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In Cahoots

By Mary Fenton
EXPN.com

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

The X Games spotted surfing in 2003, and in the three years since, the East Coast, led by Matt Kechele and assistant coach Todd Kline, has dominated the competition. This time around, the Westies, piloted by Mike Parsons and Garth Tarlow, are hungrier than ever. Let's meet the contenders. In the left corner: The poster boy for East Coast surfing, he's been in the water for 35 years, and he's still not pruned. East Coast Head Coach Matt Kechele started surfing professionally at 16 and won the ...

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