stay tuned, BEEF & I_MAN FANS!!<br><br>beachmania
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Continue to surf on over there to Beachmania for more
details!! <br><br><a href=http://beachmania.com
target=new>http://beachmania.com</a><br><br><br>US vs.
Brazil, 4-Man Style<br>Early reports say Brazil remains
dominant.<br><br>Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Two US 4-man teams headed
to Brazil this weekend (February 26-27, 2000) to
compete in the 1st ever "Volley Four" -- an event whose
name hopefully translates better into Portuguese than
English. Early reports have the Brazilian team of Tande,
Giovane, Anjinho, & Fred winning the tournament, comprised
of 2 American & 2 Brazilian teams. <br>American
teams were Canyon Ceman/Ian Clark/Dain Blanton/Eric
Fonoimoana -- a team with numerous historical partner
pairing, & Stein Metzger/Lee LeGrande/Collin Smith/Bill
Boullianne. The other Brazilian team had Loiola, Adriano,
Ricardo, & Franco. By most accounts, the favored team
won.<br><br>The tournament was organized to ensure a USA/Brazil
final. More details to follow as they become available.
(Portuguese is just different enough from Spanish to present
Beachmania considerable difficulties in translation.).