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The top high school surfers in the country gathered this weekend in San Clemente to compete in the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championship, bringing with them ideal weather and near-perfect waves. With a powerful swell pouring through Upper Trestles at San Onofre Beach all weekend long, the teams were given the chance to test their mettle and show their skills in the premiere high school surfing competition. The eight teams - all of whom had earned their National Championship spots by dominating local rivals in Regional Championships - came from Florida, New Jersey and all up and down the Southern California coast. The competition was fierce from the get-go, but in the end it came down to a grudge match between Mira Costa High and San Dieguito Academy that could only be settled in overtime. When all was said and done, Mira Costa High School took the win and with it the bragging rights as 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup National Champions.

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Well folks, day one of the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championships is in the books, and with absolutely flawless conditions all day, the action didn't disappoint. The Quarterfinal rounds of the Red Bull Riders Cup took place today at Upper Trestles at San Onofre Beach.  The event brought together eight of the best high school surfing teams in the nation to compete for bragging rights and the title of Red Bull Riders Cup National Champion.  All eight teams had previously won Regional Championships to earn their spot in the National Championship.  The victors will be back tomorrow for the Semi-Finals and Finals.

TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE:
8:00am-10:00am        Semi-Final #1 Mira Costa High vs. Newport Harbor High
10:30am-12:30pm      Semi-Final #2 Malibu High vs. San Dieguito Academy
2:00pm-3:45pm          Final
4:00pm- 4:30pm         Awards ceremony

The San Diego Regional Championships, the eighth and final regional stop of the 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup season, took place this week, with participating high schools including Carlsbad High School, Point Loma High, Torrey Pines High, and San Dieguito Academy.  This stop of the Red Bull Riders Cup, the nation's premier high school surfing competition, saw a classic rivalry continue as the 2007 and 2008 national champions battled it out against each other.  This year it was San Dieguito Academy earning the bragging rights as they defeated last year's champs Carlsbad High. This win means that the eight team field that will battle it out in the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championship at Trestles on June 6-7 is now set.

The San Diego leg of the Red Bull Riders Cup arrives this week. Games will be held at Seaside Reef and all games start at 4:00pm:

The schedule's set for Red Bull Riders Cup Orange County. It's coming to Huntington Beach next week, don't be a kook, show up and support your school.

Tuesday, May 19:
San Clemente High
Vs. Huntington Beach High

Wednesday, May 20:
Newport Harbor High
Vs. Edison High

Thursday, May 21: Final

The New Jersey Regional Championships, the sixth stop of the 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup season, took place this week in a cold tail end of the East Coast winter in Ocean City, New Jersey.  This stop of the Red Bull Riders Cup, the nation's premier high school surfing competition, saw New Jerseys best high school surfers paddle out in mostly cold and difficult conditions.    Participating high schools included Ocean City High School, Southern Regional High, Manasquan High, Point Pleasant High and Middle Township High.
  

As reported by Jon Coen on PressOfAtlanticCity.com:

When the Red Bull Riders Cup first came to Ocean City in 2007, Middle Township High School had only offered a surf club as an extracurricular activity for a year. Young surfers had campaigned for the club's formation. But in the short time since, the team has grown - so much so that Wednesday, it served the biggest blowout in the three-year history of the Riders Cup in New Jersey. Last year, Manasquan High dashed Middle Township's early hopes. In the first semifinal game of this week's regional qualifier, Middle got retribution in the form of a 57.5-36.2 trouncing in 2- to 3-foot waves, with the occasional bigger set, at the First Street beach. Keep reading...

The Los Angeles Regional Championships, the fourth stop of the 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup season, took place this week during a cold snap in the Los Angeles South Bay beach break at El Porto.  This stop of the Red Bull Riders Cup, the nation's premier high school surfing competition, saw L.A.'s best high school surfers battling against both each other and the cold and windy conditions.  Participating high schools included Redondo Union High, Mira Costa High, Palos Verdes High and Palisades Charter High School.  This regional competition was completely dominated by Mira Costa High, who raised the bar for the surfing series, setting themselves up as the team to beat at this year's Red Bull Riders Cup National Championship, which will be held on June 6-7 at Upper Trestles in San Clemente.  For its fifth regional stop, the series now moves back east to north Florida on April 21-23.