The second annual Oakley surf event, OAKLEY JUNIOR CHALLENGE 2005, was held in the state of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil. The event was for athletes under the age of 20, in both men’s and women’s categories.

The format of the event was not the normal run of the mill contest format.…

Lil Jon cleans up at the BMI awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hills Wilshire hotel. Jon who won 6 awards in total stole the show beating out fellow artists 3 Doors Down, Maroon 5 and Mario Winans. Among these awards the most prominent was "POP" songwriter of the year beating out all the great…

The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) recently announced the winners of the third annual SIMA Image Awards, a program designed to recognize surf industry companies for their outstanding achievements. In the Product Innovation of the Year category, Oakley "Thump" was nominated along…

This years Oakley Junior Pro was kicked off with 92 of the best 20 year old and under junior surfers in the nation, battling it out for a $10,000 prize purse and points gaining them in a seed in the World Jr. Championships in Australia. While the waves on the other hand were not so inviting in the…

A pack of hungry groms emerges from the fog like zombies. "The Night of the Living Dead" is morning at the Taco Bell Reef in Huntington Beach. Although I can’t see far, I know the hidden waves are not horror sequels. Still, the two-to-four footers will offer some workable sections for the grom…