AVP Manhattan Beach photo gallery: The top shots from Rigney, Chu, Szto, Atwood, Wolf, Gordon

Photo Gallery

VolleyballMag.com staff

August 22, 2023

Our photographers — Mark Rigney, Will Chu, Allen Szto, Rick Atwood, Jim Wolf and Andy J. Gordon — not only worked long and hard this past weekend at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open, they braved the elements.

As always, they rocked the photos and their best are below. Click on any photo to view full size. And players, if you use their photos, please credit our guys:

Katie Horton — Katie Horton backhands the ball/Will Chu Photography

Lexy Denaburg blocks Jaden Whitmarsh/Will Chu Photography

Jaden Whitmarsh locked in during a rally in the opening round/Mark Rigney photo

Alaina Chacon dives for the ball in the backcourt/Allen Szto Photography

Evan Cory, left, and Troy Field exhausted after a long rally/Allen Szto Photography

Tri Bourne-Laird Apparel — Tri Bourne hitting over the block of Marty Lorenz/Jim Wolf photo

Katie Horton backhands the ball/Will Chu Photography

Aurora Davis with successful chicken wing dig/Jim Wolf photo

Taylor Sander-Taylor Crabb — Taylor Sander, left, and Taylor Crabb share a moment during their celebration/Will Chu Photography

Sarah Pavan (left) steps in front of Geena Urango to pass the ball/Allen Szto Photography

Julia Scoles hitting past Lexy Denaberg/Andy J. Gordon photo

Julia Scoles and Betsi Flint/Will Chu Photography

Ashley Pater gets low for the pass/Will Chu Photography

Hagen Smith digging Tri Bourne and Chaim Schalk/Andy J. Gordon photo

Taylor Crabb with a chest dig/Jim Wolf photo

Taylor Crabb/Jim Wolf photo

Deahna Kraft/Mark Rigney photo

Zana Muno and Deahna Kraft attempt to block Toni Rodriguez/Will Chu Photography

Harley Marques puts on a show/Mark Rigney photo

Tim Bomgren/Andy J. Gordon photo

Julia Scoles and Betsi Flint pose with their plaques/Will Chu Photography

Natalie Robinson/Rick Atwood photo

Dylan Zacca gets low/Rich Atwood photo

Zana Muno lays out for the dig/Will Chu Photography

Tri Bourne is ready for Hagen Smith/Rick Atwood photo

Chloe Loreen — Chloe Loreen hits against Deahna Kraft/Rick Atwood photo

Paul Lotman blocks Tim Brewster/Andy J. Gordon photo

Taylor Crabb-Taylor Sander — Victory at the end of a long day for Team Taylor/Rick Atwood photo

Hagen Smith soars/Rick Atwood photo

Alison Cerutti introduces Gage Basey to international blocking skills/Jim Wolf photo

Travis Mewhirter blocks Taylor Sander/Rick Atwood photo

Raffe Paulis and Bill Kolinske/Andy J. Gordon photo

Taylor Sander blocks Trevor Crabb/Will Chu Photography

Trevor Crabb/Mark Rigney photo

Lexy Denaburg skies to block Jaden Whitmarsh/Will Chu Photography

Megan Rice-AVP Hermosa — Megan Rice in scramble mode. / Mark Rigney photo

Hailey Harward — Hailey Harward being Hailey Harward/Jim Wolf photo

Julia Scoles with the block/Mark Rigney photo

The Legends of Beach Volleyball honored on Stadium Court/Jim Wolf photo

Nicole Nourse gets the dig in this qualifier match/Mark Rigney photo

Tri Bourne leaps over and around ref stand to keep point alive/Jim Wolf photo

Abby Van Winkle blocks Jessica Gaffney/Will Chu Photography

Betsi Flint fends off a blast in the women’s final/Mark Rigney photo

Julia Scoles-Betsi Flint — Julia Scoles and Betsi Flint celebrate their victory/Will Chu Photography

Dylan Zacca/Rick Atwood photo

Betsi Flint — Betsi Flint/Andy J. Gordon photo

Hagen Smith stabs at the ball with one arm/Will Chu Photography

Logan Webber blocks Tri Bourne/Rick Atwood photo

Savvy Simo with the dig while her partner Toni Rodriguez is down/Allen Szto Photography

Troy Field no-looks against Marty Lorenz/Andy J. Gordon photo

Kim Hildreth goes airborne for the dig/Allen Szto Photography

Deahna Kraft and Zana Muno getting fired up/Mark Rigney photo

Troy Field isolates the blocker with his jump set/Jim Wolf photo

Dylan Zacca slides in for a pass/Will Chu Photography

Betsi Flint lays out/Mark Rigney photo

The winners/Mark Rigney photo

Steven Roschitz hits against Bill Kolinske/Rick Atwood photo

John Hyden honored/Rick Atwood photo

Theo Brunner with a big block in the second set of the men’s final/Mark Rigney photo

Tri Bourne-Chaim Schalk-Laird Apparel — Hagen Smith hitting past Tri Bourne/Andy J. Gordon photo

What hurricane? A little bad weather didn’t deter AVP fans/Mark Rigney photo

VolleyballMag.com staff

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