Memorable playoff runs for a pair of H-DNL volleyball teams ended this week in the NorCal tournaments.
On Tuesday night, the Del Norte girls traveled to Palo Alto to play Castilleja in the NorCal Division-5 bracket and lost in three sets.
The Warriors fell 25-16, 25-10, 25-11.
On Wednesday night, the Ferndale Wildcats made the trip to play Woodland Christian in the NorCal Division-6 tournament and also fell in straight sets.
The Redwood League co-champs, who were seeded No. 7 in the eight-team bracket, lost 25-12, 25-14, 25-10.
Ferndale finished the season with a record of 16-10 and shared this year’s Redwood League championship with St. Bernard’s.
The Cats also reached the semifinals of the Division-6 North Coast Section playoffs, which qualified them for the NorCal tournament for the first time in program history.
Del Norte, meanwhile, came up just short in its bid for a first-ever NCS championship last weekend.
The top seeds in the Division-5 bracket made it to Saturday’s championship game but lost in five sets to International.
Despite the loss, as one of the top three team sin their bracket they advanced to this week’s NorCal playoffs where they were seeded No. 14 in their bracket.
The Warriors, who finished third in the Pacific League, finished the year with a record of 17-16.
