By Ray Hamill — Don’t let the seeding fool you. Nor the fact the Fortuna Huskies have been bumped up a division for the NorCal tournament. Because of the open division, most […]
Huskies shouldn’t fear anyone in the Division-III bracket
NorCal matchups set for H-DNL teams; Crusaders get a top seed
(UPDATED with news of Western Sierra forfeiting) By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls were handed a No. 1 seed on Sunday afternoon, as the brackets for this coming week’s NorCal […]
Baseball season begins for some H-DNL teams
By Ray Hamill — The local prep baseball season is officially under way. Over the weekend, several teams were in action, some playing their season openers, and some getting in some valuable […]
Exceptionally tough NCS will prepare H-DN teams for NorCals
By Ray Hamill — It certainly hasn’t been an easy road for the H-DNL teams in this year’s basketball playoffs. Of the 13 local teams that have lost a game in the […]
Huskies fall to No. 1 Branson, quickly turn their attention to NorCals
With the NorCal tournament just a few days away, the Huskies won’t have long to dwell on Friday night’s 63-43 loss to top seed Branson in the Division-IV North Coast Section championship. […]
Huskies, Warriors fall short in NCS deciders
The Humboldt-Del Norte League went a disappointing 0-2 in North Coast Section championship games on Friday night, as both the Fortuna boys and Del Norte girls lost to the top seed in […]
Friday’s NCS Previews — Huskies, Warriors both unlikely underdogs
By Ray Hamill — It could be an historic weekend for the Humboldt-Del Norte League, which is hoping for a first-ever hat trick of NCS titles in basketball. The league has won […]
Where to watch and listen to the NCS championship games
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL teams will play for a North Coast Section championship in basketball this weekend, and the good news for local fans is that you will be able […]
Wild night of action for H-DNL teams in the NCS
By Ray Hamill — It was a wild night of action for local teams in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Wednesday, with several close games in the semifinal round, as […]
Huskies win a thriller, set up NCS date with Branson
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies are going where no other Fortuna boys basketball team has ever gone before. On Friday night, they’ll play for a North Coast Section title for the […]
Redwoods sophomores closing out strong
By Ray Hamill — Despite a troublesome season on the men’s and women’s basketball courts, the College of the Redwoods sophomores are closing out with a bang. All four of them were […]
Big night for H-DNL’s final five in NCS play
By Ray Hamill — And then there were five. A total of 14 Humboldt-Del Norte League teams qualified for this season’s North Coast Section basketball playoffs, but that number has been whittled […]
Defensive-minded Huskies top Del Norte yet again
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies have been putting up points for fun all season. On Saturday, they won with a different formula, defeating Big 5 rivals Del Norte in the […]
Sensational Huskies blow past Fort Bragg in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — They’ve been threatening to hit the century mark in points in recent weeks, and on Wednesday night they finally did it. The Fortuna boys opened the North Coast […]
Fortuna girls go down fighting at Urban
The Fortuna girls saw their NCS playoff ambitions come to an end on Wednesday, but they certainly went down fighting. The No. 10 seed Huskies fell 72-65 at No. 7 Urban in […]
Stakes a little higher as NCS play begins
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a wild night of NCS basketball on the local courts on Wednesday, with no less than 12 H-DNL teams in action, including nine of […]
Athletes and team(s) of the week
By Ray Hamill — The two best teams in the Humboldt-Del Norte League lived up to the billing on Friday night, capping a sensational season on the North Coast for each. Both […]
Dolcini named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week
By Ray Hamill — Former Fortuna High standout Hailey Dolcini has wasted little time settling into life as Bulldog. After transferring from UC Riverside to Fresno State this year, Dolcini got the […]
Plenty of home games on tap in NCS this week
(UPDATED Feb. 12, with no home game for McKinleyville girls) By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be an action-packed and extremely busy week on the local basketball […]
Three H-DNL girls teams receive top-four seeds for NCS
By Ray Hamill — Six of the local girls teams to make the North Coast Section playoffs will host games this coming week, including the three schools to receive a top-four seed. […]
