Mira Costa High Wins Red Bull Riders Cup National Title
The top high school surfers in the country gathered this weekend in San Clemente to compete in the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championship, bringing with them ideal weather and near-perfect waves. With a powerful swell pouring through Upper Trestles at San Onofre Beach all weekend long, the teams were given the chance to test their mettle and show their skills in the premiere high school surfing competition. (more…)
San Dieguito Academy Wins San Diego Regional
The San Diego Regional Championships, the eighth and final regional stop of the 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup season, took place this week. Participating high schools included Carlsbad High School, Point Loma High, Torrey Pines High, and San Dieguito Academy. This stop of the Red Bull Riders Cup, the nation’s premier high school surfing competition, saw a classic rivalry continue as the 2007 and 2008 national champions battled it out against each other. This year it was to be San Dieguito Academy earning the bragging rights as they defeated last years champs Carlsbad.
The eight team field that will battle it out in the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championship at Trestles on June 6-7 is now set.
Newport Harbor HS Wins Orange County Regional
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The Orange County Regional Championships, the seventh stop of the 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup season, took place this week in sunny, albeit “small” conditions. This stop of the Red Bull Riders Cup, the nation’s premier high school surfing competition, saw Orange County’s best high school surfers battle it out in a series of close games. Participating high schools included Huntington Beach High School, Newport Harbor High, Edison High, and San Clemente High. In a surprising upset, last year’s champion San Clemente High was knocked out in their qualifying game by Huntington Beach High, setting the stage for a new regional champion to be crowned. (more…)
Ocean City Repeats As NJ Regional Champs
The New Jersey Regional Championships, the sixth stop of the 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup season, took place this week in a cold tail end of the East Coast winter in Ocean City, New Jersey. This stop of the Red Bull Riders Cup, the nation’s premier high school surfing competition, saw New Jerseys best high school surfers paddle out in mostly cold and difficult conditions. Participating high schools included Ocean City High School, Southern Regional High, Manasquan High, Point Pleasant High and Middle Township High. (more…)
New Symrna Wins North Florida Regional
New Smyrna High School, won the 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup North Florida Regional this past week at New Smyrna Inlet in fun waist-high surf.
Coached by Local professional surfer Aaron Cormican and Geoff Armstrong, the NSB team was the odds on favorite to win the regional title. Most Radical Maneuver award winner Evan Gielsman put on an impressive display of tail-free surfing in the small surf had this to say, (more…)
