It was a beautiful day at Bush’s Watersports Centre this
past Saturday for the Boardsports Wake-Bender. All told 80
competitors and a few hundred spectators took part in making
this event a huge success.
One of the highlights of the day had to be the wakeskate
division, as Matt Sacchitiello took his first victory by
throwing tons of technical tricks such as a switch 360 shuv-it,
and a switch big spin. The reigning champion Neil Brown
opted to shy away from the technical side of the sport and
go as big as he could off of the obstacles on the course.
The crowd let him know they appreciated it by getting on
their feet as he jumped a good 30ft over the water ski jump,
then attempting to go the same distance with a shuv-it. He
sacrificed any chance for the podium by attempting these
feats, but he didn’t seem to mind and neither did the crowd.
Another highlight was the Mens Outlaw division. After what
was unanimously decided to be the toughest qualifying heat
in X-Cup history, with every rider in heat 1 standing
incredible passes. Kyle Rattray showed everyone why he is
the overall point leader on the X-Cup circuit by going out
there and standing a perfect pass with no hesitation. To top
off his run, he finished with a Pete Rose and circled around
for a mammoth corked 540 off the double up. The Outlaw
division at the Boardsports Wake-Bender illustrated just how
far Ontario Wakeboarding has come in the last year and goes
to show you that the Provincial Championships in Haliburton
this coming Saturday could be won be any of the competitors.
Results
Intermediate Female:
1. Marissa Riopelle – 46.4
2. Sarah Martin – 32.2
Intermediate Male:
1. Ryan Mercey – 63.3
2. Adrian Basilij – 59.4
3. Andrew Kim – 57.2
4. Spencer Jacques – 53.3
5. Aaron Kirn – 47.8
6. Crossley Hunter – 46.7
Advanced Male:
1. Scott Peever – 76.7
2. Victor Traicus – 73.9
3. Patrick Hale – 56.7
4. Wes Smith – 48.9
5. Jason Kurz – 31.1
6. Dave nunn – 30.0
Wakeskate:
1. Matt Scchitiello – 22.0
2. Jono Boysen – 19.5
3. Mark Enns – 14.8
4. Jesse Paget – 14.0
5. Dave Bemmann – 12.8
6. Mark Rennie – 11.0
7. Calib Sifft – 4.3
8. Neil Brown – 4.0
Outlaw Female:
1. Sunni-Anne Ball – 70.6
2. Jennifer Barker – 63.9
3. Laura Duke – 61.1
4. Erika Langman – 40.0
5. Leslie Sparkes – 32.8
Outlaw Male:
1. Kyle Rattray – 74.4
2. Scott Duke – 64.4
3. Sean Fleming – 62.8
4. Mike Donald – 61.1
5. Dave Tsuyuki – 57.8
6. Doug Holden – 54.4
