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"\"&lt;div class=\\\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-above\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;div class=\\\"field-items\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;div class=\\\"field-item even\\\" property=\\\"content:encoded\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"img-float-left\\\" src=\\\"\\/images\\/uploads\\/Jimmy-LaRiche-trophy_0.JPG\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Portland, Ore. \\u2014 Going into today&amp;#8217;s Pro Men&amp;#8217;s Division quarterfinals at the 2008 Tig\\u00e9 Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, current wakeboard world champion Phillip Soven was ranked the No. One-seeded rider in his division and considered by many as the favorite to win the Portland  contest.&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;So it came as a shock to everyone, when the reigning King of Wake was knocked-out of the contest in just the quarterfinal round; a defeat that Soven has not suffered in over two years.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;What was more interesting than Soven&amp;#8217;s early exit from the Pro-Am, was the rider who took the top spot in Soven&amp;#8217;s heat, first-time Pro Men&amp;#8217;s Division rider Jimmy LaRiche.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;LaRiche, 18, has dominated the Jr. Men&amp;#8217;s Division for many years, including the 2008 season, but wanted to try his luck in the Pro Men&amp;#8217;s Division at the Tig\\u00e9 Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. His decision paid off, as the rookie rider will move onto tomorrow&amp;#8217;s semifinals.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I went into today with an optimistic attitude and just looking to have fun, but didn&amp;#8217;t really know what to expect, especially with Phill in my heat,&amp;#8221; said LaRiche. &amp;#8220;Phill just kills it every time, so I was so stunned to see he didn&amp;#8217;t make it into the next round.&amp;#8221;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;LaRiche will now join 11 other riders in tomorrow&amp;#8217;s Pro Men&amp;#8217;s Division semifinals.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The top female riders in the world hit the water today for the Pro Women&amp;#8217;s Division semifinals. Nine female rippers competed in three heats of three with only the top-two riders from each heat advancing onto tomorrow&amp;#8217;s finals. Among six riders moving onto the finals, were heat leaders Amber Wing, Emily Copeland Durham and the undefeated Nicola Butler. Butler looks to set a new wakeboard record tomorrow by becoming the first female rider to win five consecutive contests.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Reed Hansen appears to be well on his way towards repeating at the Pro-Am in the Pro Wakeskate Division, as the Florida native led his heat in today&amp;#8217;s semifinals and will advance onto tomorrow&amp;#8217;s finals. Should Hansen take the top spot tomorrow, he will become the first wakeskater to win back-to-back Pro-Am titles.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Highlighting the amateur divisions today was the Jr. Men&amp;#8217;s Division semifinals, where 10 of top Jr. riders competed in two heats of five for one of the six spots in tomorrow&amp;#8217;s finals. Alex Scagliotti, Daniel Powers, and Thomas Olson took the top-three spots in heat one, while Julian Cohen, Ben Albright, and Gunnar Shuler claimed the top-three spots in heat two. All six riders will vie for their first Pro-Am title in tomorrow&amp;#8217;s finals.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Women&amp;#8217;s Wakeskate Division kicked off today&amp;#8217;s festivities with their final round of competition. Elizabeth Talansky not only took first-place the division, but posted a perfect score of 100 points to claim the top spot.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;In the Amateur Wakeskate Division, Tanner Champion, Ben Prizer and Aaron Huntley took the top-three spots respectively in today&amp;#8217;s semifinals. All the three shredders will take to the water tomorrow for the finals.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Amateur Boys and Amateur Women&amp;#8217;s wakeboarding also hit the water today for their semifinals. Cooper Swink, Daniel Pate, Kyle Evans and Cody Prizer will move onto tomorrow&amp;#8217;s finals after advancing past today&amp;#8217;s semifinals. Danni Petraitis, Anna Hajek, and Taylor McCullough respectively took the top-three spots in the semifinals today and will move onto tomorrow&amp;#8217;s finals.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;11 riders took to the water today for the Open Men&amp;#8217;s Division semifinals. Only the top-two rider from the two heats advanced onto tomorrow&amp;#8217;s finals, sending more than half the competition home packing.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The event will conclude tomorrow, June 22 from 10 a.m. \\u2013 4 p.m.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Tig\\u00e9 Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink is a three-day carnival of water-sports action. But not all of the action takes place on the water. On land, fans will experience tons of great food and music; athlete autograph signings; chances to win free giveaways; and shopping at the most cutting-edge stores for water-sports equipment including boats, wakeboards, wakeskates, sunglasses and the latest in wakeboarding and surfing fashions.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Tickets can be purchased at Blue Lake Park for $10 (general admission), $5 (ages 6-12) or free (ages 5 and under).&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For more information regarding the event, visit &lt;a title=\\\"www.kingofwake.com\\\" href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.kingofwake.com\\\"&gt;www.kingofwake.com&lt;\\/a&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Tig\\u00e9 is the official tow boat for the Tig\\u00e9 Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Pleasure Craft Marine engines is the official marine engine of the event. Since 1976, PCM has been the constant innovator of features and benefits designed specifically to improve water-sports power.