Local surfers place at U S Open then chase world tour bid
Rough weekend for Colin McPhillips Chris Ward and Shane Beschen at the U S Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. McPhillips finished third while Joel Tudor won the longboard title and Kalani Robb took the shortboard crown. Ward and Beschen exited near the quarterfinals tied for 17th. Ward and Beschen head to Europe to chase four 6 star ASP World Qualifying events worth 100000 each with hopes to requalify for next year’s World Championship Tour. Ward ranks 13th Beschen 23rd in the WQS standings. Contact Swegles.
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Huntington Beach
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Joel Tudor
San Diego
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Malibu
Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
Ward
Beschen
Europe
France
Portugal
Vaidyanathan Reaches Semis in San Clemente Junior Tennis
San Clemente player Gautam Vaidyanathan advanced to the 12-under semifinals of the 15th annual Rancho San Clemente Tennis Fitness Club Junior Satellite Tournament with a 6-1 6-0 win over Cody Wall. He faces Remick Stahl, while John Tseng plays Justin Chin in the other semi.
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Rancho San Clemente Tennis & Fitness Club
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Remick Stahl
Ryan Roeder
John Tseng
Justin Chin
Christina Allen
Kopan
Sandi Richards
Laguna Niguel
Crook
Carley Fletcher
Keefer
Sean Noble
Temecula
Stevens
Spencer Aungst
Trabuco Canyon
Southern California Tennis Association
Ellie Hammargren
Paul Bersenaen
Sun Post
Kawaguchi struggles as 49ers lose in Osaka Bowl
Masafumi Kawaguchi opened with a blocking penalty as the 49ers fell 38-7 to the Redskins in Osaka. Coach Mariucci eyed a brief stay, while Kawaguchi, San Clemente alum Wally Yonamine and Jimmy Williams served as honorary captains for the toss. Kansas City visit looms. Trevor Insley, SCHS grad, played Hall of Fame Game for the Texans, eyeing Saturday’s Saints matchup in New Orleans.
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Jimmy Williams
Mariucci
Kansas City Chiefs
San Clemente
Trevor Insley
SCHS
Canton
Ohio
Houston Texans
Insley
Indianapolis Colts
Houston
Texans
New Orleans Saints
Louisiana Superdome
San Clemente High juniors shine at beach volleyball nationals
San Clemente High juniors Eric Dickson and Hunter Gillane finished second in the 16 under division at the 9th AAU Beach Volleyball National Championships in Hermosa Beach, as 180 teams competed. They plan two more CA tournaments, Cypress Shore this weekend and a CBVA event in Long Beach on Aug 31, while multiple SC youth players won titles in Capistrano events.
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Eric Dickson
Hunter Gillane
Hermosa Beach
Daren Limas
Robert Healy
Westchester
Dickson
Gillane
Cypress Shore
Long Beach
San Clemente
California Beach Volleyball Association
Capistrano Beach
Mission Viejo
Taylor Wilson
Ryan Heavican
Daniel Bashir
Mathew Aron
Corona
Devon Sutherland
Jenna
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