I saw Randy Stoklos today at the 6-manin
Manhattan. He was on the same team as Stein Metgzer, Fred,
Garrido, Eli Farifield and a few others. They played for
TEAM PUMA. They beat my friends from TEAM MobkeyButt.
They were in the winners' bracket. I'm not sure how
they did as I went home.<br><br>Randy looked great and
really bombed the ball. Stokie also managed to stuff a
few here and there, like he used to when he was
playing out on the AVP Tour.

info from the AVP site
AVP_BCHBUM<br>(24/F/Southern Kali4nia) 7/28/00 10:04 pm <br>AVP Next Youth
Camps are coming soon!!! <br><br>Email this to a friend
<br><br>A series of AVP Youth Beach Volleyball Camps are
off and running in several different locations. We
have camps running in Santa Monica, Hermosa Beach,
Newport Beach and Manhattan Beach! The camps run M-Th,
9-12. Ages 8-17 are welcome. The camps feature one
skilled coach for every 8 players and celebrity
appearances from AVP Superstars! The cost is $125 a week
(scholarships and team discounts available).<br><br>Please call
(310)207-9004 or email AVPNEXT@... to register or for
more info.<br><br>DATES:<br>Santa Monica (just North
of the Jonathan Club), 7/31-8/3, 8/7-8/10,
8/21-8/24<br>Hermosa Beach (just South of the pier), 8/7-8/10,
8/21-8/24<br>Manhattan Beach (just South of the pier),
8/28-8/31<br>Newport (just South of the pier), 7/31-8/3, 8/7-8/10

Go to this web site for the up to date info on what's happening in
Muskegon!<br><br><a href=http://mu.mlive.com/
target=new>http://mu.mlive.com/</a>

I had those 1992 AVP Beach cards with me. Randy
had his separate card along with earning MVP honors
(I think). They also had a Smith-Stokie card in
there as well. I totally forgot about them or else I
would have politely asked Randy to sign those so we
could give them away in our club. Hopefully, there will
be more chances in a Stokie sighting in the near
future.

My friend, Maria, pointed out to me that Stokie
was there. She was stoked to get a photo taken with
him and then she used her camera to take one of us.
So, I wish to thank her and we'll see that photo
online soon! ;O

Today, I saw my #1 idol (besides my family) today
at Hermosa Beach! There was Randy Stoklos, who was
sporting a LA Lakers hat. I had my picture taken with him.
We chatted for a lil bit and he went to go sit down
to watch the game.<br><br>It's always a great honor
to see him out and talk to him. I really miss Randy
out on Tour, but I have tons of memories that I'll
always cherish!<br><br>;O,<br>JC

They're now up on the AVP web site, so go and check them out!!

I'm not sure if this is true or not. But someone
posing as Tim Hovland, or the "mighty Hov" himself, is
challenging Randy Stoklos and Sinjin Smith in a winner take
all type of tournament. The winner takes home $50,000
and I'm guessing the loser doesn't get
anything.<br><br>I saw this message posted on the AVP web site's
chat. <br><br>It would be great to see them two teams
battle it out again. I've heard that Stokie is in great
shape. I say "let's bring it on!" It would be great to
see some of the dynasties out on the beach in action
again! How I miss the good "ole" days of Stokie-Smith
vs. Hovie-Dodd!

Karch/Doble and Ian/Beef are out. Holdren/Rogers enter the "main draw." For more
info, check out the FIVB Beach VB web site at:<br><br><a
href=http://www.fivb.ch/Beach/ target=new>http://www.fivb.ch/Beach/</a>

If you're a fan of Lee LeGrande and Brent Doble,
then I suggest that you join the Yahoo! club that I
have created in their honor. It can be found at the
following
link:<br><br><a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/thelegrandeanddoblefanclub
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/thelegrandeanddoblefanclub</a><br><br><b\
r>I have e-mailed both Lee and Brent about the club
and I hope to get some photos to give away in the
club soon!

