So, here's the deal. If you want to participate in this year's draft,
you'll have to send your list to Scott Hammon's e-mail addy. His e-
mail addy is: volleyball.guide@...

You'll have to get players from the top and the bottom as well as
making them for both the men and the women.

But, you must hurry since the next event will be here before we know
it!

Good luck,
JC

Armato taking it to the beach
By; Marcia C. Smith
May 28, 2002


HUNTINGTON BEACH -- His cell phone rang every five minutes. On the
other end was a client, a corporate sponsor, his assistant, or
someone from the all-important Rolodex who needed Leonard Armato's
assistance.

Armato, the sports agent best known for brokering nearly $250 million
in deals for the Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal, was taking calls Friday
courtside - center courtside at the Huntington Beach Open, the first
stop on the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour.

The AVP, which Armato co-founded with Sinjin Smith in 1983, is now
his top client. He bought it. He owns it. He is its commissioner.

He is its lifeguard, performing mouth-to-mouth on the once-glamorous
pro beach tour that nearly drowned because of player feuds,
untelevised tournaments, absent sponsors and bankruptcy.

Armato could have stayed the millionaire super agent, living a
healthy, wealthy existence in designer sportcoats and the climate-
controlled confines of his El Segundo-based company, Digital Media
Campus.

Instead, Armato, a former beach volleyball player, is out here,
making his mark in the sand, getting whipped by the wind, wearing an
AVP T-shirt, khakis and black Nikes that fill with sand at every step.

"Excuse me for one second," Armato said, taking a sip from a Jamba
Juice smoothie before taking yet another call, making another rescue,
this one to please an AVP marketing partner.


Karch Kiraly, the three-time Olympic gold medalist and enduring
attraction, is out here, too, making a save by playing the game.

The 41-year-old from San Clemente is still bronze, barechested and
sporting Speedo trunks and the hot-pink hat with the
upturned "Speedo" bill.

And he's still winning, still making sacrifice-your-sternum saves to
keep the match - and this tour - alive. He even is a co-host of
the "AVP Hour," Thursdays on KMPC/1540 with Smith.

"Leonard laid out a strategy for us, and the players are on board,"
said Kiraly, the winningest pro beach player with 142 titles and
nearly $3 million in earnings. "We want to bring the AVP back to its
glory years."

In less than a year, Armato, 49, has used his influence to restore
luster to the tour he last managed a decade ago.

He called for a "new AVP," unified the men's and women's tours, and
he had the players sign four-year contracts. They agreed to get
along, play under FIVB (volleyball's international federation) rules
and sell the sport.

Armato signed the star players - Kiraly, 2000 Olympic gold medalists
Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana and world-renown women Holly McPeak
and Elaine Youngs - and kept the admission free.

"This is the beginning of the a new, better and bigger AVP," said
McPeak, 33, who has won 56 titles and who married Armato in
November. "We feel like pros again."

Armato got the AVP a new look that included bright yellow and black
tour logos on banners, flags, the borders of nets and on souvenir
merchandise.

He landed blue-chip sponsors for about $1million apiece: Nissan,
PepsiCo's Gatorade, Microsoft's Xbox, and Anheuser-Busch's Michelob
Light.

Hair care company Paul Mitchell pitched a sponsor tent in the sand.
Wilson furnished the official ball and branded the giant inflatable
volleyball. The U.S. Army put up a rock wall for spectators to climb.
Canadian company Kinesys produced a line of AVP-logo-bearing
sunscreens.

He pitched his AVP as a "sexy sport," perfect for summertime, with
its fast-paced game played by barechested men and bikini-clad women
who are beautiful, tanned, trim and toned.

And he got the cameras rolling. NBC will broadcast two events in
August and Fox Sports the remaining five on tape-delay.

"I don't see how Leonard could have done any more," said Kiraly,
scanning the Huntington Beach venue that, compared with last year,
featured more grandstands, more corporate signage and more promise
for the future.


Seven hours after he was ankle-deep in the Huntington Beach sand,
Armato was courtside again - at Staples Center for Game 3 of the
Western Conference finals between the Lakers and Sacramento Kings.

