NSSA - National Scholastic Surfing Association

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.


Southwest Conference Explorer events 9 and 10 in HB; 2015/16 Conference Champions are confirmed!

NSSA SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE

EXPLORER EVENT #9 and #10

NINTH STREET, HUNTINGTON BEACH

APRIL 23-24, 2016

CONDITIONS: Good HB beachbreak conditions throughout the weekend. Nicely shaped sandbars provide fun 2-3 foot peaks for Saturday’s event #9 with a building NW wind swell and solid 4-5 foot lefts and rights for the 2015/16 season finale event #10 on Sunday.

 

THE SCOREBOARD

RESULTS

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE EXPLORER EVENT #9

NINTH STREET, HUNTINGTON BEACH

 

EXPLORER JUNIORS

1. Kade Matson-San Clemente

2. Nick Marshall-Encinitas

3. Ryan Salazar-Huntington Beach

4. Jordy Collins-Carlsbad

 

EXPLORER BOYS

1. Kade Matson-San Clemente

2. Nolan Rodgers-Laguna Beach

3. Nick Marshall-Encinitas

4. Max Beach-San Clemente

5. Koby Hughes-Encinitas

6. Brendan Blaze-Huntington Beach

 

EXPLORER MENEHUENE

1. Hayden Rodgers-Laguna Beach

2. Taj Lindblad-San Clemente

3. Ryder Salberg-San Clemente

4. Joey Samuelian-Manhattan Beach

5. Connor Marshall-Encinitas

6. Dane Matson-San Clemente

 

EXPLORER SUPER GROMS

1. Hayden Rodgers-Laguna Beach

2. Cole McCaffray-Cardiff

3. Dane Matson-San Clemente

4. Lucas Owston-Oceanside

5. Finn Bertino-Hermosa Beach

 

EXPLORER WOMENS

1. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente

2. Samantha Cendro-Huntington Beach

3. Maddie Garlough-Port Aransas, TX

4. Sydney Johnson-Carlsbad

5. Brooke Young-San Diego

6. Brooke Daigneault-Huntington Beach

 

EXPLORER GIRLS

1. Alyssa Spencer-Carlsbad

2. Brooke Young-San Diego

3. Olivia Pessanha-San Diego

4. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente

5. Maddie Garlough-Port Aransas, TX

 

EXPLORER SUPER GIRLS

1. Alyssa Spencer-Carlsbad

2. Ella McCaffray-Cardiff

3. Sawyer Lindblad-San Clemente

 

EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS

1. Pat Pezzoli-Leucadia

2. Darren Collins-Carlsbad

3. Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach

 

EXPLORER DUKE

1. Rusty Wink-Mission Viejo

2. Jim Ferguson-Santa Rosa

2. Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach

 

EXPLORER KNEEBOARD

1. Sean Noone-Alisa Viejo

2. Chris Bermudez-Oxnard

 

 

THE SCOREBOARD

RESULTS

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE EXPLORER EVENT #10

NINTH STREET, HUNTINGTON BEACH

APRIL 24, 2016

 

EXPLORER JUNIORS

1. Kade Matson-San Clemente

2. Liam Gloyd-Carlsbad

3. Dylan Hord-Huntington Beach

4. Colin White-Los Angeles

 

EXPLORER BOYS

1. Kade Matson-San Clemente

2. Keanu Igarashi-Huntington Beach

3. Sam Nelson-Laguna Beach

4. Max Beach-San Clemente

5. Nick Marshall-Encinitas

6. Matt Undlin-Huntington Beach

 

EXPLORER MENEHUENE

1. Sebastian Ojeda-La Jolla

2. Connor Marshall-Encinitas

3. Dane Matson-San Clemente

4. Tenshi Iwami-Japan

5. Wheeler Hasburgh- Sayulita, Mexico

6. Joey Samuelian-Manhattan Beach

 

EXPLORER SUPER GROMS

1. Tenshi Iwami-Japan

2. Dane Matson-San Clemente

3. Lucas Owston-Oceanside

4. Ty Spencer-Carlsbad

5. Wheeler Hasburgh-Sayulita, Mexico

 

EXPLORER WOMENS

1. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente

2. Maddie Garlough-Port Aransas, TX

3. Brooke Young-San Diego

4. Brooke Daigneault-Huntington Beach

 

EXPLORER GIRLS

1. Alyssa Spencer-Carlsbad

2. Samantha Sibley-San Clemente

3. Maddie Garlough-Port Aransas, TX

4. Brooke Young-San Diego

5. Ella McCaffray-Cardiff

 

EXPLORER SUPER GIRLS

1. Alyssa Spencer-Carlsbad

2. Ella McCaffray-Cardiff

 

EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS

1. Pat Pezzoli-Leucadia

 

EXPLORER DUKE

1. Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach

2. Rusty Wink-Mission Viejo

 

EXPLORER LONGBOARD

1. Jovan Smith Scott-Huntington Beach

 

EXPLORER KNEEBOARD

1. Sean Noone-Alisa Viejo

2. Chris Bermudez-Oxnard

 

2016 SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE EXPLORER CHAMPIONS

JUNIORS-Jordy Collins

BOYS-Kade Matson

MENEHUENE-Taj Lindblad

SUPER GROMS-Hayden Rodgers

WOMENS-Samantha Sibley

GIRLS-Alyssa Spencer

SUPER GIRLS-Alyssa Spencer

SUPER SENIORS-Daren Collins

DUKE-Rick Fignetti

KNEEBOARD-Sean Noone

LONGBOARD-Jovan Smith Scott

 

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, the HB Lifeguards and the NSSA staff for assisting us in staging a professional quality event for the Southwest Explorer Season series.

 

Be sure to keep up with all the NSSA action via the website at nssa.org and social media platforms Facebook and Instagram.

 

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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