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Zap World Championship skims through Dewey

Timmy Vitella of Milton performs in the men’s division; he also took part in the semi-pro division. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
August 13, 2018
Sydney Pizza of Dewey Beach performs a move in the women’s division.
Killian Davis of Rehoboth Beach does a sitting move in the mini division.
Emily Redefer smashes a wave in the junior women’s division.
Jack Lee of Rehoboth Beach placed third in the junior men’s heat.
Eoin Lally of Nassau gets air in the junior men’s division.

The 36th annual Zap Pro/Am World Championships of Skimboarding event was held Aug. 10-12 in Dewey Beach, where more than 100 of the top skimboarders from around the world competed.

Results are as follows:

Mini

1 - Colton Ettwein

2 - Killian Davis

3 - Declan McDermitt

4 - Michael Paraskewich III

Menehune

1 - Cooper Forcucci

2 - Eric Sheckells

3 - Tristan Barnes

4 - Nico Famularo

Girls

1 - Eve Redefer

2 - Kinzie Bunting

3 - Bella Wheeler

Boys

1 - Dane Cameron

2 - Alex Sheckells

3 - Sammy DiEmidio

4 - Finn Forcucci

Junior Women

1 - Rylea Sinex

2 - Emily Redefer

3 - Gabby Griffin

Junior Men

1 - Brady Green

2 - Ethan Redefer

3 - Aidan Stevenson

4 - Eoin Lally

Women

1 - Emma Okoniewski

2 - Sydney Pizza

3 - Catherine Johnson

Men

1 - Timmy Vitella

2 - Russell Sullivan

3 - Nohea Futrell

4 - Nick Evangelista

Senior Men

1 - Dylan Dobson

2 - Chester Burnett

3 - Bryson Green

4 - Connor Shoop

Masters

1 - Alex Edmondson

2 - Brandon Rolland

3 - Alex Bevard

Grandmasters

1 - Frank Fernandez

2 - Jaime Celano

3 - Chip Sanders

4 - Matt Adams

Senior Grandmasters

1 - Wally Seim

2 - Dan Lalley

3 - Troy Travatello

4 - Toby West

Semi Pro

1 - Brady Green

2 - Dane Cameron

3 - Timmy Vitella

4 - Ethan Redefer

Pro Women

1 - Sophia Nguyen

2 - Casey Kiernan

3 - Alex Yokley

4 - Ellen Wood

Pro Men

1 - Blair Conklin

2 - Sam McCoy

3 - John Weber

4 - Austin Keen

5 - Lucas Fink

6 - Perry Pruitt

Super Heat

1 - Timmy Vitella

Overall Skim USA Tour Champions

Mini - Colton Ettwein, Ocean Ridge, Fla.

Menehune - Eric Sheckells, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.

Girls - Eve Redefer, Rehoboth Beach

Boys - Alex Sheckells, Kill Devil Hills, N.C.

Junior Women - Emily Redefer, Rehoboth Beach

Junior Men - Ethan Redefer, Rehoboth Beach

Women - Sydney Pizza, Rehoboth Beach

Men - Russell Sullivan, Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.

Senior Men - Chester Burnett, Dewey Beach

Masters - Brandon Rolland, Bradenton, Fla.

Grandmasters - Chip Sanders, Apalachicola, Fla.

Senior Grandmasters - Justin Redefer, Rehoboth Beach

Semi Pro - Timmy Vitella, Milton

Pro Women - Libby Rendall, Rehoboth Beach

Pro Men - Dillon Brown, Wall Township, N.J.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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