Photo: Sheri Crummer
Oceanside CA— The Scholastic Surf Series a Division of the WSA completed its fifth year of competition Saturday and Sunday with the Middle School State Championships at Oceanside Harbor. Twenty eight (28) Middle School Teams from Santa Cruz to San Diego traveled to Oceanside to compete in some of the best waves of the season in search of a State Championship Title.
The weather and sand were hot with kids and parents hopping from tent to tent in search of some shade for those burning feet while out in the water the kids were ripping up the perfect 3 to 4 foot waves only Oceanside South Jetty can provide.
Middle school surfing has evolved into a hotbed of rising young talent taking their surfing to the Next Level and it was on display at the SSS State Championships. We wish to thank our sponsors for their support throughout the season and providing prizes and awards for the competitors at the event: Firewire Surfboards, Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club, Sima Corp., Sticky Bumps, SuperBrand Surfboards, Surface Sun Systems, Surfline and the Western Surfing Assoc. (WSA). Awards were given for both Sportsmanship and Scholastic Surfer. We also wish to thank the coaches and parents for supporting our scholastic surfing kids. Listed below are the top 6 middle schools.
A complete list of results for all 28 schools will be listed on the website. For more information on the Scholastic Surf Series please contact Sue Lister, Administrative Director at 760-518-2727 info@surfsss.org or Carolyn Krammer, Competition Director 760-439-0863 carolnoceanside@cs.com or visit our website at www.surfsss.org.
Sportsmanship Award presented by SuperBrand Surfboards:
Betsey Lee, Malibu Middle School, Malibu
Scholastic Surfer Award presented by Firewire Surfboards:
Samantha Sibley, Shorecliffs Middle School, San Clemente
High Wave in Finals Award presented by Surface Sun Systems:
Koby Gilchrist, Longboard, Oak Crest Middle School, Encinitas
Individual Results
Boys Shortboard
Kade Matson, Shorecliffs
Jackson Butler, Oak Crest
Ethan Mudge, Shorecliffs
Trey Lockhart, Thurston
Ryan Martin, Shorecliffs
Taj Lindblad, Shorecliffs
Boys Longboard
Koby Gilchrist, Oak Crest
Ethan Mudge, Shorecliffs
Ben Kappes, Niguel Hills
Barrett Miller, Shorecliffs
Bryce Mattox, Niguel Hills
Clay Johnson, Half Moon Bay
Girls Shortboard
Samantha Sibley, Shorecliffs
Kirra Pinkerton, Shorecliffs
Tiare Thompson, Muirlands
Sydney Tisdel, Aviara Oaks
Joceline Marchand, Oceanside
Kelly Smith, Thurston
Girls Longboard
Tiare Thompson, Muirlands
Liv Stokes, Thurston
Betsey Lee, Malibu
Maddie Devilbiss, Aviara Oaks
Sydney Conway, Paul Revere
Lola Fisher, Thurston
Coed Bodyboard
Hayden Stein, Niguel Hills
Tommy Capps, Valley
Logan McLaughlin, Aviara Oaks
Anthony Smetona, Shorecliffs
Patrick Root, San Elijo
Cole Fink, Thurston
Coach’s Shortboard
Marc Lindblad, Shorecliffs
Adam Stone, Half Moon Bay
Scott Overland, Oak Crest
Dale Rhodes, Malibu
Shawn Butler, Oak Crest
Mark Tompkins, San Elijo
Coach’s Longboard
Maddie Lomonaco, John Adams
Rusty Gibson, Half Moon Bay
Mela, Paul Revere
Allie Reynolds, Lincoln
Overall Team
Shorecliffs, San Clemente – 324
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 271
Oak Crest, Encinitas – 228
Muirlands, La Jolla – 212
Niguel Hills, Laguna Niguel – 136
Aviara Oaks, Carlsbad – 120
Boys Shortboard Team
Shorecliffs, San Clemente – 190
Oak Crest, Encinitas – 153
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 143
Muirlands, La Jolla – 109
Bernice Ayer, San Clemente – 82
Santa Barbara Jr., Santa Barbara – 49
Boys Longboard Team
Shorecliffs, San Clemente – 51
Niguel Hills, Laguna Niguel – 49
Oak Crest, Encinitas – 41
Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz – 30
Santa Barbara Jr., Santa Barbara – 27
Coronado Middle, Coronado – 24
Girls Shortboard Team
Shorecliffs, San Clemente – 57
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 48
Muirlands, La Jolla – 35
Aviara Oaks, Carlsbad – 26
Malibu Middle, Malibu – 26
Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz – 21
Girls Longboard Team
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 38
Muirlands, La Jolla – 30
Malibu Middle, Malibu – 26
Aviara Oaks, Carlsbad – 25
Marco Forster, Dana Point – 23
Paul Revere, Santa Monica – 18
Coed Bodyboard Team
Shorecliffs, San Clemente – 33
Aviara Oaks, Carlsbad – 30
Niguel Hills, Laguna Niguel – 26
Valley, Carlsbad – 23
Muirlands, La Jolla – 21
Thurston, Laguna Beach – 18