Issue 3 - Saturday, March 30
covering nontraditional, emerging and niche sports with a focus on women and LGBTIQA+ people
Issue 3 - March 30, 2024
Hello and welcome to the second issue of Beyond the Big 5!
When Does This Come Out Again?
My goal is to send this every Wednesday… It’s Saturday. Yay the weekend, I guess!
New Podcast Episode
The next episode of the BB5 pod is out. It’s an interview with long time players Ryan Davis and Molly Potter, who currently play for the defending USQ club champs, the Warriors. Listen on Spotify or iTunes. Ryan and Molly were such a delight to talk to. They’re both extremely charming, articulate, and have great advice for players who want to level up their development and speak up for their needs.
Show Me the Money!
The Pro Volleyball Federation announced the location of their inaugural championship. It’ll be May 15 and 18 in Omaha, NE. AND the winning team will earn $1,000,000!!
Watch Guide
Volleyball
Ultimate
By the way, the defending WUL champs Seattle Tempest lost their home opener in a close game against San Diego Superbloom, 15-17.
Quadball
The Massachusetts Quadball Conference (MQC) has their D2 championship on Saturday. Here’s the schedule; times are in ET.
11am: 2 seed Middlebury vs 4 seed Tufts
12pm: 2 seed Middlebury vs 4 seed Tufts
1:30pm: Finals: Emerson vs winner of Midd/Tufts
2:30pm Finals game 2
Watch on the MQC Facebook page.
Olympic and Olympic Adjacent News
The first set of roster announcements for Team USA Rowing are out!
The International Handball Federation is hosting a showcase for beach handball in Paris in late July. Beach handball is maybe even more fun to watch than beach volleyball – such cool spins and shots!
Sports Bra Makes NY Times Crossword
Coming up on their 2 year anniversary, the Sports Bra in Portland was recently featured as an answer in the NY Times Crossword!
In Closing
In Dawn Staley I trust! Go Gamecocks. Good luck against Oregon State on Sunday (game is at 10am PT/1pm ET). Here’s the full schedule in case you need it.
Beyond the Big 5 is written by Mary Kimball.