Occasionally, someone from Taryn Brasher’s hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, or her high school will reach out to the former LSU and Olympic beach volleyball star and ask what she’s doing now that the Paris Games are more than a year in the rear-view mirror for her and teammate Kristen Nuss.

“They’re like, ‘So what are you going to do for four years?’” until the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Brasher said. “I’m like, ‘We’re still playing.’

“It makes me angry that it’s not better known, but that’s up to us. We’re trying to make (the sport) more known.”

The former LSU duo has certainly been doing their part to promote the sport they love. And yes, for the record, they’re still playing professionally, and playing quite well.

In five top level international tournaments this year, Nuss and

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