Simmzy’s/Beckers wins 6-Man, Magnum locks out NBA team
More than 120 teams competed for bragging rights in the 50th anniversary International Surf Festival Charles Saikley Six Man Volleyball Tournament. The finals pitted the veteran Team Smack Magnum, winner of the past three years’ tournaments, against a young team of former Mira Costa and Redondo high players. In keeping with the legacy of Charles Saikley, the tournament’s founder and director until his passing in 2005, the tournament was played under “old school” rules, with the larger court, side-out scoring and net serves counting as points for the opposing team. “It’s his tournament,” said Jay Saikley, Charles’ son and current director. “I just took up the reigns and keep up what he [did]… You’ve got 50 years of the best players in the world.” Pro volleyball and NBA basketball players competed alongside college level up-and-comers in the Men’s Open finals. Team Trim Lords, a super group that included NBA lock-outs Kevin Love, Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton, Richard Jefferson, and David Lee advanced to Sunday’s play, where they defeated One Pack, but then lost to Plastic Chicken. In the loser’s bracket, the NBA giants were eliminated by Team Smack Magnum. Magnum’s heavy hitters…
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