Hawaiian Coco Ho took out the Oakley World Pro Jr Bali this morning in solid surf at Canguu, narrowly beating Aussie Dimity Stoyle in a close final.

Ho had the notable advantage of 3 years experience on the World Tour, so despite barely breaking out of her teens, she feels like a veteran against the juniors. Even with this win, Coco doesn't plan to compete in the next Jr series event in Brazil. Apparently the men on the WCT aren't the only ones who try to avoid going there.

"I don't think I'm going to Brazil for the next event. I came here to surf Keramas and I didn't even have a heat out there, but that's ok because the right at Canggu is way more rippable."

The boys are ready to do battle, with the quarterfinal matchups set to go. FIrst call at 6:30 am for a 7 am start, local bali time. Live here.

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S FINAL RESULT:
Coco Ho (HAW) 15.67 def. Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 12.84

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
HEAT 1: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 15.03 def. Alessa Quizon (HAW) 14.66
HEAT 2: Coco Ho (HAW) 15.60 def. Joanne Defay (FRA) 10.67

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
HEAT 1: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 16.33 def. Sarah Mason (NZL) 10.57
HEAT 2: Alessa Quizon (HAW) 15.83 def. Nao Omura (JPN) 8.07
HEAT 3: Joanne Defay (FRA) 14.73 def. Felicity Palmateer (AUS) 10.83
HEAT 4: Coco Ho (HAW) 17.00 def. Philippa Anderson (AUS) 14.43

REMAINING OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S ROUND 3 RESULTS:
HEAT 5: Felicity Palmateer (AUS) 14.40 def. Lani Doherty (HAW) 11.17
HEAT 6: Joanne Defay (FRA) 16.00 def. Maude Le Car (FRA) 7.66
HEAT 7: Philippa Anderson (AUS) 17.20 def. Quincy Davis (USA) 9.67
HEAT 8: Coco Ho (HAW) def. Ren Hashimoto (JPN) (Hashimoto had to withdraw due to illness.)

Widely regarded by many, especially me, as the greatest place on the entire planet, Bali is the site of the annual Oakley World Pro Jr, the first of 3 stops that decide the ASP World Jr Champion. Of the infinite list of surf spots on the island, this contest is concentrated on Keramas and Canggu, two of the more consistent and well known spots that flank Kuta Beach a couple miles off in both directions.

Today is day one of the 12 day waiting period for the event, and with a slow building swell filling in, the decision was made to run day one of the ladies side of the contest at Canggu, a series of sandy-rocky peaks a couple miles down the beach from the hustle and bustle of Kuta and the Bukit peninsula.

Aussie Dimity Stoyle turned in the performance of the day in the final heat, tallying an impressive 18.06 out of 20 with a convincing display of surfing. Look for competition to resume tomorrow morning, with either the men's or women's heats on tap.

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Joanne Defay (FRA) 13.43, Gabriela Leite (BRA) 12.90, Sarah Mason (NZL) 7.16
Heat 2: Coco Ho (HAW) 11.67, Faye Zoetmulder (ZAF) 7.23, Juliana Meneghel (BRA) 6.67
Heat 3: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 11.50, Quincy Davis (USA) 10.03, Alessa Quizon (HAW) 9.17
Heat 4: Maud Le Car (FRA) 7.36, Lani Doherty (HAW) 6.90, Diah Dewi Rahayu (IND) 1.30
Heat 5: Felicity Palmateer (AUS) 13.27, Nao Omura (JPN) 6.14, Ren Hashimoto (JPN) 3.67
Heat 6: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 18.06, Philippa Anderson (AUS) 14.33, Leila Hurst (HAW) 11.50

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR MEN'S ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Garrett Parkes (AUS), Dean Bowen (AUS), Noa Deane (AUS)
Heat 2: Marco Fernandez (BRA), Kaito Ohashi (JPN), Slade Prestwich (ZAF)
Heat 3: Kiron Jabour (HAW), Joao Abreu (BRA), William Aliotti (FRA)
Heat 4: Maxime Huscenot (FRA), Thomas Woods (AUS), Gustavo Machado (BRA)
Heat 5: Peterson Crisanto (BRA), Chase Wilson (USA), Jake Halstead (USA)
Heat 6: Ian Gouveia (BRA), Evan Thompson (USA), Kan Watanabe (JPN)
Heat 7: Caio Ibelli (BRA), Tanner Hendrickson (HAW), Deivid Silva (BRA)
Heat 8: Jack Freestone (AUS), Conner Coffin (USA), Ida Bagus Putu Simarai (IDN)
Heat 9: Ryan Callinan (AUS), Andrew Doheny (USA), Hiroto Arai (JPN)
Heat 10: Beyrick De Vries (ZAF), Arashi Kato (JPN), Dylan Lightfoot (ZAF)
Heat 11: Medi Veminardi (REU), Kaishu Tanaka (JPN), Filipe Toledo (BRA)
Heat 12: Davey Cathels (AUS), Vasco Ribeiro (PRT), Matt Banting (AUS)
Heat 13: Shaun Joubert (ZAF), Dylan Goodale (HAW), Italo Ferreira (BRA)
Heat 14: Nat Young (USA), Keanu Asing (HAW), Darmaputra Tonjo (IDN)
Heat 15: Dale Staples (ZAF), Eziekel Lau (HAW), Mateia Hiquily (PYF)
Heat 16: Frederico Morais (PRT), Keala Naihe (HAW), Michael February (ZAF)

They're young, they're beautiful,
and they rip! Leave a message,
cause these ladies are bizz zee.

