By Ray Hamill — A late-season surge saw the Hoopa Warriors close out the 2024 high school volleyball season strong, and one player in particular played a key role in that big […]
‘A coach’s dream,’ Hoopa’s Annie Lanning named Little 5 MVP
NCS VOLLEYBALL — No joy for the H-DNL in Saturday’s playoff games
It was a tough night for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Saturday night. All three teams involved lost their quarterfinal matchups to end their seasons. In […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Local D-6 teams advance; Warriors bow out
St. Bernard’s and Ferndale won their North Coast Section volleyball playoff openers on Wednesday night, but a third Little 5 team to qualify for the postseason bowed out on Tuesday. The Crusaders […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Loggers fall to Pinole Valley in playoff opener
The Eureka Loggers and Hoopa Warriors both lost their opening round games in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Tuesday night, ending good seasons for both programs. The Loggers were seeded […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Five H-DNL teams included in postseason brackets
By Ray Hamill — Five of the 10 H-DNL varsity volleyball teams have been included in the North Coast Section playoff brackets, which were announced on Sunday, but there is one notable […]
Crusaders, Panthers serve up five-set thriller in regular-season finale
Two days after clinching the Little 4 championship, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders closed out the regular season in volleyball with a hard-fought win against McKinleyville on Thursday night. The SB girls won […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Conference champs take center stage
By Ray Hamill — Volleyball takes center stage in our awards this week, with a championship team and one of the most consistently dangerous players in the H-DNL honored. The St. Bernard’s […]
Arcata JVs enjoy another undefeated league campaign in volleyball
The Arcata Tigers’ success on the volleyball court this fall was not just limited to the varsity team. On Tuesday night, the Arcata girls won the Big 5 outright after Eureka defeated […]
Crusaders celebrate their seniors with a Little 5 championship
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders were not in a sharing kind of mood on Tuesday. The SB girls officially clinched the Little 5 volleyball championship outright with a four-set win over South Fork […]
Tigers crowned outright Big 5 champs after Loggers top DN
The Eureka Loggers did one of their rivals a big favor on Tuesday night. With a straight-sets win over the Del Norte Warriors in their final conference volleyball match, the Loggers ensured […]
Hoopa Warriors top Northcoast Prep to remain alive in Little 5 race
The Hoopa Warriors closed out conference play in volleyball with a straight-sets win over Northcoast Prep on Thursday night to remain in the chase for this year’s title. With the win, the […]
Tigers crowned Big 5 co-champs; Warriors remain in the chase
The Arcata Tigers clinched at least a share of the Big 5 championship in volleyball with a straight-sets win at McKinleyville on Thursday night. In the Little 4, meanwhile, the Hoopa Warriors […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Tupua, Gast and DN girls enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — A multi-sport standout, a dominating cross country runner, and a girls soccer team that is enjoying a breakout season are honored this week. St. Bernard’s junior Sahara Tupua […]
Loggers top their crosstown rivals in all-Eureka showdown
The Eureka and St. Bernard’s girls took a break from conference play to renew their rivalry on the volleyball court on Wednesday night, and the Loggers came away with a straight-sets victory. […]
Crusaders crowned L5 co-champs; Warriors remain in contention
The race for the Little 5 championship in volleyball looks set to go down to the final night of action after St. Bernard’s and Hoopa both won their respective matches on Tuesday. […]
Big 5 frontrunners inch closer to title, celebrate their seniors
The Arcata Tigers and Del Norte Warriors inched closer to a shared conference championship in Big 5 volleyball on senior night for both schools on Tuesday. The Tigers defeated Fortuna 25-11, 25-11, […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Pidgeon, Cats and Tigers stand out
By Ray Hamill — They may not be winning all of their games, but the Ferndale girls are enjoying am inspirational season on the soccer fields this fall nonetheless. And one player […]
Determined Tigers end Del Norte’s long conference winning streak
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls would not be denied. On Thursday night, the Tigers took a big step towards their first Big 5 title in volleyball in three years with […]
LITTLE 4 ROUNDUP — Crusaders move one step closer to L4 crown
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders capped a big week on the volleyball court with a straight-sets win over the Ferndale Wildcats in Eureka on Thursday night. In the past three days, the SB […]
Eureka Loggers celebrate Pink Out Night with straight-sets win
The Eureka Loggers kept pressure on the league leaders with a straight-sets win over McKinleyville on Thursday night. The Eureka girls won 25-12, 25-10, 25-17 and improved to 3-3 in the Big […]
