by John Pucci, Humboldt Athletics
Many Volleyball athletes around the state received crushing news on August 1st, when the Minnesota State High School League declared that Volleyball would not be offered as a fall sport in 2020. You can imagine their excitement when the MSHSL reversed course and decided to hold a fall season! Coach Damon Liberatore wasted no time organizing his squad, using grassroots techniques to spread the word amongst his athletes that the season would begin mid-October. This put several Hawks’ Volleyball stars in an unusual predicament; being two-sport athletes in the same season. Juniors Lili Hobday and Hai Gay Soe are normally standout athletes year round at Humboldt, with both girls participating in not only Volleyball, but Basketball and spring sports as well. This year, Soe and Hobday find themselves with a unique opportunity that no one has had the opportunity to do before; become four sport athletes. Both Hobday and Soe decided to join Girls Soccer this fall, and will be among the select few athletes in the state to boast participating in four sports in the same year.
The Hawks kicked off their season last week with a home match against a tough conference rival, St. Paul Johnson. While the Hawks played a tight match, they were ultimately faced with defeat. They had a similar result against another tough conference foe in Harding on Monday, 10/12, but the resiliency of the Hawks’ Volleyball girls is outstanding. They have been training hard all week in preparation for their next opponent, Highland Park, who they will face off with on Wednesday, 10/14. Best of luck in that match, and congratulations on getting your season back Volleyball!
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