A New Beginning

Western Surfing Association kicks off a fresh season of amateur surf competition in Southern California

By Andrea Swayne

The San Clemente-based Western Surfing Association sent out the first amateur series heats of the new 2012-2013 competition season August 4 and 5 at San Onofre State Park’s Trail 6.

The lineups—two separate areas running six-man heats—provided a weekend full of challenging and exciting competition for longtime competitors and many newcomers as well.

Some of the new local surfers making their contest debuts are also some of the sport’s youngest, all 8 years old or less.

In his very first contest, San Clemente resident Brayden Burch won the Micro Grom Boys/Girls U9 Shortboard Push-in division. Burch was one of four San Clemente surfers who dominated the division. WSA veteran Dane Matson took second, first timer Bane Corbett took fifth and, in his third season, Eland Hansler came in sixth.

The new season continues over the next two weekends as other Surfing America member series, PacSun Surfing America Prime and National Scholastic Surfing Association, hold their first events of the season.

Surfing America Prime Event No. 1 is set for August 11 and 12 at Camp Pendleton’s Del Mar Jetties, and NSSA gets the season rolling with back-to-back Southwest Explorer events No. 1 and 2, August 25 and 26 at the Huntington Beach Pier.

It’s not too late to throw your hat in the ring and vie for season titles and invitations to next year’s national championships. Combined, the three organizations’ schedules also offer competition opportunities for surfers of all ages in both longboarding and shortboarding. More information on how to compete can be found online at www.surfwsa.org, www.surfingamerica.org and www.nssa.org.

Stay tuned to the Dana Point Times all season for information on upcoming events, stories and results.

RESULTS

MICRO GROM BOYS/GIRLS SB U9:
1. Brayden Burch, San Clemente
2. Dane Matson, San Clemente
3. Bryce Ava Wettstein, Encinitas
4. Noah Steinmetz, Huntington Beach
5. Bane Corbett, San Clemente
6. Eland Hansler, San Clemente

BOYS/GIRLS U10:
1. Jett Schilling, San Clemente
2. Nicholas Coli, San Clemente
3. Patrick O’Connor, San Juan Capistrano
4. Taj Lindblad, San Clemente
5. Tommy Kelly, Carlsbad
6. Matthew Hahn, Torrance

BOYS U12:
1. Sebastian Mendes, Agoura Hills
2. Griffin Foy, Fullerton
3. Zach McCormick, Encinitas
4. Kade Matson, San Clemente
5. Ethan Mudge, Capistrano Beach
6. Ryan Martin, San Clemente

BOYS U14:
1. Sean Woods, Thousand Oaks
2. Kade Matson, San Clemente
3. Brett Naudin, Encinitas
4. Ethan Mudge, Capistrano Beach
5. Zach McCormick, Encinitas
6. Luca Aza, Kauai, Hawaii

BOYS U16:
1. Tyler Killeen, Long Beach
2. Brighton Reinhardt, Dana Point
3. Mitchell Arterburn, Carlsbad
4. Jade Morgan, Enicinitas
5. Conner Dand, San Clemente
6. Jeff Knell, Santa Barbara

BOYS U18:
1. Dylan Sonderegger, San Clemente
2. Dylan Aragon, Huntington Beach
3. Noah Collins, Manhattan Beach
4. Preston Dexter, Newport Beach
5. Jay Christenson, San Diego
6. Jordan Kudla, San Clemente

GIRLS U12:
1. Tiare Thompson, La Jolla
2. Malia Faramarzi, Encinitas
3. Kirra Pinkerton, San Clemente
4. Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad
5. Kalohe Danbara, Huntington Beach
6. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente

GIRLS U14:
1. Meah Collins, Costa Mesa
2. Tiare Thompson, La Jolla
3. Alexxa Elseewi, San Clemente
4. Kaliana Ashkarian, San Marcos
5. Sidney Johnson, Carlsbad
6. Tera Richardson, Capistrano Beach

