Western Wins Round 2 of Surf League

The Western Province club won the second round of the Nova Scotia Surf League on Monday, July 31, at Inverness Beach in Cape Breton. Western also won the first round of the four-round series.

Contributing to Western's success was Antigonish's Daniel Berkvens, who won in men's beach flags. Captain Nancy Witty of Wolfville partnered with Sean Dyer of Dartmouth to win the rescue board rescue event in a time of four minutes and 31 seconds.

Other key performers for Western were Stacey Connick of Truro and Chris Stone of Bridgewater. Ms. Connick placed second to Shauna Conrad of Dartmouth in the women's surf race (swim), and went on to partner Mr. Stone in a fourth-place finish in the rescue board rescue, earning key points for their club. Ms. Conrad, who competes for North Shore club, won the women's rescue board race, and partnered Gary Basso of Dominion to place second in the rescue board rescue.

Having won the first two rounds, Western Province now leads in the Nova Scotia Surf League's overall standings with 16 points. North Shore, Cape Breton and Eastern Shore clubs are tied for second, with 12 points each.

Event winners from yesterday's competition are:

Men's beach flags: Daniel Berkvens, Antigonish (Western Province)

Women's beach flags: Danielle MacDonald, Port Hawkesbury (Eastern Shore)

Men's surf race (swim): Jamie Wildsmith, Halifax (Eastern Shore)

Women's surf race (swim): Shauna Conrad, Dartmouth (North Shore)

Men's board race: Tony Richards, Australia (Eastern Shore)

Women's board race: Shauna Conrad, Dartmouth (North Shore)

Rescue board rescue (team): Sean Dyer, Dartmouth and Nancy Witty, Wolfville (Western Province)

More information on the Nova Scotia Surf League can be found on the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service website at www.nsls.ns.ca .

The Nova Scotia Surf League is operated by the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service, a joint project of the Nova Scotia Sport and Recreation Commission and the Lifesaving Society, Nova Scotia Branch.