I saw that Randy Stoklos came over for a few
minutes, with his two young children, to watch Sorrento's
action. By the time he got there with his kids, the last
two games between Lee/Brent versus Ian/Stein and
Jewell/Bacil versus Kerins/Martin were into some great
volleyball action. It was great to see Randy out and
everyone was excited to see him.

Holdren/Rogers prevail over IMAN/Beef by the
score of 15-9. But, it's not a bad showing for
IMAN/Beef, who wind up with the silver medal, points and
prize money.<br><br>Congrats to both teams! BTW,
EFONOI/Dainger placed 3rd!

It'll be IMAN/Beef versus Holdren/Rogers for the
gold medal match at the Alero Deerfield
event!!<br><br>This is from Gene Mick and VB mag's outdoor
forum.<br><br>lata,<br>lynn<br><br><br>Deerfield Beach, FL April 16, 2000 - Play
started today at
9:00 AM (EDT) with calm winds, blue skies with some
patchy clouds. Definitely a sunscreen day here.
<br><br>Here are the results from the first-round competition
today: <br><br>Men’s Losers Bracket: <br><br>Rob
Heidger/Kevin Wong def. Aaron Boss/Stein Metzger 15-13 <br>Dax
Holdren/Todd Rogers def. David Swatik/Mike Whitmarsh 15-9
<br><br>Women’s Losers Bracket: <br><br>Nette Davis/Jenny Johnson
Jordan def. Linda Hanley/Nancy Reno 15-5 <br>Danalee
Bragado/Ali Wood def. Karrie Poppinga/Angela Rock 15-9
<br><br>Next up: <br><br>Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers vs. Dain
Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana <br>Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong vs. Bill
Boullianne/Ian Clark <br><br>Nette Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan
vs. Misty May/Holly McPeak <br>Danalee Bragado/Ali
Wood vs. Lisa Arce/Barbra Fontana <br><br>(Winners of
the “Next ups” advance to Gold Medal Matches and
Losers advance to Bronze Medal Matches.)
<br><br><br>Take care, <br><br>Gene Mick
<br><br><br><br><br><br>Deerfield Alero Sunday 2nd Rnd Results<br>Posted by:
Gene
Mick on 04/16/00 09:32:01 PDT <br>Deerfield Beach, FL
April 16, 2000 - Weather conditions continue with calm
winds, blue skies with some patchy clouds. Definitely a
sunscreen day here. <br><br>Here are the results from the
second-round competition today: <br><br>Dax Holdren/Todd
Rogers def. Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana 15-7 <br>Bill
Boullianne/Ian Clark def. Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong 15-8
<br><br>Lisa Arce/Barbra Fontana def. Karrie Popinga/Angela
Rock 15-2 * <br>Misty May/Holly McPeak def. Nette
Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan 17-16 ** <br><br>* Note: I
miss-posted earlier today that Lisa Arce/Barbra Fontana would
be playing against Danalee Bragado/Ali Wood.
Additional note: Angela Rock was forced to forfeit due to a
knee problem. Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan win
the Bronze Medal by default. <br><br>** This match
was a barn-burner. May/McPeak started the game with a
significant lead, but Davis/Johnson Jordan came back. They
exchanged leads. After a battle that included some long
rallies, amazing saves, and great digs - May & McPeak
finally prevailed! <br><br>Bronze Medal Match coming up:
<br><br>Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana vs. Rob Heidger/Kevin
Wong <br>Annett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan won the
Bronze by forfeit. <br><br>Gold Medal Matches coming up:
<br><br>Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers vs. Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark
<br>Misty May/Holly McPeak vs. Lisa Arce/Barbra Fontana
<br><br><br>Take care, <br><br>Gene Mick

One of my friends from another club showed me how to change the club's looks. I
hope you like it! ;O

I saw Sinjin today at the beach. He amazed me
with his cat-like and old school moves he and Randy
used to use to win many tournaments together. He used
his trademark skyball a few times as well. He was
playing with Sean Scott against Lee LeGrande and Brent
Doble. It was great to see the legendary Smith playing
again!

