Seal Beach Skater Finishes in Top 5

Seal Beach’s Laura Lee Connery finished among the top five in two in-line skating events Sunday afternoon at ESPN’s B3 event in Seal Beach.

Connery was second in the women’s street competition with a score of 44.2. Fabiola Samoes da Silva of Hoboken, N.J., won the event with a score of 50.2.

Da Silva won the women’s half pipe competition with a score of 59.8. Connery was fourth with a score of 34.8.

In the men’s half pipe competition, Seal Beach’s Chris Garrett was fourth with a score of 68. Eight Yasutoko of Japan won the event with a score of 71.

Jake Elliott of Rancho Santa Margarita was third (72.6) in the men’s street competition, which was won by Dion Antony of Australia (77.4).

In the men’s street skateboarding competition, Chet Thomas of Huntington Beach was second with an 86.3. Andy MacDonald of Boston won with a score of 86.6.