Local teenage surfer Lakey Peterson is being featured on this week's television show called The Real Winning Edge, airing Saturday morning at 8 a.m. on Fox.The segment, which profiles Peterson's budding surf career, faith and challenges in school, can also be viewed at TheRealWinningEdge.com.Peterson, a 15-year-old freshman at Santa Barbara High, is a member of the USA Surf Team and won a Women's Open title at the NSSA National Championships in June. … [Read more...]
The Lakey Peterson Surf Blog: My First Top-Ten List
Monday, October 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As a high school student who surfs just about whenever she can, Lakey burns a lot of energy. Plus, traveling to surf contests just about every weekend and keeping in shape with a trainer, Lakey's schedule is busy even for a teenager. This is how she keeps herself charged up! ---------------------------------No. 10 — Los Arroyos: I love Mexican food! Los Arroyos is right next to my house and the food is soooooo good!!!! I go there whenever I get the chance.No. 9 — … [Read more...]
Lakey’s Lines: Let’s get this thing going
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 By 4 Comments
Hey Guys! Let's Get This Going... Hi, I’m Lakey. I’m super excited to be starting this blog where I can talk about surfing, the thing I love to do most. The last year of my life has been really exciting for me, so hopefully I will have some fun stories to share.Ever since I was five years old I loved all sports, but primarily surfing. I learned to surf in Australia in the year 2000, when my parents took my family and me around the world for six months! I loved Australia because the … [Read more...]
Three SB surfers make national team
Thursday, September 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
With a trip to New Zealand to compete at the ISA Junior Surfing World Championships on the line, Santa Barbara's Parker Coffin made a strong case that he belongs on Team USA's final roster after pulling down his first national title at the SIMA National Championships last weekend at the Huntington Beach Pier.Parker's older brother, Conner, and Lakey Peterson - who were both on the 2008 team in Ecuador - each recorded runner-up results and are virtually assured a spot in New Zealand.The … [Read more...]
Martinez holds, Reynolds jumps in ratings after Jeffreys Bay results
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Bobby Martinez maintained his sixth-place standing on surfing's elite "Dream Tour" after recording an equal 5th place finish in South Africa on Wednesday. The Santa Barbara native lost to eventual champion Joel Parkison in the quarterfinals by a score of 15.66 to 10.83 at Jeffreys Bay. VIEW QUARTERFINAL HEAT HEREWith five of ten events completed, the tour takes a seven-week mid-season break before regrouping at the Hurley Pro in September. … [Read more...]
Peterson claims NSSA National Championship
Sunday, June 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
Lakey Peterson took home all the marbles on Saturday, but this was no child's game. The 14-year-old Santa Barbara surfer bested a tough field in the Open Women's Division, earning her a coveted NSSA National Championship.Peterson's two-wave score of 16.75 topped three other double digit scores in the final: a 14.75 from favorite Courtney Conlogue, a 14.25 from Malia Manuel and a 13.75 from Nage Melamed."I'm still kind of in shock," Peterson told PresidioSports.com by phone on Saturday … [Read more...]
Coffins, Peterson on brink of national titles
Saturday, June 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Local teenage surfers Conner Coffin, Parker Coffin and Lakey Peterson are all threatening to take down NSSA National Titles today at the NSSA National Championships being held at Lower Trestles in San Clemente.Peterson advanced through Saturday morning's women's semifinal to reach this afternoon's final, where she will joust with Courtney Conlogue, Malia Manuel and Nage Melamed. She also has reached the explorer girls final. Peterson, 14, is seeking her first NSSA national championship, one … [Read more...]
Ultimate Boarder show debuts Monday on Fuel TV
Saturday, June 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Fuel TV is debuting its coverage of the 2009 Ultimate Boarder competition - created by Goleta native Tim Hoover - on Monday night at 8 p.m. In its second year, the snow-surf-skate competition crowns a champion that performs best across all three board-riding disciplines - a new-age triathlon of sorts. Hoover is hosting a viewing party at SandBar on State Street starting at 7 p.m. for those interested in watching it live with the event's braintrust. For those that will be watching from … [Read more...]
Peterson, Coffin contain WSA Prime
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
Santa Barbara's Lakey Peterson and Parker Coffin surfed to titles at the WSA Prime Championships on Sunday at the Oceanside Harbor North Jetty, with Peterson winning in the girls-16s and Coffin in the boys-14s.Peterson beat out Lani Doherty in the 16s final with a two-wave score of 15.17. Peterson also competed in the girls-18 division, where she advanced through two heats before falling to nemesis Courtney Conlogue in the final by the slim margin of 15.00 to 14.87.Peterson called it a … [Read more...]
Bobby back on top at Teahupoo
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara native Bobby Martinez won his first event of 2009 on surfing's World Championship Tour Tuesday, besting Australia's Taj Burrow in a high-scoring final at Teahupoo for the Billabong Pro Tahiti title.CLICK HERE TO WATCH BILLABONG PRO FINAL HEAT: BOBBY MARTINEZ vs. TAJ BURROWMartinez posted early scores of 8.73 and 9.73 to put Burrow in a huge hole in the final. Burrow clawed back with a 8.17 and 7.93 but Martinez's combined 18.46-out-of-20 score was too much to overcome. … [Read more...]
Ultimate Boarder surfing showcases top talent
Friday, April 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
VENTURA — There were many winners for different reasons at Ultimate Boarder's surfing competition on Thursday, as Tom Curren beat the field in the team division, Gabe Garcia won the individual title and New Jersey's Shayne Pospisil grabbed hold of the overall lead in this board-riding extravaganza.Ultimate Boarder, designed to crown the top performing athlete in snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding in one competition, was conceived by Goleta native Tim Hoover in 2008 and has attracted … [Read more...]
Ultimate Boarder surfing interrupted by winds
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
VENTURA - Tom Curren and Kurt Wastell will be wearing Ultimate Boarder's blue jersey for at least one more day, as Wednesday's surfing leg of the surf/skate/snowboarding competition was called off after the first round because of windy conditions.High winds started whipping across the point at C-Street by mid-morning and by noon the call to postpone was made. The contest is set to wrap up on Thursday with heats hitting the water at 7:30 a.m. … [Read more...]
