RESULTS ARE IN FOR SOUTHWEST EXPLORER EVENTS 3 AND 4 IN HUNTINGTON BEACH!
Monday, September 28, 2015 | Written by Janice Aragon
NSSA SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
EXPLORER EVENT #3
HUNTINGTON BEACH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2015
CONDITIONS: 1-3 foot beach break peaks.
EXPLORER JUNIORS
1. Jordy Collins-Carlsbad
2. Kade Matson-San Clemente
3. Liam Gloyd-Carlsbad
4. Kairi Noro-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER BOYS
1. Kade Matson-San Clemente
2. Keeler Nelson-Laguna Beach
3. Diego Ferri-Kailua, Hi
4. Koby Hughes-Encinitas
5. Zach McCormick-Del Mar
6. London Almida-Hanalei, Hi
EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1. Cole McCaffray-Cardiff
2. Taj Lindblad-San Clemente
3. Hayden Rodgers-Laguna Beach
4. Diego Ferri-Kailua, Hi
5. Dane Matson-San Clemente
6. Wheeler Hasburgh-Sayulita, Mexico
EXPLORER SUPER GROMS
1. Hayden Rodgers-Laguna Beach
2. Lucas Owston-Oceanside
3. Dane Matson-San Clemente
4. Cole McCaffray-Cardiff
5. Makai Bray-San Clemente
6. Ty Spencer-Carlsbad
EXPLORER WOMENS
1. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
2. Samantha Cendro-Huntington Beach
3. Brooke Young-San Diego
4. Brooke Daigneault-Huntington Beach
5. Sidney Johnson-Carlsbad
EXPLORER GIRLS
1. Alyssa Spencer-Carlsbad
2. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
3. Valentina Resano-Nicaragua
4. Brooke Young-San Diego
5. Olivia Pessanha-San Diego
6. Chiasa Maruyama-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER SUPER GIRLS
1. Alyssa Spencer-Carlsbad
2. Ella McCaffray-Cardiff
3. Jenna Clark-La Mesa
4. Valentina Resano-Nicaragua
5. Candelaria Resano-Nicaragua
6. Emily Anderson-Thousand Oaks
EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS
1. Darren Collins-Carlsbad
2. Pat Pezzoli-Leucadia
3. Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
4. Larry Schlick-Long Beach
EXPLORER DUKE
1. Rusty Wink-Mission Viejo
2. Patrick Foree-Long Beach
3. Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
4. Patrick Schlick-Leucadia
5. Jim Ferguson-Santa Rosa
NSSA SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
EXPLORER EVENT #4
HUNTINGTON BEACH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
CONDITIONS: 1-3 foot beachbreak peaks
EXPLORER JUNIORS
1. Kairi Noro-Huntington Beach
2. Roy Kanazawa-Tokushima, Japan
3. Liam Gloyd-Carlsbad
4. Kade Matson-San Clemente
EXPLORER BOYS
1. Kade Matson-San Clemente
2. Keeler Nelsen-Laguna Beach
3. Nolan Rodgers-Laguna Beach
4. Max Beach-San Clemente
5. Liam Murray-San Clemente
6. Matt Undlin-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1. Taj Lindblad-San Clemente
2. Sebastian Ojeda-La Jolla
3. Dane Matson-San Clemente
4. Ryder Salberg-San Clemente
5. Hayden Rodgers-Laguna Beach
6. Sam Reidy-Costa Rica
EXPLORER SUPER GROMS
1. Hayden Rodgers-Laguna Beach
2. Cole McCaffray-Cardiff
3. Dane Matson-San Clemente
4. Makai Bray-San Clemente
5. Wheeler Hasburgh-Sayulita, Mexico
6. Conan Craig-San Clemente
EXPLORER WOMENS
1. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
2. Brooke Daigneault-Huntington Beach
3. Brooke Young-San Diego
4. Samantha Cendro-Huntington Beach
5. Paris Bailey-Huntington Beach
EXPLORER GIRLS
1. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente
2. Chiasa Maruyama-Huntington Beach
3. Ella McCaffray-Cardiff
4. Candelaria Resano-Nicaragua
5. Kalohe Danbara-Newport Coast
6. Brooke Young-San Diego
EXPLORER SUPER GIRLS
1. Ella McCaffray-Cardiff
3. Candelaria Resano-Nicaragua
3. Sawyer Lindblad-San Clemente
4. Emily Anderson-Thousand Oaks
EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS
1. Pat Pezzoli-Leucadia
2. Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
3. Jim Ferguson-Santa Rosa
4. Larry Schlick-Long Beach
EXPLORER DUKE
1. Richard Foree-Long Beach
2. Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach
3. Jim Ferguson-Santa Rosa
4. Patrick Schlick-Leucadia
5. Rusty Wink-Mission Viejo
EXPLORER LONGBOARD
1. Jovan Smith Scott-Huntington Beach
2. Aidan Sprunk-Encinitas
3. Larry Schlick-Long Beach
PERFORMERS OF THE EVENT
Hayden Rodgers: Took double wins in the Super Grom divisions in event 3 & event 4. Hayden is currently undefeated in the Southwest Conference Explorer Super Grom division with four consecutive victories.
Kade Matson: Made four finals with double wins in the Explorer Boys division, a 2nd place finish in event #3 Explorer Juniors and a 4th place finish in event #4 Explorer Juniors.
Samantha Sibley: Four finals appearances while claiming three total victories. Sam took double wins in the Explorer Womens division and a win in event #4 Explorer Girls.
The NSSA Southwest Conference is proud to have support from Body Glove, Huntington Surf and Sport, Java Point, Surfing Magazine, Sex Wax, Scosche and Channel Islands. Many thanks to the City of Huntington Beach, HB Lifeguards 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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