Armato has floor seats across from the Lakers bench and across from
O'Neal, who last summer fired Armato, his agent for 10 years, in part
for devoting too much time to resuscitating the AVP.

The two still talk.

"I see an upside to the AVP, which was a tour in the ER, flatlining,"
Armato says. "Now, with a three-year plan, the right players and
sponsors, we've put it on life support and have tried to give it a
life of its own."

Armato could have been just fine being the superagent, donning the
sportcoat and watching a client score 20 points and pull in 19
rebounds in the best show in town from the best seats at Staples.

Instead, Armato is answering the call to run his own show. And he
will have to save it first to make it last.

AVP Hour on the radio Courtesy of Hugo Rec.Sport.Volleyball
>
> In yesterday's LA Times (May 17, 2002), a column
> written by Larry Stewart, he mentiones that:
>
> "Karch Kiraly and Sinjin Smith will co-host a new
> weekly show, "The AVP Hour," on KMPC (1540 AM) Thursdays,
> 7-8 p.m., beginning next week (May 23, 2002)."
>
> However, I listened to KMPC earlier today (Sat. May 18)
> and I heard a commercial for it and "Geeter" (Chris McGee)
> said that he and Sinjin will be hosting this new
> weekly show. He also said that if you don't listen
> you'll get sand kicked in your face! ;-) Anyway,
> whoever is hosting, it's good to know that the
> vball community is getting high profile ambassadors
> of the game to get the word out about beach
> volleyball on the radio!
> Yay volleyball! I hope that we can continue this
> well into the future. :-)
>
> Hugo
>
> Hey Hugo,Thanks for the info.Any coverage of the AVP by its Players
> is welcome news.By the way Ian Clark has had his own radio show of
> sorts on Live365 for over 2 years now.Take a listen to DJ
Slimknicky1
> at the following link:
>
> Listen!!! to "I-RADIO AVP" IMAN'S Broadcasting in Stereo!!!24/7
>
> Featuring "DJ- KNICKY" playing all the hits for AVP fans!!!
> Coming SOON,Player I-Views & Past Years &Current AVP Event coverage
in
> Real Audio!
>
> http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=slimnicky1

"Karch Kiraly and Sinjin Smith will co-host a new
> weekly show, "The AVP Hour," on KMPC (1540 AM) Thursdays,
> 7-8 p.m., beginning next week (May 23, 2002)."

You can listen to it live on the internet on your computer
here,follow
this link:

KMPC
Sporting News Radio
Los Angeles
1540
Los Angeles, CA.

http://mediaframe.yahoo.com/launch?lid=wma-28-p.1005202&p=radio&c=affi
liate&f=278235535&.abg=000000&.small=1&.ch_cursel=&.rst=a&.adw=http%3a
//www.broadcast.com/radio/sports/kmpc/kmpc_dw.htm&.image=http%3a//us.i
1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/radio/st/kmpc.jpg&a=0,30

GO IMAN & Scotty at Huntington Beach AVP 2002 !!!!!!!

Unca Nick

Hey

I think I got there a bit late and then had a lot of trouble logging
in. volleyballadm said I should recieve an email. Please note that I'm
at metroava@...

thanks
Allen

Please know this: make your list of players from the men and women
out on Tour now! perhaps a list of twenty will suffice.

good luck!
JC

--- In theavpyounggunsfanorama@y..., "avp_bchbum" <avp_bchbum@y...>
wrote:
> We've changed the date and time for this year's fantasy draft. It
> will now take place tomorrow night at 7 PM Pacific time.
>
> All you have to do is log in at
> http://volleyball.about.com/mpchat.htm.
>
> Remember to prepare your list of players!
>
> take care,
>
> JC

We've changed the date and time for this year's fantasy draft. It
will now take place tomorrow night at 7 PM Pacific time.

All you have to do is log in at
http://volleyball.about.com/mpchat.htm.

Remember to prepare your list of players!

take care,

JC

I'm not sure if I can guarantee that. But, send them to me.

