Events in the news this week.

There will be a whole lot of spiking and setting going on, as the oldest continuously run beach volleyball tournament in the country--the Laguna Beach Open--culminates Monday with its men’s and women’s finals. About 150,000 visitors are expected to attend the three-day event at Main Beach.

Forty teams will compete for a $70,000 purse at the tournament, which is celebrating its 35th year.

Beach volleyball is played on the sand, with two people on a team. The rules are the same as those for indoor volleyball. Scoring is based on who has control, or serves, the ball, with points scored based on keeping the ball in play without it touching the ground or landing outside the court.

The women’s games start at 9 a.m. today, with finals slated for 2 p.m. Monday. Men’s games begin at noon today, with finals starting at 4 p.m. Monday.