The Reverse-coed tournament was comprised of four divisions based on skill level: B, BB, A and AA. Players of all varieties competed, including University of California at Davis students and Dixon retirees.

 

DIXON, CA (MPG) - On April 27, 48 teams competed in the 2025 Season Opener Revco Doubles Blast at Northwest Park.

The grass volleyball tournament is held annually for the love of the game, according to Palomino founder Mike Feury.

“I set up open play games all the time, usually in Davis. We have seven to eight nets most nights and a lot of people come out from Sacramento to play after work,” Feury said. “Once a year, we run a tournament in Northwest Park to compete, have fun and get new players to engage with volleyball.”

Palomino’s Volleyball was founded in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Volleyball tournaments were no longer being held due to social distancing restrictions. Thus, once quarantine ended, Feury got to work. To him, volleyball represents community.

“All my friends are not just volleyball friends; they are family,” said Feury. “Volleyball gets people together through competition and a fervor for the game.”

The tournament ended at 2 p.m. April 27 with four teams entering the playoffs as first seeds. For more information on the next tournaments, visit palomino.volleyballlife.com or join the Palomino’s Volleyball Facebook group.

The Revco Doubles Blast began at 10 a.m. April 27 at Northwest Park, West H St. and Parkgreen Drive. Captains met at 9 a.m., with first serves at 9:30 a.m. Revco is short for reverse-coed, implying that, in doubles competition, each team is comprised of one man and one woman, and games utilize a women’s height for the volleyball net. Men remained behind the 10-foot line marker and were not allowed to block.

The tournament had four divisions based on skill level rather than age. Divisions included B, BB, A and AA. Players of all varieties attended, ranging from University of California at Davis students in their early 20s to Dixon retirees in their 50s and 60s.

Samantha Wheeler, a participant in the Coed A division, has been playing volleyball for years.

“For Palomino’s, I have played for eight to 10 years but I have been playing volleyball since I was a small kid and in college,” said Wheeler. “I also coached volleyball for a couple of years and wanted to keep playing. With Palomino’s, getting games is so accessible now.”

On April 27, 48 teams competed in the 2025 Season Opener Revco Doubles Blast at Northwest Park, West H St. and Parkgreen Drive. Palomino’s Volleyball, a tournament organizer from Sacramento, sponsors the annual event in Dixon.

The tournament ended at 2 p.m. April 27 with four teams entering the playoffs as first seeds. For Coed B, Franchesca Finnigan and Eric Long went undefeated in pools. For Coed BB, Jordan Fukui and Brianna Nguyen had two wins and three losses but ended pools as the first seed for their division. For Coed A, Pardeep Sandhu and Nagisa Villa-Ignacio finished with three wins and one loss, and in Coed AA, Edward Falefa and Skyler Takeda were on top.

According to Feury, volleyball is a fountain of youth that keeps players young and brings them together. Palomino’s mission is to bring volleyball to the masses.

For more information on the next tournaments, visit palomino.volleyballlife.com or join the Palomino’s Volleyball Facebook group.