Beach Volleyball AVP Kingston Championships at Huntington Beach

It was sunny, muggy and double hot for the tournament. The crowds sweated out some great volleyball.

Emily Stockman tries to sneak a pokie over the hands of Irene Hester Pollock.

Casey Patterson and partner Jake Gibb won this event last year. This year they shared third and $9300.

Taylor Crabb (left) skies for a kill in a late match on Saturday.

Casey Jennings drives the ball past the block of Stafford Slick.

Casey Jennings (left) and Billy Allen get pumped.

Casey Jennings with one of his 43 remarkable digs.

April Ross led in service aces again.

Irene Hester Pollock....not allergic to sand.

Emily Stockman goes flat out for this dig.

Lefty John Mayer keeps a ball in play.

Product in the pits? You decide. Casey Patterson.

Emotions ran high all weekend. Jake Gibb questioning a call.

Betsi Metter Flint (shown digging here) and Kelley Larsen followed up last week's win with a spot in the semis.

Britt Hochevar makes a great dig in front of partner Misty May-Treanor.

Ryan Doherty (right) stuffs Tyler Crabb.

Lauren Kendrick puts the block on Misty May-Treanor.

The green fingernail polish might have helped April Ross a bit.

Bomgren brothers (left) vs. the Crabb brothers. The Sand Crabbs took it.

Nicole Branagh made it to the semis.

Emily Day sneaks a shot past the block.

Johnny Hyden with a poke over Jake Gibb.

April Ross serves it up in the women's finals.

Lauren Kendrick digs out a serve.

Lauren Kendrick on the block. Jenny Kropp on the kill.

April Ross won tournaments with three different partners this year. This one was a first with Lauren Kendrick (middle).

The champagne rain for April and Lauren.

John Hyden with a service return.

John Mayer way up there for a kill in the finals. He finished the week with a whopping 150 attempts.

John Hyden dinks one over the long arms of Ryan Doherty.

John Hyden....second tournament win in a row.

Tri Bourne with a big hit past Ryan Doherty. Tri was 95 for 169 for the week in the kill department.

Tri Bourne.

John Hyden with another kind of pokie.

Big dig by Hyden in the finals.

Bourne (left) and Mayer joust at the net.

John Hyden (left) up there for the big bang.

Tri Bourne and John Hyden.... champs for the second week in a row.

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