Here's the info on the Delray Qualifiers & Main
Draw Seedings. **from the AVPTOUR.com web
site**<br><br>Delray Beach Main Draw<br><br>1. Adam Johnson / Karch
Kiraly<br>2. Eric Fonoimoana / Dain Blanton<br>3. Mike
Whitmarsh / David Swatik<br>4. Brian Lewis / Canyon
Ceman<br><br>Sorrento Beach, Santa Monica, Qualifier Saturday, April
22nd<br><br>1. Todd Rogers / Dax Holdren<br>2. Jose Loiola /
Emanuel Rego<br>3. Lee LeGrande / Brent Doble<br>4. Kevin
Martin / Mark Kerins<br>5. Adam Jewell / Eduardo
Bacil<br>6. Stein Metzger / Ian Clark<br>7. Matt Unger / Sean
Scott<br>8. Aaron Boss / Matt Lyles<br>9. Colin Smith / Brian
Ivie<br>10. Mark Paaluhi / Paul Baxter<br>11. N. Hannemann /
Bill Boullianne<br>12. Larry Witt / Brent
Frohoff<br>13. Pepe Delahoz / Richard Boldt<br>14. David Fischer
/ Scott Friederichsen<br>15. John Hribar / Paul
Boyd<br>16. Albert Hannemann / Daniel Cardenas<br>17. Jim
Nichols / Ricci Luyties<br>18. Scott Davenport / Pete
Goers<br>19. John Anselmo / Brian MacDonald<br>20. Jerry
Graham / Chris Makos<br>Huntington Beach, Qualifier
Saturday April 15th<br><br>1. Craig Geibel / Nathan
Heidger<br>2. Rifat Agi / Randall Koerv<br>3. Bartosz Bachorski
/ Janusz Bulkowski<br>4. Masui Allen / Alika
Williams<br>5. Brad Torsone / Jeff Carluccii<br>6. Eddie Stokes
/ Matt Taylor<br>7. Jason Pursley / Sean
Rosenthal<br>8. Tony Zapata / Scott Murdoch<br>9. Said Souikane /
Chris Magill<br>10. Carl Owens / Andrew Vasquez<br>11.
Brian Mekna / Dave Counts<br>12. Chad Convis / Sam
Haghighi<br>13. Mark Smith / Mike Scymanski<br>14. Ron Kumgiski /
Tom Slaughterbeck<br>15. Mike Minier / Justin
Perlstrom<br>16. Paul Laciga / Martin Laciga<br>17. Geoff Pollard
/ Peter Tourignay<br>18. Humberto Pino / Franson
Neris<br>19. Everett Matthews / Jason Kruger<br>20. Lavelle
Carter / Myron Miller<br>21. Matt Riley / Jason
Green<br>22. Jeff Smith / Jeff Long<br>23. Dan Valdes / Dan
LaFontaine<br>24. Claudio Szenasi / Michael Cohen<br>25. Scott Hill
/ Titus Humphrey<br>26. Nick Pabarcus / Joel
Finn<br>27. Morikowa Tish / Koo Ozki<br>28. Randy West / Jeff
Hall<br>29. Chad Mowray / Mike Rupp<br>30. Tomo Hisha / Kawai
Shamachi<br>31. B. Katz / B. Masatur<br>32. Justin Gamble / Brady
Gamble

