Posts Tagged ‘WCT’
Someone’s Gotta Do It
When people ask me why I choose to cover action sports, I should simply show them photos from my most recent reporting trip. (And then ask them to recall the football games taking place the same day. Minnesota roof collapse, anyone?) Each November/December, the ASP World Surfing Tour heads to the North Shore of Oahu…
Read MoreThe North Shore: The Eddie
6 a.m. text: “The contest is on.” The skies cleared up, it is beautiful again and today the final rounds of the Roxy Pro were held. I finished my work and made it out to Sunset Beach by 10. I missed the early rounds of the contest, but was there to see Sofia Mulanovich win.…
Read MoreThe North Shore: Pipe Dreams
In the name of time, and not enough of it, I’m going to share one “what it was like” moment each day, for the rest of the trip. (My daily Make-A-Wish moment, if you will.) Today, Wednesday, I spent the morning and early afternoon sitting in my room writing about football and tracking down players…
Read MoreThe North Shore: Three Little Words
My plane landed in Honolulu on Sunday and I had a revelation. The “three little words” women really want to hear: Welcome to Hawaii. I am on the North Shore of Oahu reporting a story on 15-year-old surfing phenom Carissa Moore. Carissa lives in Honolulu, on the other side of the island, and is competing…
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