South Texas AAU Lt. Governor to appear on ESPN Radio every Sunday to promote AAU Sports

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:27:40 +0000

Lake Buena Vista– The  South Texas AAU Lt. Gov., Rod “Chico” Tanner, is shaking up South Texas AAU Sports with a multitude of additional programs for our South Texas AAU athletes.  In addition to piloting South Texas AAU soccer and football, as well as a long time volunteer for track and field, Lt. Gov. Tanner

Vikings take inaugural AAU interscholastic beach volleyball championship

Mon, 07 May 2012 19:04:58 +0000

Originally published at http://www.dailynews.com Written by: Erik Boal SANTA MONICA – For all of the impressive volleyball achievements produced by the Knudsen and Sanchez families during their careers at Valencia, it was only appropriate that they were central figures in another historical accomplishment Saturday at Annenberg Community Beach House. Led by the play of Delaney

Mira Costa takes over first place in AAU Interscholastic Girls Volleyball League

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:01:20 +0000

Originally published at http://www.easyreadernews.com Written by: Randy Angel In a battle of the unbeaten, the girls from Mira Costa defeated Valencia Saturday at the Annenberg Community Center in Santa Monica to stand atop the AAU Beach Volleyball Southern Pacific Girls’ Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League (IBVL) after the third of four rounds in the regular season.

Vikings join California’s first AAU high school beach volleyball league

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:36:21 +0000

Originally published on http://www.the-signal.com Written by: Dan Agnew A new volleyball movement is trending in Southern California, and the Santa Clarita Valley is very much involved. For the first time in the state, beach volleyball can be called a high school sport. The Amateur Athletic Union formed an eight-team league of high school girls teams

Sand Volleyball gains momentum

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:30:35 +0000

Originally published at http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/volleyball Written by: Walter Villa Arizona made history late last month when it became the first state to sanction high school sand volleyball. But Arizona has company in the sand volleyball movement. In the Los Angeles area, an eight-team Girls’ Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League is set to start this spring. There will

Andrew Rodriguez Named 2011 James E. Sullivan Award Winner

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:13:12 +0000

Outstanding Army Athlete Announced by AAU in Ceremony in NYC Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – (March 20, 2012) – In ceremonies tonight at the prestigious New York Athletic Club, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced that Andrew Rodriguez, a football player from Alexandria, Virginia, has been named the 2011 James E. Sullivan Award winner, which

Costa girls earn sweep to open new AAU Beach Volleyball League

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:48:43 +0000

Originally published at http://www.easyreadernews.com Written by: Randy Angel Mira Costa showed it will be a team to be reckoned with as the Southern Pacific Girls’ IBVL (Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League) presented by AAU opened its inaugural season at Dockweiler State Beach on Saturday. Mira Costa is one of eight high schools competing in the new

JUST IN: 2011 AAU Sullivan Finalists Announced

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:21:45 +0000

Outstanding Amateur Athlete to Be Named at NYC Ceremony Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – (March 14, 2012) – The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) today announced that six finalists have been named for the 2011 James E. Sullivan Award, which honors the nation’s outstanding amateur athlete. The Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930, and

Champion’s Mindset: YOU win it in your head

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:30:25 +0000

By: Alan Stein, Stronger Team “I always visualized my success. The process of seeing success before it happened put me in a positive frame of mind and prepared me to play the game.” -       Michael Jordan “Being in the zone means a higher state of concentration. When you let your mind wander, you make mistakes.