--- In theavpyounggunsfanorama@y..., "metroava" <metroava@c...> wrote:
> I don't think I'll be home in time. Can you pick mine based on last
> years standings?
>
> Thanks
> Alro's Aces

I don't think I'll be home in time. Can you pick mine based on last
years standings?

Thanks
Alro's Aces

actla, e-mail me a list of your players and we'll try to get your top
picks.

--- In theavpyounggunsfanorama@y..., actla <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> What if I won't be home for the draft? Can I still get a team?

What if I won't be home for the draft? Can I still get a team?

remember that the fantasy pool draft is tomorrow at 4 pm. It'll take
place here:

http://volleyball.about.com/

come and pick your players from list of the men and women!

Good luck!
JC

2002 Television Schedule

DATE LOCATION TV
May 24-26
June 7-9
June 14-16
June 28-30
August 9-11
August 23-25
September 5-7 Huntington Beach, CA
Hermosa Beach, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Belmar, NJ
Manhattan Beach, CA
Chicago, IL
Las Vegas, NV Fox Sports Net *
Fox Sports Net *
Fox Sports Net *
Fox Sports Net *
NBC (4PM - 6PM EST)
NBC (2PM - 4PM EST)
Fox Sports Net *


* Fox Sports telecasts will be delayed one week and shown on
Saturdays (2:30 PM - 4:00 PM)


2002 Tour Schedule


  Huntington Beach  May 24th - May 26th
  Hermosa Beach  June 7th - June 9th
  Santa Barbara June 14th - June 16th
  Belmar  June 28th - June 30th
  Manhattan Beach  May 24th - May 26th
  Chicago  Aug 22nd - Aug 25th
  Las Vegas Sept 4th - Sept 7th

hello all!

My really good friend, Albert Hannemann, sent these to me. So, I
thought I'd bring them to your attention. I'm very excited for the
season to start as it's ging to be a nice reward after working so
hard this Spring (I'm receiving my AA degree on Friday! WOO WOO!).

Also, on the women's side of things, I'm very happy that one of my
CDM high school classmates (and awesome friend), Kim Coleman is
playing in her first AVP event! She's the 11th seeded team in the
qualifier. So, I do hope you're attending the event to cheer her on!
(buena suerte mi amiga!)

On the men's side, a lot of new teams formed during the off season. I
can tell you that I see some teams picking up where they left off
(Whitty/Canyon & Stein/Kevin) whereas others need to work on
communication and skills a lil bit more.

Enjoy reading the seedings!
JC

P.S. Good luck Jim!

---***---

             Entry               Team
Rank     Player 1       Seed     Player 2       Seed
Seed
1    Stein   Metzger     1.67    Kevin   Wong    1.67    1.67
Main Draw
2    Todd    Rogers  2.33    Sean    Scott   4   3.165   Main Draw

3    Eric    Fonoimoana  4.5     Dax     Holdren     2.33
3.415    Main Draw
4    Canyon  Ceman   4   Mike    Whitmarsh   4   4
Main Draw
5    Albert  Hannemann   4   Jeff    Nygaard     7.5
5.75     Main Draw
6    Ian     Clark   7.25    Scott   Davenport   7.5     7.375
Main Draw
7    Brent   Doble   6   Karch   Kiraly  9   7.5     Main Draw

8    Adam    Jewell  7.25    Collin  Smith   10.5    8.875   Main Draw

9    Michael     Lambert     13.75   Lee     LeGrande    6
9.875    Main Draw
10   Jose "PEPE"     Delahoz     13  Daniel  Cardenas    9
11   Main Draw
11   Paul    Baxter  11.5    Jason   Ring    11.5    11.5    Main Draw

