Volleyball

California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) will be holding its annual California Cup State Championship this weekend at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Saturday’s action features Men’s A, AA, B, Open and Unrated divisions along with Women’s A, AA, Open and Unrated tournaments. More

Locals Aaron Wachtfogel and Sean Rosenthal win Old School. Photo by Brent Broza (Brozaphoto.com)

The cloud that hovered over the beach volleyball community for a week ended up having a silver lining – at least for four players – who took advantage of the window of opportunity to have their names etched in history.
When the AVP was More

by Randy Angel
With summer winding down, Chris Orenic – like most South Bay high schoolers – will be forced to shift his focus from the beach to the start of a new school year. But while the Manhattan Beach teenager prepares More

 
Aquatics
The 35th Annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race presented by Honolua Surf Co. takes place Sunday. The longest, most grueling race of the season, the 32-mile course starts at 6 a.m. at the Isthmus on Catalina Island. Top finishers reach the Manhattan Beach More

by Randy Angel
The cloud that hovered over the beach volleyball community for a week ended up having a silver lining – at least for four players – who took advantage of the window of opportunity to have their names etched in history.
When More

by Randy Angel
With summer winding down, Chris Orenic – like most South Bay high schoolers – will be forced to shift his focus from the beach to the start of a new school year. But while the Manhattan Beach teenager prepares to enter More

by Robb Fulcher
 
Although the AVP has suspended its operations (see  cover story), the president of the California Beach Volleyball Association believes the 41-year-old Hermosa Beach Open tournament will go on again next year. The CBVA serves as a feeder organization for the More

by Robb Fulcher
The California Beach Volleyball Association Hall of Fame has finally found a home, at the Hermosa Beach Historical Society Museum.
The association has been inducting beach volleyball greats into its Hall since 1992, but the Hall has continued to exist only More