By Ray Hamill — Two of the three North Coast Section softball playoff games involving local teams on Friday ended on a walk-off, including an entertaining matchup between the Huskies and Hoopa […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna senior Malia Bolden is quick to point out the huge role her mother played in getting her to where she is. Her coaches believe Bolden’s hard work […]
Fortuna seniors Cody Collins, Lonna Torrez and Kylee Fennell were named Athletes of the Year at the inaugural Husky ESPYs, held earlier this month at the Gene Lucas Center. Collins, who has […]
Fortuna senior Kylee Fennell is an all-league player in three different sports, and she’s going to play two of them in college. She’s also staying local, which is good news for North […]
By Ray Hamill — An historic season for the Fortuna Huskies is showing no signs of slowing down. One week after they clinched their first Big 5 championship since 1975, the Fortuna […]
By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in the Big 5 will face off in Friday night’s Charlie Lakin tournament final after each successfully navigated their semifinals on Thursday. Playing at […]
The Fortuna Huskies may have rediscovered their form at an opportune time. After an up-and-down season on the softball fields, the Fortuna girls closed out the regular season on a high note […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DN administrators are clearly doing something right, and they’re getting recognized for it. Last month, Fortuna High Assistant Principal Kristie Christiansen was named one of two 2023 […]
Two Fortuna Huskies flew higher than anyone else at the weekend H-DN track and field championships at Fortuna High — literally. Juniors Chloe Cox and Christopher Duey were the only non-Del Norte […]
A exciting ride came to a thrilling conclusion on Friday afternoon, and when all was said and done a 48-year championship drought had ended. We expected this year’s Big 5 to be […]
By Ray Hamill — Kira Morris threw a second no-hitter in eight days on Wednesday, as the Eureka Loggers and Del Norte Warriors remain deadlocked atop the Big 5 standings heading into […]
Senior Cody Collins continued to play at an MVP level as the Fortuna Huskies scored three early runs on the way to a 3-1 win over Eureka in Big 5 baseball on […]
By Ray Hamill —From the Killer Bs to the 49ers, Fortuna senior Coltyn Corning announced recently that he will be taking his talents to Yuba College after graduation. The Huskies quarterback signed […]
Rounding out the local weekend baseball action, Ferndale and South Fork split a Little 4 doubleheader in hot conditions in Miranda, while the Fortuna Huskies set themselves up for a pivotal week […]
A more relaxed McKinleyville Panthers team got back to winning ways on Wednesday, shutting out the Tigers 9-0 at Arcata High. The Panthers came into the day having dropped five of their […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers threw the race for the Big 5 championship wide open on Saturday after sweeping a doubleheader against league leaders Fortuna. After dropping the series opener […]
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 is doing something right. Despite the poor weather this spring and the difficulties most teams have faced in regard to their schedules and outdoor practice, […]
The Arcata Tigers got their first win of the season at Fortuna on Wednesday, holding off a late rally for a 9-8 victory over the host Huskies. The visitors scored four runs […]
The Del Norte Warriors swept a Big 5 softball doubleheader at Fortuna on Saturday, winning 9-0 and 11-6. The visitors won with some quality defense behind pitcher Shay Nolan, who threw a […]
Halfway through their league schedule, the Fortuna Huskies are the team to beat in the Big 5. The red-hot Huskies stretched their winning streak to five straight as they won both games […]
