Cardinal Mooney beach volleyball captures SSAC tournament title

The Cougars beat Bradenton Christian School 3-0 in the tournament finals.

By Ryan Kohn
| 10:45 a.m. April 23, 2023

The Cardinal Mooney High beach volleyball team captured the SSAC state title April 22 in Orlando.

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The Cardinal Mooney High beach volleyball team was out for revenge at the Sunshine State Athletic Conference state tournament April 21-22 in Orlando, and the Cougars found it.

The Cougars (18-1) met Bradenton Christian School (16-1) in the SSAC tournament final 11 days after the Panthers handed Mooney its only loss of the season, a razor-thin 3-2 match. In the tournament final rematch, the Cougars made sure things would not be close: Mooney beat BCS 3-0. It is the second-straight SSAC championship title for the Cougars program.

Mooney is not done, either. The Cougars will now transition into the Florida High School Athletic Association postseason, hosting a district tournament semifinal match April 25 at 4:30 p.m. against either Riverview High or Sarasota Christian.

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Ryan Kohn

Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for Sarasota and East County and a Missouri School of Journalism graduate. He was born and raised in Olney, Maryland. His biggest inspirations are Wright Thompson and Alex Ovechkin. His strongest belief is that mint chip ice cream is unbeatable.