By Ian Pepper and Emily Laurence, of Scarborough Boardriders
Scarborough Boardriders hosted the junior regional surfing titles over 19 and 20 May at Coledale Beach.
The first day of competition was the South Coast Regional School Surfing Titles, with a new tag team format the brainchild of Geoff Latimer, head of the school surfing at Illawarra Sports High. Conditions were epic for the event and the team relished the nice waves and unique team structure. Well done to the following team winners:
- Junior Boys – Illawarra Sports High
- Junior Girls – Kiama
- Senior Boys – Bulli High
- Senior Girls – Kiama
Then on Saturday, there was stunning surfing by the club’s juniors at the Surfing Illawarra & Surfing NSW Regional Titles in chunky, chilly offshore conditions. The waves for absolutely firing with a Karama’s lookalike right-hander suiting many of our members who surf Coledale regularly. Our results speak for themselves:
- 1st u14s Girls – Macey Jolley
- 1st u18 Girls – Shyla Short
- 1st u12s Boys – Noah Kornek
- 2nd u18s Boys – Mannix Squiers
- 2nd u14 Boys – Jesse Fitzgibbons
- 3rd u18 Girls – Zahlia Short
- 3rd u14 Boys – Ashton Mekisic
… and strong performances by all entrants. Congratulations to everyone!
To host the two-day event and see the young talent our region is fostering was an absolute privilege. We couldn’t have done it without our volunteers. Shout out to Eddy Hamaty and Talina Wilson for a marathon of entertaining and informative commentary, and to our judges under direction of Shaun Warren and contest director Joshua Pepper.
And May is not over for us yet with pointscore #5 scheduled for 28 May.
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