Just a few weeks until the rockingest tournament in the state! Make sure you get your entries in soon, as the deadline is May 1st! Lots of good things are on tap for the event, both inside and outside of the volleyball arena. Cash payouts have been upped and now stand at a respectable $1,500 for Men’s Open and $800 for Women’s Open. Plus, there are tons of great prizes in the other divisions including Plastic gear, Angel Fire Resort ski passes and much, much more. Maui Wowie will be out at the event, running limbo contests and serving up some pretty smooth frozen treats and smoothies. There will be lots more entertainment provided during the day and don’t forget about the players party Saturday night! Word on the street is that fans will be treated to a special “night” session with some of the top teams in the tournament competing right in front of a somewhat insane party at Sneakerz sports bar.
There is also a raffle with great prizes: FIRST PLACE: SEASON LIFT PASS TO ANGEL FIRE RESORT 2008/2009.SECOND PLACE: 2 NIGHTS 2 DAY LIFT PASSES FOR 2 AT ANGEL FIRE RESORT.THIRD PLACE: 4 LIFT TICKETS TO ANGEL FIRE RESORT. FORTH PLACE: 4 LIFT TICKETS TO ANGEL FIRE RESORT.FIFTH PLACE: ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR PLASTIC CLOTHING GIFT CERTIFICATE. SIXTH PLACE : ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR PLASTIC CLOTHING GIFT CERTIFICATE. DRAWING TO BE HELD ON MAY 17, 2008 AT SNEAKERZ SPORTS BAR 8 PM. WINNERS WILL BE POSTED AT: SANDIAVOLLEYBALL.BLOGSPOT.COM. NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN. Contact Sonny Marquez for tickets: 505 269-6119;sonny@plasticclothing.com

Entries are flooding in from across the country, don’t miss your chance to be a part of a really, really fun weekend!

We are closing in on the 2008 SMVC presented by Angel Fire Resorts. You won’t want to miss this event, Albuquerque the Magazine has named it one of the top ten events in the city for the month of May. Teams have been lining up and entries pouring in. There are only a few spaces left in various divisions, the tournament is being capped at 70 teams! Want to know who is signed up so far? Check out this list. We’ll be updating it periodically (Last update: 5/8):

Teams that owe entry fee must pay at check-in!
CASH ONLY (no checks or credit cards)!

OPEN MENS
MIKE DIPIERRO / EYAL ZIMET FL/ HI
ADAM RUBEL / LORIC BOX NM
CHRIS ROOSILD / ADAM CABBAGE NM
JASON SANDS/ CLAY DAHLMAN CO
DAVE MAITLAN / JOHN STALLS CO
RYAN POST / RANDY MEADOR CO/ TX
BRYAN KLINE / DAVE GIRTS NM/NJ
KEVIN MOLLMAN/ JAKE PAUL CO
JAMES HART/ JOSH CROUCH MO/TX
MATT MULLER / JOE TAFFIA WA
MATTHEW GORDON/ DANIEL DALANHESE UT
ROB PRICE/JORGE ALARCON NM

MEN’S A
DAVID STRAWN / DAVE BARTLING CO
SONNY MARQUEZ/ DAVE KAMENA NM/CA
ZACHARY DREW/ ADRIAN REEVES NM
JAMES McCLIER/ LANCE BRADBURY CO
KAMRON CHENEY / TBA NM
CAMREN VIGIL / JEFF HART NM
CHRIS SKINNER/CHRIS ARNOLD CO
MIKE FEDOR/ BRIAN ATWOOD NM
LARRY CORNWELL /DESI VIGIL NM
OLLI TARVAINEN/ TONY SHIMKUS NM
HARRIS ZEYAEE / BILLY FRANKLIN NM
PAUL SANCHEZ / RAY GARCIA NM
CLARE DUNNING/ CHAD BOMGAARS CO

MEN’S B
ADAM CAROPPOLI / CHRIS TRUJILLO NM
DARREN HIBRAY / SHANE MURDI NM
JAKE BAILEY / LARS EGENES NM
DANIEL PIMENTEL/DERECK ROBINSON NM
KEVIN JOHNSON / TBA NM
BRIAN SISSEL/ JAMES NM
GARRET SCHOLER/ TBA CA
MIKE McCRACKEN/ DEREK REEDER NM
RANDY BEEBE/ CARY NM
MATT JENSEN/ RICARDO SANCHEZ NM

WOMENS OPEN
JENEE GILLIAM/ AUDRA LITTOU CO
KRIS BREDEHOFF/ JENNIFER JONES CO
LESLIE WEED /GEORGIA MOORE VIADO CO
ELIZABETH CARTER /KIMMIE SCHRUPP CO
CRYSTAL CAREY / KIM PAUL CO
COURTNEY BOISSENET/RUBY LUCERO CO
CHRISTA FARRIS/ PATTY ADER NM
JEANIE FAIRCHILD / KELSI PHILLIPS NM
JADE MICHAELSEN / ANNA LEHNE NM
SARAH KWASIGROCH / ANNA LEHNE NM
AMY WONG / ROSE MORRIS NM
STEPH SHIMKUS/ JACKIE BERNARDIN JPN/NM

WOMENS A
MERIDETH JOHNSTON / STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ NM
KRISSY PIMENTEL / DAVINA ROMERO NM
MARIANNA MARCHENKO/ FELICIA LILL FL/NM
GAYLE TRIPP / TAYLOR HADFIELD NM
MELISSA MIDDLETON / ALLIE SUITER NM
CAROL MACKEY/ KAREN FAULKNER CO
CHRISTY VALDEZ/ MARIA MARION NM
CHILA MORRIS/ VANESSA VANZIN CO
JENNI DEGREEFF/ SARAH HAMMOND AZ/NM

WOMENS B
STEPHANIE VALENCIA / CHANDRA WEAVER NM
CHRISTINS BAILEY / ASHLEY NM
COLLEEN ELLIOTT / LINDA KEYLOCK CO
ASHLEY BACA / COURTNEY CAMPO NM
PAULA TARVAINEN/ SUSANNA PIER NM
MOLLY BAILEY / NICHOLE VOISEN NM
BETH STEELE/ BRI IVERS NM