NSSA Nationals are over. We’re back in the office, we’ve got the results.

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We’re not sure who’s happier, Kolohe “Brother” Andino or his dad Dino. In a wave-starved final that went down roughly between 5:00 and 5:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, the 15-year-old San Clemente local did what we all suspected he could do: He won the 2009 NSSA Open Mens title (more…)

Conner Coffin didn’t surf before his heat. Didn’t engage in a superstitious pre-heat ritual. Didn’t even employ an elaborate competitive strategy. He just figured, “I’ll try to catch a set wave.” But why bother with that if you surf as good as he does? (more…)

Never let first impressions fool you, especially at a contest that involves hordes of hormonal teenagers, demanding parents, and National titles. Day 2 of competition marked just that — revealing thick tension infecting the event’s fun-loving façade. (more…)

The scene was just what you’d expect for the 2009 NSSA National Championships. Hundreds of kids scampering around left, right and everywhere in-between the company-sponsored pop-up tents and beach umbrellas. (more…)

This year, we’re operating the first SURFING Facebook Online Darkroom, free for all competitors at the 2009 NSSA Nationals. Here’s how it works: (more…)

A STACKED LINEUP PROMISES A FIERCE FIVE DAYS OF COMPEITION

San Clemente, CA (June 17, 2009) – The 2009 National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) National Open Championships returns to Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California Tuesday, June 23rd through Saturday, June 27th.  (more…)

San Clemente, CA (June 10, 2009) – For the third year running, Nike 6.0 will present a three-day live webcast of the 2009 National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) National Open Championships at the famed Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California. The event will run Tuesday, June 23rd through Saturday, June 27th. (more…)