As I made my way to open registration a bit early at 8:45, the line had grown to 50 skaters. By the time the line was gone, it was only 9:45 and there were 68 skaters already registered. I attempted to close registration, but as the 11:00 hour approached another huge influx of skaters from as far away as Phoenix, Santa Rosa and San Francisco made their way through the doors. After all was said and done, we had hit the triple digits for the first time in 2000. With over 100 skaters waiting to compete, we started behind schedule but kept on cranking through the day to accommodate all the eager skaters and parents that made the journey to see their son or daughter skate. We started off the expert street prelims with amazing skating that impressed everyone who was surrounding the street course. It was obvious which skaters would be the top performers on the day.

As the field of 40 expert street skaters was slowly dwindled away, we prepared the 12 & under class for their chance at stardom. Many of these skaters possessed the ability of many in the expert class from previous contests. Little kids going bigger than I have seen in recent years without fear or regard for their bodies. They kept charging forward to be one of the few that advances into the finals. After the smoke had cleared from the little wheels burning up the ramps, the Carroll brothers Jeremy and Robert took 1st and 3rd respectively, and Ricky Rodriguez flipped into 2nd.

The open class was nothing short of spectacular as well. Mike Stockdill linked together an amazing run to take 1st, while Robert Arsenault just missed the glory falling into 2nd just 1 point behind. And in third place, Aarin Gates, the only female in the open class of 18 skaters showed why she deserves to be in the top 3. The expert finals rounded out the middle of the street contest with local boy Michael Fox putting together one of the cleanest runs I have witnessed in some time. Valley local Shea Lewis also with very technical tricks slid into 2nd and the high flying, balls to the wall dare devil Rachard Johnson rolled away with 3rd.

Although the mini ramp fields were small, the competition was top notch. The 12 & under field represented a new breed of talent with Derek Nowe in 1st, Ricky Rodriguez pulling a sweep for second and Spencer Sellers coming in 3rd. The open field had only 3 skaters, but the consistency showed. Robert Arsenault vaulted into 1st while female Aarin Gates took 2nd and Cody Weber from Redondo Beach took 3rd. The expert class ripped up the 6-foot mini with skills and tricks that impressed everyone. Little man Erik Perkett struts into 1st with Jake Taylor in second and Griffey Merch taking third. Las Vegas knows how to represent! A big thanks to all that stayed for the entire event and for being so patient. This event was the largest to date with over 100 skaters that competed. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for supporting the ASA Amateur Circuit.

Results below...

*** Indicates Qualified for Regionals
* Indicates Previously Qualified