Women's final is a Walsh wash
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Ailing shoulder keeps her from playing and forfeit gives AVP title to Branagh-Youngs.

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May 4, 2008
SURFING
They turn in dominant efforts in the finals at Lower Trestles, Bourgeois winning the 6.0 Lowers Pro and Zietz the Pro Junior. >>

Beach volleyball
The team wins its third consecutive AVP event with a victory over Wacholder and Turner. >>

May 3, 2008
SURFING
Patrick Gudauskas advances to quarterfinals, but others don't fare so well. >>

BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Other than flying a kite, few outdoor activities seem enjoyable once the late-afternoon winds kick up along the Huntington Beach shoreline. >>

May 2, 2008
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
The main event will be Friday and Saturday for men and women on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, followed Sunday by the Cuervo Gold Crown on the same deep-sand main court. >>

April 29, 2008
SURFING
Much is at stake for field of 192, including qualifying points for the Assn. of Surfing Professionals' 2009 World Tour. Event also will feature first leg of Macy's California Trifecta Surf Series. >>

April 11, 2008
PETE THOMAS / ON THE OUTDOORS
After a turbulent childhood, the 21-year-old Brazilian is conquering the male-dominated world of big waves. >>

January 13, 2008
Two dozen surfers show up for the contest just south of San Francisco to challenge one of the world's most dangerous breaks. >>

December 16, 2007
COLUMN ONE
The five friends played football, partied -- and occasionally brawled. Now they're accused of killing a surfer. La Jolla mourns and asks: Why? >>

July 3, 2007
COLUMN ONE | DANA POINT
Terry Martin has been handcrafting surfboards since 1963. As machines take over, the Dana Point legend fears the art is a dying wave. >>

May 27, 2007
Q&A: KELLY SLATER
Eight-time world champion Kelly Slater is the greatest competitive surfer of all time. What many don't know is that he's also a pro-level golfer, a musician and the voice of a surfing penguin in the animated film "Surf's Up" (opens June 8). Born in Florida, Slater, 35, has spent most of his life chasing waves around the world, which has led him to the sport's mecca: Hawaii. Here are secrets he's gleaned in more than two decades of calling the islands almost home. >>




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