We looked back at all the Sarasota-Manatee volleyball teams that won state titles. You chose the 1998 team as the best
The Herald-Tribune looked back at all the area Sarasota-Manatee volleyball teams that have won state championships.
The Venice High volleyball team has been the gold standard in the area, winning six of the nine Florida High School Athletic Association championships earned by Sarasota and Manatee county teams. Palmetto High was the first area team to capture a volleyball state championship. Manatee High and Cardinal Mooney Catholic High are the only other teams to finish on top.
We laid out the resumes for all nine state championship teams in our all-time list, which you can read here, and then asked to tell us which team is the area's best all-time state title winner.
After a week of voting, you selected the 1988 volleyball team with 34.92% of the vote. CLICK HERE to see our poll results.
It took 12 years and a brash, young coach in Brian Wheatley before the area saw another volleyball state champion. After going 30-5 and finishing as state runner-up in 1987, Venice broke through with its first championship, knocking off Gainesville High, 15-6, 15-11 at George Jenkins High School in Lakeland. Junior All-State first-team selection Kristen Batt led the way.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: 1998 Venice High team wins all-time best volleyball poll
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