By Ray Hamill — There are good weeks and there are really good weeks, and when the latter rolls around it’s a whole lot easier to pick our Athletes and Team of […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Morris, Hartwell and the Huskies stand out
Huskies, Warriors open Big 5 series in Crescent City
The Del Norte Warriors opened the Big 5 with a 14-4 win over the Fortuna Huskies in five innings in Crescent City on Wednesday afternoon. Shay Nolan got the win in the […]
Huskies take advantage of free passes at Del Norte
The Fortuna Huskies won their third straight game in the Big 5 to move clear at the top of the standings on Wednesday, defeating Del Norte 6-0 in Crescent City. With the […]
Loggers bounce back with series-opening win at Mack
After dropping their league-opening series to the Arcata Tigers, the Eureka Loggers got a much-needed win at McKinleyville to keep their Big 5 hopes alive on Wednesday. The Loggers won 5-3 and […]
Eureka, Fortuna athletes shine at Enterprise High meet
The Eureka Loggers and Fortuna Huskies combined for 17 top-three finishes in varsity competition at the Jim Deaver Hornet Invite at Enterprise High School over the weekend. The most impressive performance of […]
Panthers complete series sweep, move into a tie for Big 5 lead
The McKinleyville Panthers moved into a tie with Eureka atop the Big 5 softball standings on Monday after completing a three-game sweep of the Fortuna Huskies. Thanks to some timely hitting and […]
Huskies win big with statement sweep at McKinleyville
The Fortuna bats came to play at McKinleyville on Saturday, as the Huskies posted a pair of statement wins that will have their Big 5 rivals on high alert. After dropping their […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies score 38 runs in doubleheader rout
The Fortuna bats came out swinging in a doubleheader at McKinleyville on Saturday, as the Huskies swept both games by scores of 19-2 and 19-9. In other local baseball on Saturday, a […]
Mack girls strike late again, go to 2-0 in the Big 5
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers rallied late for the second straight game to go to 2-0 in Big 5 softball. Trailing Fortuna by a run going into the bottom of […]
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — Loggers, Panthers win their Big 5 openers
The Eureka Loggers began the defense of their league title with a victory at Arcata on Wednesday, beating the Tigers 9-5. Also in action on opening day, the McKinleyville Panthers won a […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers win at Eureka; Panthers prevail against Fortuna
McKinleyville and Arcata got the Big 5 off to a winning start on Wednesday, as the two Northern Humboldt rivals moved into an early tie for the league lead. The Panthers defeated […]
POLL RESULTS — And the favorites in Big 5 baseball are …
By Ray Hamill — The results are in and we have a clear favorite for this year’s Big 5 in baseball. Last week, we asked our readers who they thought would win […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Unbeaten Huskies continue to roll
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies have been the most dominant H-DN softball team so far this season, running out to a 6-0 start as they get set for league play […]
Strong pitching leads Fortuna girls to tournament championship
The Fortuna Huskies continued to take advantage of some strong pitching on their way to a championship at the Cloverdale softball tournament on Saturday. After opening the two-day tournament with a 15-2 […]
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP — Local teams travel south to get in some games
Several local teams were in action over the weekend, as the local softball season begins to build momentum. The McKinleyville Panthers traveled south for a pair of games against Tamalpais and San […]
Huskies top the Warriors to stretch unbeaten start
The Fortuna Huskies maintained their unbeaten start to the new softball season with a 5-3 win over the visiting Hoopa Warriors on Thursday. The Huskies scored two runs in the bottom on […]
COLLEGE WRESTLING — Medeiros places fifth at NCAA regionals
Former Fortuna Husky Adam Medeiros closed out an impressive season on the collegiate wrestling mats recently with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Central Regional Tournament. The 2019 Fortuna graduate, who competes […]
Fennell leads the way as Huskies top the Crusaders
The Fortuna Huskies improved to 2-0 with a comfortable 18-2 win over St. Bernard’s in softball on Wednesday night. Fortuna senior Kylee Fennell was instrumental in the win, pitching a complete-game five […]
With eight starters back, Huskies expect to compete in the Big 5
By Ray Hamill — With eight starters back from last year’s team, the Fortuna Huskies could present the biggest challenge to defending Big 5 softball champion Eureka this spring. The Fortuna girls […]
Schaad clinches fourth straight league crown for Del Norte
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte’s Adenne Schaad will leave a legacy on the local wrestling mats that will be hard to match. The standout senior closed out a very impressive run […]
