Losing an old friend, turning to the only thing that matters: love
A friend of mine committed suicide this past week. I don’t know how. Don’t suppose [...]
AVP Hermosa: Surpassing expectations, still leaving disappointed
Hagen Smith offered me his tank top, or what was left of it, at least, [...]
Rafu Rodriguez-Betran, the guy who took a step back to win an AVP
Rafu Rodriguez-Bertran was not supposed to win an AVP this year. Heck, he wasn’t even [...]
Suckin’ down lobes with Brian Cook, Michelob Ultra’s finest ambassador
In December of 2017, the AVP made a landmark announcement: It would be partnering with [...]
Vlog 4: Failing hard at AVP San Francisco
We have, kind of oddly, become a society that fetishizes failure. Fail fast! Fail quick! [...]
What athletes, and most, mean when they thank God
I received a message on Instagram the other morning that made my day. It was [...]
Emily Day and Betsi Flint look to play every weekend — and they do
It was a look that featured a strange blend of joy and exhaustion, one athletes [...]
AVP Seattle Vlog: When the process doesn’t meet results
It’s a bizarre sort of feeling, one every athlete has had to wrestle with at [...]
Good luck getting Nicolette Martin off the sand
It’s just after 6 a.m. on June 23, and Nicolette Martin leans into her seat [...]
John Schwengel and Rowdy Lennon make the most of AVP Seattle main draw
They didn’t know what they were playing for. Not entirely, at least. Initially, John Schwengel [...]
