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AVP League Championships Set for Chicago – Whats at Stake

August 26, 2025February 20, 2026 andy_benesh, brandie_wilkerson, kelly_cheng, kristen_nuss, melissa_humana_paredes, miles_partain, phil_dalhausser, taylor_crabb, taylor_sander, terese_cannon, trevor_crabb

The AVP League season all comes down to this. On August 30–31, the top six men and women duos will battle it out at Oak Street Beach for the 2025 AVP League Championship. This isn about city totals or team points anymore – Chicago is about the best duos in the league, playing for ultimate bragging rights and the biggest payday of the season. Championship Format The bracket is compact, high-stakes, and simple: Six duos per gender, seeded #1–#6 from season standings. Quarterfinals (Saturday): #3 vs #6, #4 vs #5.…

2025 AVP Manhattan Beach Open – Event Recap

August 20, 2025February 20, 2026 chase_budinger, kristen_nuss, miles_evans, phil_dalhausser, terese_cannon, trevor_crabb

Women Bracket – Brasher and Nuss Cement Their Dynasty The defending champions, Taryn Brasher and Kristen Nuss, once again etched their names into Manhattan Beach history, winning their second straight title with a gritty three-set victory over #2 Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft (15–21, 21–18, 15–13). It the first women repeat since Emily Capers and Brittany Hochevar in 2016–2017, confirming Kloth/Nuss as the defining force of the modern AVP. They entered the weekend having won 32 of their last 35 AVP matches and extended their finals streak to seven straight…

Week 6 Preview – NYC Central Park Gets a Beach July 19-20

July 18, 2025February 20, 2026 brandie_wilkerson, chase_budinger, kristen_nuss, melissa_humana_paredes, miles_evans, phil_dalhausser, taylor_crabb, taylor_sander, trevor_crabb

Central Park Gets a Beach Upgrade We dropping 300 tons of sand onto Central Park Wollman Rink for the first professional beach-volleyball event EVER held inside this iconic NYC park. Tickets sold out in under three days, so if you aren part of this historic event in the park, your TV screen is the only way to experience this. Tune in on Saturday, July 19th to The CW and Sunday, July 20th, on CBS broadcast television! What on the Line Team Current W-L Post-season Outlook Palm Beach Passion – Men…

Week 5 Preview – Intuit Dome Transforms into a Beach July 11-12

July 10, 2025February 20, 2026 brandie_wilkerson, chase_budinger, melissa_humana_paredes, miles_evans, phil_dalhausser, terese_cannon, trevor_crabb

Undefeated top seed L.A. Launch (4-0) returns to the court to face their fiercest challenger yet – the red-hot Palm Beach Passion (6-2). Over eight matches across two nights, the stakes are high: can Launch keep their perfect record, or will Passion take control of the leaderboard? Top Storylines Seven Olympians, one roof. Dalhausser farewell tour meets 2024 silver medalists Brandie and Mel. Perfect vs Proven. Launch are unbeaten but have to play the #2 ranked Passion; Saturday decides control of the standings. Stat monsters. Wilkerson/Humana-Paredes hit an astounding .660…