Local talent showcased at first weekend of Mandurah Action Sport Games

Mandurah’s ideal wakeboarders place on a demonstrate in the very first 50 % of Mazda’s Action Sports Games on March 27.

A rainy begin to the morning saw organisers press back again the begin time of the women’s division, with wakeboard WA officials offering the go in advance about 9.30am.

Eleven-yr-aged Mandurah local Stella Kennedy experienced a good to start with run, adopted by her mother and veteran champ Symmone, who proved the apple does not slide much from the tree.

The women’s finals noticed the mom-daughter duo go up towards Queensland pros Mackenzie McCarthy and Charli Shore, as perfectly as Byford’s Charlotte Mateljan for the $4000 to start with area prize.

In the stop, six-time planet champ Mackenzie McCarthy took out the prime spot with an remarkable final two operates earning her a full rating of 76.67, narrowly edging out Shore’s 73.34.

“I was so pleased to defend my title with back-to-back wins and competing versus the likes of Charli Shore,” McCarthy claimed.

“It was at the time all over again an amazing occasion despite the windy problems and I am hunting ahead to a bigger and much better event in 2023. The tournament is properly worthy of getting upgraded to environment class.”

The wind circumstances eased but the competitiveness ramped up for the men’s ultimate, showcasing some of WA’s very best including Callan Starr, Riley Middleton, Aaron Gordon, Josh Quartermain and Mandurah’s Christian Robinson.

Ascot’s Callan Starr was the obvious winner with a total score of 80. He said he was keen to get out the get soon after currently being runner-up in 2021.

“I 1st competed in this event again in 2011 as a young male and I love competing in the Action Activity Game titles,” Starr reported.

“I’d like to congratulate all the boys for competing this calendar year and I simply cannot wait around to see it upgraded which will draw in the globe class wakeboarder back again to the amazing waterways of Mandurah.”

The next fifty percent of the Action Sports activities Games with the skate, BMX and freestyle motocross functions will be held on May perhaps 14 and 15.