By Ray Hamill — The final week of high school sports brought plenty of excitement on the basketball courts and some big news for a couple of local wrestlers. In basketball, the […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Seniors close out in style
Tigers beat the Huskies to complete perfect season
By Ray Hamill — There isn’t any championships being handed out in H-DNL basketball this year because of the pandemic, but if there had been the Arcata Tigers would be worthy boys […]
Fortuna girls beat Arcata to cap unbeaten season
The Fortuna girls closed out a perfect season in H-DNL basketball on Friday night, getting the better of Arcata 56-37 in both teams’ final game. The defending Big 5 champions beat every […]
Huskies win an overtime thriller to set up big finale at Arcata
The Fortuna Huskies celebrated senior night in boys basketball with a thrilling 57-54 overtime win over Del Norte on Thursday night. The victory lifts the Huskies to 2-1 in the Big 5, […]
Balanced performance leads Huskies past the Cubs
The Fortuna Huskies quickly got back to winning ways on the basketball court on Wednesday night. One day after losing to neighbors and rivals, Ferndale, the Fortuna boys beat South Fork 72-62. […]
Fortuna Huskies now one win from a perfect season
The Fortuna girls improved to 7-0 in girls basketball on Wednesday night with one of their most impressive wins so far. The Huskies got the better of a tough Del Norte team, […]
Perseverance pays off as Wildcats knock off the Huskies
It wasn’t the Milk Can but it was a pretty impressive win for the Ferndale Wildcats all the same. On Tuesday night, the Cats got their first victory of the season in […]
H-DNL names all-league selections in softball
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League announced the all-league selections in baseball and softball on Tuesday, with three players from each team included, as well as several honorable mentions. And […]
H-DNL names all-league selections in baseball
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced the all-league selections in baseball on Tuesday. After a pandemic impacted season, which saw no league champions crowned, each of the nine teams received three […]
Six Corsairs named all-conference in softball
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods had six players named all-conference in softball on Tuesday, including two on the all-GVC first team. Shortstop/pitcher Juliana Ortega-Miranda and left fielder Karyn Jensen both […]
H-DNL wrestling season wraps up at league meet
A short but much-appreciated H-DNL wrestling season wrapped up at McKinleyville High on Saturday with an outdoor league championships. The league had originally intended on holding just the semifinals in boys and […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies, Warriors set up big midweek showdown
The Fortuna girls continued their winning ways on Monday, getting the better of a competitive Ferndale team to set up a big showdown against Big 5 rivals Del Norte on Wednesday. The […]
Huskies hold off determined Loggers
The Fortuna Huskies won their second straight in H-DNL boys basketball on Saturday night, holding off a determined Eureka team to win 77-71. No more than three points separated the two teams […]
VIDEO — Strong local presence a big plus for Corsairs
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods football coach Jason White says he expects to have the largest group of local players he’s ever coached at CR when the team returns […]
Huge boost for CR football as 19 locals sign up to play
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs have said they are committed to having more local players on their team when football returns next year, and on Saturday they backed that commitment with […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies win again on busy night for local teams
The Fortuna Huskies kept their unbeaten run in H-DNL girls basketball going with a big 52-36 win over Eureka on Friday night. Gracie Betts scored a game-high 17 points in the win, […]
Eureka’s Bennett joins long list of locals to commit to CR
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs continue to add some serious local talent in track and field, as a recent local recruiting push is showing signs of paying off. This week, Eureka […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Big 5 teams continue to roll
The Del Norte Warriors got the better of an in-form St. Bernard’s team on Thursday night, improving to 4-1 with an impressive 64-43 win in Crescent City. In other games on Thursday, […]
Fast-paced Panthers pull away from the Huskies with big second quarter
The McKinleyville Panthers opened their Big 5 boys basketball schedule with a statement performance on Tuesday night, beating Fortuna 77-67. The Panthers took control with a big second quarter and never looked […]
H-DNL BASKETBALL — Huskies, Warriors both go to 3-0
The Fortuna and Del Norte girls teams each improved to 3-0 in H-DNL basketball on Monday night. The Huskies got the better of McKinleyville 50-39, while the Warriors defeated South Fork 60-28. […]
