Costa wins league title Ketola, Trent honored
by Ralph Doyle The South Bay Surf League was founded three decades ago and today represents 12 high schools and over 400 competitors from Santa Monica to San Pedro. At the South Bay Boardriders Awards night, league director Richard O’Reilly announced the recipients the 2023-24 Rookies of the Year Awards, The Alex Gray Awsome Attitude Award, the John Joseph Dedication Award, the Waterman and Waterwoman Awards, and the SB Surf League Championship Cup. O’Reilly began the presentations by thanking the league’s coaches and judges, among them this year’s Surfer Walk of Fame inductee Greg Browning, who coached South High. “The league wouldn’t exist without the coaches and the judges, who are on the beach in the dark, in near freezing temperatures,” Dickie noted. “It also wouldn’t happen without the sponsors,” he added. This year’s sponsors included Subaru Pacific, Spyder Surfboards, Rip Curl Wetsuits, Spy Sunglasses, Sun Bum Sunscreen, Da Kine Surf Accessories, Evolution Volleyball Club, Fight Like the Averys, and, Dickey noted, “Former judge, and still ripping surfer Chris Broman of Compass Real Estate.” The honorees were nominated by the league coaches. Lucia Martinez-Bermudez, from…
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