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NAWF – Day 2 and closing

By Christopher Wing • Mar 9th, 2008 • Category: Feature Story, WK Pro Event Coverage

We all woke up Saturday morning to a dusting of snow and temperatures near 20 degrees which if your from the Midwest or Canada you shrug off as a warm early spring day. However, we are in North Alabama and most down here have only seen snow five or six times in their lives. So […]



North Alabama Whitewater Festival 2008 - Results

By Christopher Wing • Mar 9th, 2008 • Category: Pro Circuit Results

In classic NAWF fashion these are the “semi” complete results scribbled in crayola on the back of a score sheet:
Huckfest
Men’s Pro:
1.Andrew Holcombe
2.Nick Troutman
3.Tyler Phillips
4.Charlie Mix
5.Dane Jackson
6.Corey Volt
7.Keith Yell
8.Clay Wright
9.Jonathan Shales
10.Boyd Ruppelt
Men’s Expert:
1.Chris Wing
2.Ryan Snodgrass
3.Isaac Ludwig
(incomplete)
Women’s:
1.Samantha Brunner
2.Lauren Burgess
3.Emily Jackson
Boater X
Men’s Pro
1.Eric Jackson
2.Nock Troutman
3.Dane Jackson
4.Clay Wright
5.Jonathan Shales
6.Andrew Holcombe
7.Keith Yell
8.Boyd Ruppelt (DNF)
Men’s Expert:
1.Tommy Hennan
2.Ryan Snodgrass
3.Chris Wing
4.Kevin Shafew
5.Isaac Ludwig
(2 […]



Day 1 - Falls Freestyle and Boatercross

By Christopher Wing • Mar 7th, 2008 • Category: WK Pro Event Coverage

Greetings from chilly Alabama. The first day of competition went off without a hitch and provided some entertainment as well. With the recent rain that the Southeast has been receiving, Short Creek was stomping today and provided us with some big tricks as well as quality beatings. Andrew Holcombe and Nick Troutman […]



2 Days 2008 Season Kicks Off

By Christopher Wing • Mar 5th, 2008 • Category: WK Pro Event Coverage

We are just two days away from the start of the 2008 Pro Circuit where Guntersville, Alabama plays host to the North Alabama Whitewater Festival on Short Creek and the Locust Fork rivers. Day one’s festivities include a waterfall freestyle and boatercross on Short Creek Falls. On day two, the Locust Fork will […]