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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 2010)
O R E G O N S LESBIAN/GAY/BI/TRANS/QUEER NEWSMAGAZINE MAY 21 2010 SPORTS O n Friday, May 28, the random Pool Play session begins at 8 a.m. sharp, followed by the afternoon session at 2:30 p.m. The action—all o f which can be attended absolutely free of charge—will no doubt be fierce throughout the various divisions. As Walker explains, the competitive edge of the tournament will not be lost within the dizzying buffet of outside events. “O f course it’s social, but it’s social to the point to when the people get on the court it’s a different game,” he says. “Once they get on the court it’s no longer the conduit to friend ships. People are there to win.” David Vazzana has been playing with PG V for three years, and was recently elected trea surer of the organization. This year’s national championships will be his first, as he and the rest of the Portland Pirates will attempt to dominate the BB division. Outside the lines o f the volleyball court, Vazzana is looking forward to the grander scope of Portland’s hosting role for the NAGVA championships. “I think [the tournament is] going to INACKCOM up at C C Slaughters Friday night, May 28, when the club hosts the Memorial Weekend Block Party: Volleyball Edition beginning at 5 p.m. The event will include DJ Delusional outside and DJ Robb inside manning the fad- ers. Cover is just $5 for volleyball members, and $7 general admission. After the continuation of Pool Play on Saturday morning, Bracket Play will begin no later than 5:30 p.m., with up to four rounds of W inners’Bracket matches. The culmination of the tournament is Sunday, May 30, with continuous Bracket Play from 8 a.m. until a champion is crowned. A barbecue brunch at Hobo’s will be followed by the capping event of a long, sweaty week end of sports and culture: the official NAG VA National Championships Afterparty at Barracuda. The “Fire and Ice”-themed party will kick off at 10 p.m. with fire dancers, acrobats and aerialists for a $10 general admission charge, $5 for NAGVA players. Such a packed event would not have been possible without the sup port of small businesses such as Under U 4 Men and bigger sponsors like Adidas, as well as the ef forts of Walker to make the Portland tournament one that players, fans, the Portland LG B T Q . com munity and beyond won’t soon forget. “The volleyball players themselves are a close- knit community because we play in tournaments throughout the year all over the nation, and we have people who have been playing in these tournam ents for 20 years,” observes Walker. “That’s built a lot o f excitement for us in Portland because we want everyone to have the best experience possible.” vM ) bring a lot of awareness to the community and I think it’s going to bring a lot of people to Portland who’ve never been here,” says Vaz zana. “I’m also really excited about just meet ing a lot of people from all over the country and outside the country—to play host to this kind of tournament, and show people from other states and outside the country what we have to offer, and our lifestyle, our way of life and the strength of our community.” W in or lose, most players will probably end ou R eady for the get 2 hours, o f personal j f t r a i m w . 0 w h e iA , j o i i n I n M flw 2640 NE Alberta 7522 N Lombard www.pdxgym.com W y o u ' l WEST COAST Pi On e s s ÏPSPI I M U7 1 S T ® EAST COAST STYLE 5 HOT SANDWICHES =» breakfast lunch dinner Soppy Sour brunch 7 om - 11 pm I m s - Si 9 om - midnight sal. 9 om - 2 pm sun. nw 20th & k»arney . (503) 295 6487 www.cafanBH.com LU N C H DAILY > Cr) £ Get out to the Oregon C onvention Center (777 N E M artin Luther K ing, Jr. B lvd.) fro m M ay 28 to 3 0 to cheer on your fa vo rite team fo r free! Learn more a tportland2010.com or by vis iting NAG VA a t nagva.org. T a k e Ä.CÜCLU 10 W Your Sic Low-Cost Walk-In HIV Testing Hep A & B vaccine and Syphilis testing available Monday 5.30 to 7 30 p.m Tuesday 4 to 5 30 p m & Friday 9 to 11 a m tb ° { For more information: 503-846-4734 www.co Washington. or us/hiv ,Se habla español' Beaverton Health Chntc - 12550 SW 2nd H stxro Health Clm c - 266 W Main Are Y 31 .W ! C W ASHINGTON C O U N TY O R I (»O N iiREELEYflUENUE frri/Lwf FRIENDS (ike YOU fol ÓO ifeatu 3435 N. LOMBARD 503.283.5014 WWW. MOCKCREST COM f» 4 ? 1 N CrfifilpyAvR 503 283 0676 www OrRRlRyAvRMiR corn
