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19th February 2009

Ballina Shire's Owen Wright jumped to an early lead in the ASP Australasia Pro Junior surfing competition with a perfect start to the series.

LOOKS like a Ballina Shire surfer may win the ASP Australasia Pro Junior championship two years running, with Owen Wright in the box seat to claim this year's title after a perfect start to the series.

Last year Stuart Kennedy bolted out of the blocks to lead from the start to claim the 2008 title, and now Owen is doing the same.

Wright posted his third straight Pro Junior victory at the Billabong Pro Junior Coffs Harbour on Sunday.

He was in sensational form throughout the event, obliterating the competition in the final with his 17.00 heat total (out of 20.00) which saw him defeat Garrett Parkes (Byron Bay), Perth Standlick (Bondi) and Davey Cathels (North Narrabeen).

Wright has won $17,000 in prizemoney so far this year.

AUSTRALIA'S best boardriding clubs who will all be chasing the $100,000 prize pool in what is set to be the biggest ever showdown of boardriding clubs team surfing in the history of surfing at the Jim Beam Surftag final at North Narrabeen Beach in Sydney on March 13-14.

The clubs that will contest this historic final in March have now been decided and they are:

Kirra, Snapper A, Snapper B (all from Queensland), Le-Ba (Lennox/Ballina), Bronte, Werri, North Narrabeen, Ulladulla, Cronulla, Dee Why, Queenscliff, Curl Curl (all NSW), Yallingup, Margaret River (WA), Seaford (SA) and 13th Beach (Vic).

Marcus Aboody will also be contesting the Boardriders Cup, with all the 2008 club champions in Australia competing for the title.

BALLINA Malibu Club held their annual general meeting on Sunday, February 1.

The 2009 committee: President Warren Wyatt, vice-president Mick Wilson, treasurer Marg Bryant, secretary/media Chris Bull, club captain Eric Walker, vice-captain Mick Calnan and social co-ordinator Brian Delaney.

The club also held their first round for 2009 the same day.

Results: 1sts. 1 Gary Burden, 2 Alan Rich. 3 Grant Edwards, 4 Mel Mott, 5 Frank McWilliams; 2nds. 1 Peter Wilcox, 2 Rob House, 3 Kirk Hickey, 4 Paul Bioletti, 5 Mick Calnan; 3rds: 1 Phil Myers, 2 Phil Calnan, 3 Col Woodbury, 4 Brian Delaney, 5 Kerry Wilcox; 4ths:1 Marg Bryant, 2 Bruce Wilson, 3 Chris Bull, 4 Brian Fryer, 5 Mick Wilson; 5ths:1 Steve Watts, 2 Jan Webster.

THE All Girls Surfriders will hold their first club round for 2009 this Sunday, February 22, at Lennox beachies.

Meet for sign-on at 7am.

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