12   Aaron   Boss    10.5    Scotty  Lane    14  12.25   Main Draw

13   Mark    Williams    12  Sean    Rosenthal   13
12.5     Main Draw
14   Dain    Blanton     10.67   Carl    Henkel  15  12.835
Main Draw
15   Jake    Elliott     13  Brian   Soldano     13  13
Main Draw
16   Casey   Jennings    14  Brad    Torsone     14  14
Main Draw
17   Nick    Hannemann   10  Mark    Paaluhi     19
14.5     Main Draw
18   Jim     Nichols     9   Colin   Wellman     21  15
Main Draw
19   David   Fischer     14  Jerry   Graham  19  16.5
Main Draw
20   Leeland     Quinn   17  David   Smith   20  18.5
Main Draw
21   Scott   Ayaktubby   6.5     Brian   Lewis   33  19.75
Main Draw
22   John    Anselmo     19  Chad    Mowrey  21  20
Main Draw
23   Eduardo     Bacil   7.5     Frederico   Souza   33
20.25    Main Draw
24   Michael     Mattarocci  32  David   Swatik  9
20.5     Main Draw
1    Mark    Kerins  16  Eddie   Stokes  17  16.5    Qualifier

2    Eli     Fairfield   25  Juan    Rodriques   13  19
Qualifier
3    John    Hyden   29  Christian   McCaw   12.5    20.75
Qualifier
4    Randall     Koerv   17  Rifat   Agi     26.33   21.665
Qualifier
5    Brandon     Taliaferro  33  Andy    Witt    11  22
Qualifier
6    Skyler Dale     Davis   23  Tim     Wooliver    23  23
Qualifier
7    Adam    Roberts     23  Jim     Walls   25  24
Qualifier
8    Chris   Makos   17  Scott   Wong    33  25  Qualifier

9    Daniel  Fisher  28  Matt    Riley   28  28  Qualifier

10   Jeff    Hall    31  Matt    Olson   25  28  Qualifier

11   Brian   MacDonald   27  Dancer  Styles  30  28.5
Qualifier
12   Tom     Black   30  Andrew  Vasquez     30  30
Qualifier
13   Sean    Burke   27  Saiade  Souikane    35  31
Qualifier
14   Evan    Silberstein     33  James   VanZwieten  30.33
31.665   Qualifier
15   Morgan  Mainz   35  Anthony     Medel   29  32
Qualifier
16   Mike    Scales  31  Ty  Loomis  33  32  Qualifier

17   Brett   Scharf  31.75   Jon     Beerman     33  32.375
Qualifier
18   Matt    Heath   33  Gaston  Macau   33  33  Qualifier

19   William Donnie  Harris  45  Alika   Williams    21  33
Qualifier
20   Masui   Allen   33  Dave    Goss    33  33  Qualifier

21   Art     Barron  33  Jesse   Spring  33  33  Qualifier

22   Aaron   Davis   33  Tim     Fuehrer     33  33
Qualifier
23   Michael     Doucette    33  Jason   King    33  33
Qualifier
24   Jeremy  Drescher    33  Daniel  Skilins     33  33
Qualifier
25   Ralph   Garcia  33  Kyle    Patton  33  33  Qualifier

26   Erik    Gomez   33  Mark    Lee     33  33  Qualifier

27   Pete    Kucera  33  Brennan     Robison     33  33
Qualifier
28   Jason   Lee     33  Reid    Priddy  33  33  Qualifier

29   Mitch   Painovich   33  Walter  Sims    33  33
Qualifier
30   Torry   Tukuafu     33  Justin  Oleole  33  33
Qualifier
31   Mike    Desjardins  34  Levi    Gundert     33
33.5     Qualifier
32   Anthony     Mihalic     31  Brett   Becker  37  34
Qualifier
33   Scott   Hill    37  Tom     Slauterbeck     32  34.5
Qualifier
34   Jack    Quinn   37  Matthew     Sokolowski  34
35.5     Qualifier
35   Jeff    Smith   37  Mike    Szymanski   37  37
Qualifier
36   John    Braunstein  37  Dane    Pearson     37  37
Qualifier
37   Gary    Barnes  35  Ran     Kumgisky    43  39
Qualifier
38   sam     haghighi    45  Karl    Owens   33  39
Qualifier
39   Jeff    Alzina  45  Scott   Herdman     33  39
Qualifier
40   Ryan    Fisher  45  Arqum   Iqbal   33  39  Qualifier

