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Sand volleyball Archive
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![Perry High School will have its toughest challenge so far in the beach volleyball state tournament tonight when it faces off against No. 1-seeded Sandra Day O’Connor High School […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Beach-1-115x115.jpg "Perry HS ends Xavier’s 6-year reign in beach volleyball")
Perry HS ends Xavier’s 6-year reign in beach volleyball
Posted on May 1, 2018 | No CommentsPerry High School will have its toughest challenge so far in the beach volleyball state tournament tonight when it faces off against No. 1-seeded Sandra Day O’Connor High School […] -
![Stevie Mussie is wasting little time in laying the foundation for her tenure as head coach of the Arizona State women’s volleyball program. Hired a little over three months […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ASUbvb1-115x115.jpg "ASU hires beach volleyball pro as new head coach")
ASU hires beach volleyball pro as new head coach
Posted on May 20, 2016 | No CommentsStevie Mussie is wasting little time in laying the foundation for her tenure as head coach of the Arizona State women’s volleyball program. Hired a little over three months […] -
![The University of Arizona decided in January of 2013 to put together a sand volleyball program and wasted no time in building the new varsity sport into a presence on […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/UAbeachVB-115x115.jpg "UA invited to first NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship")
UA invited to first NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship
Posted on May 5, 2016 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona decided in January of 2013 to put together a sand volleyball program and wasted no time in building the new varsity sport into a presence on […] -
![A dozen Arizona State athletes and a couple of coaches packed up their gear yesterday and headed to the beach. Not the picturesque beaches of nearby California. This trip […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SandVBdig-115x115.jpg "UA wins big in first of 2 sand volleyball dates with ASU")
UA wins big in first of 2 sand volleyball dates with ASU
Posted on April 15, 2016 | No CommentsA dozen Arizona State athletes and a couple of coaches packed up their gear yesterday and headed to the beach. Not the picturesque beaches of nearby California. This trip […] -
![The number of Arizona high school teams participating in sand volleyball has grown considerably in the four years since the sport was introduced at the prep level. But the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sandvbll-115x115.jpg "Sand volleyball is growing, but Xavier Prep still reigns")
Sand volleyball is growing, but Xavier Prep still reigns
Posted on April 28, 2015 | No CommentsThe number of Arizona high school teams participating in sand volleyball has grown considerably in the four years since the sport was introduced at the prep level. But the […] -
![A couple of former Arizona prep volleyball stars came together this year to create a team of two that will give Grand Canyon University a national presence in college’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Dallmann-115x115.jpg "Former AZ prep stars put GCU sand volleyball on nat’l stage")
Former AZ prep stars put GCU sand volleyball on nat’l stage
Posted on April 26, 2014 | No CommentsA couple of former Arizona prep volleyball stars came together this year to create a team of two that will give Grand Canyon University a national presence in college’s […] -
![Xavier Prep saw an opportunity three years ago to get on board early in the movement to introduce a new sport at the high-school level. And now it’s turning […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sandVB-620x250-115x115.png "3rd state title: Xavier Prep still dominating sand volleyball")
3rd state title: Xavier Prep still dominating sand volleyball
Posted on April 11, 2014 | No CommentsXavier Prep saw an opportunity three years ago to get on board early in the movement to introduce a new sport at the high-school level. And now it’s turning […] -
![Apparently, what it takes to level the playing field in college sports is a few truckloads of sand. A small private Christian school like Grand Canyon University, which is […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/UAsndvbl-115x115.jpg "Sand volleyball matching up AZ colleges at all levels")
Sand volleyball matching up AZ colleges at all levels
Posted on April 3, 2014 | 2,895 CommentsApparently, what it takes to level the playing field in college sports is a few truckloads of sand. A small private Christian school like Grand Canyon University, which is […] -
![Jason Watson, the head volleyball coach at Arizona State, has enjoyed considerable recruiting success these past couple of years, pulling in nationally-ranked recruiting classes in 2012 and 2013. Now he […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ASUsandVB-115x115.jpg "ASU jumps on the sand volleyball bandwagon")
ASU jumps on the sand volleyball bandwagon
Posted on July 15, 2013 | 3,834 CommentsJason Watson, the head volleyball coach at Arizona State, has enjoyed considerable recruiting success these past couple of years, pulling in nationally-ranked recruiting classes in 2012 and 2013. Now he […] -
![Now that the state tournament for sand volleyball wrapped up this week, a couple of things have become apparent in Arizona’s effort to become the pioneer for instituting the sport […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sandVB-115x115.jpg "Xavier bags 2nd sand volleyball title as sport gets traction")
Xavier bags 2nd sand volleyball title as sport gets traction
Posted on April 12, 2013 | 754 CommentsNow that the state tournament for sand volleyball wrapped up this week, a couple of things have become apparent in Arizona’s effort to become the pioneer for instituting the sport […] -
![It looks like the Wildcats are planting a ‘Bear Down’ flag in the soft Sonoran Desert sand. The University of Arizona has just added sand volleyball as a women’s varsity […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/holdingVB-115x115.jpeg "Sand volleyball gets the green light as new UA program")
Sand volleyball gets the green light as new UA program
Posted on January 24, 2013 | 2,630 CommentsIt looks like the Wildcats are planting a ‘Bear Down’ flag in the soft Sonoran Desert sand. The University of Arizona has just added sand volleyball as a women’s varsity […] -
![Spurred on by this summer’s Olympics and the accompanying national television exposure, the beach volleyball phenomenon continues to spread across Arizona, first into the high schools and now the college […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sandVB-115x115.png "GCU becomes one of first colleges with sand volleyball")
GCU becomes one of first colleges with sand volleyball
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 4,722 CommentsSpurred on by this summer’s Olympics and the accompanying national television exposure, the beach volleyball phenomenon continues to spread across Arizona, first into the high schools and now the college […] -
More sand volleyball teams needed to justify prep program
Posted on March 29, 2012 | 1,931 CommentsHow well is Arizona’s experiment in high school sand volleyball working out? If numbers mean anything, probably not too well. When the Arizona Region of USA Volleyball proposed the idea […] -
![Arizona’s governing body for high school sports is sticking its collective toe in the sand as it considers adding a new varsity sport to the landscape. Sand volleyball is riding […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Sand volleyball may be coming to a high school near you")
Sand volleyball may be coming to a high school near you
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsArizona’s governing body for high school sports is sticking its collective toe in the sand as it considers adding a new varsity sport to the landscape. Sand volleyball is riding […]