A roundup of Manatee and Sarasota County high school sports for the week of August 17-21, 2026.
Bradenton Christian 3, Cardinal Mooney 1: Bradenton Christian's practice was so rough on Monday that head coach Zach VanDuinen had to stop it midway through. The Panthers' warm-up before facing Cardinal Mooney on Tuesday wasn't any better. But that offered no indication of how their first game of the season would go.
After dropping the first set, Bradenton Christian rebounded, winning the next three to defeat Cardinal Mooney at home 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 28-26). Junior Addelyn VanDuinen led the charge, recording over 15 kills and at least three aces. Junior Grace Hullinger also had over 15 kills.
Bradenton Christian's defense kept the Panthers in the game behind timely kills from junior Kendal Kleppinger and senior Kelsey Jerome.
"We have to execute," Zach VanDuinen said. "We have to pass well. We got to play good defense. And if we can do that, we give ourselves a chance. And tonight, we were able to serve just aggressive enough to keep them out of system, which for us was our game plan."
#cardinal #junior #zach
Bradenton Christian 3, Cardinal Mooney 1: Bradenton Christian's practice was so rough on Monday that head coach Zach VanDuinen had to stop it midway through. The Panthers' warm-up before facing Cardinal Mooney on Tuesday wasn't any better. But that offered no indication of how their first game of the season would go.
After dropping the first set, Bradenton Christian rebounded, winning the next three to defeat Cardinal Mooney at home 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 28-26). Junior Addelyn VanDuinen led the charge, recording over 15 kills and at least three aces. Junior Grace Hullinger also had over 15 kills.
Bradenton Christian's defense kept the Panthers in the game behind timely kills from junior Kendal Kleppinger and senior Kelsey Jerome.
"We have to execute," Zach VanDuinen said. "We have to pass well. We got to play good defense. And if we can do that, we give ourselves a chance. And tonight, we were able to serve just aggressive enough to keep them out of system, which for us was our game plan."
#cardinal #junior #zach
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