For more information on the Oldsmobile Beach
Volleyball Olympic Challenge<br>Series, please visit USA
Volleyball's web site
<br><br>www.usavolleyball.org/beach/main.htm<br><br>QUALIFYING OPENS OLDSMOBILE
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
EVENT<br><br>DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. - North America's 1st pro beach
volleyball tournament<br>of the millennium opens here
Thursday (April 13) when 12 women's & 25 men's<br>teams
battle for Main Draw berths in the Oldsmobile Beach
Volleyball Olympic<br>Challenge Series event.<br><br>The
two-day qualification tournament will determine the final
8 berths in the 16-team Main Draws for both men &
women. 8 teams have already been seeded into the Main
Draws based on their Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball
Olympic Challenge Series points.<br><br>Mike Whitmarsh,
who won a Silver Medal in the inaugural beach
volleyball<br>competition at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, will be
attempting to qualify<br>for a Main Draw berth as he teams
w/David Swatik as the No. 2-seeded men's<br>tandem in the
Qualification Tournament.<br><br>Dax Holdren/Todd Rogers are
the top-seeded team in the men's qualifier
that<br>features 38 matches starting at 9 a.m. (EDT) Thursday &
Friday on the 8<br>sand courts near the Deerfield Beach
International Fishing Pier on A1A.<br><br>The 33 men's & 20
women's tandems will be competing for $200,000 in
prize<br>money with the winning teams sharing the $20,000
1st-place prize by capturing<br>Sunday's Gold Medal
matches.<br><br>Adam Johnson/Karch Kiraly, who won the inaugural
Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series event
last May in Huntington Beach, Calif., are the top
seeded men's team in the Main Draw. Kiraly won the Gold
Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.<br><br>Sinjin
Smith/Carl Henkel, who finished 5th at the Atlanta Games,
are the 3rd-seeded team in the Main Draw behind
Kiraly/Johnson & Rob Heidger/Kevin Wong. The United States'
top-ranked men's team (No. 7 overall) on the FIVB Olympic
Qualification list, Heigder/Wong will be vying for their
2nd-straight Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge
Series title after winning the Gold Medal last September
in San Diego, Calif.<br><br>Other men's teams seeded
into the main draw are Dain Blanton/Eric
Fonoimoana,<br>Bill Boullianne/Ian Clark, Mike Mattarocci/Devin
Poolman, Morgan Chapman/Greg<br>Ryan & Lee LeGrande/Brent
Doble.<br><br>The Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge
Series helps determine which<br>athletes will be
nominated to represent the United States in international
competitions, including the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
events, the 2000<br>Sydney Olympic Games, the 2001
Goodwill Games & the 2003 Pan American
Games.<br><br>Sponsored by Oldsmobile, the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball
Olympic Challenge<br>Series was developed in partnership
w/USA Volleyball (USAV) & the United<br>States Olympic
Committee (USOC). The series was launched in 1999
w/events<br>in Huntington Beach, Calif. (May 13-16 for both men
& women), Virginia Beach,<br>Va. (June 25-27 for
women) & San Diego, Calif. (September 10-12 for both
men<br>& women).<br><br>The actual selection of the 4
United States teams (2 men's & 2 women's) that will
compete in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games will be based on
the final point standings from FIVB Beach Volleyball
World Tour events staged between January 1, 1999 &
August 15, 2000.

Unfortunately, Mark doesn't use the computer very
much and woldn't know how to use the internet. I would
have loved to converse with him more about my idol,
Randy Stoklos.<br><br>So, Randy, if you read this,
please feel free to e-mail me sometime. I know it has
been tough for you lately. Just give me a holler if
you would love to chat cuz I'd love to interview
you!!

