By Ray Hamill — Seven of the nine H-DNL varsity volleyball teams have made this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this week. Conference champions Arcata and St. Bernard’s […]
NCS volleyball playoff field announced
GALLERY — Big 5 championship goes down to the wire
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Big 5 went down to the final night, with the Arcata Tigers defeating Del Norte in four sets to claim the championship pennant on Tuesday. And […]
Three-way logjam atop Big 5 volleyball at halfway stage
By Ray Hamill — The race for the Big 5 championship in volleyball will likely go down to the last night of action. At the halfway stage of conference play three teams […]
Huskies drop a close one in Del Norte, as Warriors take over first in B5
The Big 5 is shaping up to be quite a battle on the volleyball courts this fall. On Tuesday night, the Del Norte Warriors handed the Fortuna Huskies their first loss in […]
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP — Huskies keep rolling at McKinleyville
The Fortuna Huskies improved to 3-0 in Big 5 volleyball with a four sets victory at McKinleyville on Thursday night, as they continue to set the pace in conference play. Junior Kylee […]
Mircetich, Tanavasu named H-DNL MVPs in volleyball
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Maya Mircetich has been named Big 5 MVP in volleyball after leading the Tigers to an undefeated league campaign in 2019. Mircetich joins five of her […]
Tigers crowned Big 5 champions in volleyball
The Arcata Tigers are Big 5 champions in volleyball. On Thursday night, they capped a memorable Big 5 campaign at McKinleyville with a four-sets win over their closest rivals. The Tigers won […]
Panthers keep the pressure on league leaders
The McKinleyville Panthers kept the pressure on league leaders Arcata by defeating Fortuna in four sets in Big 5 volleyball at Mack High on Tuesday. The Panthers won 25-16, 20-25, 25-11, 25-13. […]
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP — Pivotal Big 5 game postponed
By Ray Hamill — The matchup that will likely decide the fate of this year’s Big 5 volleyball title has been pushed back two weeks because of this week’s power outage. The […]
VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP — Tigers go to 4-0 in the Big 5
The Arcata Tigers remain undefeated in the Big 5 after a straight sets win at home to Del Norte in volleyball on Thursday night. The Tigers, who improved to 4-0 at the […]
Acalanes overpowers Eureka in NCS opener
By Ray Hamill — Visiting No. 3 seed Acalanes overwhelmed No. 14 Eureka in straight sets to open the North Coast Section Division-III volleyball playoffs on Tuesday night. The Dons won 25-19, […]
Loggers rally to clinch the Big 5 outright
They had to endure a nervy finish, but the Eureka Loggers achieved the first of their team goals for the season on Thursday night, defeating the Panthers in five sets at McKinleyville […]
Tigers rally again to deny the Loggers in Big 5 clash
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers won’t win the Big 5, but there’s little doubt they are the most entertaining team to watch in the league this year. On Tuesday night, […]
Loggers claim at least a share of the Big 5
The Eureka Loggers secured at least a share of the Big 5 championship in volleyball on Thursday night, with a four-sets win at Del Norte. After finishing in a tie for second […]
Volleyball Roundup — Eureka, Arcata both win in the Big 5
The Eureka Loggers and Arcata Tigers each won their respective Big 5 games on the volleyball courts on Tuesday night. The Loggers defeated the Fortuna Huskies at Eureka High in straight sets […]
Big showdowns looming in Big 5 volleyball
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors made some noise on the volleyball courts this week, winning back-to-back games to move up the standings and keeping pace with league leaders Eureka. […]
Loggers seize control of the Big 5
By Ray Hamill — Halfway through their Big 5 volleyball schedule, the Eureka girls have established themselves as the team to beat this year. On Tuesday night, the Loggers ran out to […]
Eureka girls edge Arcata in exciting Big 5 clash
By Ray Hamill — If Thursday’s game at Arcata High was anything to go by, this season’s Big 5 is going to every bit as thrilling as it is competitive. The Tigers […]
Big 5 volleyball thrown wide open
We knew coming into league play last week that the Big 5 was going to be an intriguing battle on the volleyball courts this fall. We just didn’t know it was going […]
Statement win for Eureka girls in volleyball
The Eureka girls sent out a message of intent with an impressive win over a big rival on Tuesday night. The Loggers hosted Del Norte and knocked off the powerhouse Warriors in […]
