{"id":320533,"date":"2026-05-17T23:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/320533\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T23:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:35:10","slug":"athletes-compete-in-mississippi-senior-games-beach-volleyball-tournament-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/320533\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes compete in Mississippi Senior Games Beach Volleyball Tournament in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) \u2014 Athletes competed in the Mississippi Senior Games beach volleyball tournament this weekend at Long Beach Harbor, with participants 50 and older playing in doubles and quads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Long Beach Mayor Tim Pierce said the tournament drew a large crowd to the city\u2019s courts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cOh my gosh, there\u2019s so many people here, and they love our courts, and I\u2019m just glad they picked Long Beach to come to and have their tournament,\u201d Pierce said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Athletes competed in the Mississippi Senior Games Beach Volleyball Tournament this weekend at...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/YTKAY53BVVHNRE4UNPPXLH3J2Y.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Athletes competed in the Mississippi Senior Games Beach Volleyball Tournament this weekend at Long Beach Harbor, with participants 50 and older playing in doubles and quads.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tournament director David Craft said competing against players in the same age group provides a different experience than playing against younger athletes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI was still playing volleyball against younger people. You start to have a self-doubt because you\u2019re like, well, I can\u2019t keep up with these guys. And then you start playing against other people your age, and you realize how many people there are your age still playing. And then you kind of feel a little bit better because you\u2019re like, hey, I\u2019m actually still pretty good when I\u2019m playing against people of my own age,\u201d Craft said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Tournament Director David Craft said competing against players in the same age group provides...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ZKZC2T63SBHZLEFCOKDJ53IXVM.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Tournament Director David Craft said competing against players in the same age group provides a different experience than playing against younger athletes.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mississippi has been the reigning national champion in senior beach volleyball since the sport debuted on the national stage in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ve had multiple, multiple athletes medal at the national games from Mississippi. Our results are actually very, very good,\u201d Craft said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Mississippi has been the reigning national champion in senior beach volleyball since the sport...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3ZKFL2SPGVD5NH44OMBTT4URLQ.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Mississippi has been the reigning national champion in senior beach volleyball since the sport debuted on the national stage in 2021.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">This year\u2019s tournament serves as a qualifier for the 2027 National Senior games in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammar error in this story? Report it to our team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlox.com\/page\/error-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WLOX. 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