureka. Medeiros, […]
Prep Roundup — Crusaders win at MLK Classic; Cats test the Huskies
The St. Bernard’s girls pulled out an impressive win over a team they could meet again in the playoffs, defeating University 35-28 in overtime at the MLK Classic at Marin Catholic High […]
