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The men’s open division finals were a close contest with NHHS Victor Done edging out local pro Josh Hoyer for first place. Rounding out the top six positions for this event were third place finisher NHHS Cameron Clark, fourth place went to CDM alum Alex Covin. Taking fifth and sixth respectively were NHHS Jared Cassidy and sixth place finisher NHHS alum Daniel Shea.
The highs school division saw NHHS claim the top two positions as Bobby Okvist narrowly beat out Cannon Call for first place. Third place was won by Estancia’s Nick Fowler as Margo Passquindici from Huntington High took fourth. Blake Davis and Fritz Howser from NHHS took fifth and sixth places.
This year saw the largest turn out of groms – the young guns of surfing. Two events were run – a elementary division and middle school division. Tyler Gunter of Newport Elem scored a first in BOTH divisions with some of the highest scored waves of the event. Placing second and third respectively in the elementary school grom division were Chase Davis of Carden Hall and Cole Cassidy of Mariners. Rounding out positions 4 thru six in the Elementary grom division were Kolby Pearson of Ensign, Reed Pfeiffer of Newport Hts elementary school and Jack Thurber of East Shore school in Irvine . Placing second and third in the middle school grom division were Matt Passaquindici of Dwyer mid school and Blake Bowie of Saint Margaret mid school in San Juan Cap. Positions four thru six were won by Riley Peterson of Ensign, Jason Crane of CDM mid school and Roco Sabol of Dwyer mid school.
NHHS dominated the body board competition winning all six positions. Taking first pace was Yuji Kanbayashi followed closely by Bobby Okvist. Steven Jensen, Spencer Ruzicka (NHHS alum), Joe Suzuki and Sillon Sulecki took positions three thru six respectively.
The women’s division was won by NHHS rider Shelby Detmers. Placing second and third in the women’s division were Ali Hayes and Devyn Hartnett – both of NHHS.
The Long board contest was dominated by NHHS top surfers. Aaron Cervantes barley nosed out Andy Delorme for first place Third and fourth pace were won by NHHS surfers Michael Maddox and Taylor Patton. Ensign’s Taylor Patton placed fifth and Jesse Johnson of Huntington placed sixth.
The masters division – the opportunity for some old dudes to show their stuff was won byEddie Flowers who barely beat out local Mike Estrada. Placing third thru sixth were Drew Colome, Jason Burgess, Erik Dexter and Steve Kane.
Mid day in the contest Sunday a planned paddle out was held to honor the passing away of eighteen year old Lucas Campanaro from NHHS who last Tuesday lost his battle with cancer. Lucas was a former body boarder on the NHHS surf team. Fifty surfers formed a ring in the water and honored a lost friend which was followed by a prayer on the beach.
Ocean Minded company lead a huge beach clean up with all of the kids and families
The event would not have been possible without the exceptional support from local surf shop – Surfside Sports and the other co-sponsors – Analog, Smith Optical, Vestal, OAM and Gallos of Balboa.
The two day event was made more spectacular by the numerous raffles held concurrent with the contests. Three brand new custom surf boards were raffled off – each by Estrada, Cornell and Channel Island companies.
Numerous local businesses contributed to the raffles. All of these donors can be seen as well as specific heat results at www.nhhssurf.com.
The event concluded with an awards ceremony where the top six finishers in each division won prizes, donated from the co-sponsors and local business.
Three Hundred plus ‘surf fans’ (parents and friends) enjoyed a perfect weekend at the beach.
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