Sage Erickson. Photo by Chett Ross.
2009 will feature the Supergirl Pro Junior.
2009 Supergirl Pro Junior Surf Contest Line-Up Announced
The WB.com and Go211 to Stream Supergirl Jam Contests Live
BURBANK, Calif., August 13, 2009 — When the 2nd Annual Supergirl Pro Junior hits the Oceanside, CA, beach waves this weekend, a $15,000 total prize purse awaits the best of 16 young, female surfers competing in this Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-4 contest. The Supergirl Pro Junior kicks off the 2009 Supergirl Jam event series, the action sports industry's largest all-female competition and lifestyle festival, featuring more than 100 female pros in surfing, skateboarding, inline skating and snowboarding.
The Supergirl Pro Junior contest draws emerging surfing stars around the world, including Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, California), winner of this year's U.S. Open of Surfing Women's Event and the USA gold medalist in the International Surfing Association's World Surfing Games.
The industry's best 20-and-under female surfers, all of whom will be looking to take their place atop the 2009 ASP junior rankings in Oceanside, CA, include:
Natalie Marie Anzivino — South Bay, California
Jenna Balester — Huntington Beach, California
Demi Boelsterli — Santa Barbara, California Meah Collins — Costa Mesa, California
Courtney Conlogue — Santa Ana, California
Erika Lani Cook — Lake Forest, California
Lani Nina-Hili Doherty — Maui, Hawaii
Sage Erickson — Ventura, California
Kaleigh Gilchrist — Newport Beach, California
Rachel Harris — Carpinteria, California
Chandler Catherine Parr — Santa Monica, California
Taylor Nicole Pitz — Laguna Beach, California
Nikita Robb — East London, South Africa
Bo Stanley — Carpinteria, California
Sara Taylor — Boca Raton, Florida
Jasset Umbel — Melbourne, Florida
In 2008, Robb, Erickson and Conlogue rounded out the top finishers behind event winner Coco Ho (Oahu, Hawaii) in the first Supergirl Pro Junior contest. All three ladies are hungry for the title, so the excitement and competitive atmosphere will be intense.
This year's field of competitors and increased prize purse have fired up the anticipation for the Supergirl Pro Junior and its sister events, the Supergirl Pro-Am Jam (August 19, Woodward West) and Supergirl Jam (September 6, Venice Beach, California). To support the international interest in the series, two of the Supergirl Jam's partners will bring the action to fans via live webcasts and behind-the-scenes video highlights
. TheWB.com, the official online destination for the 2009 Supergirl Jam events and competitions, will bring fans the competitive action of the Supergirl Pro Junior, Supergirl Pro-Am Jam, Snowboard Rail Jam and the Skateboard Street contest via a live webcast on September 6. Fans can also receive breaking news and event updates via Twitter @thewbdotcom.
Additionally, GO211.com, the action sports community that regularly presents live webcasts of major alternative sports events happening around the world, will also stream Supergirl Jam event action. Both webcasts will begin at 11:30 a.m. PST on September 6 and will feature live competition from the Supergirl Jam in Venice Beach and taped programming from Oceanside and Woodward West.
For more detailed information on this weekend's Supergirl Pro Junior, the live webcasts or the Supergirl Jam event series, please visit Supergirljam.com.
About ASA Entertainment:
Founded in 1994, ASA Entertainment, LLC (an Omnicom Company) is an action sports event, television and content production agency focused on creating and executing customized, turn-key marketing programs that range in scale from grassroots to global. ASA's events, featuring skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating, free-skiing, freestyle motocross, snowboarding and music, are broadcast domestically on CBS, Spike, VERSUS, FUEL TV, WGN and Fox Sports Net, and distributed during 937 hours of programming to more than 1 billion HH globally via 32 international broadcast partners. ASA's productions span the spectrum from large, international competitions such as the LG Action Sports World Championships to amateur contests, lifestyle and branded entertainment events, demonstrations, exhibitions and mobile tours. As one of the most established organizations in action sports, ASA Entertainment develops premium content around the fastest growing sector of American sports. For more information, visit www.ASAentertainment.com or ActionSportsTour.com.
About the ASP:
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing's undisputed world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following tours: the Foster's ASP World Tour, the ASP Women's World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America.
About Warner Bros. Consumer Products:
Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
About DC Comics:
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics' Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.
About TheWB.com:
TheWB.com (www.thewb.com; Twitter @thewbdotcom) is a premium, interactive video network featuring original digital series such as "The Lake" -- executive produced by former WB Network CEO Jordan Levin and directed by Jason Priestley, launching August 10 -- and a collection of popular series from Warner Bros. Television and The WB Network, including "The O.C.," "Veronica Mars," "Babylon 5" and "Gilmore Girls," among others..
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Media Contacts:
Denise M. Abbott
ASA Entertainment
310 410 3020 ext.309
abbott@asaent.com
Rita Cooper
Director, Worldwide Public Relations
Warner Bros. Consumer Products
818 954 3821
rita.cooper@warnerbros.com