NSSA Southwest Conf. Explorer #10

NSSA
Goldenwest Street Huntington Beach
3 - 4 May 2008

Southwest Conference wraps up 07-08 season in Huntington

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 May, 2008 : - - The Southwest Conference wrapped up the 2007-08 Explorer Season in 2-3 foot mushy peaks at HB’s Golden West Street sandbar.  Over 300 surfers competed in the regular season finale which was 5 star rated and worth valuable ratings points going into the 2008 West Coast Regional Championships next week.

WEEKEND WRAPUP

Makito Shito of Newport Beach won the Men’s final claiming his first NSSA win of the season.  HB’s Christian Saenz put his local know-how to work taking a close but clear decision in the Juniors final over runner-up Victor Done.  The win for Saenz was big as it rocketed him to No. 2 in the Juniors ratings. 

Kolohe Andino delivered another technically superior display all weekend in the Boys category winning all of his heats including another standout surfing performance in the final. 

Andino netted the highest scoring heat total of all the finals, a 16.0 out of a possible 20.  In the Menehuene final, HB local Johnny Elles schooled his opponents in his neighborhood turf nailing an impressive 15.0 out of a possible 20 heat total.  In the Women’s division, Jenna Balester is firing up the momentum down the stretch claiming her second straight victory. 

Jenna Balestar : photo Janice Aragon

Shelby Detmers took her first NSSA win in the Girls category.  Going into this event, No. 2 ranked YuFu Penrose was hoping to clinch back-to-back conference titles in the Masters.  He won the final but it wasn’t enough to slam the door on ratings leader Rick Takahashi whose second place finish sealed the deal. 

After undergoing hip surgery last summer and enduring the recovery and rehab for a majority of this season, Mike Gillard was back in winning form delivering a strong performance in both the Super Seniors and Longboard divisions.  Gillard also was runner-up in the Super Seniors to winner Bill MacLeod.

COMING UP: THE WEST COAST POST SEASON IS APPROACHING!  THE 2008 WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS IS COMING TO HUNTINGTON BEACH WITH COMPETITION SCHEDULED FOR THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PIER MAY 14-18.  

RESULTS SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE EXPLORER #10

EXPLORER MENS
1.  Makito Shito-Newport Beach 12.0
2.  Victor Done-Newport Beach 9.5
3.  Matt Pagan-Westchester 8.5
4.  Tanner Long-Encinitas 8.0
5.  Colton Larson-Huntington Beach 7.5
6.  Nick Suhadolnik-Solana Beach 0.0

EXPLORER JUNIORS
1.  Christian Saenz-Huntington Beach 12.5
2.  Victor Done-Newport Beach 12.0
3.  Colton Larson-Huntington Beach 10.5
4.  Eli Viszolay-Laguna Beach 10.0 tiebreak
5.  Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 10.0 tiebreak
6.  Duran Barr-Carlsbad 8.5

EXPLORER BOYS
1.  Kolohe Andino-San Clemente 16.0
2.  Taylor Thorne-Newport Beach 12.5
3.  Jacob Halstead-La Jolla 11.0
4.  Jon Koechlin-Fountain Valley 8.0
5.  Ian Crane-San Clemente 7.5
6.  Derek Peters-Huntington Beach 7.0

EXPLORER MENEHUENE
1.  Johnny Elles-Huntington Beach 15.0
2.  Taylor Clark-Encinitas 11.5
3.  Colin Moran-Costa Mesa 10.5
4.  Kanoa Igarashi-Huntington Beach 10.0
5.  Frank Curren-Santa Barbara 9.5
6.  Matt Passaquindici-Huntington Beach 5.0

EXPLORER WOMENS
1.  Jenna Balester-Huntington Beach 7.5
2.  Alexa Frantz-San Diego 7.0
3.  Chandler Parr-Santa Monica 6.0
4.  Tara Franz-San Juan Capistrano 5.0
5.  Taylor Pitz-Laguna Beach 4.5
6.  Natalie Anzivino-Torrance 4.0

EXPLORER GIRLS
1.  Shelby Detmers-Long Beach 8.0
2.  Melina Smith-San Clemente 7.0
3.  Anise Guzman-Huntington Beach 5.5
4.  Emmy Merrill-San Clemente 4.0
5.  Charlotte Shanahan-San Clemente 3.0
6.  Kirra Kehoe-Santa Monica 2.0 

EXPLORER MASTERS
1.  YuFu Penrose-San Clemente 13.5
2.  Rick Takahashi-San Diego 11.5
3.  Eduardo Kill-Huntington Beach 9.0
4.  Scott Whitmer-Gardena 6.5
5.  Chad Logan-Long Beach 5.0
6.  Taichi Maruyama-Huntington Beach 2.0

EXPLORER SENIORS
1.  Mike Gillard-Coronado 14.0
2.  JP Pereat-Sherman Oaks 8.0
3.  Neil Bern-Carlsbad 8.5
4.  Scott Whitmer-Gardena 7.5 tiebreak
5.  Terry Gillard-Imperial Beach 7.5 tiebreak
6.  Chad Logan-Long Beach 3.5

EXPLORER SUPER SENIORS
1.  Bill MacLeod-Rolling Hills Estates 9.0
2.  Mike Gillard-Coronado 7.5
3.  Rick Fignetti-Huntington Beach 6.0 tiebreak
4.  Jeffrey O’Donnell-Canoga Park 6.0 tiebreak
5.  David Winslow-Encinitas 5.5
6.  Steve Ling-Encinitas 4.5

EXPLORER LONGBOARD
1.  Mike Gillard-Coronado 12.5
2.  Scott Brandenburg-San Clemente 9.0
3.  Mike Lallande-Long Beach 8.5 tiebreak
4.  Cody Ulrich-San Clemente 8.5 tiebreak
5.  Terry Gillard-Imperial Beach 7.5
6.  Keiichiro Tomi-Redondo Beach 7.0

2008 SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE EXPLORER CHAMPIONS

Mens-Nick Suhadolnik

Juniors-Brent Reilly

Boys-Luke Davis

Menehuene-Colin Moran

Womens-Alexa Frantz

Girls-Anise Guzman

Masters-Rick Takahashi

Seniors-Neil Bern

Super Seniors-Jeffrey O’Donnell

Longboard-Scott Brandeburg

Presentation of the 2008 Southwest, Gold Coast and Northwest Conference Champions and Special Award Recipients will take place during the West Coast Championships Awards Ceremony on May 18.

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