Surprise winners in Spyder/South Bay Boardriders Hermosa contest

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.

Under the predictable heading was former South High standout Natalie Anzivino winning the open women’s division. Anzivino won five of last season’s six contest. Anzivino sealed her win by smacking the lip and then shooting the pier on one of the day’s few head-high waves.

Also predictable was Sean Burrell’s win in the open men’s division. Burrell used his signature speed in the generally soft waves to erase memories of his collapse in last season’s final contest, which cost him the 2011-2012 series title.

Totally unpredictable was Kevin Holmes somehow tucking his 250-pound-plus frame, along with his 10-foot-long, 5-inch-thick four fin into multiple barrels to win not only the legends preliminary heat, but also the legends finals. Holmes banished perennial finalist Derek Levy to second place and former pro Mike Purpus to third.

Another surprise winner was Billy Atkinson, who finished ninth overall in the microgroms division (nine and under) last season. In his first move up to the groms division (12 and under), the Redondo 10-year-old won his opening heat, took second in the semi finals and surged into first in the finals.

The micro grom division was won by Matthew Hahn, who last year needed his dad to push him into waves, but this year was paddling in on his own.

If there was an ironman award, it would have gone to Tom Seth. The Los Angeles County lifeguard upset former Mira Costa stars Mike Siordia and Tommy Ostendorf to win the longboard division and then placed third in both the open mens and masters (40 to 49). Dog Town veteran Donny Wilson won the masters.

Over half of the approximately 150 competitors were 14-years-old or younger, evidence that the club is succeeding in its goal of reestablishing the South Bay as a breeding ground to top level surfers.

The next SBBC contest is sponsored by ET Surf and will held January 5 at 6th Street in Manhattan Beach. Contests are open to none members. For more information visit SouthBayBoardriders.com.

SBBC Surf Series Spyder-Waterman’s Contest #1 Results 12.08.12
	Open Mens			Open Womens			Juniors (18 & under)
1st	Shaun Burrell		1st	Natalie Anzivino		1st	Haruyoshi Shibutani
2nd	Dane Zaun		2nd	Julie Hernandez		2nd	Chris Stimpfl
3rd	Tom Seth		3rd	Sara Kohrogi		3rd	Codee Stamis
4th	Warren Kushner		4th	Cassidy Beukema		4th	Wyatt Boyd
5th	Kent Nishiya		5th	Jessi Duston		5th	Kyle Brown
6th	Tommy Ostendorf		6th	Jordan Wible		6th	Kenta Elwell
	Boys (14 & under)			Grom (12 & under)			Micro-Grom (9 & under)
1st	Hudson Ritchie		1st	Billy Atkinson		1st	Matthew Hahn
2nd	Nick Ferrara		2nd	Luke Snyder		2nd	Miles Gaffney
3rd	Kyle Beatty		3rd	Cole Trejo		3rd	Jake Rosenberg
4th	Cody Purcell		4th	Alex Iantuono		4th	Nina Chang
5th	Ryan Ulrich		5th	Shane Moseley		5th	Victor Katz
6th	Shane Crow		6th	Alex Fry		6th	Joey Samuelian
	Open Longboard			Masters (40 – 49)			Legends (50 +)
1st	Tom Seth		1st	Donny Wilson		1st	Kevin Holmes
2nd	Mike Siordia		2nd	Dave Schaefer		2nd	Derek Levy
3rd	Tommy Ostendorf		3rd	Tom Seth		3rd	Mike Purpus
4th	Hudson Ritchie		4th	Matt Walls		4th	Don Miller
5th	Scott Bredesen		5th	Warren Kushner		5th	Bob Sievers
6th	Dave Schaefer		6th	Chris Rodrigues		6th	John Ward
	Junior Girls (18 & Under)
1st	Sara Khorogi
2nd	Juli Hernandez
3rd	Chanelle Catuogno
4th	Emily Seth
5th	Jennifer Doyle
6th	Jordan Wible

 

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