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Photos: Surfers battle for East Coast Surfing Championship finals

Alana Lopez is presented with the championship trophy after winning the Virginia Beach Pro presented by Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Menelik Lewis cuts back on a wave while competing in the Mini Grom Co-Ed 11u at the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. Lewis won the final with a score of 15.36. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Riley Scharver walks up her board while competing in the Girls 14u longboard at Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. Scharver won the final with a score of 9.77. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Menelik Lewis is chaired off the beach after winning the Mini Grom Co-Ed 11u at Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Spectators watch from the beach as the Girls 14u longboard compete at Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Spectators gather on the beach to watch the Virginia Beach Pro presented by Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Blayr Barton holds up his championship trophy after winning the Virginia Beach Pro presented by Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Alana Lopez smiles as she is presented as the winner of the Virginia Beach Pro presented by Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Cannon Carr cuts back on a wave while competing in the Virginia Beach Pro presented by Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Saydee Stiles walks up her board while competing in the Girls 14u longboard at Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Spectators are reflected in the sunglasses of Blayr Barton as he gives a speech following his win in the Virginia Beach Pro presented by Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Lucas Owston rides a wave under a cloudless sky while competing in the Virginia Beach Pro presented by Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Becks Wilson rides through a wave while competing in the Mini Grom Co-Ed 11u at the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Owen Moss tries to catch air off of a wave while competing in the Virginia Beach Pro presented by Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Blayr Barton embraces his coach John Daniels after winning the Virginia Beach Pro presented by Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Becks Wilson, 11, waits for the horn to sound to enter the water for the Mini Grom Co-Ed 11u final at the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 25, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)