Tuesday, September 30, 2008 8:42 AM
10th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial contest Day 2 at Lake Cunningham
Day 2 of the Tim Brauch was held at Lake Cunningham Skate Park in San Jose and court was held for the World Cup of Skateboarding and the legends came out in force. First off, Lake Cunningham Skate Park is probably one of the best parks I have seen in a while, with over 68,000 square feet its a dream come true. Legends, Pro's and young upstarts were no shortage at the 10th annual Tim Brauch Memorial contest coupled with the World Cup of Skateboarding you can guarantee some serious bowl skating was going down. You can click here for Tim Brauch Memorial Bowl results. Duane Peter's, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Jimmy The Greek and many more were walking around and going big in the bowl. In the end it was Christian Hosoi edging out Steve Caballero in the grandmaster division winning $600, with Duane Peters bringing up 3rd place. In the locals division Skateboards.com/Santa Cruz Skate Shop/Half Pint Skateboards rider Nate Linford




took 1st securing him a spot to skate against the Pros taking 12th overall while Benji Galloway came in 1st place, Tim Johnson 2nd and Joshua Sandoval of Deville wheels skating to 3rd. with over $5000 in prize money, there was allot of good skating and happy pay days. Of course no skate event is complete without an Animal Chin sighting...

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Saturday, September 27, 2008 7:06 PM
10th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial contest at Scotts Valley Skate Park
What a beautiful day for a skate contest, Tim would have approved. Its hard to believe it has been 10 years since we lost Tim Brauch, luckily his family has coordinated with Sessions every year to bring the skate community out in force to the Scotts Valley Skate Park to compete for braggin rights. The day was mellow, people were skating, eating hot dogs, downing free Red Bull's and watching the kids battle it out to be this years winner of the Tim Brauch 10th annual memorial contest in their respective category. Heavy hitters from all over the state came into town to test their lines against one another. Tommy Werner was dropping hammers consistently in his runs, leaving everyone with gape mouth as he landed trick after trick flawlessly. Here is some video from the day with Skateboards.com team rider Knox

Sessions always puts on a great event with kids leaving with way more swag than they could ever imagine, skating all over the place and having a blast. With today's events over and tomorrow happening at Lake Cunnigham with the likes of Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Screech and many others shredding the bowls at California's largest skate park totalling over 68,000 square feet. Skateboards.com will be there filming it live on Skateboards.com TV. Once we get the winners of today's event we will update it here. Meanwhile enjoy some pics of the days event. Special thanks to sponsor's Sessions, Red Bull, Dragon Optical, Skull Candy, Wahoo's, Vans, Etnies, Foundation, Thrasher, Slap, FuelTV, DaKine and Bones. If you want to learn more about the Tim Brauch memorial fund "Official Press Release" click here.

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Monday, October 01, 2007 1:01 PM
9th Annual Tim Brauch Contest




















Photos by Rich Harris & Skateboards.com

(article courtesy of sessions.com)

The 9th Annual Tim Brauch Contest took place this past weekend on September 29th and 30th at the Scotts Valley Skatepark and had the largest turnout to date. This contest which is in honor of Tim Brauch has continually grown throughout the years, so it should be no surprise to anyone that this contest was the best one to date. Sessions as well as judges and competitors alike agree that this year's event went exceptionally well.

Saturday's Street Contest, with more entries than ever, had 98 contestants competing in the Groms and Ams divisions. The Groms started the morning out strong, showing exceptional talent and enthusiasm for the sport of skating. Competitors as young as 3 to twelve years of age showed us the age does not determine skill or talent. These kids ripped up every piece of the course and came out on top.

Next up was the Ams division which continued to show the extraordinary talent of this year's competitors. Familiar faces of previous winners such as Raven Tershey, Shaun Taggard and Curren Caples who placed first in last year's Groms division, also popped up on this year's radar. Heats for the Am contest had to be increased from 3 to 4 because of the huge turn out in this year's division. The Spirit Award for the day went out to Jax Neel from Felton, 6 years old, for his phenomenal talent and terrific attitude toward the sport of skating.

Groms
1. Anthony Anaya
2. Cody Chapman
3. Tim Denham
4. Drake Riddiough
5. Josh Douglas
6. Pauly Rizo
7. Zachary "Ducky" Kovacs
8. Niko Corsello
9. Alize (Alahzay) Montes
10. Gage Ralston

Ams
1. Jerry Gurney
2. Tommy Werner
3. Curren Caples
4. Sky Siljeg
5. TJ Lewis
6. Andy Glagola
7. Jesse Santoyo
8. Raven Tershy
9. Michael O'Friel
10. Young Tom

Sunday's Bowl Contest hosted by World Cup Skateboarding was another day of remarkable talent. Announcers Dave Duncan and Annie Sulivan did a great job commentating and keeping everyone informed on the great tricks that were going down in the bowl. First up was the women's competition showcasing the talent of Holly Lyons, Haley and Julie Kinstrand, daughters of Dave Kindstrand who competed in the Masters, and Theresa Davis, 7 years old.

Women's Bowl:
1. Julie Kindstrand $500
2. Amelia Brodka $300
3. Apryl Woodcock $200
4. Holly Lyons
5. Amee Jay Papelera

The Master's competition was up next and of course was one of the most exciting parts of the day with such talent as Steve Caballero, Pat Black, Mike Rogers as well many more showing up to compete. With as many as three people in the bowl at once there was always something for the crowd to cheer for. Although all riders in this division had amazing energy and tricks it was Sessions own Steve Caballero that once again took 1st place.
Locals were next in the bowl competition with the top two skaters advancing to the Pros Heat, Tommy Werner of Aptos and Nate Linford of Sunnyvale. The Pro Bowl competition got the attention of everyone who came out and showed what being pro is all about, big air and great tricks. During the Pro Finals local band Clay Wheels rocked out and showed all contestants and observers a great time.

Grandmasters:
1. Steve Caballero $600
2. Pat Black $400
3. Steve Steadham $300
4. Mike Rogers $200
5. Jesse Martinez $100

Pros:
1. Benji Galloway $1,000
2. Josh Mattson $600
3. Jimmy the Greek $400
4. Taylor Bingaman $300
5. Tyler Martin $200

Raffles took place throughout both days of the competition with such prizes as Skullcandy headphones, Dragon sunglasses, Schecter Electrical guitar, Bones Wheels, Skateworks decks, Plank Decks, Beer Run Decks, Steve Caballero complete, and many assorted prizes from Black Label, Tum Yeto, Powell, Consolidated, Ogio, and Dwindle.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support this event and everyone who volunteered their time including World Cup Skateboarding. Special thanks to all of our sponsors especially Etnies, Vans, Dragon, Skullcandy, Red Bull, Dwindle, Santa Cruz, and Nestle Waters.

All proceeds raised from this event go back into the Tim Brauch Memorial Fund to sponsor youth and skatepark development.

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