By Ray Hamill — It was a big week for the Fortuna Huskies, who got the better of two of their main Big 5 rivals to clinch a first conference championship in […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Big week for the Fortuna girls
Fortuna girls crowned Big 5 champions
The Fortuna girls had to battle for this one, but that’s what they’ve been doing all season long. No North Coast team has displayed the same composure in the fourth quarter of […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Del Norte, St. Bernard’s remain on course
A busy night on the local basketball courts saw the St. Bernard’s boys clinch at least a share of the Little 4, while Del Norte and Arcata both won tough matchups to […]
VIDEO — Triple delight for dominating Fortuna girls
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna High girls are enjoying a dominating season on the basketball court at all three levels, with the freshmen, JVs and varsity teams all winning key games […]
Huskies inch closer with big win over Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies inched closer to a Big 5 championship in girls basketball on Wednesday night, pulling away from the Loggers late for a 50-41 win at Eureka. […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers, Loggers keep pace; Warriors remain red hot
The Arcata boys kept the pressure on conference leaders Del Norte with a comprehensive win at McKinleyville on Tuesday night, getting the better of the Panthers 65-27. The win lifts the Tigers […]
Big week in store for local prep basketball
By Ray Hamill — With two weeks remaining in the regular season, three of the four H-DNL basketball conference championships appear set to go down to the wire. The St. Bernard’s girls […]
Big H-DNL presence for Shasta on opening day
The H-DNL was well represented on the Shasta Knights’ opening day lineup on Friday, as they began the new baseball season with a 10-6 loss at Cosumnes River. Four former Big 5 […]
Panthers stun the Huskies with thrilling comeback
A young McKinleyville Panthers team came of age on Friday night. And boy did they do so in style. Freshman Jack Clancy capped a huge second-half rally with a half-court buzzer-beater to […]
Huskies edge the Panthers with strong team defense
The Fortuna Huskies went back to what they do best as they defeated the Panthers 42-35 on Thursday night to re-take sole possession of first place in the Big 5 in girls […]
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Busy night in Big 5 and Little 4
The St. Bernard’s and Del Norte boys remained undefeated in league play with road wins on Wednesday night, as each closed out the first half of conference play undefeated. The Crusaders won […]
PREP ROUNDUP — Wild night throws league race wide open
The race for this year’s Big 5 and Dick Niclai championship just got a whole lot more interesting in girls basketball. A wild night of action saw the Arcata Tigers win 42-38 […]
MONDAY’S BASKETBALL — Fortuna boys top the Wildcats
The Fortuna Huskies got back to winning ways in boys basketball with a 54-44 win over visiting Ferndale on Monday night. Jaden Kelley scored a team-high 13 points in the win, as […]
Big week in store for local prep basketball
By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be a busy week for local high school basketball, as we close in on the halfway point of the Big 5. Del Norte has set […]
Thrap, five other H-DNL players named all-section by Prep2Prep
By Ray Hamill — The honors continue to roll in for St. Bernard’s and the rest of the H-DNL in football, with the news on Friday that senior receiver Lane Thrap has […]
Another big road win for Del Norte boys
The Del Norte Warriors proved too strong for the Huskies in Fortuna on Wednesday night, keeping their perfect start to league play going with a 53-35 win in boys basketball. Omar Banuelos […]
Fortuna girls win at Del Norte, go to 3-0 in the Big 5
The 17-1 Fortuna Huskies appear to be getting even better. On Tuesday night, the Fortuna girls came away from Del Norte with a comfortable 53-31 win over the Warriors in basketball to […]
MONDAY’S BASKETBALL — Crusaders, Huskies continue to entertain
The Crusaders and Huskies served up another entertaining game in boys basketball at St. Bernard’s on Monday night, with just two points separating the two teams for the second time this season. […]
Local players turning heads at Olympic Development Program
By Ray Hamill — It seems there are more and more opportunities for local soccer players here on the North Coast these days, and it seems as if more and more of […]
Impressive Huskies win overtime thriller at Eureka
The Fortuna Huskies believe in themselves, and now they’re making others believe in them too. An impressive Huskies team improved to 2-0 in Big 5 boys basketball with a second conference road […]
