Zap Pro/Am World Championships of Skimboarding hit Dewey
The 39th annual Zap Pro/Am World Championships of Skimboarding took place Aug. 13-15 on Bellevue Street in Dewey Beach.
Medals and prize bags were awarded to the top four competitors in all amateur divisions. Cash prizes were given to the top six finishers in men's professional and top four finishers in the women's professional divisions.
Will Ashmore took top honors in the men’s pro division. Second went to Dane Cameron, while third was taken by Gerardo Valencia. Sam McCoy garnered fourth and Lucas McCoy grabbed fifth.
Sophia Nguyen won the women’s pro division, with Alex Yokley taking second place.
Aidan Stevenson won the semi-pro division, while Sydney Pizza took first in the women’s division.
Rylea Sinex won the junior women’s division, with Eve Redefer taking first in the girls’ division.
Joe Ward won the senior grandmasters division, while Frank Fernandez won the grandmasters division and Jesse Burlew won masters.
Senior men’s was won by David Dougherty, junior men’s was won by Alex Sheckells, and Cooper Forcucci placed first in the boys’ division.
The menehune division was won by Colton Ettwien, while Giorgio Tomasi took first in the mini division.
For more information, go to liveheats.com/events/5810.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
