Loose ends

Jeff Deffenbaugh is closing in on yet another title in the Huntington

Beach Pro/Am Surf Series.

With the 2001 season winding down, Deffenbaugh took another step

toward securing his fourth consecutive Pro/Am championship as he won last

weekend’s main event at 9th Street. The first place finish equated to

$1,000 for Deffenbaugh, who placed ahead of Kirk Tice, Bryan Doonan,

Danny Nichols, Jesse Merle Jones, Ryan Turner, Brandon Guilmette and Adam

Virs.

Deffenbaugh is the current ratings points leader in the Pro/Am

Division, with two events remaining on the 2001 schedule.

There were seven other division winners last weekend, including Chris

Waring, who took both boys’ and juniors’. His two wins marks the first

time in HB Pro/Am Surf Series history that a surfer has won two

divisions. Other first place finishers included Andrew Doheny in super

groms, Brandon Tipton in mens, Mark Austin in masters, Steve Newton in

longboards and Erica Hosseini in womens.

Ryan Turner, who tied for fifth in the Pro/Am competition, won the XS

AirShow event, beating out Adam Virs, Mark Belmonte and Joe Crimo in the

competition.

The next Huntington Beach Pro/Am Surf Series event, a one-star rated

competition, is slated for Sept. 15-16 at the south side of the pier. The

series championships are scheduled for Oct. 27-28 at 1st Street and the

south side of the Pier.

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The 31st annual Summer Surf Contest, presented by Huntington Surf and

Sport, will be held the weekend of Oct. 6-7 at the south side of the

Huntington Beach Pier, three weeks before the Huntington Beach Pro/Am

Surf finals.

There will be competition held in nine divisions, with participants

vying for $5,000 in prizes. The divisions are as follows:

division I (seniors, ages 35-44); division II (masters (25-34);

division III (mens, 18-24); division IV (juniors, 15-17); division V

(boys, 10-14); division VI (womens, 10 and under); division VII grand

masters (45-54); division VIII super grand master (55 and older), and

division IX (menehune, 9 and under).

Trophies will be presented the top six finishers in each division.

There is an entry fee of $25 per contestant, which includes a T-shirt,

food and refreshments. Entry forms can be picked up at Huntington Surf

and Sport, and an entry deadline of Sept. 7 has been set. Space is

limited to 175 surfers. For more information, call 536-5486.

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The City of Huntington Beach-Community Services department, in

cooperation with Skyhawks, will present its final “Sports Programs for

Kids” camp the week of Aug. 20-24. The five-day soccer camp will be held

at the Murdy Community Center and will run daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The camp is open for youth ages 6-14. An entry fee of $105 is required

per camper.

Skyhawks Sports Academy is based in the Pacific Northwest and is

nationally recognized for its outstanding sports camps. Skyhawks has been

in existence for more than 20 years, but is fairly new to Southern

California.

The soccer camp will be based on three things: safety, fun and skill

development. The camp is noncompetitive and promotes sports in a positive

and enthusiastic manner.

For registration information call the Community Services Department at

960-8895, 960-8870 or 960-8884. Registration forms also may be obtained

at the Community Services Department, 2000 Main St. Space may be limited.

* MIKE SCIACCA is a staff writer. He can be reached at o7

michael.sciacca@latimes.comf7 .