http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/ BlackAthlete.com is a definitive place on the Internet to find coverage of Black athletes, and Black involvement in sports at all levels. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:36:57 PST en-us http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/Regional_Surfers_Arriving_For_2008_Makka_Pro.shtml X Sports Trinidad’s National Champion Jason Apparicio and runner up Chris Dennis who nabbed the top two spots at Makka last year will not be on hand to defend their titles. Jamaican, Luke Williams who stands in fifth place overall in the series will be looking to capitalize on that fact and make a run for the series title. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:55:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/Regional_Surfers_Arriving_For_2008_Makka_Pro.shtml http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/CSN_Surf_Series_Third_Contest_Goes_Down_in_Jamaica.shtml X Sports The 2008 Makka Pro will be held at one of Jamaica's most consistent reef breaks -- Makka Surf Beach, Yallahs.  Competitors will be traveling from Barbados, Trinidad, and USA to compete against the top Jamaican surfers in the Open Men, Open Women, and Junior Divisions to carry home the title, over $12,000.00 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:55:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/CSN_Surf_Series_Third_Contest_Goes_Down_in_Jamaica.shtml http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/Jr_Championships_Open_In_Jamaica.shtml X Sports 11-year-old Ivah Wilmot of Bull Bay in Saint Andrew and Shane Simmonds, 17, of Boston Bay in Portland were respective winners in the under-16 and under-18 divisions at the first event of the of the Jamaica Surfing Association’s 2008 National Junior Surfing Championship Series. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:50:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/Jr_Championships_Open_In_Jamaica.shtml http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/JSA_To_Teach_Swimming_This_Summer.shtml X Sports State of the art training boards will be used by JSA’s International Surfing Association (ISA) certified coaches to conduct the summer camp. The camp which will have a limit of ten participants per week will run from July through August. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:56:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/JSA_To_Teach_Swimming_This_Summer.shtml http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/Day_Three_Is_Postponed.shtml X Sports The action at the third day of competition at the 2008 Quiksilver International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC) in Hossegor France was stopped in the hope that the waves would improve their conditions and a swell would come in Thursday. Thu, 29 May 2008 21:56:00 PST http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/X_Sports_32/Day_Three_Is_Postponed.shtml