41   Thomas  Mraz    45  Myron   Miller  33  39  Qualifier

42   Robson  Ferro   33  Pete    Guthy   45  39  Qualifier

43   Tom     Barber  41  Brian   Duff    39  40  Qualifier

44   Christopher     Guigliano   47.67   Nathan  Yuma    33
40.335   Qualifier
45   Lucas   Wisniakowski    50.33   Lance   Walker  33  41.665
Qualifier
46   Kevin   Dake    39.67   Evan    Hook    45  42.335  Qualifier

47   Chuck   Moore   53  Ed  Ratledge    33  43
Qualifier
48   Wiliam  Johnson     53  Scot    Stover  33  43
Qualifier
49   Joseph  Boken   53  Cody    Cowell  33  43  Qualifier

50   Vincent     Robbins     33  Justin  Hersey  53  43
Qualifier
51   Brian   Chapman     43  Craig   Geibel  45  44
Qualifier
52   Mark    Reilly  45  Richard     VanHuizen   45  45
Qualifier
53   Colin   Kaslow  47.67   Blake   Newman  45  46.335  Qualifier

54   Ryan    Cronin  42.33   Jason   Greenlaw    51.25   46.79
Qualifier
55   Jason   Miller  45  Joe     Stollings   49  47
Qualifier
56   Craig   Donen   33  Bret    Shellabarger    61  47
Qualifier
57   Pedro   Leal    33  Yariv   Lerner  61  47  Qualifier

58   Robert  Lorch   33  Tony    Prey    61  47  Qualifier

59   Bivin   Sadler  61  Andy    Shean   33  47  Qualifier

60   Jeff    Murrell     45  Eric    Roberts     51  48
Qualifier
61   Corey   Glave   49  Scott   Kaedish     49  49
Qualifier
62   Dan     Mintz   61  Henry Chad  Wick    47.67   54.335
Qualifier
63   Jeremy  Harvey  61  Nathan  Harvey  61  61  Qualifier

64   Dragan  Ognjanovic  61  Michael     Risley  61  61
Qualifier
65   Jesse   Webster     61  Matt    Wilkens     61  61
Qualifier


---***----

             Entry               Team
Rank     Player 1       Seed     Player 2       Seed
Seed
1    Elaine  Youngs  2.25    Holly   McPeak  2.25    2.25    Main Draw

2    Dianne  DeNecochea  3.5     Barbra  Fontana     2.25
2.875    Main Draw
3    Lisa    Arce    2.25    Linda   Hanley  4.25    3.25    Main Draw

4    Nancy   Mason   5.67    Wendy   Stammer     3.5     4.585
Main Draw
5    Katy    Eldridge    6.5     Jennifer    Meredith
4.75     5.625   Main Draw
6    Carrie  Busch   6.5     Leanne  Schuster    5.67    6.085
Main Draw
7    Liz     Masakayan   4.75    Jen     Pavley  8.33    6.54
Main Draw
8    Danalee     Bragado     8   Rachel  Wacholder   6.5
7.25     Main Draw
9    Cary    Wendell     8.5     Ali     Wood    8   8.25
Main Draw
10   Jen     Kessy   10  Heather     Lowe    10  10
Main Draw
11   Lia     Young   12  Gracie  Santana-Baeni   11  11.5
Main Draw
12   Annett  Davis   25  Jennifer    Jordan  25  25
Main Draw - Wild Card
13   Valinda     hilleary    13  Pat     Keller  10
11.5     Main Draw
14   Katie   Lindquist   14  Tracy   Lindquist   11
12.5     Main Draw
15   Marla   O'Hara  15  Kristen     Schritter   11  13
Main Draw
16   Rhonda  Kottke  15.67   Marsha  miller  11  13.335  Main Draw

17   Daven   Casad-Allison   15  Kim     Zuffelato   15  15
Main Draw
18   Michelle    Morse   15  Liz     Pagano  15.67   15.335
Main Draw
19   Stephanie   Cox     6.5     Jen     Holdren     25
15.75    Main Draw
1    Kaili   Kimura  14.33   Sarah   Schroeder   14.33   14.33
Qualifier
2    Erin    Galli   16  Barbara     Nyland  16  16
Qualifier
3    Jeanette    Simenson    17  Julie   Sprague     15
16   Qualifier
4    Mary    Baily   18  Helen   Reale   18  18  Qualifier

