Tag: Stu Kennedy
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WILKINSON TO FACE KENNEDY AT MARGARET RIVER
The waiting period for the Margaret River Pro opens tomorrow, with Byron Bay resident and current tour leader Matt Wilkinson to face the in-form Stu Kennedy for the first time this season. Adam Melling will also contest the event in Western Australia – facing fellow Aussies Kai Otton and Julian Wilson in his heat. Meanwhile…
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YOUNG KNOCKS OUT KENNEDY AT BELLS
Stu Kennedy won’t be making a finals appearance at Bells Beach, after being bundled out in the third round of the Ripcurl Pro. The Lennox Head product struggled against Nat Young of the United States. His two-wave score of 7.67 the lowest of the round. Young nearly doubled that easily, finishing with a combined score…
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KENNEDY THROUGH TO THIRD ROUND
Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy continues to turn heads, advancing at Bells Beach, after defeating Port Macquarie’s Matt Banting in the second round. The in-form injury replacement scored in the high sixes, leaving him with a combined total of 13.2. Banting, meanwhile, was limited to 10.57. Earlier, fellow Lennox surfer Adam Melling wasn’t so lucky, knocked out…
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KENNEDY TO BATTLE MELLING IN RIPCURL PRO ROUND 1
Stu ‘giant killer’ Kennedy is set to face some familiar opposition when round 1 of the Ripcurl Pro gets underway at Bells Beach. Following his recent run of wins at the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast, he’ll take on fellow local hopeful Adam Melling, aswell as Julian Wilson, in his first heat. Meanwhile, the region’s…
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‘GIANT KILLER’ STU KENNEDY READY TO SLAY AT BELLS
He’s been nicknamed the giant killer after taking down Kelly Slater, Gabriel Medina and John John Florence at the Quiksilver Pro. So what now for Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy?
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KENNEDY NAMED SURFING NSW AMBASSADOR
Surfing New South Wales has named Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy an ambassador for 2016. In the role, Kennedy will work on junior development programs, offer assistance at training camps, guest commentate at events and help to promote the sport at a grass-roots level. The 26 year-old says it’s a chance to give back to a sport…
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CENTRAL COAST SURFERS DOMINANT ON DAY TWO OF SURFEST
Central Coast teenager Macy Callaghan continues to turn heads at Surfest, winning her second heat in a row in the open women’s draw. In the men’s, world tour competitor Matt Wilkinson was one of the most impressive performers on day two.
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KENNEDY & SINGLE KNOCKED OUT OF GREAT LAKES PRO
Stu Kennedy has bombed out of the Great Lakes Pro, in a shocking day for Far North Coast surfers. The competition favourite placed last in his round five heat, only managing a two wave score of 5.15 Steph Single didn’t fare much better, eliminated in her heat after posting a total of 3. Byron Bay’s…
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STEPH SINGLE SECURES ROUND 3 BERTH
Steph Single has progressed to the third round of the Great Lakes Pro, after a comfortable round two win. The Lennox Head local made short work of the three to four foot swell, to post a two-wave score of 14. In the mens, Jack Murray bowed out in the afternoon, while Stu Kennedy and Soli…
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LE-BA BOWS OUT IN ‘ABB’ ROUND 2
Local hopefuls Le-Ba boardriders have been eliminated in the second round of the tag team division at the Australian Boardriders Battle at Cronulla. North Shore took out the heat convincingly after posting 32.42, while Le Ba finished 4th with a score of 25.03. While both Stu Kennedy and Marcus Aboody made solid rides, junior Zach…