Teenagers surf at Newcastle

Umina Beach teenagers Huw Toner, Shaun Wills and younger brother Beau Wills competed in a surfing competition at Newcastle on the October long weekend.

Beau Wills made it into the third semifinal of the under-14s competition.

He gained an equal fifth place out of 42 other competitors in his division.

Shaun Wills was knocked out in the third round of the under-16 division, just missing out on the quarter finals.

However, he managed to come out with a prize in the "expression session" of the series.

This part of the series allows competitors the chance to impress the judges with freestyle surfing.

Huw Toner gained a top 10 place in the under-16 division of the series.

He received an equal seventh place out of 50 other competitors in his division.

Beau and Shaun Wills also competed in the first Rip Curl GromSearch event of the 2007/2008 series in Victoria on September 25-28.

They were eliminated in round three in their respective age divisions.

Currently, Beau Wills is placed seventh in Australia on the overall ratings for his under-14 division.

Shaun Wills is placed 12th in Australia in the under-16 division.

Press release, 11 Oct 2007 Mark Flanagan, Surfing Australia