By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are not afraid to challenge themselves on the football field, and that will be the case once again this fall. The team recently finalized its […]
Challenging schedule in store for Fortuna football
Fortuna’s Taylor finds the perfect collegiate fit
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna senior Daeden Taylor has found what could be a perfect fit for his talents, after verbally committing to play football at Feather River College after graduation. Taylor, […]
VIDEO — Congratulations to coach Benbow and the Huskies
By Ray Hamill — Never underestimate a Mike Benbow coached team in November. Every year the long-time head coach and his exemplary staff have their team playing its best football at the […]
Huskies win a thriller to deny Loggers on homecoming
By Ray Hamill — A young Fortuna team came of age on Saturday night, and so too did their quarterback. Daeden Taylor had his best game yet as the Huskies stunned a […]
VIDEO — Nyberg leads the way on young Huskies offense
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies will look to get back on track when they travel to Del Norte on Friday night to face a tough Warriors team. The Huskies, who […]
Wildcats prevail in entertaining Milk Can
By Ray Hamill — The Milk Can is headed west across the Eel River after an entertaining and hard-fought showdown at Fortuna on Friday night. The Wildcats stunned a packed house and […]
Offensive line paves the way in Huskies win
By Ray Hamill — One day after watching his team post their first win of the season, Fortuna head coach Mike Benbow gave special praise to the performance of his offensive line. […]
Huskies fall to Cardinal Newman in season opener
A young Fortuna team endured a baptism of fire on Friday night, opening the new football season with a 38-0 loss to Cardinal Newman in Healdsburg. The Huskies were outmatched by the […]
Young Huskies look to learn from tough scrimmage
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies got some valuable reps against their Big 4 opponents at a scrimmage in Eureka on Friday, as they get set for their season opener on […]
Young Huskies ready to seize their opportunity
By Ray Hamill — A young Fortuna football team has plenty to live up to in 2019, but head coach Mike Benbow believes this is a group that is ready to seize […]
MIX 95.1 FM to broadcast 15 football games this fall
By Ray Hamill — Tag Wotherspoon and the crew at MIX 95.1 FM are tentatively scheduled to broadcast 15 regular season football games in 2019, including big showdowns to open and close […]
NCS champs to open 2019 season on the road
By Ray Hamill — The two-time defending North Coast Section champions will begin the 2019 football season with three straight road games, including a challenging opener at Cardinal Newman in late August. […]
Fortuna stars taking their game to the next level
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies have been setting the standard on many local sports fronts this year, and now they’re doing so away from the field of competition as well. […]
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 […]
Improved defense paves the way for Fortuna’s big playoff push
By Ray Hamill — It’s no coincidence that the Fortuna Huskies have won three straight playoff games at the same time they’re playing their best defense of the season. Similar to last […]
What can the Huskies expect from Moreau Catholic?
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are gearing up for a second straight North Coast Section championship game this weekend, hoping to secure a second straight NCS title. To get it, […]
Five Takeaways — Never underestimate the Fortuna Huskies
By Ray Hamill — It was a wild weekend for the local football teams still playing, not to mention their coaches, parents and fans. It was also a great weekend for Fortuna […]
Athletes and team of the week
By Ray Hamill — It may have been a disappointing weekend for St. Bernard’s sports, with both the football and girls soccer teams losing their North Coast Section playoff games in disappointing […]
Huskies roll on at Kennedy, set up Big 4 rematch in NCS semis
The Huskies executed their game plan to near perfection on Saturday night, comfortably taking care of business in their North Coast Section playoff game at Kennedy High in Richmond. Fortuna pieced together […]
NCS Playoffs — Fortuna heads to Kennedy, St. Bernard’s to San Marin
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section football playoffs finally resume this weekend, with a pair of local teams involved, each of them in Division IV, and each of them playing […]
