King/Queen Of The Beach 2's Tourney at the indoor beach facility Sat
Jan 24th!!

Divisions: M/W AA and A 2's. Players register individually for either
M/W AA or M/W A and will be placed in pools, getting a chance to play
with many players throughout the day. 4 players in each pool, each
round the top 2 players from each pool advance to winners bracket.
The other 2 players move to contenders bracket and have a chance to
battle back to the finals.Top players from each pool advance to the
next round until 4 players are left, player with most wins/points in
finals will be crowned King/Queen! Players will be guarranteed a min
of 9 games!! Merchandise prizes equal to entry fees for each tourney,
prizes to top finishers in the AA and A divisions!

Anyone who pre-pay's for the remaining 3 K/Qob events on Jan 24th
will get a bottle of Crater Lake Vodka ($25 value) Dates: Jan 24th,
Feb 21st, and March 28th.

Email back to register and for help linking up with players in your
area to carpool!! Gas is cheap and the drive is much quicker than you
think on a Saturday morning! :)

Email Tom tchapman@npbva. com to register. Driving directions are at
the bottom of this email. For more info visit www.npbva.com



Winter Beach Volleyball Leagues are full,

Spring Leagues Start Feb 21st!!

Saturdays: Coed 4's 3p-5p

Saturdays: Drop-in Play 5p-8p

Sundays: Mens/Womens AA and A 2's 12p-6p

Sundays: Coed AA and A 2's 12p-6p

Sundays: Drop-in Play 6p-8p

Mondays: Closed

Tuesdays: Closed

Wednesdays: Drop-in Play 5p-8p

Thursdays: Closed

Fridays: Closed

League fees:

$40/player for Coed 4's league ($30/player if full-time student)

$50/player for M/W/C 2's league ($40/player if already playing in
league or student)

Leagues are 6 weeks long with a full double elimination tournament on
the 6th week.

League Registration: Email Brian at probeachusa@ yahoo.com with
division and team names.

The 2009 Polar Bear Classic Re-Cap:
Last Saturday was by far the most fun and exciting blind-draw tourney
npbva has ever had!!

The semi's had Michael Seeman's squad of Ann(Salem), Courtney
(Vancouver), and Mike(Eugene) getting past Rich Nelson's team;
Michelle(Portland) , Derek(Portland) , Deng(Portland) , in 3 games as
players from each team took turns bouncing balls from the sand to the
rafters!

The other semi had Kerry Becker's team; Doug(Salem), Amanda(San
Francisco), Michael(Newberg) , Martin(Portland) playing against
Denis 'The Gentle Giant' Zhukov's squad; Chris(Newberg) , Anne
(Portland), Leo T.(Portland) . The battle exchange at the net was one
for the ages as Kerry 'Has anyone seen the movie Benjamin Button?'
Becker and 'The Gentle Giant' each put on a show bouncing ball around
each others block then in turn blocking each other, most of which
were played close to 2ft over the net! As a volley fan I would pay
more than the cost of a court-side Blazer ticket to watch that
again!! At the end of the 3-game match Denis and crew advanced to the
finals.

The triple threat attack of Michael, Mike, and Courtney again pushed
Denis and crew to 3 games, but once again 'The Gentle Giant"
prevailed. Congrats to Denis, Chris, Anne, and Leo! Thanks again to
everyone who played, especially those that came from as far away as
Bend, Vancouver, Eugene, and S.F.!




Directions: The Indoor Beach Facility is located on the Oregon State
Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon . It's on Silverton Rd, west of Lana Ave
and east of 17th st.

I5 south: take fairgrounds exit right. Lana ave left. Silverton Rd
right. Turn left into 1st driveway, white gate. It's the HUGE Brown
240ft x 240ft building, enter through brown doors and go left around
the mountain bike jumps.

I5 north: take Market st exit left. 1st light ( Hawthorne blvd)
right. Silverton Rd left. Turn into 1st driveway past Lana ave,
white gate. It's the HUGE Brown 240ft x 240ft building, enter through
brown doors and go left around the mountain bike jumps.