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TONIC | NEWS QUEENSLAND TAKES OUT THE 2014 SURF DIVE N’ SKI AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR TITLES IN A SERIES DOG-EAT-DOG BATTLE’S AMONG COMPETITORS FROM ALL OVER AUSTRALIA, IT WAS THE MIGHTY QUEENSLAND JUNIOR SURFERS WHO CLAIMED VICTORY FOR THEIR STATE AT THE 2014 SURF DIVE ‘N SKI AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR SURFING TITLES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Over 27 Queensland juniors made their way to Australia’s West coast to in a bid to prove that Queensland still upholds the finest surfing talent in the nation and around the world. After some stellar performances over the course of the Surf Dive N Ski Australian 16 – SUMMER ISSUE Junior Surfing Titles, Reef Heazlewood (Moffatt Beach, Qld) showed no signs of stopping in the final of the Under-16 Boys. The Sunshine Coast goofy-footer managed to fly over dead sections and link together some massive turns to post a 15.20 heat total (out of a possible 20 points). Local surfer Kael Walsh (Yallingup, WA) put up a strong battle, but ultimately fell short and had to settle for second place. “This feels amazing,” said Heazlewood. “Having the entire Queensland team behind me and support each other was awesome. My tactic was to just have as much fun as humanly possible and enjoy myself. I’m so happy it worked.” YOUR REGULAR DOSE OF SURF NEWS.