5    Annett  McArthur    18  Sarah   White   18  18
Qualifier
6    Paula   Roca    25  Lynda   Street  13  19  Qualifier

7    Jill    Changaris   22  Lisa    Marshall    25.75
23.875   Qualifier
8    Nicole  Audette     25.75   Alicia  Zamparelli  24
24.875   Qualifier
9    Cherry  Simkins     25  Darina  Staneva     25  25
Qualifier
10   Angie   Akers   25  Ashley  Bowles  25  25  Qualifier

11   Kimberly    Coleman     25  Lu  Freire  25  25
Qualifier
12   Reta    Dominguez   25  Pia     Salazar     25  25
Qualifier
13   Macalani    Hovey   25  Suzanne     McReynolds  25
25   Qualifier
14   Gina    Kirstein    25  Tanya   Bond    25  25
Qualifier
15   Sheri   Leverette   25  Wendy   Martin  25  25
Qualifier
16   Alicia  Polzin  25  Saralyn     Smith   25  25
Qualifier
17   Shawn   Roscoe  25  Jodi    Beaugrand   25  25
Qualifier
18   Barbara     Birnbaum    25  Karen   Helyer  26.33
25.665   Qualifier
19   Laura   Higgins     25  Caron   Janc    27  26
Qualifier
20   Kerri   Eich    23.5    Kelly   Rowe    29  26.25   Qualifier

21   Natacha     Nelson  27.67   Maggie  Philgence   25
26.335   Qualifier
22   Jeannette   Hecker  25  Sharman     Mitchell    29
27   Qualifier
23   April   Chapple-Zanella     30  Danielle    Scott   25
27.5     Qualifier
24   Josie   Youngblood  30.33   Karen   Reitz   25  27.665
Qualifier
25   Tanya   Fuamatu     29  Heidi   Ilustre     29  29
Qualifier
26   Valerie     Duringer    25  Shannon     Sneed   33
29   Qualifier
27   Leisa   Butler  33  Maureen     Milnamow    25  29
Qualifier
28   Lori    Albright    37  Catie   Fleisher    23.5
30.25    Qualifier
29   Jen     Hoft    31  Suzie   Turner  30.75   30.875  Qualifier

30   Heather     Hafner  25  Jean    Mathews     37  31
Qualifier
31   Katherine   Fay     37  Michelle    Taulbee     25
31   Qualifier
32   Julie   James   25  Sam     Meador  37  31  Qualifier

33   Patty   Niemeyer    37  Renee   Richey  25  31
Qualifier
34   Liza    DeLosReyes  31.67   Renee   Smith   31.67   31.67
Qualifier
35   Jessica     Alvarado    33  Danielle    Shinn   33
33   Qualifier
36   Gigi    Krueger     37  Barbara     Letts   29  33
Qualifier

There are some teams that I saw that really need some work (not going
to name names) and some that didn't.

The new teams out on the beach surely will make this season exciting.
I really want to see how well Karch does with Brent. Obviously, they
can do a lot better than their 33rd finish from the FIVB event a few
years ago.

I expect to see Mike/Canyon and Kevin/Stein in the finals as they
have the chemistry working as well as experience going for them as a
team.

There are too many partnerships to comment about, but I have touched
on a few.

I would also like to see some new faces in the winner's circle!

Damon,

we're working on the date and time for the "lottery" pick. It'll ake
place in the about.com's chat room. I want it ot take place on Sunday
cuz I have too many things this week that are making it so hectic.

http://volleyball.about.com/


see ya soon!
JC

--- In theavpyounggunsfanorama@y..., "aofdnw" <aofdnw@y...> wrote:
> Hello,
>   Could someone please send me any info on the AVP fantasy league.
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Damon
> AofDnw@y...

Hello,
   Could someone please send me any info on the AVP fantasy league.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Damon
AofDnw@...

I am over from Big Board at AVP.com. Good luck with fantasy league!




