Solid conditions at state finals

WET AND WILD WITH ROCKIN’ FIG

The National Scholastic Surfing Assn’s Interscholastic State

Championships went off in some nice weather and surf down at Church’s

in San Clemente Saturday. A solid combination of a southern- hemi

swell filling in and west wind swell gave the surfers some 3- to

5-foot clean conditions to work with, nothing like the stormy

conditions that were dealt the first time around forcing a

postponement about a month ago.

The San Clemente High School Tritons took advantage in their home

turf sending five surfers to the six-man final. Huntington’s Chris

Waring was the lone surfer not from San Clemente to make it, placing

fourth. San Clemente also took the top spots in longboarding with

Tommy Witt winning. Colleen Mehlberg won the girls’ division. Making

the final in longboards from Huntington were Michael Jorgensen from

Edison in fourth place and Anthony Duarte from Huntington Beach High

School in fifth place.

Also Edison’s Kris Espinoza was sixth in bodyboarding. So final

standings; San Clemente’s A team 149, San Clemente’s B team 114,

Huntington Beach 94, San Dieguito 79, Carlsbad 77, Edison 58 and

Marina came in 15th with 22 points.

In College action, Oceanside’s Mira Costa took a close one over UC

San Diego 99 to 94., with University of San Diego 79 points, San

Diego State 74, UC Santa Barbara 72 and our local boys at Cal State

Long Beach with 61.

Huntington’s Justin Hugron won the longboarding for Cal State Long

Beach with some fancy footwork.

The Middle School Championships that were postponed also, but were

held March 29th at Goldenwest Street in Surf City. San Clemente’s

Bernice Ayer won a first state title over cross-town rival

Shorecliffs, 100 to 86. Dwyer came in third with 78 points, Cabrillo

with 74 and Sowers with 69.

* RICK FIGNETTI is a seven-time West Coast champion.You can reach

him at (714) 536-1058.