Canadians Pavan/Humana-Paredes Knock Off Olympic Champions in Quarters
2017 FIVB WORLD BEACH TOUR – RIO DE JANIERO May 17-21 Olympic Park, Barra da Tijuca Co-ed 4-Star Event Event…
NORCECA Preps for Future, Asks FIVB for Help
The four-year development play called “Development Toward Greater Achievement” will aim to not only improve the teams among the 35 National Federation members, but also the management of those associations.
Alison/Bruno Schmidt: “Imagine If We Did Everything the Same”
2017 FIVB WORLD BEACH TOUR – RIO DE JANIERO May 17-21 Olympic Park, Barra da Tijuca Co-ed 4-Star Event Event…
Dowdy/Pollock Upset Top Women’s Seed in AVP Austin Open Main Draw
No. 9 seeded Amanda Dowdy and Irene Pollock scored the biggest upset of the tournament so far, taking down No. 1 seed and Huntington Beach Open runnerup Betsi Flint and Kelley Larsen.
New Swiss Pairing Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich (VIDEO)
2017 FIVB WORLD BEACH TOUR – RIO DE JANIERO May 17-21 Olympic Park, Barra da Tijuca Co-ed 4-Star Event Event…
Canada, Guatemala Survive, Advance to Pan Am Cup Semifinals
The semifinals of the Pan American Cup are set as Guatemala outlasted Puerto Rico in five sets and Canada advanced with a four-set win over Chile.
All 3 Pairs of Olympic Medalists Advance to Men’s Quarters at Rio Open
The Olympic champions Alison Ceruti (above) and Bruno Schmidt won an Olympic gold medal last year in Rio’s Olympic park, and are now back for more on the $300,000 FIVB World Tour event.
Ludwig/Walkenhorst Advance to Quarterfinals in World Tour Return
The Olympic champs have shown no rust in their second tournament back, but first of this caliber, since their World Major Series title last season.
Slovenia and Iran Split Pair of Friendlies in Ljubljana
Slovenia played host to world #7 Iran for a double-header on Sunday and Monday, and gave their guests a surprisingly good fight.
LMU’s Sarah Sponcil Is Taking Her Game to UCLA
West Coast Conference Beach Player of the Year Sarah Sponcil is heading to Los Angeles, where she will play indoor and beach for UCLA.
Xenia Parubets Signs Five Year Deal With Uralochka
After having a great season with Uralochka-NTMK, the team has announced they have resigned Xenia Parubets for another five years….
Ratledge/Zaun, Davis/Scarbrough Make Main Draw at AVP Austin Open
Top qualifier Ed Ratledge and Eric Zaun made it through, while No. 2 seed Aurora Davis and Bree Scarbrough led the way through the women’s qualification rounds.
VB: Thayer Hall Named 2017 Max Preps National Athlete of the Year
Thayer Hall (the tall one) has been named the 2017 MaxPreps National High School Athlete of the Year.
Olympians Shine On Day One Of Rio World Tour Event
The end of day one at the FIVB World Tour event in Rio has come to a close, with Olympic contenders and champions remaining in the competition, despite some close calls.