Hawaiians Tyler Newton (Kauai, HI) 19, and Macy Mullen (Milileni, HI), 30, took the day’s top honors by posting the highest scores in men’s competition.

Matt Costa (Waianae, HI), 16, stamped his authority as an early round standout in Ezekiel Pro Junior competition when he blasted the highest single-wave score of the event, a near perfect 9.60 out of 10 en route to his Round 2 heat victory.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 2-Star Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack’s Surfboards saw former ASP World Tour surfer Ben Bourgeois (Wrightsville Beach, NC), 31, crush the day’s highest scores while ASP Pro Junior talents Dillon Perillo (Malibu, CA), 19, and Kolohe Andino (San Clemente, CA), 15, denoted some of the day’s top performances.

Day 1 of the 2010 Vans Pier Classic is on at 8am. With plenty of swell in the water and some of the best pros ready to rip the Huntington Beach Pier to pieces, tune into the live Web cast all day.

Local favorite and current Association of Surfing Professionals world number one rated surfer Taj Burrow lead the charge by easily winning both his round of 24 and round of 16 heats to advance through to tomorrow’s quarter finals where he will face fellow WA surfer Yadin Nicol.

The 2010 Vans Pier Classic gets underway Wednesday, March 24 in Huntington Beach. We caught up with 2009 champ Mike Losness to get his thoughts on the event.

Junior surfers competing in the TNS Rangiroa Pro Junior in Tahiti set a record of perfect scores.

Taj Burrow has edged into the Round of 24 of the Association of Surfing Professionals 6-star prime rated Drug Aware Pro at Margaret River, narrowly avoiding elimination with a high scoring wave in the last minute of his heat.

Local hero and current Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) number one rated world surfer Taj Burrow looked at ease winning his opening heat of the Drug Aware Pro at Margaret River today.

Nathaniel Curran sits down with Alpinestars and sheds some light on his QS event in Brazil, the upcoming 2010 season and his new toy from Bali. Nathaniel has also put in some man hours with the Alpinestars R&D team to help develop a new boardshort design, check out what he has to say about them in this catching up segment.

Dillon Perillo (Malibu, CA), 19, who finished second on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series last year after leading the circuit throughout the season, looked hungry to start his year off strong once again with a solid heat victory in the Round of 64.

ASP Europe Confirms Action-Packed Spring Leg Starting April 1

The 2010 ASP North America Pro Junior Series is set to kickoff the first of eight events slated for the men’s calendar with the ASP Grade-3 Ron Jon SI Pro presented by Skullcandy and also marks the first of four women’s events with the ASP Grade-2 Skullcandy Junior Pro, with both events slated to hit the iconic break of Sebastian Inlet. The event holds a waiting period from March 11-14, 2010 and is currently expecting to run on the first two available days.

Former Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Champion CJ Hobgood (Melbourne, FL), 30, clinched the first ASP WQS 6-Star PRIME event on the 2010 calendar, the Hang Loose Pro, at Brazil’s famed barrel of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil over fellow finalist Raoni Monteiro (Saquarema, BRA), 27.

Brett Barley (Buxton, NC), 20, posted a bold statement at one of the world’s most infamous waves by fearlessly charging past some of the world’s most well known pipe specialist and big wave chargers to finish equal 7th at the ASP 5-Star Volcom Pipeline Pro.