Mark Barber is one of Randy's closest pals, from
my assessment. here is what i wrote:<br><br>well,
today was great! There was a team from Japan playing at
the beach! It turns out that they're being coached by
Mr. Mark Barber, the man who's great friends with
Randy Stoklos as well as coaching Stoklos way back
when. Anyway, we introduced ourselves. I thought he was
Matt Barber, the photographer. I should have known
better and save myself the embarrassment (lol). The
Japanese players' names are Ko Ozaki and Taichi Morikowa.
Karch/AJ have played them previously in an FIVB tourney,
according to Mr. Barber. Ko''s 6'1'' and have some really
mean jump serves. If you can recall AJ's ace serve to
Karch (from Manhattan back in 93 I believe), Ko served
one right at Karch...just like AJ did to him years
before! It was amazing! Barber's been training them for 3
years (according to Mrs. Barber). Taichi is 6'3'' and
he's a toothpick! I think he has a skinnier waist size
than me! LOL Look for them to play on the AVP
Qualifier Tour, especially the weekend of the Alero event
as they'll be playing in Huntington Beach!!!!
They're sponsored by Redsand, so it's nice to see Steve
Timmons still sponsoring guys!<br><br>Mark and I talked a
lot about Randy. I learned a lil bit from Mark about
Randy that I didn't know. But,. mostly Mark was testing
me for the trivia of Stoklos and the others. He and
his wife were quite impressed! lol He said he'd talk
to Randy and sees if he remembers me
(lol).<br><br>That's all for now!;O<br>JC

MC, thank you very much for forwarding me the
photo of Randy. I surely appreciate it! ;O I'm glad
that you liked the article as much as I
did.<br><br>Curtis, Randy's brother, told me that he sent it to
Stokie and he enjoyed it as well.<br><br>The photo is a
great one, just like the ones you have added to our
club!<br><br>Thanks again, MC.<br>JC

Thanks JC for forwarding that article my way, it
was one of the best article's I've read in a long
time. Mike Dodd was right on the money with this one.
I'm going to crop that photo and send it to you so
you can use it in your club.

When I asked Randy why he didn't get back with
Sinjin, he was his usual honest & straightforward self:
"Sinjin & I spoke a little about getting back together,
but I just don't feel the fire I used to have," he
said. "I truly enjoyed being one of the stars of the
sport, & when things started to falter on the AVP Tour &
the crowds started to diminish, it started to get a
lot less fun for me." <br><br>We agreed that during
our last few years, the player's tent had gone from a
familiar refuge to a strange place where we didn't know
three-quarters of the players in the tent. <br><br>One incident
of disrespect had a lasting effect. A young player
took Stokie's shoes to go on a hike while Stokie was
playing a match. The player brought the shoes back later
all muddy & never said a word to Stokie until much
later. It wasn't the last straw, but it was the little
things like that that began to make the tour less
desirable for Stokie. I must admit that I thoroughly
enjoyed Stokie's tirade while he was looking for the
perpetrator of the crime against his shoes. <br><br>That's
one thing about Randy -- he always has been pure
emotion. There was never any hidden agenda or contrived
emotions for a situation. His antics on the court, the way
he played to the crowd, & even the way he confronted
refs or fellow players was from the heart. It was
hated by some but loved & respected by most. Randy was
one of the instrumental few that pushed beach
volleyball to some of its brightest moments. <br><br>Off the
court, Randy's persona changes 180 degrees. He's quiet,
almost shy. He's a doting father to his 2 beautiful
children, Shay & Shane. <br><br>Everything my family & I
have I owe to guys like Karch (Kiraly), Sinjin, Hov,
(Steve) Timmons, Whit (Mike Whitmarsh) -- all the great
players before the modern era. And, of course, Randy.
Thank you.

Stokie had given me the "Kong" (one-hand block) &
I was too embarrassed to call a timeout to tape my
finger. Smith/Stokie went on to win the double final, &
what made the loss even more nauseating was the
extended celebration they went through, making us wait
even longer at the net to shake hands. <br><br>Of
course, that win was No. 63 for Sinjin, & that broke the
all-time record held by Ron Von Hagen, so I guess they
were entitled. Worse than the celebration was facing
the brutal truth that my best game wasn't good enough
to deal with Stoklos & his all-around skills.
<br><br>The way he was blocking had elevated the game to a
level I was not accustomed to. Sound familiar? I
believe those same words have been used to describe Jack
Nicklaus, & in more recent times, Tiger Woods. I remember
sitting in the hotel room with my wife, Patty, confessing
that in my heart, I didn't feel like I could deal with
Stokie's block. Patty told me that maybe I needed to take
a hard look at my game & search for a way to win.
Great advice from a great lady. <br><br>To make a long
story short, I did take a long, hard look at my game. I
hit a lot less & moved the ball around a lot more --
especially against Stokie -- and ended up finishing the year
on a good note. Hov & I actually won the last 4
tournaments of the summer. Stokie's excellence had forced me
& everyone else on the tour to try to raise our
games to another level.

