SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE EXPLORER 3 & 4 (MAKEUP) AT HB PIER. WAVES WERE FIRING!
Thursday, January 22, 2015 | Written by Janice Aragon
NSSA SOUTHWEST
CONFERENCE
EXPLORER EVENT #3
(makeup)
HUNTINGTON BEACH
PIER SOUTHSIDE
JANUARY 17, 2015
CONDITIONS: 4-6
foot excellent left and right peaks. Calm winds and glassy all-day conditions.
SAMANTHA SIBLEY PULLS OFF 4 DIVISION SWEEP! photo: Steinmetz
THE SCOREBOARD
1. Andrew Niemann-Huntington Beach
2.
Keone Betanzos-San Diego
3.
Jeremy Dugan-San Clemente
4.
Jake Marcy-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER JUNIORS
1.
Liam Gloyd-Carlsbad
2.
Davis Freud-Huntington Beach
3.
Sammy Harju-Huntington Beach
4.
Brad Monroe-Huntington Beach
5.
Tristan Burke-Long Beach
6.
Carter Faucher-San Diego
EXPLORER BOYS
1.
John West-Huntington Beach
2.
Dagan Stagg-Carlsbad
3.
Ben Barone-La Jolla
4.
Parker Ruiz-Newport Beach
5.
Theo Hirschfield-La Jolla
6.
Brayden Chalfant-San Diego
EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1.
Nolan Rodgers-Laguna Beach
2.
Keanu Igarashi-Huntington Beach
3.
Mick Davey-La Jolla
4.
Jacob Kelly-San Diego
5.
Peter Stewart-Imperial Beach
6.
Joey Samuelian-Manhattan Beach
EXPLORER SUPER GROMS
1.
Brayden Burch-San Clemente
2.
Dane Matson-San Clemente
3.
Ryder Salberg-San Clemente
4.
Cole McCaffray-Cardiff
5.
Noah Steinmetz-Huntington Beach
6.
Max Lambert-Costa Mesa
EXPLORER WOMENS
1.
Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
2.
Sara Kohrogi-Hermosa Beach
3.
Ella McCaffray-Cardiff
4.
Kalohe Danbara-Huntington Beach
5.
Kristina Hehl-Huntington Beach
6.
Peyton Slater-Carlsbad
EXPLORER GIRLS
1.
Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
2.
Peyton Slater-Carlsbad
3.
Kayla Coscino-Laguna Beach
4.
Chiasa Maruyama-Huntington Beach
5.
Kyra Williams-Manhattan Beach
6.
Madeline DeVilbiss-Carlsbad
EXPLORER SENIORS
1.
Trevor Nielson-San Diego
2.
Patrick Choothesa-San Diego
3.
Wes Skinner-Carlsbad
4.
David Hughson-San Diego
EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS
1.
Jeff Leverette-Vista
2.
Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER DUKE
1.
Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
2.
Kyle Twitchell-San Clemente
3.
Patrick Schlick-Leucadia
4.
Peter Townend-Huntington Beach
NSSA SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
EXPLORER EVENT #4
(makeup)
HUNTINGTON BEACH
PIER SOUTHSIDE
JANUARY 18, 2015
CONDITIONS: 4-6 foot excellent left and right peaks. Calm winds and glass all-day conditions
THE SCOREBOARD
EXPLORER MENS
1.
Andrew Niemann-Huntington Beach
3.
Jeremy Dugan-San Clemente
4.
Keone Betanzos-San Diego
EXPLORER JUNIORS
1.
Lucas Taub-Dana Point
2.
Chris Kervin-Newport Beach
3.
Parker Cohn-Newport Beach
4.
Davis Freud-Huntington Beach
5.
Liam Gloyd-Carlsbad
6.
Sammy Harju-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER BOYS
1.
Kade Matson-San Clemente
2.
Dagan Stagg-Carlsbad
3.
Eno James-Mexico
4.
John West-Huntington Beach
5.
Ben Barone-La Jolla
6.
Brayden Chalfant-San Diego
EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1.
Kade Matson-San Clemente
2.
Keanu Igarashi-Huntington Beach
3.
Mick Davey-La Jolla
4.
Jack Stewart-Imperial Beach
5.
Peter Stewart-Imperial Beach
6.
Jacob Kelly-San Diego
EXPLORER SUPER GROMS
1.
Cole McCaffray-Cardiff
2.
Brayden Burch-San Clemente
3.
Noah Steinmetz-Huntington Beach
4.
Max Lambert-Costa Mesa
5.
Callahan Corn-Del Mar
6.
Ryder Salberg-San Clemente
EXPLORER WOMENS
1.
Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
2.
Paetyn Parman-Cardiff-by-the-Sea
3.
Sierra Garcia-Long Beach
4.
Brooke Young-San Diego
5.
Jordyn Barratt-Cardiff-by-the-Sea
6.
Allie Frost-San Juan Capistrano
EXPLORER GIRLS
1.
Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
2.
Bethany Zelasko-Dana Point
3.
Brooke Young-San Diego
4.
Madeline DeVilbiss-Carlsbad
5.
Kyra Williams-Manhattan Beach
6.
Erika Hunting-San Clemente
EXPLORER SENIORS
1.
Trevor Nielson-San Diego
2.
Patrick Choothesa-San Diego
3.
David Hughson-
4.
Wes Skinner-Carlsbad
EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS
1.
Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
2.
Jeff Leverette-Vista
EXPLORER DUKE
1.
Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
2.
Kyle Twitchell-San Clemente
3.
Jim Ferguson-Santa Rosa
4.
Peter Townend-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER LONGBOARD
1.
Jaric Fink-San Clemente
2.
Jake Marcy-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER KNEEBOARD
1.
Sean Noone-Alisa Viejo
2.
Mike Fernandez-Huntington Beach
3.
Leonard Miller-Monterey Park
4.
Chris Bermudez-Oxnard
The NSSA Southwest Conference is proud to have support from Huntington Surf and Sport, Java Point, Surfing Magazine, Sex Wax, Scosche and Channel Islands. Many thanks to the California State Parks Seaside Reef and the NSSA staff for assisting us in staging a professional quality event for the Southwest Explorer Season series.
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About NSSA
The National Scholastic Surfing
Association (NSSA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage
and assist its members in their interest to learn and develop the fundamentals
and skills of surfing competition while competing in structured and quality
events. The NSSA promotes the qualities of discipline and competitive
excellence while supporting the merits of academic achievement to young
surfers. The NSSA strives to provide a fun surfing experience for all of its
members.
The NSSA is one of the few national
youth sports organizations that require its participants to maintain academic
standards in order to compete. Since 1978, the NSSA program philosophy has been
that athletics and scholastics go hand in hand. More than 80 NSSA events are
run nationwide that culminate with the annual National Championships which is
regarded as the highest profile youth surfing event in America.
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