{"id":323707,"date":"2026-05-20T00:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323707\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T00:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:30:32","slug":"exclusive-fresno-pacific-plans-to-serve-up-new-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323707\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Fresno Pacific Plans to Serve Up New Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) \u2014\u00a0Fresno Pacific is planning to add a new sport to its Division-II athletics lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Sunbirds are bringing beach volleyball to the Valley, becoming the first four-year program of its kind in the Fresno area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">KMJ\u2019s News Partner ABC 30 \/Action News got an exclusive look at a rendering of the new facility, which includes three beach courts and bleachers near the track and field complex.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19133189_FPU-Beach_Court-Rendering.png\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"prism-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Fresno Pacific\u2019s head volleyball coach, Kelsee Montagna, says this is a huge step for the university.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cWe\u2019ve had recruits reach out to us from the Valley the past two years asking, \u2018Are you going to start beach? When is it in the works? \u2018 and, unfortunately, they\u2019ve had to go off and play somewhere else,\u201d coach Montagna said. \u201cNow, we can finally say \u2018Yes, in 2027, we have a place for you here.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Fresno Pacific is working to raise $300,000 ahead of its planned inaugural season in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">By ABC 30\u2019s Sydney Berger on <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SydneyABC30\/\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SydneyPBerger\/\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/SydneyBergerTV\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the report by KMJ\u2019s Liz Kern.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3441\/files\/2026\/05\/lk-fresno-pacific-volleyball.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3441\/files\/2026\/05\/lk-fresno-pacific-volleyball.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) \u2014\u00a0Fresno Pacific is planning to add a new sport to its Division-II athletics lineup. 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