from NBCOlympics.com & Mike
Dodd<br><br><br><br>Stoklos/Smith? Don't hold your breath … <br> <br>Things have
been rather slow in the beach volleyball world, but
get ready for things to heat up real fast.
<br><br>During this time of winter reflection, I often thought
about Randy Stoklos. Three years ago, when he left the
AVP Tour, I thought he was still playing awesome. I
fully expected Randy to end up back with Sinjin (Smith)
to finish off his career on the FIVB Tour & maybe
earn a well-deserved appearance in Sydney. I finally
caught up with Randy the other day. It was so nice to
talk with him. <br><br>Great memories of the many
battles & great times we shared still fill my mind. I
remember the Hawaii Open, in 1987, when Tim Hovland & I
found ourselves in yet another final with
Smith-Stoklos. It had been a rough year for Hov & I, but that
weekend -- thanks to (Brent) Frohoff-(Scott) Ayakatubby,
who upset Smith/Stokie in the semis -- we looked
good. <br><br>We won the winners bracket, & the only
obstacle in the way of the title was the ever-present
Smith-Stoklos, who battled their way back into the final. I'll
never forget during a critical part of the 1st game,
around 12-12, Hov gave me a perfect set -- a ball that
for the previous 10 years I had buried without
thinking twice. Only this time, I hit the ball & before I
could even react, the ball was jammed back into my
hand, dislocating my little finger.

Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge
Series<br>April 13-16 in Deerfield Beach, Florida<br><br>Seed
Men's Main Draw<br>1. Adam Johnson, Laguna Beach,
Calif./Karch Kiraly, San Clemente, Calif.<br>2. Rob Heidger,
Redondo Beach, Calif./Kevin Wong, Los Angeles, Calif.
<br>3. Carl Henkel, Redondo Beach, Calif./Sinjin Smith,
Pacific Palisades, Calif.<br>4. Dain Blanton, Los
Angeles, Calif./Eric Fonoimoana, Hermosa Beach,
Calif.<br>5. Bill Boullianne, Redondo Beach, Calif./Ian Clark,
Hermosa Beach, Calif.<br>6. Mike Mattarocci, San Diego,
Calif./Devin Poolman, Redwood City, Calif.<br>7. Morgan
Chapman, Topanga, Calif./Greg Ryan, Torrance, Calif.<br>8.
Brent Doble, Dana Point, Calif./Lee LeGrande, Hermosa
Beach, Calif.<br>9-16 To be determined after April 13-14
Qualification Tournament<br><br>Seed Men's Qualification
Tournament (*seeds to be determined at April 12<br>technical
meeting)<br>1. Dax Holdren, Redondo Beach, Calif./Todd Rogers,
Goleta, Calif.<br>2. David Swatik, Manhattan Beach,
Calif./Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego, Calif.<br>3. Brent Frohoff,
Manhattan Beach, Calif./Adam Jewell, San Juan
Capistrano,<br>Calif.<br>4. Canyon Ceman, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Lewis,
Huntington Beach, Calif.<br>5. Scott Davenport, Redondo
Beach, Calif./Peter Goers, Dana Point, Calif.<br>6. Sean
Scott, San Diego, Calif./Matt Unger, Pacific Palisades,
Calif.<br>7. Scott Kiediasch, San Diego, Calif./Matthew
Sokolowski, Hermosa Beach, Calif.<br>No. 8, 9, 10 or 11* Paul
Baxter, Palm Springs, Calif./Mark Paaluhi,
Hermosa<br>Beach, Calif.<br>No. 8, 9, 10 or 11* Aaron Boss, Agoura,
Calif.Stein Metzger, Hermosa Beach,<br>Calif.<br>No. 8, 9, 10
or 11* Bryan Ivie, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Collin
Smith,<br>Hermosa Beach, Calif.<br>No. 8, 9, 10 or 11* David
Fischer, Santa Barbara, Calif./John Hribar,<br>Hermosa
Beach, Calif.<br>12. Jerry Graham, Hermosa Beach,
Calif./Chris Makos, Playa Del Rey, Calif.<br>13. Eric
Lazowski, Holland, Mich./John Vestal, Clinton Township,
Mich.<br>14. Gaston Macau, Coral Gables, Fla./Adam Roberts,
Murrells, Inlet, S.C.<br>15. James Van Zweiten, Jr.,
Pompano Beach, Fla./Eric Wurts, Fort
Lauderdale,<br>Fla.<br>No. 16 thru 25* David DiPierro, Pompano Beach,
Fla./Todd Hart, Pompano<br>Beach, Fla.<br>No. 16 thru 25*
Bill Maik, Cape Coral, Fla./ Brian Rutland, Boca
Raton,<br>Fla.<br>No. 16 thru 25* James Leslie, Cordova, Tenn./Paul
O'Leary, Cordova,<br>Tenn.<br>No. 16 thru 25* Jay Mears,
Pompano Beach, Fla./Andrew Pelski, Fort<br>Lauderdale,
Fla.<br>No. 16 thru 25* Dana Camacho, Fort Lauderdale,
Fla./Jake Elliott, Mt.<br>Pleasant, S.C.<br>No. 16 thru 25*
Matthew Heath, Delray Beach, Fla./Curtis Rollins,
Palm<br>Beach Gardens, Fla.<br>No. 16 thru 25* David Krobatsch,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Scott Rau, Fort<br>Lauderdale,
Fla.<br>No. 16 thru 25* Douglas Matthews, Fort Lauderdale,
Fla./Louis Messier,<br>Fort Lauderdale, Fla.<br>No. 16 thru
25* Marcos Macau, Coral Gables, Fla./ James Walls,
Fort<br>Lauderdale, Fla.<br>No. 16 thru 25* Kevin Craig, Deerfield
Beach, Fla./Douglas Nascimento,<br>Deerfield Beach, Fla.

I added two of my "Stokie" photos to the club's
album. I hope that you'll do the same if you have any
photos of him in action or with
yourselves!<br><br>Thanks for your time and have a great day,<br>JC

This is Randy Stoklos at the 'net going against
Mike Whitmarsh. Those two certainly had their battles
didn't
they?<br><br><br><a href=http://volleyball.org/ladydi/d4.jpg
target=new>http://volleyball.org/ladydi/d4.jpg</a><br><br><br>This is one of my
most favorite pictures of him that I
found while surfing on the 'net. It was taken by Diane
Williams.<br><br>Enjoy!<br>JC