GIRLS U16:
1. Avalon Johnson, Carlsbad
2. Rachel Tominaga, Manhattan Beach
3. Meah Collins, Costa Mesa
4. Tia Blanco, San Clemente
5. Kahanu DeLovio, Trabuco Cyn
6. Juli Hernandez, Costa Mesa

GIRLS U18:
1. Meah Collins, Costa Mesa
2. Kahanu DeLovio, Trabuco Cyn
3. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente
4. Tia Blanco, San Clemente
5. Samantha Lamirand, Cardiff by the Sea
6. Kulia Doherty, Santa Fe Springs

BOYS LONGBOARD U14:
1. Trevor Anderberg, Encinitas
2. Zane Booth, Santa Barbara
3. Aaron Schwarzman, La Jolla
4. Ian Diamond, Dana Point

JR. LONGBOARD U18:
1. Ricky Cunningham, San Diego
2. Lucas Foster, Carlsbad
3. Jacob Atwood, Capistrano Beach
4. Dylan St. Germain, Manhathan Beach
5. Nick Anderberg, Encinitas
6. Austin Sonnier, San Diego

GIRLS LONGBOARD U18:
1. Emmy Lombard, San Clemente
2. Rachael Tilly, Capistrano Beach
3. Teresa O’Connor, San Juan Capistrano
4. Lulu Erkeneff, Dana Point
5. Frankie Seely, Topanga
6. Ivy Miller, Carlsbad

MEN 18 – 29:
1. Ricky Lovato, San Clemente
2. Sean Johnson, Canyon Country
3. Lorin Anderson, Lompoc
4. Aron Schuhmann, Santa Monica
5. Brian Hewitt, Ventura
6. Nicholas Pasqua, Huntington Beach

MASTERS 30 – 39:
1. Paul Pugliesi, Oceanside
2. Vincent Duprat, Encinitas
3. Sean O’Toole, Ventura
4. Ricky Simon, Los Angeles
5. Nick Eubank, Ventura
6. Steve Moore, Encinitas

SENIOR MEN 40 – 49:
1. Rusty White, Los Angeles
2. Rick Takahashi, San Diego
3. Scott Whitmer, Gardena
4. Chris Munsterman, San Diego
5. Pedro Diaz Rangel, Oceanside
6. Rusty Phillipy, Cardiff

LEGENDS 50 & OLDER:
1. Tim Senneff , San Diego
2. Mike Gillard, Coronado
3. Javier Huarcaya, Oceanside
4. Dave Hansberry, Los Alamitos
5. Parry Foskett, San Clemente
6. John Silver, Carlsbad 
OPEN MEN SHORTBOARD:
1. Pedro Diaz Rangel, Oceanside
2. Cody Canzoneri, San Clemente
3. Steve Moore, Encinitas
4. Paul Pugliesi, Oceanside
5. Dylan Sonderegger, San Clemente
6. Sean Johnson, Canyon Country

OPEN WOMEN SHORTBOARD:
1. Colleen Mehlberg, San Clemente
2. Samantha Lamirand, Cardiff by the Sea
3. Sierra Partridge, Ventura
4. Tammy Mowery, Santa Monica
5. Kassy Eldridge, San Clemente
6. Andrea Soong, Santa Monica

OPEN MEN LONGBOARD:
1. Cody Canzoneri, San Clemente
2. Ricky Cunningham, San Diego
3. KeKai Kamai, Irvine
4. Terry Gillard, Imperial Beach
5. Dylan St. Germain, Manhattan Beach
6. Rick Ekstein, Dana Point

OPEN WOMEN’S LONGBOARD:
1. Rachael Tilly, Capistrano Beach
2. Tory Gilkerson, San Clemente
3. Emmy Lombard, San Clemente
4. Lulu Erkeneff, Dana Point
5. Teresa O’Connor, San Juan Capistrano
6. Annie Howe, Enicinitas

SR. MEN LONGBOARD 40 & OLDER:
1. Mike Gillard, Coronado
2. Terry Gillard, Imperial Beach
3. Lance Albright, Huntington Beach
4. Matthew Melin, San Diego
5. Bill Hinchiff, Huntington Beach
6. Jay Boldt, Huntington Beach