Congratulations to the girls on placing 5th in the State in 2021. By far the deepest Beach Season to date and Braden River over came their seeding in the last 3 post season tournaments. The pirates were seeded last coming into the event and ended up with a 5th Place Finish!
Sara Hall has attended Braden River HS since her Sophomore year. She was a 3-year varsity starter and 2-year team captain. She also led the Braden River Beach Volleyball team into the State Semi-Finals her first two years playing in the number one seed. She is one of the top beach players in the state of Florida and will be attending Tulane University in 2021 on an athletic scholarship.
Andrea Garcia moved to Bradenton, FL from Puerto Rico the summer before her Freshman year. Andrea was a 4-year varsity starter for the Pirates as well as anchoring the number 2-seed for four years on the beach team. Along with Sara she was a leader on the court with her passion and effort during matches. Andrea recently signed to play at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina as a Defensive Specialist.
We cannot thank both girls enough for the effort, dedication, and love they brought to Braden River Volleyball. We are so proud of these two and know that they will have bright futures playing at the next level!
Welcome to the River! Braden River is the premier high school in Manatee County. Please visit all our information on Beach and Indoor Volleyball.
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All registered BRHS students can attend summer practices and workouts after paperwork and AAU memberships are completed. We also host two camps in June and July for future pirates! Email Coach Matt for questions and to join the distribution list at piratevball@gmail.com.
THE 2019 BEACH VOLLEYBALL SEASON IS UNDERWAY! WE ARE STILL THE ONLY MANATEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL TO OFFER BEACH VOLLEYBALL AS A HIGH SCHOOL SPORT. WE FINISHED THIRD IN THE STATE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS!!
PRESS RELEASES
BRADEN RIVER 3RD PLACE AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
BRADEN RIVER BEACH VOLLEYBALL WINS REGIONAL CROWN 4/16/19
BRADEN RIVER ADVANCES TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 4/16/19
Braden River is the only public school to have beach volleyball teams in Manatee & Sarasota Counties! The Pirates finished the season with a 10-3 record and placed third in the State losing to eventual Champion West Orange High School.
Braden River is the Premier High School in Manatee County in both Academics & Athletics. Â Braden River Volleyball hosts Varsity, JV, and Freshman indoor teams each season and is the first public school to offer Girls Beach Volleyball teams in Spring. Â We are located just west of Lakewood Ranch on State Road 70.
All incoming 9th graders are invited to attend summer volleyball once they are registered at the school and have turned in the full paperwork packet to coach Matt.
We will train June – July with tryouts typically taking place at the end of July or beginning of August before school starts.Â
If you are interested in supporting Braden River Volleyball please contact Coach McElhiney at Piratevball@gmail.com
