Briefs

Dates selected for volleyball tourneys

Several dates have been announced for the 2015 season for Laguna Open beach volleyball tournaments.

The first tournament on slate is the Laguna Women’s Open, which will be held May 9 at Main Beach. Other upcoming tournaments at Main Beach include: Laguna Men’s Open, June 6-7; Girls’ 16-and-Under Tournament, July 9; Girls’ 14-and-Under Tournament, July 10; King and Queen tournaments (October, TBA); Holiday 4-Man Tournament (December, TBA).

For more information on future tournament events, email kirkmorgan@cox.net.

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USA to host FINA water polo event

USA Water Polo will host the 2015 FINA Men’s Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament.

The event, which will feature the USA Water Polo Men’s Senior National Team as host, will be held March 30-April 4 at Corona del Mar High. Nolan McConnell (Laguna Beach High/Long Beach St.) is a member of the USA Men’s Senior National Team.

The tournament will serve as a qualifier for countries outside of Europe for the FINA World League Super Final scheduled for June 23-28 in Bergamo, Italy.

Teams scheduled to compete at the FINA Men’s Intercontinental Water Polo Tournament are: the USA Men’s Senior National Team, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, and Kazakhstan. Tickets for the tournament will go on sale in February.

For more tournament information, visit. https://www.USAWaterPolo.org.

— From staff reports