Search Results: Derek Levy

Meistrell rollercoasters to victory in Dive N’ Surf/SB Boardriders contest in Manhattan Beach

By Kevin Cody / January 19, 2014

A friendly sea monster rescues micro grom Leo Kiely from getting sucked over the falls during the Dive N’ Surf/SB Boardriders contest in Manhattan Beach. Coach Dave Schaefer. Photo by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com)

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Burrell, Anzivino dominate in ET/SB Boardriders Manhattan surf contest

By Kevin Cody / December 18, 2013

Shaun Burrell once again showed the difference between a pro surfer, even a recently retired one, and just really good local surfers during Saturday’s ET Surf/South Bay Boardriders contest at 26th Street in Manhattan Beach.

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Groms school elders at ET Surf/South Bay Boardriders Manhattan contest

By Kevin Cody / December 16, 2013

When the South Bay Boardriders Club was founded in 2009 its stated goal was to develop competitive surfers.

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SBBC Surf Series #6 Presented by Spyder: King of the South Bay

By Easy Reader Staff / September 30, 2013

“There was a rumor on the beach of a Dennis Jarvis sighting” Lack of surf forced the postponement of the sixth and final South Bay Boardriders Club contest, which had been scheduled for last May. But as it turned, out moving the contest to last Saturday at the Manhattan Beach pier worked out better than…

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Redondo paddleout celebrates Body Glove’s Bob Meistrell

By Kevin Cody / September 16, 2013

King Harbor’s main channel looked as if a tsunami warning had been issued Sunday morning. Slips emptied. Power boats, sailboats and skiffs swelled the main channel on their way out to sea. Just south of the harbor mouth, on the north side of Topaz jetty, over 1,000 surfers and paddlers made their way from the…

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Zaun works Deteriorating Waves for Surf Concepts win

By Easy Reader Staff / April 17, 2013

Consistency best describes El Porto. Its large, submarine canyon sucks swell from every which way, concentrating the ocean energy onto a variety of sandbars that can offer the most insane barrel ever and/or slow lethargic mushballs (most likely on the same wave.) Chaotic is another good description that comes to mind. The 105 freeway a…

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Zaun dominates Dive N’ Surf South Bay Boardriders contest

By Kevin Cody / March 2, 2013

Photos by Ken Pagliaro Photos by Dave Gregerson Photos by Steve Gaffney Conditions cooperated and competitors took full advantage of the opportunity at the Feb. 23 Dive N’ Surf/South Bay Boardriders Club contest at 45th street in Manhattan Beach. Pro surfer Dane Zaun was so dominant in a loaded men’s finals that the judges didn’t even need…

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Fog blinds judges, delays ET/South Bay Boardriders surf contest

By Kevin Cody / January 28, 2013

Sketchy conditions turned optimum during the early hours of the ET Surf/South Bay Boardriders Surf Series Contest Saturday at 26th Street in Manhattan Beach. The rain gave way to burning sun, the tide backed off and consistent head high waves began from breaking outside to the beach. And then, as the finals heats were about…

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Sports Highlights of the Year

By Randy Angel / December 27, 2012

Olympians and professional stars weren’t the only local athletes to make news in 2012. Following are month-by-month highlights of sports stories in the world of sports and the issue dates they appeared in the Easy Reader. January 12 – Mira Costa’s boys water polo team handed Palos Verdes its first league loss since 2007 to…

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Surprise winners in Spyder/South Bay Boardriders Hermosa contest

By Kevin Cody / December 10, 2012

Some predictable results, some surprises and plenty of enthusiasm carried over from the previous two seasons marked the start of the 2012-13 South Bay Boardriders Contest Series on Saturday. The contest was sponsored by Spyder Surf at the Hermosa Beach pier. The surf was a consistent, two-to three foot with smooth conditions throughout the day.…

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Manhattan Beach decathlon motto: ‘never give up, never grow up’ [PHOTOS]

By Kevin Cody / September 10, 2012

[scrollGallery id = 468] Photos by David Powdrell, Kevin Cody The motto for the Beach Decathlon is part Churchill (“Nevah give up) and part Peter Pan (“Never grow up”). All 10 events are  challenging, and slightly tweaked, explained Derek Levy. He and his brother Mark and dad Sol have staged the event  at Neptune Street…

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Norman leads come-from-behind victory in 17th Street Volleyball Tournament [PHOTOS]

By Kevin Cody / September 3, 2012

[scrollGallery id = 467] In a finals match that underscored both sportsmanship how much more exciting beach volleyball is with side-out rather than rally scoring, Bishop Montgomery volleyball coach Kevin Norman led his team to a 19 to 17 victory in the 55th Annual 17th Street Labor Day Weekend Volleyball tournament on Sunday. The former…

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New manager, new energy at Brixton

By Easy Reader Staff / August 14, 2012

[scrollGallery id = 456] Story and photos by Alan Clift (SmartShotImages.com) Lew Abramson, Brixton’s new operations manager, has injected new energy into the Redondo pier’s Brixton South Bay, judging from the line-up and capacity crowd on Friday night. Dale Bozzio’s Missing Persons, the headline act, reminded old fans and demonstrated to new fans why her…

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Anzivino is surprise winner at SB Boardriders awards party

By Kevin Cody / May 20, 2012

[scrollGallery id = 371]Photos by Ken Pagliaro (KPSurf.com) If anyone deserved to win two tickets toFiji aboard Air Pacific, presented Friday night at American Junkie during the South Bay Boardriders awards party, it was Natalie Anzivino. After a fourth place finish at a Pipeline pro contest early in the year, Anzivino returned to the South…

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Redondo Beach Breakwall’s reluctant big wave rider Dan Connell

By Kevin Cody / May 10, 2012

Dan Connell was just looking for a place to paddle out on the day he won the South Bay Board Riders Big Wave Challenge.

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Purpus, Anzivino win Body Glove SB Boardriders Surf contest [PHOTOS]

By Kevin Cody / February 20, 2012

[scrollGallery id = 329] After nearly three decades away from competitive surfing, and two hip replacements, former top ranked pro surfer Mike Purpus returned to the podium on Saturday by winning the legends division (50 and over) at the Dive N’ Surf  South Bay Boardriders Club contest at 45th Street in Manhattan Beach. Purpus nailed…

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