Grom of the Week

Grom of the Week: Luke Wyler

By Jake Howard When last we heard from Luke Wyler, a.k.a. Lowers Luke, earlier this summer, he was stacking results, building some serious momentum and…

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Grom of the Week: Peeta Kenworthy

By Jake Howard When you grow up in a family with five kids, you have to learn to roll with things. Few groms in this…

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Grom of the Week: Ben Brantrell

By Jake Howard As part of the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation’s efforts to make the ocean a happier, more stoked place to surf, the foundation…

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Grom of The Week: Bethany Zelasko

By Jake Howard At the beginning of the year, Dana Point’s Bethany Zelasko won her first pro contest, the Shoe City Pro in Santa Cruz….

Jett Schilling. Photo: John Ferguson / WSL

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Grom of the Week: Jett Schilling

By Jake Howard It’s been a big few months for 16-year-old Jett Schilling. Most recently, the San Clemente teen has been logging hours and hours…

Cascia Collings. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Point Surf Club

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Grom of the Week: Cascia Collings

By Jake Howard It’s not necessarily who wins, but how you play the game. Always on the beach, always with a constant smile and sense…

Bella Kenworthy
Photo: @bellatreas_kenworthy

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Grom of the Week: Bella Kenworthy

By Jake Howard There’s a lot to say about Dana Point’s Bella Kenworthy on a pretty regular basis. On a skateboard or surfboard, she’s one…

Mia McLeish Photo: Courtesy of @miamouse9

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Grom of the Week: Mia McLeish

By Jake Howard Sometimes in life, it’s not about winning or losing, but rather just getting up and dusting yourself off when you’ve been knocked…

Tosh Johnson / Photo Courtesy of the Johnson Family

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Grom of the Week: Tosh Johnson

By Jake Howard “My favorite thing about surfing is that I can do it every day, and I love the feel of being in the…

Bodhi Aguilar
Photo:@bodacious_bojangles

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Grom of the Week: Bodhi Aguilar

By Jake Howard All groms are awesome, but the stoke of Bodhi Aguilar is especially inspiring. Watching him and his friends run herd over Salt…

Zach Perry (far left) took the win in the 14-and-under division at the annual Cosmic Creek Surf Festival at Salt Creek. Photo: Jake Howard

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Grom of the Week: Zach Perry

By Jake Howard There are a lot of surf contests that groms can participate in these days, but none are quite like the Cosmic Creek Surf…

Luke Wyler /Courtesy of the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA)

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Grom of the Week: Luke Wyler

By Jake Howard San Clemente has long been the home of progressive, above-the-lip surfing, ever since guys such as Christian Fletcher and Shane Beschen started…