Briefly in Sports: Patterson and Gibb capture Manhattan Beach Open crown

Casey Patterson and Jake Gibb, residents of Huntington Beach, won the men’s tournament title Sunday of the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals Manhattan Beach Open. The tournament celebrated its 57th year.

It was the final tournament for the pair, who are one of two teams to represent the U.S. in Men’s beach volleyball at the Rio Olympic Games, which start Aug. 6 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Patterson and Gibb, the top-seed in the tournament, rallied to defeated No. 3 Tri Bourne/John Hyden in a close finals match, 17-21, 21-18, 16-14, to win the $20,000 top prize. It was their 13th overall AVP title as a team, third for Gibb and first for Patterson at Manhattan Beach.

The other U.S. Men’s Beach Volleyball Team, Phil Dalhauser (Manhattan Beach) and Nick Lucena (Tallahassee, Fla.), were the No. 2-seed in the tournament and lost in the semifinals to Patterson and Gibb (10-10, retired), and finished equal-third with the fourth-seeded team, the brothers tandem of Taylor and Trevor Crabb.

On the women’s side, the No. 6-seeded team of Emily Day and Brittany Hochevar toppled top-seeded Lane Carico/Summer Ross in the final Saturday, 21-16, 19-21, 19-17, to win their first final together and also earned $20,000. Lauren Fendrick (Hermosa Beach) and Brooke Sweat (Hermosa Beach), one of two Women’s teams to represent the U.S. at the upcoming Rio Games, were seeded third in the tournament and finished equal-third with No. 2-seed Kim DiCello/Kendra VanZwieten.

As is tradition with the tournament, the winning teams had their names etched into the Manhattan Beach Pier.

Yough hoops camp continues at H.B. High

The Fryer Basketball Academy and Huntington Beach High boys’ basketball Coach Billy Thompson currently is running a Summer Kids Camp at the Huntington Beach High gymnasium. The camp is about to start its final week and runs from 10 a.m. to noon daily and is open to youth in grades first through eighth through July 28.

For more information, email billy@fryerbasketballacademy.com.

— From staff reports