Stevo VanderWerp and Pete Goers spend a lot of time on the beach in the summer, organizing and participating in beach volleyball tournaments.
A few years ago, they kicked around the idea of introducing a winter volleyball tournament along the Lakeshore. They pitched the idea to Winterfest director Kevin Galbavi, and the rest is history.
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