Check out the trailer for Nike 6.0's newest flick, "Leave a Message" A woman's surf film.
Featuring the talents of:
Malia Manuel, Lakey Peterson, Monyca Byrne-Wickey, Carissa Moore, Coco Ho and Laura
Enever.
Full movie out May 24^th and you can
watch it all here.
What I'm hearing is that this flick will leave you saying way much more than "They're good..... For a girl"



Leave A Message Trailer from Nike 6.0 on Vimeo.

Just stumbled upon this. Apparently, surf diva extraordinaire, Coco Ho, has a bit of a not-so-secret admirer in upstate New York. Connor Thuotte has confessed his love to Ms. Ho in the form of an acoustic song entitled, Coco Ho An Original Love Song. And he's not just a one hit wonder either. Of course he's not, he's from Liverpool, as in Liverpool, NY, so you know he had a follow up cleverly entitled, Coco Ho Love Song 2.

I wonder how Mason and Uncle Mike feel about this. The North Shore may be on red alert this winter with Dui Hui pulling over any car carrying passengers thought to be from upstate New York.

Photo: Coco running, something she may need to practice a bit more. Courtesy of Volcom.

Check out his two surf love confessions:

GrindTV Newswire, Via ASA Entertainment: OCEANSIDE, Calif. (August 14, 2010) -- In true Supergirl style, Coco Ho (Oahu, HI) surfed over the competition in Oceanside, California today to win the 3rd Annual Supergirl Pro Junior. Sixteen of the world's best 20-and-under female surfers took to the waves to battle for the richest purse in ASP Women's Pro Junior history, with Ho claiming the $10,000 top prize and her second Supergirl Pro Junior title. Malia Manuel (Kauai, HI), Lakey Peterson (Santa Barbara, CA) and Leila Hurst (Kauai, HI) captured second, third and fourth place, respectively.

Official Results--2010 Supergirl Pro Junior

1. Coco Ho 16.26 points
2. Malia Manuel 15.17 points
3. Lakey Peterson 10.67 points
4. Leila Hurst 10.27 points

Draped in the winner's Supergirl cape, Ho said, "I'm so stoked. Now I have one cape for each arm. The Supergirl [Pro Junior] is the most fun event ever!"

An ASP Grade-4 surfing contest, the Supergirl Pro Junior is the second event in this year's Supergirl Jam, the action sports industry's only large-scale, all-female competition and lifestyle event designed to promote female empowerment, strength and independence. The first event, the Supergirl Am Jam, which honored female amateur skateboarders, occurred on June 30 at Skatelab, in Simi Valley, California.

Ho was the first Supergirl Pro Junior champion, winning the title in 2008 in Huntington Beach, California. She entered today's competition hoping for a second win, but after fighting a cold all week and sizing up her competition, she knew it was going to be a hard fought battle.

"Malia [Manuel] started out the finals so strong, I thought she had it in the bag," said Ho. "I'm so glad I got a few good waves."

Manuel hit the water and didn't waste any time catching some early waves, recording an 8.00 and 7.17 early on to claim the top spot. Her lead held until nearly the mid-point of the 30-minute heat, then Ho hit back-to-back waves of 7.53 and 8.73 - the highest score of the heat - to take the lead. Ho would stay at the top until the end, despite a late charge from Manuel. Needing an 8.27 to take reclaim first place, Manuel grabbed a late wave and rode it to the shore, but was only able to score a solid 6.67. For the second year in a row, she claimed the second place silver medal.

"The girls were really rippin' today," said Manuel. "Thanks to Supergirl for this opportunity. If you invite me back next year, I'm here!"

A first year addition to the competition was the Supergirl Shootout, two 10-minute heats designed for the remaining field to compete in an 'expression session' for a total of $1000. Carissa Moore (Honolulu, HI), the recent 2010 U.S. Open Women's Champion, and Amy Nicholl (Drexel Hill, PA) each won $500, recording the highest scoring wave in the special events.

The next stop for the Supergirl Jam event series will be Venice Beach, California, on August 22. This event will feature the Snowboard Rail Jam, Skateboard Street and Inline Best Trick competitions starting at 12:30 p.m. All the action will be webcast on a host of major web sites including FoxSports.com, GrindTV.com, Supergirl.com and Supergirljam.com, the official online destination for the 2010 Supergirl Jam.

The entire Supergirl Jam event series will be broadcast nationally in November as part of event producer ASA Entertainment's action sports block on Fox Sports Net and FUEL TV.

For preliminary heats results and more detailed information on the Supergirl Pro Junior or the information about the 2010 Supergirl Jam event series, please visit Supergirljam.com.

Photo courtesy of brent Hileman, BH Watershots