--- In theavpyounggunsfanorama@y..., gidget_tiny <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> Lynn,
> my apologies, as co-moderator I've been so busy job-hunting that
I've
> been totally horrible at posting. So I've tried to be good and post
> some photos. I'm hoping to catch Huntington so I can start off the
> new season right- especially since, after talking to my newest and
> greatest coach ever (this is a shameless plug for Chris Makos),
it's
> going to be a short season.
>
> I'm also going to invite some players and see if I can't help you
get
> that fantasy league up and running. I'll see if I can invite some
of
> the newer young guns to post in this club!
> xo
> Ghen

Lynn,
my apologies, as co-moderator I've been so busy job-hunting that I've
been totally horrible at posting. So I've tried to be good and post
some photos. I'm hoping to catch Huntington so I can start off the
new season right- especially since, after talking to my newest and
greatest coach ever (this is a shameless plug for Chris Makos), it's
going to be a short season.

I'm also going to invite some players and see if I can't help you get
that fantasy league up and running. I'll see if I can invite some of
the newer young guns to post in this club!
xo
Ghen

here's some more info that I found:

5/24-26 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball - Pro beach volleyball tournament
with Friday" Amateur" qualifier, 9am-5pm. Sat. 9am-6:30pm. Sun. 8am-
4:30pm. Sunday Finals: Women 2:30pm. Men 3:30pm. South side of the
pier. Free to watch. Souvenir, sponsor and merchandise sales and
sponsor product sampling Sat. & Sun. Sunday matches televised on Fox
Sports Network. Contact: Matt Gage (310) 426-7108 www.avp.com  Youth
Clinic Friday at 3:00pm, call Jeff David (310) 426-8000 for further
information.

http://www.mervynsbeachbash.com/home/default.sps

The Mervyn's Beach Bash 2002 site is now up and running! I'm sure
it'll have some great photos as well as updates once the event
starts, so check it out!

P.S. Don't forget to check out the various web cams around Hermosa
Beach!

Ceman/Whitmarsh
Here are some of the squads that I believe will be teeing off in
Huntington Beach in a few weeks.

Dax/Fanoi
Scott/Rogers
Ack/Lewy
Karch/Doble
Legrande/Lambert
Smith/Jewell
Blanton/Henkel
Swatik/Mattarocci
N.Hanneman/Paahluhi
Davenport/Clark
Boss/Lane
Metzger/Wong
Cardenas/Delahoz
Rosenthal/Williams
Torsone/Jennings
Nygaard/Hanneman
Anselmo/Mowrey
McCaw/Hyden
Nichols/Wellman
Fisher/Graham
Makos/Wong
Quinn/Smith

I am sure I have missed a bunch, but the list will hopefully be out
soon for all to see. This list is not in any order by seed and is
as far as I know accurate from what I hear on the beach.

Best Wishes,
Bax

In today's Daily Pilot, there's roughly a quarter page ad. It has Lee
LeGrande spiking past the block of MiKe Whitmarsh, Eric Fonoimoana
making a dig, Holly McPeak waiting for a serve, and Elaine Youngs
setting the ball.

The tag line says "it's hot at the beach!"

FREE ADMISSION

Saturday, May 25th 9AM-5PM

Sunday, May 26th 9AM-4PM (semifinals at 10 AM)

AVP serve, pass & hit challenge all weekend long!

AVP Youth Clinic Friday 4PM-6PM
AVP Youth Tournament 8AM Start Time

http://easyreader.hermosawave.net/news2002/storypage.asp?
StoryID=20020561

Sports News

Beach Cities Sports

Contestant in Sunday's Surfrider Earth Day Contest look for advice
from an El Porto local. Photo by Ray Vidal

Dig for Kids Foundation Celebrates summer

Eric Fonoimoana's Dig For Kids foundation starts the summer
celebrations with a bachelor and bachelorette auction at the Sangria
restaurant on Thursday, April 25. Dig for Kids funds volleyball
programs for inner city kids. Fonoimoana formed the foundation after
winning the beach volleyball gold medal with Dane Blanton at the
Sydney Olympics. A fashion show by High Five Boutique, a silent
auction, music hors d'oeuvres and door prizes will also be featured
at the fundraiser. Tickets are $50 ($75 at the door) and may be
purchased at Sangria or High Five Boutique at 53 Pier Ave. Hermosa
Beach. Or send check to Dig For Kids, 634-7th St., Hermosa Beach, CA
90254. For more information call 493-7077.

