By Ray Hamill — Senior center Charlotte Carroll was one of the many heroes for the Huskies on Thursday night, as the Fortuna girls pulled out a dramatic 52-45 win over league rivals […]
VIDEO — Carroll keeps Fortuna girls in contention
Resilient Huskies find a way to win key Big 5 showdown
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies showed just why they’ll be difficult to stop in the race for this year’s Big 5 on Thursday night, taking control of a tight game […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies top the Panthers in Big 5 opener
The defending champs are off to a winning start in the Big 5 after the Fortuna Huskies overcame an understrength Panthers team by a score of 78-56 at McKinleyville High in boys […]
POLL RESULTS — Little to separate the Big 5 leaders ahead of big showdown
By Ray Hamill — Adding to the intrigue of Thursday night’s girls basketball matchup between the Loggers and Huskies, there was little to separate the two teams in this week’s Humboldt Sports […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Eureka, Fortuna girls win Big 5 openers
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka and Fortuna girls both won their Big 5 openers on Tuesday night to set up a huge early showdown between the two frontrunners later this week. […]
POLL — With no clear frontrunners, who will win the Big 5 championships?
VOTING HAS CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 gets under way next week in boys and girls basketball, with little to choose from this year between the top contenders in […]
PREP ROUNDUP — Close calls for several H-DNL teams
A number of H-DNL teams dropped close games in basketball on Saturday, as they closed out weekend tournaments ahead of next week’s league openers. The Del Norte and Arcata girls each lost […]
Magical season continues for Fortuna
The Fortuna Huskies will tip off the Big 5 as the hottest prep basketball team on the North Coast, improving to 14-1 on Saturday with their eighth straight win. After posting back-to-back […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies win again in OT
The Fortuna girls remained red-hot with a second overtime win in two days at the Las Plumas Tournament, defeating Oroville 34-30 on Friday. The win was the seventh straight for the Huskies, […]
PREP BASKETBALL — Loggers drop tourney opener; Huskies continue to roll
The Eureka girls dropped their opener at the Stonebarger Tournament at Liberty High on Thursday night, falling 58-52 to a good Half Moon Bay team. Carly Boynton led the Loggers with 18 […]
WEEKEND BASKETBALL — Busy Saturday for H-DNL teams
The St. Bernard’s girls defeated River City 72-65 on Saturday to claim claim the consolation at the Fort Bragg tournament. Shelby Jordan and Saulele Tanuvasa were each named all-tournament for the Crusaders, […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — H-DNL teams return to action
Several local teams were back in action the day after Christmas at a variety of tournaments, including three H-DNL teams competing at the Fort Bragg tournament. Early on Friday, the St. Bernard’s […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Eureka seniors, Fortuna basketball honored
By Ray Hamill — Basketball and wrestling take center stage this week, as we honor the best performances from this past weekend. And that includes a couple of Eureka High seniors. On […]
VIDEO — Big 5 shaping up to be quite a battle
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Big 5 in girls basketball is shaping up to be quite a battle, and heading into the Christmas break all five teams will probably feel they […]
Bell named tourney MVP, several others honored too
By Ray Hamill — Much like his team, senior guard Trevor Bell is enjoying a bit of a breakout season on the basketball court. On Saturday Bell was named tournament MVP at […]
PREP BOYS ROUNDUP — Big day for H-DNL teams in tourney play
The H-DNL had a good day at a variety of tournaments on Saturday, with six of the eight boys basketball teams in action winning their games. At the Logger Classic, host Eureka […]
Defensive Huskies win Lady Panther Classic
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are fast establishing an identity this season, and building a lot of momentum ahead of January’s Big 5 opener. On Saturday they improved to 10-1, […]
PREP BOYS ROUNDUP — Eureka boys advance to Logger Classic final
The Eureka Loggers will play for their own tournament championship on Saturday after getting the better of crosstown rivals St Bernard’s 65-35 in Friday night’s semifinal. The Loggers came storming out of […]
PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP — Huskies, Panthers advance to tourney championship
A pair of local teams will compete for the Lady Panther Classic championship on Saturday afternoon, after each won their semifinal matchups on a very entertaining day of action on Friday. McKinleyville […]
Resilient Huskies grind out another win
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are not backing down from anyone. On Thursday afternoon they opened the Lady Panther Classic with another hard-fought win, edging out a good St. Bernard’s […]
