Tag: Shawnee Mission Beach Volleyball

Beach volleyball heavyweights, Olympians hitting KC sand for George Brett showdown

By Tommy Felts / September 9, 2025

Serial entrepreneur Lance Windholz hopes a high-profile weekend beach volleyball tournament — showcasing 24 professional players, including seven Olympians — will encourage more Kansas City athletes and enthusiasts to dig the sport he loves. The George Brett 4v4 Volleyball Showdown arrives Saturday, Sept. 13, at Shawnee Mission Beach Volleyball. Two amateur teams are set to compete…

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Why this serial entrepreneur bought ‘a giant beach in Kansas’ (and how he plans to make it KC’s next outdoor hot spot) 

By Tommy Felts / April 18, 2023

Lance Windholz is already digging his new position on Shawnee’s sand volleyball courts: owner.  “This deal was about six years in the making,” said Windholz, a serial entrepreneur and small business owner. “I had been playing volleyball out at Shawnee Mission Beach Volleyball three, four times a week — and just thought, ‘Why not own…

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