Basketball camps

Dave Miller, a 17-year NCAA coaching veteran, is offering summer
basketball camps this summer in June, July and August. The sessions
are open to boys and girls ages 4 to 13 and cost $250 per week. To
register or receive an application call 643-7978 or visit
www.mvpcamp.com.

2002 AVP Tour

The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) returns to
Huntington Beach, CA for the first of seven stops on the 2002 AVP
tour when the worlds premier men's and women's beach volleyball
players compete in the Huntington Beach Open on May 24-26. The event
will feature 48 teams of the world's best athletes in competition for
their share of over $1 million in AVP tour prize money. The complete
2002 AVP Tour Schedule is: Huntington Beach (May 24-26), Hermosa
Beach (June 7-9th), Santa Barbara (June 14-16th), Belmar (June 28-
30), Manhattan Beach (Aug 9-11), Chicago (Aug 23-25), Las Vegas,
(Sept 5-7). For more information and player registration visit
www.avp.com.

I have some items from Karch, Whitty, Albert Hannemann, Lee LeGrande,
Ian Clark, Beef, Adam Jewell, Kevin Wong, and Todd Rogers. Who are
the other players that you would like to see contribute to our cause?
Perhaps, I can ask a few more players to donate some signed items
after hearing your suggestions.

Also, the reason why I would like to conduct the "lottery" in mid-May
is cuz I don't know who is playing and who's not. We'll have to
wait 'til the teams are known.

I'm not participating in this year's fantasy, so I can spend the time
making sure everyone has the correct points as well as having enough
prizes for everyone.

more info will be posted soon!

The fantasy league will start after May 17th cuz of my final exams
and also I'm trying to get more players to donate some items.

--- In theavpyounggunsfanorama@y..., "avp_bchbum" <avp_bchbum@y...> wrote:
> You'll be able to pick your teams as well as win some prizes from
> various professionals on Tour! We'll have our "lottery" of players
> in the About.com's chat room. I'll schedule a date and time that is
> best for everyone to participate. Currently, I'm gathering signed
> items from various players. EVERYONE WILL WIN SOMETHING!!
>
> So, please do post a date and time you'd be avaivlable to chat and
> pick your team members!
>
> See ya,
> Lynn
>
> ***P.S. Please note the winners will need to send me a self-addressed
> envelope along with postage for the item. I wish I could pay for it
> myself, but I don't have that kind of money to be spending for thirty
> (or more people).

Hows Thursday at 10:pm EST?

You'll be able to pick your teams as well as win some prizes from
various professionals on Tour! We'll have our "lottery" of players
in the About.com's chat room. I'll schedule a date and time that is
best for everyone to participate. Currently, I'm gathering signed
items from various players. EVERYONE WILL WIN SOMETHING!!

So, please do post a date and time you'd be avaivlable to chat and
pick your team members!

See ya,
Lynn

***P.S. Please note the winners will need to send me a self-addressed
envelope along with postage for the item. I wish I could pay for it
myself, but I don't have that kind of money to be spending for thirty
(or more people).

There will be numerous new pairings once the season starts! I went up
to Hermosa Beach and saw (and heard) for myself! So, look for updates
on the AVP Tour web site!

I saw George at Hermosa Beach on Wednesday morning as I was watching
Canyon, Collin, Mike Mattarocci and Jeff Nyggard (spelling) train.
George came by and chatted it up for a bit. I was very nervous and
asked him kindly if he would send me 2 autographed pictures (one for
me and one for my Dad). He politely accepted and I gave him a few
bucks for postage and what not. Anyway, in my mail today were the 2
photos! I just wanted to thank George for being such a great guy and
I didn't expect him them so quickly!

I sure do hope to see him out on Tour in 2002! It'll be interesting
who he'll pick up as a partner!

Latest 2002 FIVB "tentative schedule" as posted
to the FIVB
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