Shimoka Wins Surf Meet in Huntington
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John Shimoka, a 16-year-old high school student from Honolulu, won the U.S. Pro Surfing Championship at Huntington Beach Saturday.
The U.S. Pro is the final regular-season contest of the six-stop United States Professional Surfing Tour. Shimoka’s victory was worth $1,500, but he refused the prize money to keep his amateur status. Shimoka is the three-time Hawaiian National Scholastic Surfing Assn. juniors champion.
His first-place money went to second-place finisher Scott Daley of Santa Monica. Andy Formenko of San Clemente won $700 for placing third, and Todd Martin of Encinitas won $500 for fourth.
The tour ends its season with the Superbowl of Surfing beginning at 7 a.m. today just north of the Huntington Beach Pier. The top eight overall finishers from this season will compete for $10,000.
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