Second round of photos. [Manhattan Beach, CA May 2-3, 2009.]
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 Zico...for smiles.
|  Coach Cronin, Mike Lammert, Danny Kinda, Some Guy, Kathleen Kinda, Calf Stretch Girl, Zamparelli in leg warmers for no reason.
|  Rick and Tony. Top AVP Refs talking shop...or more likely heckling AJ.
|  Maintaining the boards. Whatever. That's Worth!
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 Looks like we're gonna have to check the mark.
|  Mowrey pre-cutty.
|  Mowrey Cut-shot.
|  Leo digging Mowrey's Cutty.
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 Advantage Mercer.
|  Mowrey covers for his partner.
|  Tiffany Mowrey and Eli. Enjoying the weather and some volley.
|  Ivan's net.
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 Ivan. Blocking angry. Don't block angry Ivan.
|  Mowrey testing Ivan's block.
|  Jack and Jaren are totally cool and laid back in all situations. Even at gun-point.
|  The guys who make it happen. Gordie and the Great American crew.
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 Happy fans.
|  Leo pays attention to the little things...like covering. Lane's block over-twists a bit.
|  Pascua taking it to Spike-town.
|  Pascua - jump float-serve.
|
 Jack always has a funny story.
|  Jack telling it like it is. We're Great.
|  The Mowreys. Eli and Tiff.
|  Sammy from off the net.
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 Not sure why they serve that guy.
|  An outside set and the McColloch-Cutty.
|  Tight set? Advantage Leeseberg.
|  Halverson watching Leeseberg go OT on Church.
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 Seriously.
|  Ready...
|  Go.
|  Leftside Lane
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 Leo over Lane.
|  Center Courts.
|  Men's Semis.
|  High angle view of Sammy's high angle.
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 Semis. Just a float serve?
|  Really, he serves other serves, but these are impressive looking.
|  Anatomy of a Skyball 2. 1 of 4. The toss.
|  Anatomy of a Skyball 2. 2 of 4.
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 Anatomy of a Skyball 2. 3 of 4.
|  Anatomy of a Skyball 2. 4 of 4.
|  Meri-de and Iwona. Arms out.
|  Holy Cow. Zico tastes sooooo good!
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 Leap. No leap.
|  Tiffany Mowrey, Eli Mowrey, Tracy Worth
|  Andy. 'I'm on break! And how many times do I have to tell you? Not the face!'
|  Ivan and Leo. Semis.
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 Elevation by Ivan Mercer.
|  Watching.
|  Iwona and Meri-de.
|  Leo.
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 Coach, Kevin, AJ. Semis.
|  Rester, working on the underhand spiral.
|  Sorry ball, Kevin is not gentle.
|  Charra and Sarah - Arms out.
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 Learning.
|  OMG!! Volleyball!
|  I'd try down the middle.
|  Shayna, Dana, Church, AJ - Over line.
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 No touch.
|  Kevin - 'Ooo!'
Ball - 'Ow.'
|  Cayley, Shayna, Dana.
|  Jump-float. Semis.
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 Leo, Ivan, Rick, Chara, Sarah, Danny, Austin - Semis.
|  The net wrap, done by a pro. Please no photos of the face.
|  Wipeout.
|  The view from Court 27.
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 Advantage Seth. A little known fact - Mr. Burnham once beat Mike Conley in a (unofficial) dunk contest at UCLA.
|  Kevin -- 'Cover? Or hike up shorts.' AJ -- 'Maybe angle?' Seth -- 'Maybe line?'
|  Kevin -- 'Hike up shorts.'
AJ -- 'Angle it is.'
Seth -- 'I'm blocking too late.'
|  Dana's bright white teeth and his unstoppable partner.
|
 Another day in paradise (and not 'just another victim').
|  Dana Camacho. The one and only.
|  Nice crisp warmups = tournament domination.
|  Hip fake angle.
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 Dana's high (skyball). Mine...
|  ...Yours! (How's your neck?)
|  Day funnels Meri-de to Pascua.
|  Super-poke.
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 Game face angle.
|  Blocking signals by Diane Pascua and AJ Mihalic. What do they mean!? For, a tutorial, see http://KindaGood.com
|  Pascua - No hands!
|  Women's final - It was Day's day.
|
 Lodzik!
|  Spectating (..and apparently checking AVP the scores by cell...Mayer wins!)
|  Dana cramps. "I'm lockin' up, I'm lockin' up!"
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