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WSA PRIME: SALT CREEK
Brother Andino wins in SoCal; takes Prime Series ratings crown
SURF NEWS Groms light up in SoCal
May 7, 2009
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The 6th event of the WSA Prime Series was staged over the weekend at Salt Creek. Once again, the competition flared as surfers from all around the country made their closing statements just weeks before WSA's prestigious man-on-man championship.
 
Lots to write home about here. Newcomer Nathan Carvalho, who won the previous Prime event at Church Beach, pulled out a second victory in this, his third Prime appearance. Kanoa Igarashi clinched the Boys U14 season title. Emmy Merrill scored the Girls U16 hardware. Dane Zaun called B-I-N-G-O. And Courtney Conlogue, coming up short of a clean season sweep, took top honors among Girls U18. But perhaps the biggest story this weekend was Kolohe Andino's blitzkrieg to finish. Heading into competition a distant 2,138 points behind series leader Ian Crane, Brother skyrocketed to the top in an absolute tour de force.
RESULTS:

Boys U18
1 - 13.83 - NATHAN CARVALHO - Lihui, Kauai
2 - 13.00 - DANE ZAUN - South Bay
3 - 9.17 - JD LEWIS - Cardiff-by-the-Sea
4 - 8.77 - DOUG VAN MIERLO - San Clemente
Season Champ - Dane Zaun - South Bay - 10575 pts

Boys U16
1 - 14.83 - KOLOHE ANDINO - San Clemente
2 - 12.44 - IAN CRANE - San Clemente
3 - 6.42 - TAYLOR THORNE - Newport Beach
4 - 3.60 - PARKER COFFIN - Santa Barbara
Season Champ - Kolohe Andino - San Clemente - 10875 pts

Boys U14
1 - 12.50 - KADIN PANESI - Pacifica
2 - 11.03 - TAYLOR CLARK - Encinitas
3 - 9.70 - COLIN MORAN - Costa Mesa
4 - 6.27 - PARKER COFFIN - Santa Barbara
Season Champ - Kanoa Igarashi - Huntington Beach - 11138 pts

Girls U18
1 - 12.50 - KALEIGH GILCHRIST - Newport Beach
2 - 11.27 - NAGE MELAMED - Hanalei Kauai
3 - 8.00 - TAYLOR PITZ - Laguna Beach
4 - 4.67 - CATHERINE CLARK - Ventura
Season Champ - Courtney Conlogue - Santa Ana - 12000 pts

Girls U16
1 - 8.43 - ANISE GUZMAN - Huntington Beach
2 - 7.83 - EMMY MERRILL - San Clemente
3 - 5.27 - LEXI PORTILLO - Dana Point
4 - 4.10 - HARLEY TAICH - La Jolla
Season Champ - Emmy Merrill - San Clemente - 10875 pts
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