Grom of the Week: Dylan Sonderegger Age: 15, San Clemente High School Dylan Sonderegger—a freshman at San Clemente High this fall—has spent the summer surfing Lowers every day, twice a day and training with Surf Coach USA to get r...
Grom of the Week: Kristen Laurent Age: 13, Shorecliffs Middle School As a member of the Shorecliffs Middle School surf team Kristen Laurent surfs in interscholastic competition, has tried her hand at a few NSSA contests and came...
Grom of the Week: Drew Hemnes Age: 12, Bernice Ayer Middle School Drew Hemnes hasn’t always liked surfing. “My dad used to pay me a dollar a wave when I was learning. I think I was about five. I’m glad that he did, because aft...
Grom of the Week: Rachel Namson Age: 17, San Clemente High School Rachel Namson will be a senior at San Clemente High School in the fall and is spending this summer getting geared up for her last serious push at building her hig...
Grom of the Week: Jonah Carter Age: 16, San Clemente High School Jonah Carter was instrumental in helping to lead the San Clemente High School Junior Varsity team to victory in this year’s National Scholastic Surfing Associatio...
Grom of the Week: Tory Gilkerson Age: 17, San Clemente High School Tory Gilkerson is one of the best under 18 longboarders in the country and her performance at the Surfing America U.S.A. Championships last week proved it. Agains...
Grom of the Week: Nick Hagen Age: 18, San Clemente High School Nick Hagen was the first ever Grom of the Week in the debut issue of the SC Times on March 23, 2006. Back then Nick was an eighth grader and totally stoked on sur...
Groms of the Week: Chloe Cruse and Dennis White Age: 18, San Clemente High School Chloe Cruse and Dennis White were both Groms of the Week back in 2006, when the SC Times first began publishing. Both were eighth-graders, and now here they are t...
Grom of the Week: Alexxa Elseewi Age: 9, Concordia Elementary Alexxa Elseewi learned how to surf at the age of six and has been a regular in the local lineup ever since. “My dad taught me to surf and I just love it!” said Alexxa....
Groms of the Week: Jasset and Jack Umbel Jasset (16) and Jack (12) Umbel have been coming to San Clemente each summer for the past four years, making back-and-forth trips each season to coincide with summer surf contests and to escape th...