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Briefs: Red Bull Switchboard rolls through HB
The Red Bull Switchboard, a one-day surfing and snowboarding competition that takes collegiate athletes from Huntington Beach and San Diego, to Big Bear Lake, is Saturday. The action sports event, which has invited 500 college students from more than...Tags: John Jackson, Triathlon, Snowboarding, Lake Surfing
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Haakenson: 'Chasing Mavericks' a surf movie like no other
Hate to break this to you "Blue Crush" fans, but the best surfing movie ever made is about to hit theaters. "Chasing Mavericks" will be released Friday, and it's bound to be a surf movie like no other. At least, that's what San Clemente native and big...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Gerard Butler, Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze
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Blessing of the Waves brings all faiths together
With all the surf culture icons gathered by the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday morning, it may take the creator of the universe to steal the show. Of course, that's the intention. At the fifth annual Blessing of the Waves, an interfaith service...
Tags: Unificationism, Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Music, Roman Catholicism
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Haakenson: Surf City Days promises plenty of fun
The calendar says this weekend is the last weekend of the summer. The first day of fall is Sept. 22, which also happens to be my 50th birthday. Anyway … what better way to spend the last weekend of the summer hanging out at the beach doing...Tags: Entertainment Events, River Surfing, Arts and Culture, V (tv program), Awards and Prizes
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Locals well represented in CIF polls
Several local prep teams head into the fall season with preseason CIF Southern Section rankings. In this week's football polls, Edison is ranked second and Huntington Beach No. 8 in the Southwest Division. In last week's preseason poll, Edison was also...Tags: Ocean Surfing, California Interscholastic Federation, Ocean View
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Haakenson: Paddle out to raise funds for 8-year-old cancer victim
Al Merrick has shaped surfboards for some of the best surfers in the world and is considered by many the best shaper in the world. But he holds another title that is more important than any other: grandpa. Merrick is the grandfather of Daisy Love...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Chemotherapy, Sports, Cancer, Surfing
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Haakenson: Pribram on his way to Tijuana for a great cause
Right now, there's a good chance Laguna Beach's James Pribram is on a standup paddleboard, off the Southern California coast probably in North San Diego County. Whether or not he's having fun is debatable, but there is no doubt Pribram is doing something...
Tags: River Surfing, Converse, Inc., Awards and Prizes, Ocean Surfing, Human Interest
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H.B. to stage its 108th Fourth of July Parade
Huntington Beach will celebrate the Fourth of July with its 108th annual parade Wednesday. According to the event's website, approximately 2,000 people will gather for a day full of entertainment. A pancake breakfast, presented by the Kiwanis, will kick...
Tags: Festive Events, Disney Channel (tv network), Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Seinfeld (tv program)
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Haakenson: Oakley seeking top high school surfers
The Oakley Surf Shop Challenge has come up with a new twist to its concept of team surfing competitions, and this one will feature some of the best high school surfers in the area. The Oakley Orange County High School Surf Team Challenge will be held...Tags: High Schools, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Ocean Surfing, Schools, The New York Times
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Haakenson: Bartovich, Mel shine at NSSA regional
The National Scholastic Surfing Assn. West Coast Regional Championships had some fun surf last weekend on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, and a couple of local surfers came up big. Tony Bartovich, 18 and a senior at Huntington Beach High,...Tags: Rugby League, The National (music group), Don Davis, Awards and Prizes, Ocean Surfing
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Joe Surf: Conditions should improve at Vans Pier Classic
The Assn. of Surfing Professionals 4-Star Vans Pier Classic, presented by Jack's Surfboards, is underway on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, running through Sunday. Some of the top young surfers in the world are out there, and for one local...Tags: International Travel, River Surfing, Sports, Travel, Surfing
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Joe Surf: H.B.'s old surfer and the sea
Bob "Lefty" Phillips may or may not be the oldest surfer in Huntington Beach, but according to his granddaughter Ashlee Spuhler, the title is his. At least until someone proves otherwise. Phillips turned 83 this week, and also got out in the water on...
Tags: Health, Ocean Surfing, Sports, Surfing, World War II (1939-1945)
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