It was a year of change for Branson Volleyball but a year that will be remembered for a number of reasons.
Hall of Famer Francie McBride was brought in to run the program and they reached across the lake and plucked Hollister head coach Alexis Mitchell to be her assistant. That change, enough, would have been enough to get them on this list. However, the Lady Pirates were not about to stop there.
They won the West Plains Tournament. And, just when they were about to hit the stretch run they had to cancel the final two weeks of their regular season. But, when the curtain was lifted for Districts, the Lady Pirates showed no signs of rust and claimed their first District Championship in 28 years.
The Lady Pirates were not done, yet. They took down Harrisonville to start sectionals before falling to eventual State Champion Willard in what amounts to be the State Quarterfinals.
