Local talent showcased at first weekend of Mandurah Action Sport Games

Mandurah’s finest wakeboarders set on a display in the first half of Mazda’s Action Sports activities Online games on March 27.

A wet begin to the early morning observed organisers press again the commence time of the women’s division, with wakeboard WA officials offering the go ahead all around 9.30am.

Eleven-calendar year-outdated Mandurah neighborhood Stella Kennedy experienced a solid very first operate, followed by her mother and veteran champ Symmone, who proved the apple doesn’t tumble much from the tree.

The women’s finals observed the mother-daughter duo go up towards Queensland execs Mackenzie McCarthy and Charli Shore, as very well as Byford’s Charlotte Mateljan for the $4000 initially place prize.

In the conclude, six-time planet champ Mackenzie McCarthy took out the major place with an remarkable past two runs earning her a overall score of 76.67, narrowly edging out Shore’s 73.34.

“I was so happy to protect my title with back-to-again wins and competing against the likes of Charli Shore,” McCarthy stated.

“It was as soon as yet again an incredible function even with the windy situations and I am looking forward to a even bigger and far better event in 2023. The match is perfectly worthy of currently being upgraded to entire world course.”

The wind ailments eased but the level of competition ramped up for the men’s remaining, showcasing some of WA’s finest like Callan Starr, Riley Middleton, Aaron Gordon, Josh Quartermain and Mandurah’s Christian Robinson.

Ascot’s Callan Starr was the apparent winner with a complete rating of 80. He reported he was eager to take out the acquire immediately after currently being runner-up in 2021.

“I 1st competed in this occasion back in 2011 as a younger person and I love competing in the Motion Sport Game titles,” Starr explained.

“I’d like to congratulate all the boys for competing this year and I cannot hold out to see it upgraded which will appeal to the planet course wakeboarder again to the astounding waterways of Mandurah.”

The second fifty percent of the Action Sporting activities Game titles with the skate, BMX and freestyle motocross functions will be held on May perhaps 14 and 15.