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Blanco Appears in Playboy and WGSN

tia playboyTia Blanco has been on a media tear lately appearing in two pieces for two major outlets. WGSN is the fashion industry’s most well known trend tracking service. They recently included Tia in a piece on their favorite surf and skate muses. Playboy did a shoot for the magazine, website and social media (clothed) for their “Becoming Attractions” section which covers the hottest up and coming females in sport, music and the arts.

Tia can be seen in the September issue of Playboy and online at Playboy.com.

 

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Lopez 2nd in Street and 4th in Streetstyle at Dew Tour LA

DewTour-LA-LogoLouie Lopez took LA by storm this weekend competing in both street and streetstyle competitions at Dew Tour this weekend. Held at the Ace Hotel, Dew Tour focused solely on skateboarding for this stop and Louie obliged the crowd with consistent and technical skating. Getting second place in street and fourth in streetstyle, Louie had a great showing and proved just how good of an all around skater he is.

Next stop is Street League in Newark, where Louie is filling in as first alternate for Bastien Salabanzi.

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Lopez Gets 2nd at Copenhagen

1046Louie Lopez was on fire in Copenhagen last week and took home 2nd place in the “Triangle” during the Copenhagen Pro. One of skateboarding’s most unique and fun contests, the boys at The Boardr put on a week of events that culminate in one street contest at the Triangle. Many called this some of the best skating they have ever seen Louie do in a contest.

Stoked for Louie and glad all the boys, including Arto and Nordberg, had a blast.

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Tia Blanco To Throw Out Padres First Pitch

130-048__19984_stdTia Blanco, in honor of her gold medal win at the ISA World Games, will be throwing out the first pitch tonight at the Padres game. The game starts at 7:10 p.m. and the Padres will be playing the Cardinals.

In other news, Tia will be surfing in the Supergirl Pro next week in Oceanside.

Good luck Tia!

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Target Commercial Booked for RPRT Youth Skate Client

brandRPRT youth division skater Jake Meyerson has been tapped by retail giant Target to skate in an up coming commercial to be shot in Long Beach at the end of the month. The campaign will air nationwide on TV and the web and will feature Jake.

RPRT congratulates Jake on his first booking. Last year his brother Mikah booked a spot riding BMX for kids’ television network Nick Kids.

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Lopez In For Street League LA Stop!

10660271_10152281427056954_2707028408691719964_n-1As the next qualifier with the highest point score in the Street League Pro Open, Louie Lopez has been bumped up to skate in the L.A. stop of the series on 7/11. With the injury of Sean Malto, Louie has been called up to fill his spot. With a tight course with low rails and fun tranny, Louie should do really well at the event being held at USC’s Galen Center and airing on Fox Sports 1.

Best of luck Louie!

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Blanco Gets Equal Third in NSSA Nationals

p1307734630-11Tia Blanco surfed dominant heats in NSSA Nationals this last week and made it all the way to semi’s. Unfortunately her heat didn’t serve up many contestable waves and she lost by a margin in a woman on woman heat with last year’s champ. This is Tia’s last NSSA event and rounds out an incredible junior career. With all the amazing finishes Tia has had in the 2015 season, she is now able to focus on her goal of qualifying for the World Tour.

Awesome job Tia. We are so proud of your accomplishments.

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Kerley Gets Third In Munich and Wins Best Trick

mash-munich-tickets-2014Chad Kerley is back in full swing getting another podium visit this last weekend in Munich at the Munich Mash Rink contest. Kerley was joined by Nike teammates Garrett Reynolds and Dennis Enarson, who got the top spot. Chad was also award prize for Best Trick.

To think just a month ago Chad was in the hospital getting emergency surgery. We are so glad he is back and better than ever.

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Blanco Wins Governor’s Cup at Surfing America Championships

picture-1She’s done it again. Tia dominated all weekend at the Surfing America Championships to take home top honors and the Governor’s Cup. Tia can now add USA Champ to her long list of accomplishments as she surfs her last year of 18u. Prepping to enter the big leagues and hopefully qualify for the world tour, Tia’s swan song has been a sweet one with wins all over the place.

For a great pictorial recap of the contest please go HERE. To celebrate, Tia will be throwing out the first pitch at the San Diego Padres games on July 17th.

Congrats Tia.

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RPRT Podiums at Dew Tour Chicago with Kerley and Lopez

dew-tourAn amazing weekend of skate and BMX action went down in Chicago this weekend at Grant Park skatepark with RPRT clients making multiple podium visits. In skate, Louie Lopez barely missed the top spot with a flawless run in skate streetstyle garnering him a second place finish. In skate best session, Louie continued with incredible skating in an all out battle to get the third place trophy. In BMX, Chad Kerley dominated all three sections in BMX street best session for the win. In BMX streetstyle, Chad just missed the podium by quarter of a point, getting him 4th. Jeremiah Smith also had an awesome last run and landed in 7th.

Great times were had. Next stop for Dew Tour will be in Los Angeles and will only feature skate.