Prep volleyball: Manatee claims county crown



photo by Paul Videla

 Manatee picked the right time to avenge its only loss of the season.
The Hurricanes beat Lakewood Ranch in the finals of today's county volleyball tournament at Southeast. Manatee fell to the Mustangs during the first match of the season.
It was the fifth county championship for the Hurricanes, who are 19-1 heading into Tuesday's non-district match against Bayshore.
The rest of the standings and All-Tournament team are listed below.

1. Manatee
2. Lakewood Ranch
3. Saint Stephen's
4. Braden River
5. Palmetto
6. Southeast
7. Bayshore
8. Bradenton Christian

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
BAYSHORE - Emily Camp
BRADENTON CHRISTIAN - Abbie James
BRADEN RIVER - Demi-Shay Watchorn
LAKEWOOD RANCH - Jordan Wopinski, Ashlyn Falahee
MANATEE - Becca Butler, Rachel Drummey
PALMETTO - Danielle Deterding
SAINT STEPHEN'S - Tori Biach
SOUTHEAST - Emma Bartges

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - Kayla Armer, Manatee