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It’s always a good time of year. The girls are wearing less. You’re practically only going to school to get your yearbook signed at this point and you’ve shed the sleeves off your steamer. The vibe the NSSA West Coast Championships is always fresh and always delivering the shred pie right on time. With a combo swell tangoing all weekend, HB was looking like Bali and the surfers must have thought they filming with Taylor Steele because the level of shredding was beyond cutting edge and quite literally record breaking. The Dream tour is re-thinking a return to Surf City it was so good (not really, but damn it was good).
Kolohe Andino backed up his recent media blitz with a naturally enhanced performance. He made everyone a believer in his highly touted tow head by breaking several records at Regionals. He became the youngest surfer ever to win the Open Mens Regional title at the age of 14. He posted a 19.67 heat total with a 10-point ride and a 9.67 in a quarterfinal heat. He’s now the only surfer to win Open Mens and Open Juniors at Regional event and he now has eight West Coast titles, tying him with Andrew Doheny for most ever. He’s on a collision course for a National title in several divisions.
Another surfer who’s ready for the main stage and showed it was Courney Conlogue. The hard-charging OC local has made winning in solid surf her business and took advantage of the firing Huntington walls. Conlogue’s two-wave point total in the final was 16.17 and a clear call out to her competitors for Nationals. She’s ready. Let’s just hope the southern hemisphere once again cooperates and delivers some Lowers.
Official Results of the NSSA West Coast Championships
2008 WEST COAST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
OPEN MENS
1. Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 16.50
2. Nat Young-Santa Cruz 15.67
3. Conner Coffin-Santa Barbara 12.50
4. Dillon Perillo-Malibu 0.0
OPEN JUNIORS
1. Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 14.67
2. Conner Coffin-Santa Barbara 13.33
3. Clay Crandal-Huntington Beach 9.83
4. Jared Thorne-Newport Beach 8.16
OPEN BOYS
1. Taylor Clark-Encinitas 11.66
2. Parker Coffin-Santa Barbara 11.34
3. Andrew Jacobson-Malibu 11.33
4. Colin Moran-Costa Mesa 10.50
5. Kadin Panesi-Pacifica 7.34
6. Nic Hdez-Santa Cruz 7.00
OPEN MINI GROMS
1. Jacob Davis-Capistrano Beach 15.50
2. Kanoa Igarashi-Huntington Beach 14.50
3. Jake Marshall-Encinitas 7.67
4. Hunter Johnson-San Diego 7.00
5. Tyler Gunter-Newport Beach 6.67
6. Kei Kobayashi-San Clemente 5.17
OPEN WOMENS
1. Courtney Conlogue-Santa Ana 16.17
2. Sage Erickson-Ojai 10.83
3. Demi Boelsterli-Santa Barbara 8.67
4. Catherine Clark-Ventura 6.33
OPEN LONGBOARD
1. Cole Robbins-Carlsbad 17.66
2. Cody Ulrich-San Clemente 12.50
3. Samson Anderson-Magazino-Santa Barbara 8.67
4. Steve Simpson-Malibu 7.84
5. Andy DeLorme-Newport Bay 7.83
6. Kevin McNicol-Moorpark 6.50
2008 WEST COAST EXPLORER CHAMPIONSHIPS
EXPLORER MENS
1. Kokoro Tomatsuri-Summerland 14.00
2. Conrad Carr-Malibu 10.33
3. Victor Done-Newport Beach 9.50
4. Adam Lambert-Santa Barbara 8.83
5. Nick Suhadolnik-Solana Beach 7.50
6. Dillon Perillo-Malibu 0.00
EXPLORER JUNIORS
1. Conner Coffin-Santa Barbara 14.33
2. Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 11.83
3. Nat Young-Santa Cruz 10.83
4. Christian Saenz-Huntington Beach 7.33
5. Brent Reilly-Carlsbad 6.84
6. Dillon Perillo-Malibu 3.33
EXPLORER BOYS
1. Conner Coffin-Santa Barbara 17.33
2. Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 14.00
3. Taylor Thorne-Newport Beach 12.00
4. Jared Thorne-Newport Beach 10.33
5. Luke Davis-Capistrano Beach 7.16
6. Parker Coffin-Santa Barbara 5.67
EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1. Colin Moran-Costa Mesa 14.00
2. Kanoa Igarashi-Huntington Beach 12.17
3. Parker Coffin-Santa Barbara 11.67
4. Taylor Clark-Encinitas 9.83
5. Nic Hdez-Santa Cruz 9.50 tiebreak
6. Johnny Elles-Huntington Beach 9.50 tiebreak
EXPLORER WOMENS
1. Sage Erickson-Ojai 14.83
2. Demi Boelsterli-Santa Barbara 10.66
3. Marissa Shaw-San Clemente 9.17
4. Taylor Pitz-Laguna Beach 8.00
5. Natalie Anzivino-Torrance 7.00
6. Lakey Peterson-Santa Barbara 1.50
EXPLORER GIRLS
1. Lakey Peterson-Santa Barbara 12.83
2. Catherine Clark-Ventura 11.34
3. Charlotte Shanahan-San Clemente 6.67
4. Shelby Detmers-Long Beach 6.50
5. Emmy Merrill-San Clemente 5.33
6. Melina Smith-San Clemente 5.00
EXPLORER MASTERS
1. Randy Cutshall-Torrance 11.67
2. Scott Whitmer-Gardena 8.67
3. YuFu Penrose-San Clemente 7.50
4. Jon Warren-Costa Mesa 7.33
5. Tim Senneff-Del Mar 5.34
6. Taichi Maruyama-Huntington Beach 3.92
EXPLORER SENIORS
1. Chad Logan-Long Beach 11.33
2. Yari Vodraska-Camarillo 11.16
3. Rusty Phillipy-Cardiff by the Sea
4. Randy Cutshall-Torrance 8.83
5. Mike Lamm-Oxnard 7.83
6. Tim Senneff-Del Mar 7.17
EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS
1. Mike Lamm-Oxnard 13.67
2. Jeffrey O’Donnell-Canoga Park 10.83
3. Mike Gillard-Coronado 10.67
4. Robert Weiner-Ventura 9.00
5. Rick Larson-Huntington Beach 8.66
6. Masaki Kobayashi-San Clemente 7.84
EXPLORER LONGBOARD
1. Cole Robbins-Carlsbad 13.17
2. Eli Gillis-San Clemente 11.50
3. Mike Lallande-Long Beach 8.50
4. Kevin McNicol-Moorpark 8.17
5. Cody Ulrich-San Clemente 8.00
6. Michael Maddox-Newport Beach 7.50
2008 WEST COAST AIRSHOW CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Dane Zaun-Hollyglen
2. Robert Curtis-Buellton
3. Ian Crane-San Clemente
4. Kolohe Andino-San Clemente
5. David Suhadolnik-Solana Beach
=6.Luke Davis-Capistrano Beach
=6. Brock Bowden-Huntington Beach
=6. Sam McGee-Malibu