By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies could be the best positioned of the H-DNL wrestling squads to challenge Del Norte for a league title this season. The Huskies will compete in […]
Fortuna wrestlers building momentum early in the season
Big 4 MVPs, all-league selections named in football
By Ray Hamill — After a three-way tie for this year’s Big 4 conference championship in football, it was no surprise to see three different players named MVPs. As expected, St. Bernard’s […]
BOYS BASKETBALL — Local teams shine at Logger Classic; Cubs win again
It was a good opening day for the local teams at the 2023 Logger Classic, with St. Bernard’s, McKinleyville and Eureka all winning their games. The Crusaders got the tournament off to […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Huskies, Panthers and Loggers all win
The McKinleyville Panthers bounced back from a non-tournament loss to St. Bernard’s on Tuesday with a 46-32 win over Irvington on the opening night at the Livermore tournament on Thursday. Also in […]
Huskies tie for first at weekend McKinleyville Invitational
The Fortuna boys tied for the championship at the weekend McKinleyville Invitational wrestling tournament as the new high school wrestling season begins to heat up. The Huskies did not have any individual […]
Huskies, Loggers win on final day of Arcata tournament
The Fortuna and Eureka boys basketball teams both won on Saturday to close out the 55th Annual Jerry Paul Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament. The Huskies beat McKinleyville 64-51 in the consolation game, […]
Warriors win season-opening Battle at the Border tournament
The Del Norte Warriors got the new wrestling season off to an impressive start at their own Battle at the Border Tournament last weekend. Del Norte won both the boys and girls […]
Huskies, Loggers go to overtime at Arcata tournament
If the early-season showdowns between the Big 5 boys teams are any indication, it’s should be another exciting season of basketball here on the North Coast. One week after a thrilling matchup […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — H-DNL teams impress at various tournaments
The Fortuna Huskies tipped off the Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament in Healdsburg with a 55-48 victory over Middletown on Thursday night. In other local girls games on Thursday, Del Norte and […]
Fortuna boys expect to benefit from tough early schedule
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies dropped their opening game at the 55th annual Jerry Paul Arcata Invitational basketball Tournament on Thursday afternoon, falling to Montgomery 49-32. Russell Pascascio scored a […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Huskies, Tigers win midweek games
The Arcata Tigers tipped off the Redwood Empire Invitational Basketball Tournament in Healdsburg on a winning note on Wednesday night. The Arcata girls comfortably took care of Upper Lake 77-31. Also in […]
Big 5 teams prepare for weekend Arcata boys tournament
By Ray Hamill — Four local teams will head to Arcata High this week for the 55th annual Jerry Paul Arcata Invitational Basketball Tournament, which tips off on Thursday. The three-day boys […]
Big fourth quarter lifts the Huskies past Shasta in Redding
The Fortuna Huskies broke open a tight game with a big fourth quarter on the way to placing third at the Harlan Carter tournament in Redding in boys basketball on Saturday. The […]
Eureka’s Lila Ekholdt named MVP in Big 4 girls soccer
By Ray Hamill — The hard work is paying off for Eureka’s Lila Ekholdt. The standout senior will have plenty of options to continue her playing career after graduation in 2024 and […]
Montanez, Dominguez named MVPs in H-DNL boys soccer
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Hector Dominguez has been named Outfield MVP of the H-DNL in boys soccer after an outstanding year for the Huskies. Also honored was Del Norte’s Isidro Montanez, […]
Shorthanded Fortuna Huskies barely fall to Division-2 Ukiah
Playing without a key player, the Fortuna Huskies traveled to Ukiah on Saturday and gave the Division-2 Wildcats all they could handle in a 52-49 loss in boys basketball. The game was […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL — Huskies win again; Loggers fall to Division-1 Dons
The Fortuna girls improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice win at home to Ukiah on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies, who also beat Fort Bragg in their season opener a […]
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Huskies and Cubs all win openers
The Eureka Loggers tipped off the new boys basketball season with a comfortable win at Hoopa on Tuesday on a busy night for H-DNL teams. The Loggers won the game 65-30. Also […]
Big third quarter lifts Mustangs past the Huskies in NCS semifinal
The Fortuna Huskies saw their North Coast Section playoff run end on Saturday afternoon after falling 45-21 at St. Vincent de Paul in the Division-6 semifinals. There was little to separate the […]
Huskies on a roll as they get set to take on the top seeds
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are the sort of team no one wants to meet in the playoffs. Since a conference-opening loss at St. Bernard’s on Oct. 21 — a […]
