Coast young guns turn on surfing master class
Olympic head judge Glen Elliot said the young competitors turned on some of the best junior surfing he’d seen.
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Sunshine Coast groms have shown surfing talent beyond their years to land strong podium finishes in the latest round of the Woolworths Surfer Grom Comps Series.
Held at the Southport Spit at the weekend in testing 2-3ft waves, Olympic head judge Glen Elliot said the age divisions turned on "some of the best junior surfing I have ever seen".
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Moffat Beach sensation Hunter Andersson used his third placing in the under 12 boys as a springboard for top honours in the Under 14 boys division.
Andersson showed incredible speed, power and flow on all of his scoring rides.
"I am only 11 so it means so much to win the Under 14 boys," he said.
Peregian Beach talent Oli Taylor took out the Under 14 girls contest in a quality final featuring Jordy Halford of Currumbin, Ocea Curtis of Lennox Headland and Ava Argyos of Fingal.
"It was such a close final, all of the girls are so good at surfing," Taylor said.
"Catching that first wave and scoring a 6.17 really set me up for the win."
Evie Wilson of Sunshine Beach took out the Under 10 girls event.
Surfers will now prepare for the final leg of the competition, scheduled for December 12 and 13 on the Sunshine Coast.
Final Results:
Under 14 Boys
1st: Hunter Andersson (Moffat Beach)
2nd: Caden Francis (Palm Beach)
3rd: Landen Smales (Peregian Beach)
4th: Rico Haybittle (Burleigh Heads)
Under 14 Girls
1st: Oli Taylor (Noosa)
2nd: Jordy Halford (Currumbin)
3rd: Ocea Curtis (Lennox Head)
4th: Ava Arghyros (Kingscliff)
Under 12 Boys
1st: Max Mcgillivray (Evans Head)
2nd: Lucas Deffenti (Burleigh Heads)
3rd: Hunter Andersson (Moffat Beach)
4th: Caden Francis (Palm Beach)
Under 12 Girls
1st: Roxanne Cameron (Miami)
2nd: Pipi Taylor (Noosa)
3rd: Kauri Heuston-Connor
4th: Indy Slattery (Currumbin)
Under 10 Boys
1st: Lucas Deffenti (Burleigh Heads)
2nd: Zac Johnston (Moffat Beach)
3rd: Sonny Brooke (Marcus Beach)
4th: Louis Taylor (Peregian Beach)
Under 10 Girls
1st: Evie Wilson (Sunshine Beach)
2nd: Navah Holmes (Burleigh Heads)
3rd: Tayla Slattery (Currumbin)
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