The Malibu Surfing Association hosted its second annual “Surf Yer Brains Out” youth surfing contest at First Point Malibu Oct. 16.
Winners for the boys 12-and-under division were Mickey Clarke in first, Griffin Foy in second, Kei Kobayashi in third and Sean Woods in fourth. Clarke, Koboyashi and Woods also placed in the boys 14-and-under division, finishing first, second and third, respectively. Matthew Awbrey claimed fourth place. Boys 18-and-under division winners in order of finish were Colton Sarlo, Riley Garrison, Tyler Morris and Skylar Lawson. In the boys 18-and-under longboard division, the top spots went to Trevor Robbins, Jesse Hinkle, Nathan Strom and Micah Crozier.
For the girls 18-and-under division, Sarah Kohrogi came in first, Tia Blanco placed second, Rachel Tominaga was third and Frankie Seeley placed fourth. The girls 18-and-under longboard winners were in order of finish Kirra Kehoe, Taylor Nelson, Seeley and Sam Osbourne.
Local Betsey Lee, 10, also competed in the 18-and-under longboard division, her first ever surf contest. Lee placed fourth in her group.