Mira Costa and Redondo Trounce Torrance Schools

All photos by Saul Zaragoza

After two weeks of lake-like conditions, the South Bay Surf League resumed last Friday at Torrance Beach in dire conditions of two to three foot close-outs with a few open faces. The league’s first place school, Mira Costa took it to a depleted South High.

“It’s good to get this year going,” said League Director Dickie O’Reilly, “We’re off to a good start with only one make-up contest.”

In the first shortboard mens heat, Costa’s Andrew Vandermark won his heat with one hit coasters on the set waves. South’s Chris Stimpfl is the team’s next great hope. He won the second shortboard heat by connecting sections with lighting fast pumps and critical closing maneuvers. In the shortboard heat, Costa’s Cody Purcell pulled the most radical fins free waffs of the contest winning the heat. His teammate Matt Hodges won the last shortboard heat by battling the rising tide and jamming to the inside with a killer off-the-lip.

The men’s longboarders had the best luck, with the appropriate equipment for the conditions. Mira Costa’s Andrew Neal won the heat with an amazing left. He ran up to the nose on the rare open face set wave. He stuffed the nose deep in the pocket and performed the trick of sweet kick of the tip.

Costa’s Sara Kohrogi dominated winning both the women’s shortboard and longboard divisions. In the shortboard, she posted some of the highest scores of the contest with radical rebounds. She smoothed it out on a longboard with walks to the nose and attempted to hang heels.

The Bodyboarders took to water in the doldrums of the contest at high tide. Nick Coons of Mira Costa blasted a few ARSs and barrel rolls for the win.

Final Score: South 60, Mira Costa 107

Results:

Men’s Shortboard heat 1#:

1. Andrew Vandermark, Costa
2. Nico Kent, South
3. Tommy Dietz, South

Men’s Shortboard heat 2#

1. Chris Stimpfl, South
2. Chad Coons, Costa
3. Peter Neal, South

Men’s Shortboard heat 3#

1. Cody Purcell, Costa
2. Shane Crow, Costa
3. Pat Kornick, Costa

Men’s Shortboard heat 4#

1. Matt Hodges, Costa
2. Andrew Neal, Costa
3. Ryan Ulrich, Costa

Men’s Longboard

1. Andrew Neal, Costa
2. Peter Neal, Costa
3. Andrew Vandermark, Costa

Women’s Shortboard

1. Sara Kohrogi, Costa
2. Lauren Friedrich, Costa
3. Elise Takashira, South

Women’s Longboard

1. Sara Kohrogi, Costa
2. Emily Seth, Costa
3. Elise Takashira, Costa

Bodyboard

1. Nick Coons, Costa
2. Sean Ryan, South
3. Cooper Garner, Costa

In the south contest site, Redondo Union High beat Torrance High 99 to 41

Results:

Men’s Shortboard heat 1#

1. Kyle Beatty, Redondo
2. Phillip Poulin, Torrance
3. River Brainard, Torrance

Men’s Shortboard heat 2#

1. Todd Sander, Redondo
2. Tate Curran, Redondoi
3. Anthony Herrera, Torrance

Men’s Shortboard heat 3#

1. Luke Meyers, Redondo
2. Kris Hall, Redondo
3. Pat Ramirez

Men’s Shortboard heat 4#

1. Jack Langdon, Redondo
2. Ma Grollman,  Redondo

Men’s Longboard

1. Kris Hall, Redondo
2. Jack Langdon, Redondo
3. Tate Curran, Redondo

Women’s Shortboard

1. Emma Waldinger, Redondo
2. Paige Sullivan, Redondo
3. Ryket Staal, Torrance

Women’s Longboard

1. Paige Sullivan, Redondo
2. Kelly Harraka, Redondo
3. Phoebe Mather, Redondo

Bodyboard

1. Trevor La Shure, Redondo
2. Kyle Beatty, Redondo
3. Kelanu Diers, Redondo