Beach Volleyball AVP Kingston Championships at Huntington Beach

Beach Volleyball AVP Kingston Championships at Huntington Beach
Beach Volleyball AVP Kingston Championships at Huntington Beach /

Beach Volleyball AVP Kingston Championships at Huntington Beach

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It was sunny, muggy and double hot for the tournament. The crowds sweated out some great volleyball.

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Emily Stockman tries to sneak a pokie over the hands of Irene Hester Pollock.

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Casey Patterson and partner Jake Gibb won this event last year. This year they shared third and $9300.

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Taylor Crabb (left) skies for a kill in a late match on Saturday.

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Casey Jennings drives the ball past the block of Stafford Slick.

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Casey Jennings drives the ball past the block of Stafford Slick.

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Casey Jennings (left) and Billy Allen get pumped.

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Casey Jennings with one of his 43 remarkable digs.

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April Ross led in service aces again.

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Irene Hester Pollock....not allergic to sand.

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Emily Stockman goes flat out for this dig.

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Lefty John Mayer keeps a ball in play.

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Product in the pits? You decide. Casey Patterson.

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Emotions ran high all weekend. Jake Gibb questioning a call.

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Betsi Metter Flint (shown digging here) and Kelley Larsen followed up last week's win with a spot in the semis.

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Britt Hochevar makes a great dig in front of partner Misty May-Treanor.

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Ryan Doherty (right) stuffs Tyler Crabb.

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Lauren Kendrick puts the block on Misty May-Treanor.

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The green fingernail polish might have helped April Ross a bit.

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Bomgren brothers (left) vs. the Crabb brothers. The Sand Crabbs took it.

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Nicole Branagh made it to the semis.

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Emily Day sneaks a shot past the block.

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Johnny Hyden with a poke over Jake Gibb.

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April Ross serves it up in the women's finals.

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Lauren Kendrick digs out a serve.

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Lauren Kendrick on the block. Jenny Kropp on the kill.

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April Ross won tournaments with three different partners this year. This one was a first with Lauren Kendrick (middle).

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The champagne rain for April and Lauren.

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John Hyden with a service return.

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John Mayer way up there for a kill in the finals. He finished the week with a whopping 150 attempts.

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John Hyden dinks one over the long arms of Ryan Doherty.

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John Hyden....second tournament win in a row.

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Tri Bourne with a big hit past Ryan Doherty. Tri was 95 for 169 for the week in the kill department.

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Tri Bourne.

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John Hyden with another kind of pokie.

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Big dig by Hyden in the finals.

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Bourne (left) and Mayer joust at the net.

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John Hyden (left) up there for the big bang.

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Tri Bourne and John Hyden.... champs for the second week in a row.


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