Hermosa Open volleyball tournament an old-school Olympian effort
by Kevin Cody One month after returning home to Hermosa Beach from the Paris Olympics, beach volleyball Olympians Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng, and Chase Budinger, and Miles Evans, brought home first place honors from the Hermosa Beach Open. It wasn’t the AVP Hermosa Open. It was an old-school Hermosa Open with fans cheering courtside, […]
Beach volleyball Olympians Benesh, Partain on the gold that pays the bills
by Kevin Cody In mid-July, just two weeks before representing the U.S. in beach volleyball at the Paris Olympics, Andy Benesh and partner Miles Partain announced a sponsorship agreement with Skechers. Manhattan Beach-based Skechers is best known for its shoes. But Skechers also manufactures apparel, ranging from moisture-wicking, SPF40 tank tops to pickleball dresses. Athletes […]
College Careers of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball Players
The 2024 Olympic Games, scheduled to take place from Friday, July 26 through Sunday, August 11, will prominently feature beach volleyball. Team USA will be represented by four men and four women, forming two teams each. The women’s teams will consist of the dynamic duos Taryn Kloth-Kristen Nuss and Kelly Cheng-Sara Hughes. The men’s teams […]
Louisiana Beach Volleyball: How Nuss and Kloth Turned a California Tradition Upside Down
When we hear the phrase “beach volleyball,” images of sunny California, endless sandy beaches, and tanned athletes immediately come to mind. However, in 2024, this established picture is being decisively changed by two athletes from Louisiana. Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth are not just playing beach volleyball – they are rewriting the history of the […]
Baywatch Community Calendar 8-15-24
Manhattan Beach Open Thursday, August 15 through Sunday, August 18 The Manhattan Beach Open is preceded on Thursday with inductions at 3:30 p.m. of 2023 Manhattan Beach Open winners Trevor Crabb, Taylor Sander, Betsi Flint, and Julia Scoles. The tournament runs Friday through Sunday with many of the world’s top ranked beach volleyball players. General […]
Manhattan Beach Six Man/Woman Volleyball tournament highlights Surf Festival
Photos by Chris Miller The best beach volleyball players this side of Paris are competing Friday and Saturday, August 2 and 3, in the Charlie Saikley Manhattan Beach 6 Man/Woman Beach Volleyball Tournament. The tournament is a highlight of the International Surf Festival, which continues through Sunday, August 4. International Surf Festival Schedule Friday, August […]
All Ball Sports: Dodger Dog Days
by Paul Teetor The Dodgers desperately need reinforcements – and the trade deadline is Tuesday afternoon at 3. So by the time you read this you’ll know if they’ve done anything significant to shore up a team that badly needs shoring up. Especially on their pitching staff, but also for the infield and the bottom […]
Tokyo beach volleyball gold medal medalists Klineman, Ross prepare Paris Olympians Hughes, Cheng
The 16th Street, Hermosa Beach volleyball courts were the site of an exhibition match last Thursday, July 18, between beach volleyball 2020 Olympic gold medalists Alix Klineman and April Ross, and beach volleyball 2024 Olympic gold medalist hopefuls Sarah Hughes and Kelly Cheng. “The matches were a way for Sarah and Kelly to get in […]
RBHS: Olympian 2008, 2012 Sean Rosenthal
by Randy Angel Editor’s note: Redondo Beach native Sean Rosenthal went to the Olympics twice with partner Jake Gibb. They finished fifth both times, in Beijing in 2008, and in London in 2012. Rosenthal also won two AVP Manhattan Beach Opens, 2009 with Olympics teammate Jake Gibb, and in 2014 with Phil Dalhauser. The following […]
MCHS 1996 Olympian: The journeyman Olympian
How Mike Dodd won a silver medal at the Olympics first Beach volleyball competition by Mark McDermott Whatever faint hope Mike Dodd may once have harbored to be an Olympian had faded a decade and a half earlier by the time beach volleyball was named an Olympic sport in 1995. He was 38 years […]