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April 17, 2018

Wining and dining Hall of Famer Jose Loiola

To read through the old LA Times archives, to dig through all of the gushing, flattering pieces, is to remember Jose Loiola as a man...

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Published on April 17, 2018 15:12

April 11, 2018

The weird-athletic Witt sisters prep for rookie season as professionals

Don’t let them fool you, these Witts, with their Colgate smiles and constant giggles and impossibly amiable personalities. Then again, how could you not be...

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Published on April 11, 2018 03:00

April 4, 2018

Stanford beach volleyball at the athletic and academic top

Stanford beach volleyball is, in one aspect at least, no different than any other athletic team in that every member has their role. Like, say,...

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Published on April 04, 2018 11:13

March 29, 2018

SANDCAST is giving back to the community that has already given it so much

The idea began, fittingly enough, sometime around Christmas, the giving season. The podcast that Tri Bourne and I host, SANDCAST, was doing well in its...

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Published on March 29, 2018 15:35

March 27, 2018

Talking LSU beach volleyball, building a program…and crawfish boils

A common issue being navigated by the vast majority of college beach volleyball coaches: “What tools did they have in their indoor game?” LSU beach...

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Published on March 27, 2018 15:53

March 24, 2018

Alix Klineman just keeps on winning

This feature on Alix Klineman appears in the March issue of DiG Magazine. Read more features in DiG, which include a column from Casey Patterson,...

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Published on March 24, 2018 15:37

March 20, 2018

A high school junior just reminded me why I write

I received an email from a reader on Tuesday morning. This isn’t anything new. I receive a lot of emails – or texts or tweets...

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Published on March 20, 2018 13:56

March 15, 2018

AVP Huntington Beach: This is going to be madness

This is a lot to take in. In case you missed it, the AVP sent out a press release detailing the format of the AVP/FIVB...

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Published on March 15, 2018 13:07

March 14, 2018

Drinking wine, talking volley with Maddison McKibbin

Maddison McKibbin was finished. Finished with volleyball. Finished with being overseas. Finished with not being paid. Finished with the shady ownership of international volleyball teams....

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Published on March 14, 2018 11:44

March 7, 2018

Canada re-establishing itself as a beach power with Sam Schachter and Sam Pedlow

Sam Pedlow remembers the crying. There he was, a full-fledged Canadian, playing hockey, his country’s past-time sport, the American equivalent of football, at a fairly...

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Published on March 07, 2018 05:00