King of the Hill contest June 21

To celebrate Go Skateboarding Day 2008
the Blue Wallace skateboard team is hosting a contest on Saturday June 21, 2008.
The King Of The Hill contest is a take off of Thrasher’s King Of The Road contest.
Teams that enter the contest will compete to win a prize package of skateboard products for their team. All teams will be given the same scavenger hunt and trick list. Items on the list are given a point value for each task. To win, each team must complete and document on camera as many of the tasks as possible before time runs out.

Entry fee per team is $25. Teams consist of no less than 2 members but no more than 5 members. No more than 2 Blue Wallace A Team members can be on any KOH team. Each team provides their own camera, tapes or discs, and must have their own cameraman. In each team all team members will be required to complete some tasks – including the cameraman. Tasks completed in the lists must be documented on camera footage that is turned in at the end of the day at Blue Wallace skate shop. All tasks that are documented on footage must be from Go Skateboarding Day (June 21, 2008). Any footage taped prior to June 21, 2008 will not count for points. The deadline to turn in footage at the shop is 9 pm June 21, 2008. Any footage turned in after 9 pm will be disqualified from the competition. Tricks attempted, but not landed, will not count for points. You must land with your feet on the board and rolling out of the trick. The team with the highest point score will be the named King Of The Hill 2008 and will receive the prize package of skateboard products for their team. The registration begins at 9 am sharp on Saturday June 21. The contest kicks off at 10 am. The KOH contest trick list and scavenger hunt list will not be given out to teams until registered on June 21, 2008. All KOH teams are given the same trick and scavenger hunt list. If you want to enter the contest but don’t have a team yet – come to the shop during registration (9-10 am). Teams can be formed during the registration hour.

2008 Etnies Shoes summer skateboarding tour stop May 29

Etnies Shoes is making Bowling Green part of their summer skateboarding tour. Team members Mikey Taylor (Pro: Alien Workshop, Etnies, Force Trucks, EG Boarding Shop, Ogio Backpacks, Project Hardware), Kyle Leeper (Pro: Black Label, Etnies, Quiksilver, FKD, Destructo), Sean Malto (Am: Girl, Etnies, Spitfire, Escapist, Thunder, Diamond, Fourstar) and Eric Fletcher (Am: Habitat, Etnies Footwear, Quiksilver, Ricta, Thunder Trucks, Ogio Backpacks) will all make an appearance on Thursday May 29. The team will hold an in-store autograph signing session at Blue Wallace skateshop at 6pm.

While no official demo is planned, look for the team members to be shredding the Bowling Green Skate Park during their stay in the area.

Atlanta, GA – May 24th, Progressive Skatepark

Nashville – May 27th, 6th Ave Skate Shop

Bowling Green – May 29th, Blue Wallace Skate Shop

Louisville – May 30th, Home Skate Shop

Cincinnati – May 31st, Anonymous Skate Shop

Mikey Taylor

Kyle Leeper

Sean Malto

Eric Fletcher

April 26, 2008 in grind jam comp

Local skaters have organized an aggressive inline competition Saturday with intermediate and advanced divisions. Registration begins at Blue Wallace at noon & participants will caravan to the site at 1pm. Competition site is the basket ball court on top of Hospital Hill (Resevoir Hill Park).

Proceeds benefit Josh Waggoner Memorial Fund.

A flyer is available in our picture section.
Full details at http://www. bgdailynews. com/articles/2008/04/24/the_amplifier/recreation/9989skatecomp. txt