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...According to Damien, a manager at Blades and the owner of several longboards, the demographic for the sport has shifted away from genuine surfers to posturing surfing fans. Especially in Boston, longboarders should be greeted with a healthy dose of skepticism, as the streets are far too narrow and uneven for the sport to be much fun. “Out west, there are long stretches of roads, so the speed advantage isn’t lost,” says Damien. “It’s kind of a pain to do anything out here...
...Shirley V. Cardona ’06 began boxing January of last year, encouraged by a friend on the soccer team who was also interested in the sport. “I spar with the guys all the time,” she says. “A lot of the girls beat the guys...
Being a two-sport athlete is rare in Division I, let alone being a standout like Chandis on two fields of play...
When he began looking at colleges, Chandis worried he might have to decide between the less-competitive world of Division III sports, or being able to only play one sport at the Division I level. Harvard was the only school that guaranteed him the chance to play both. He followed in the Ivy-league footsteps of his older sister, Vanessa, who played field hockey at Brown...
This is a club sport, which means no funding and little recognition. Everyone’s reason for playing is the same: love of the game...