IanClark-SINJIN SMITH Special
Appearance!!!!!<br>Heyas "AVP Young Guns Fanorama CLUB" Members"!!!<br>I
though you might like to check this out. Hope to see you
there. Take<br>care, Ian Clark.<br>SINJIN SMITH
HEADLINES OLYMPIANS PAST, PRESENT AND<br>FUTURE AT THE
COLORADO CROSSROADS<br>IRVINE, California (March 6, 2000)
-- Beach Volleyball Olympian,<br>Christopher St.
John "Sinjin" Smith, and FIVB Gold Medalist
and<br>Boulder native, Ian Clark, will make a special guest
appearance at the<br>Colorado Crossroads Junior National
Volleyball Qualificiation<br>Tournament, held at the
Colorado Convention Center March 17-19.<br>Smith and Clark
appear courtesy of MIKASA SPORTS, the
Official<br>Supplier of Volleyballs to the 2000 Summer Olympic
Games.<br>Sinjin Smith, a native of Pacific Palisades, Calif., is
a 5-time FIVB<br>World Champion and competed in the
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta,<br>Georgia. He was the
first player to reach the 100 win mark in the
history<br>of beach volleyball and held the record for open
wins for over a decade<br>with 139 total career
victories. In 1999, Smith re-teamed with Olympic<br>partner,
Carl Henkel of Redondo Beach, Calif. and the duo is
challenging<br>for their second Olympic Beach Volleyball appearance
at Bondi Beach in<br>Sydney, Australia this
September. As members of the U.S. Beach<br>Volleyball
National Team, Smith and Henkel compete full time on
the<br>FIVB World Tour, the official beach volleyball Olympic
qualification<br>tour for the Sydney Games. <br>Smith played
collegiately at UCLA, leading the Bruins to
multiple<br>National Championships and earning All-American honors.
Smith is a<br>member of the FIVB's International Beach
Volleyball World Council,<br>serving as its President, and
at age 42 is the oldest active beach
volleyball<br>Olympian.<br>Appearing with Smith is U.S. National Beach
Volleyball
Teammate, Ian<br>Clark, native of Boulder, Colo. Clark won
a gold medal at the 1999<br>FIVB World Tour Mexico
Open and is currently ranked fifth on the
U.S.<br>Beach Volleyball depth chart. He was named Rookie of
the Year in 1995<br>on the American-based Assoc. of
Volleyball Professionals beach<br>volleyball tour. He led
the Pepperdine Waves to an NCAA Men's<br>National
Championship, followed by a gold medal performance at
the<br>1993 U.S. Olympic Festival.<br>Joining Smith and Clark
at the Colorado Crossroads event will be the<br>U.S.
Paralympic Team among others. The team will do a
demonstration<br>on court on Saturday, March 18, immediately followed
by an autograph<br>session with team members and
staff.<br>All autograph sessions will take place at the
Colorado Convention<br>Center, Lobby B, in the MIKASA
booth. The first 200 people in line to<br>meet Sinjin
Smith and Ian Clark on Saturday, March 18, will receive
a<br>free gift from MIKASA.<br>MIKASA is the Official
Supplier for volleyball, beach volleyball and<br>water
polo for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney,
Australia,<br>marking a record setting 9th Olympic Games for the
company. With the<br>addition of beach volleyball in 1996
and women's water polo in 2000,<br>MIKASA is the
leading supplier of inflatable ball equipment to
the<br>Olympic Games. MIKASA is also an official sponsor of the
Colorado<br>Crossroads and host Front Range Volleyball Club. The company
is world<br>famous for its technological advances in
the robotic ball production of<br>Olympic game balls
since 1964 and was the first to introduce the use
of<br>robotic technology to the world market from its
headquarters in<br>Hiroshima, Japan. MIKASA is proud of its
worldwide efforts to regulate<br>and monitor the highest
ethical labor practices in the manufacturing of
all<br>products.<br>For more information, please visit online at
www.mikasa.net or contact<br>Lori Okimura at 949-863-1588 or
Lori@...<br>Unca Nick

Here's something funny to read:<br>I just saw
Karch, AJ, Adam Jewell and Scott Davenport today
practicing. They were great! Adam Jewell used his foot to get
a ball up, a la Randy Stoklos in "Side Out." I
wanted to ask Adam (jokingly of course)," So, those
dance lessons paid off, eh?" But, I chickened out
because maybe he wouldn't get the joke. ;O

TEAM USA VS. TEAM BRAZIL IN A SHOWDOWN IN
BRAZIL!! It might be a showcase of what we're going to see
in Sydney, Australia...well without being in a 4some
though...<br><br>beachmania article!! <br><br>This one is hot off of the
press!! 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.).