Skate Rising empowers young girls through skateboarding
VISTA — Dozens of young girls gathered at the California Training Facility on March 8 for Exposure Skate’s Skate Rising event, a free skateboarding clinic...
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Encinitas skater Tom Schaar wins silver in Olympic men’s park
PARIS — San Dieguito Academy graduate Tom Schaar earned the silver medal in the men’s park skateboarding final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, making...
Encinitas skater Jagger Eaton wins silver in thrilling Olympic finale
PARIS — In a nail-biting finale, Encinitas skateboarder Jagger Eaton clinched a silver medal in the Olympic men’s street competition on July 29 in Paris,...
Skateboarding retirees push for skate bowl at Moonlight Beach
ENCINITAS — A trio of local skateboarding retirees are working hard to convince the city to support the construction of a new public skate bowl...
Orange Glen earns title of San Diego County’s best skate team
ESCONDIDO — The young but mighty Orange Glen Skate Team now holds the title of best skate team in San Diego County. The team, comprised...
Vista now requires permit for skate ramps over 6 feet tall
VISTA — Professional skateboarder Evandro Mancha and his family have enjoyed having a 17-foot vertical skate ramp in their Vista backyard for the past decade,...
Rolling on wheels of future past
Olympic skateboarder Bryce Wettstein, 18, is the latest “Making Waves” inductee at the California Surf Museum in Oceanside....
Top skateboarders return to Encinitas for Exposure benefit event
ENCINITAS — For many, the 11th annual Exposure Skate event is about more than just skateboarding — it’s a celebration of community, growth and belonging....
Bryce Wettstein cuts ribbon for YMCA’s 10-foot vert ramp
ENCINITAS — In the fall of last year, local Olympian Bryce Wettstein and her family donated a 10-foot vert ramp they had constructed in their...
Is the Oceanside Pier’s ramp too steep? Some visitors think so
OCEANSIDE — As the city studies potential improvements to Oceanside Pier, some regular visitors want to see changes made to a ramp connecting the historic...
Encinitas skateboarder Bryce Wettstein named GEO style director
ENCINITAS — There are many ways to describe Encinitas local Bryce Wettstein — high school student, skateboarder, Olympian, musician, philanthropist. And now add “fashion icon”...
Olympic skater Wettstein donates personal vert ramp to Encinitas skate park
ENCINITAS — Olympic skateboarder Bryce Wettstein asked a couple of young skateboarders a simple question this week at the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA Skate Park...
Encinitas residents Wettstein, Zeuner to compete at Tokyo Olympics
ENCINITAS — One of the new events that can be seen at this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo is the sport of skateboarding. And Encinitas...