Davao City NHS Volleyball Boys

BACK TO ZERO.

The bronze medals are still new in the trophy case.

Last May in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, the Davao City National High School Boys Volleyball Team — wearing Davao Region Eagles — fought its way to a historic bronze in the Palarong Pambansa 2026 secondary boys volleyball. NCR and CALABARZON played for gold, but it was City High that stood on the podium, helping power Davao City to its best national finish as the 5th best SDO out of 220 nationwide.

Then the team graduated. Just like that.

This SY 2026-2027, DCNHS is back to zero.

Walk into the campus gym and you’ll hear it immediately. It’s the same gym, but a different team. Raw. Still developing. Shanks, mistimed quicks, serves in the net.

But the hallmarks are still there.

That’s City High volleyball: first ball is life. Low, stubborn defense. Relentless floor coverage. You have to kill them three times to score. That DNA won the bronze in Agusan, and it’s the only thing Coach made non-negotiable for the rebuild.

Everything else is new.

New captain. The energetic guy from last year’s bench, but reliable. He watched the Palaro mostly from the sidelines last May. Now he has to lead the huddle.

New setters. Both Palaro setters graduated. That’s losing your brain. The connection isn’t there yet. Every day is a negotiation of tempo.

New big-time players. Previously bench and role players from the Palaro 2026 Team now ready to step in and step up in the role.

They know what people will say: REBUILDING YEAR

They don’t see it that way. Last year’s team defended a legacy. This team is forging an identity. There’s nothing to defend, only something to build.

The bronze belongs to history. This team is 0-0.

CLUSTER 1 CHAMPIONS!

The Davao City National High School Boys Volleyball Team takes the crown at the Cluster 1 Sports Meet today! Slowly building a new identity, but still with the same heart — the same kugi and sacrifices that define us. This win is a product of unselfish plays, trust, and hard work. More trainings, more improvements, more unselfishness — the work doesn't stop here. Padayon, DCNHS!

Padayon, Davao City National High School Boys Volleyball! 🏐💚💛

Always the same late-night practices under these same lights — tired legs, loud echoes, and a circle that kept getting tighter. Some faces are familiar, some are new, stepping up when it mattered most, carrying the same hunger to prove that City High never backs down. Tomorrow, July 25, 2026, that huddle breaks and the real journey begins at the Cluster 1 Sports Meet — not just as a team with renewed goals and unbreakable commitment, but as brothers who chose hard work over comfort. This is just the beginning. May the odds be in our favor.

DAGHANG SALAMAT, DAKBAYAN SA DABAW! 🔥💙

The Davao City National High School Boys Volleyball Team is deeply honored and grateful to receive an award at the Araw ng Parangal at Pasasalamat: Ang Alab ay Nagpapatuloy held today, July 15, 2026.

Our heartfelt gratitude to the City Government of Davao, headed by our City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte, and to the DepEd Davao City for this meaningful recognition of the hard work, discipline, and passion of our student-athletes and coaches.

Thank you as well for the ₱aldotch granted to our student-players and coaches. This support is a great inspiration and a huge boost as we continue to strive for excellence, not only in sports but also in our studies.

This award is not just for our team, but for the entire City High community who continues to believe in us.

Ang alab ng City High, magpapatuloy!

Padayon, City High Spikers!

Congratulations to our Davao City NHS 15 & Under Boys for clinching the Bronze Medal at the MVA–Atletang Batang Pinoy (ABP) Legacy Global Filipino Beach Volleyball Invitational Tournament! 🥉🏐

At such a young age, our boys showed the heart of a fighter. Yes, there were moments of jitters and immature mistakes—errors that come with learning—but you never backed down. Point after point, set after set, you dug deep, rallied together, and fought with that unmistakable Green and Gold sukol.

You proved that grit isn’t measured by years, but by the courage to rise after every fall and the pride to carry our school’s colors on the sand. The world saw your potential, your passion, and your promise.

We are beyond proud of you, Mikey Bedua, Martin Angelo Atacador, Kieth Abrille R. Hermosilla, and Danrie Daniolco who was also awarded the Best Blocker of the Tournament! This bronze is just the beginning. Padayon, Davao City NHS! 💚💛

Shout out Mami Melanie Ramirez, mentor, coach, mami mami.

Sand. Sweat. Semis.

Our 15&Under DCNHS Boys will play for a Final spot tomorrow. Comment 💚💛 to send them power!

DCNHS Spikers Set to Make Waves in Boracay

The Davao City National High School (DCNHS) Boys Volleyball 15-and-Under team is ready to represent Green&Gold pride on the sands of Boracay as they compete in the MVA–Atletang Batang Pinoy (ABP) Legacy Global Filipino Beach Volleyball Invitational Tournament slated from July 4 to 9, 2026.

Carrying the pride and hopes are young aces Mikey Bedua, Martin Angelo Atacador, Kieth Abrille R. Hermosilla, and Danrie Daniolco, who will battle Filipino squads from across the country under the guidance of coach and mentor Mami Melanie Ramirez. For these four Batang Pinoy athletes, the tournament is more than just a competition — it’s a chance to showcase DCNHS grit, gain exposure, and inspire fellow young Dabawenyo volleyball players to dream bigger beyond the court.

UNDER RENOVATION

DCNHS Boys Volleyball is back on the court and under renovation. As the team kicks off training for the upcoming season, the phrase ia about the rebuild happening within the squad itself. With the old gym floors, bleachers, and nets strung up between ladders and caution tape, the Green&Gold boys aren’t waiting for perfect conditions to put in the work. Every serve, dig, and spike echoes louder in the gym as seniors sharpen their form and new recruits learn the system from the ground up. The dust, the noise, and the grind only fuel their drive. For DCNHS Boys Volleyball, “under renovation” means upgrading the team’s grit, chemistry, and game, one training day at a time.

TO RAVEN GRATELA AND JOHNNY HERMOSILLA JR. — WELCOME TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

From Bronze Medalists at Palaro Tu Agsur 2026 to University of Mindanao Wildcats — the journey just leveled up!

Team 2026 Captain Raven Gratela and Setter Johnny Hermosilla Jr., your DCNHS family is beyond proud. You carried the grit, discipline, and heart of DCNHS Boys Volleyball all the way to the Palaro podium. Now, you bring that same fire to the collegiate stage.

And the best part? You’re still in the golden hands of Mami Melanie Ramirez. From high school to UM, the standard never drops. The culture of hard work and excellence goes with you.

Wildcats, you’ve got two real ones coming in. DCNHS, your legacy continues.

Play proud. Play hungry. Keep setting the bar higher.

Once a DCNHS boy, always family. Now a Wildcat, always a threat.

Congratulations, Raven and Johnny.

To our Team 2025 Captain, DALE HAVER B. BALINTACULO —

Thank you for every training, every bruise from a dig, every time you picked the team up after a set loss. You led DCNHS 2025 Boys Volleyball not just with your spikes, but with your discipline, your grit, and your belief that dreams this big are worth the grind.

Soar high, Cap. Your Falcon journey is just beginning.

Once a DCNHS captain, always our pride.

📷 grab from ALPAS Volleyball Team .