SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter

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Thomas Hurst, Gage Basey, And The Explosion of the Colorado Cupcakes Oct 07, 2026

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Thomas Hurst and Gage Basey were the breakout beach volleyball team of the year in 2026. Kyle Friend sits down with the duo known as the Colorado Cupcakes and chats all about their enormous season.

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BREAKING! Beach Pro Tour Schedule Update + New Format Sep 30, 2026

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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour has dropped an update on its upcoming schedule for the 2026 and 2027 seasons, along with information on its new format. Travis Mewhirter breaks it down.

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The Making of The Kings Of The Beach Documentary | Tom Feuer Sep 23, 2026

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Welcome to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter AND, now, Kyle Friend, who hosts this week's podcast with Tom Feuer, a longtime beach volleyball player, fan, and producer at the Olympic Games. Tom played an integral role in producing the recent Kings of the Beach Documentary, which will be released to the public on November 3.

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Laguna Recap: Crabb-Benesh Complete California Sweep; Anderson-Chacon Plant Their Spear Sep 21, 2026

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Welcome to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we are on site in Laguna Beach recapping the 2026 AVP Laguna Beach Open:

Andy Benesh and Taylor Crabb completed the California sweep, winning Huntington, Manhattan, Hermosa, and Laguna in the same year
Maddie Anderson and Alaina Chacon planted their FSU spears, winning their first AVP and the first FSU Seminoles to win an AVP since Jace Pardon in 2019
Another big finish for Devon Newberry and Savvy Cory, and a biggie from Troy Field and Evan Cory as well
Farewell to Tim Bomgren and Avery Drost

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AVP Laguna Preview: Can Cheng-Kraft Do It Again? Will Andy and Taylor Sweep California? Sep 18, 2026

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Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter where, SURPRISE! We are in town again, as Miles Partain has subbed Mewhirter in for the injured Jacob LaBouliere for this week's AVP Laguna Beach Open. We're previewing the final AVP of the year, chatting:

Can Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft win again after storming through the Hermosa Open?
Will Andy Benesh and Taylor Crabb complete the California sweep after winning AVP Huntington Beach, AVP Manhattan Beach, and the Hermosa Open
The added international presence of Hendrik Mol and Mathias Berntsen, the Bello Brothers, and Alex Ranghieri, as well as Victoria and Thamela

And much more!

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The Crabb Brothers: Everything That's Wrong With A U.S. Olympic Trial Sep 16, 2026

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Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we are at Casa de Crabb, sitting down with Taylor Crabb and Trevor Crabb to discuss the possibility of a U.S. Olympic Trial for beach volleyball -- and everything that's wrong with it.

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Hermosa Recap! Megan Kraft: WINNER; Kelly Cheng = Queen of Hermosa; Crabb-Benesh Sold Their Souls Sep 14, 2026

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Welcome back to SANDCAST, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down the recent Hermosa Beach Open presented by Wedbush Securities, where:

Megan Kraft finally did it, winning her first professional tournament
Kelly Cheng won her THIRD STRAIGHT Hermosa, becoming the first to do so since Barb Fontana in 1981, 82, 83
Andy Benesh and Taylor Crabb won via forfeit over Miles Partain and Jacob LaBouliere, furthering the theory that maybe they did sell their souls
Big performances from Savvy Cory and Devon Newberry, Thais Treumann and Andressa Cavalcanti, Molly Shaw and Brecht Piersma, and more

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Hermosa Open Preview! Strongest Field Of the Year Hits The South Bay Sep 09, 2026

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Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we are previewing the Hermosa Open, which promises to be the strongest field on American soil in 2026. Why? International players are hitting the South Bay in force, including Stefan Boermans, Raisa Schoon, Katja Stam, Maria Gonzalez, Allanis Navas, Reka Orsi Toth, Leon Luini, Alejandro Huerta, Robin Seidl, the Bello Brothers, and more.

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August Mailbag! Is The U.S. Doing an Olympic Trial? How Will Anders' Indoor Move Impact Beach? Aug 26, 2026

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Welcome back to SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, where we answer all of your fan questions in our August Mailbag, including:

With Anders Mol going indoor, what other beach players would make for a good indoor volleyball team?
Is USA holding an Olympic trial?
On that note, when does Olympic qualifying begin and how will it work?
Will there be any partnership changes in USA Volleyball prior to the Olympic qualifying?

And a wholeeeee lot more!

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Montreal Preview: Will Canada's Queens, Norwegian Kings Three-Peat? Aug 20, 2026

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Welcome back to SANDCAST, where we are in the stands of the Gilles Villeneuve, home of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Montreal Elite previewing what is the final scheduled beach volleyball event of the 2026 season. We're chatting:

Can Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson win a third straight gold medal at home?
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum are looking to do the same -- in the last event we will see from them until mid-May, as Mol reports to his indoor Italian club on August 29
Can anyone stop Kristen Cruz and Taryn Brasher, who have lost just one match this entire season on the Beach Pro Tour?
Will Andy Benesh and Taylor Crabb remain inevitable, as they were during their unblemished run to the Manhattan Beach Open title?

And more!

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