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Rockstar is the world&amp;#8217;s most powerful energy drink. Developed to improve the recovery time of those who lead active and exhausting lifestyles, Rockstar Energy Drink is available in 10 flavors \\u2014 Original, Sugar Free, Juiced, Zero Carb, Guava, Pomegranate, Punched, Roasted Mocha, Roasted Vanilla Light and Roasted Latte \\u2014 at convenience stores and retail grocery outlets across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and the United Kingdom.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;To catch all the wakeboarding action from home, tune in to Fuel TV. For exact air dates, visit &lt;a title=\\\"www.kingofwake.com\\\" href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.kingofwake.com\\\"&gt;www.kingofwake.com&lt;\\/a&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Fuel TV is a 24\\/7 action-sports lifestyle network for wakeboarding, skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX and freestyle motocross. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, Fuel TV was launched July 1, 2003, and is seen in 24 million U.S. homes. To subscribe to Fuel TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit fuel.tv.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;WakeBoarding, published by Bonnier Corp., is the official magazine of the Tig\\u00e9 Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. WakeBoarding is the definitive source on all things wakeboarding, with expert coverage of professional instruction, gear, boats and the latest news.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Tig\\u00e9 Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships is organized by World Sports &amp;#038; Marketing of Orlando, Fla. The Pro-Am has the support of the following: Tig\\u00e9 Boats, Rockstar Energy Drink, PCM, Mona Vie, Nike 6.0, Oakley HDO, U.S. Air Force, Hyperlite Wakeboards, Ronix Wakeboards, CWB Wakeboards, Gator Boards, Cire, wakeworld.com and theliquidcircus.com.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Saturday, June 21 \\u2013 Day 2 Results:&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Men &amp;#8211; Quarterfinals  Heat  01&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Daniel Watkins                      AUS    92.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Trevor Hansen                        USA    89.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Chad Sharpe                            CAN   88.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Nick Jones                                USA    70.00&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Men &amp;#8211; Quarterfinals  Heat  02&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Andrew Adkison                    USA    98.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Dustin O&amp;#8217;Ferrall                    CAN   84.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Robby Carter                           USA    79.75&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Erik Ruck                                  USA    77.75&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Men &amp;#8211; Quarterfinals  Heat  03&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Aaron Rathy                            CAN   93.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Adam Errington                     SCT    90.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Danny Thollander                   USA    86.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 James Hindes                           USA    70.00&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Men &amp;#8211; Quarterfinals  Heat  04&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Bradley Smeele                      NZL    92.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 JD Webb                                  USA    92.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Josh Palma                               USA    85.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Josh Sanders                           AUS    NS&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Men &amp;#8211; Quarterfinals  Heat  05&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Rusty Malinoski                    CAN   98.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Austin Hair                             USA    89.25&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Marcelo Giardi                         BRZ    80.75&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Dean Smith                               AUS    72.00&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Men &amp;#8211; Quarterfinals  Heat  06&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Jimmy LaRiche                      USA    94.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Bryan Hutton                          USA    90.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Phillip Soven                            USA    83.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Tino Santori                             USA    71.50&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Women &amp;#8211; Semifinals  Heat  01&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Emily Copeland Durham USA          96.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Melissa Marquardt          USA          93.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Cathy Williams                        USA    34.00&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Women &amp;#8211; Semifinals  Heat  02&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Amber Wing                           AUS    93.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Raimi Merritt                         USA    83.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Shawna Hoffman                     USA    65.50&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Women &amp;#8211; Semifinals  Heat  03&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Nicola Butler                          UK       95.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Andrea Fountain                    NZL    65.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Barrett Perlman                        USA    63.50&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Wakeskate &amp;#8211; Semifinals  Heat  01&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Reed Hansen                    USA   90.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Stuart  Shinn                    USA   80.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 George  Daniels                  USA   60.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Evan  Park                         USA   40.00&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Wakeskate &amp;#8211; Semifinals  Heat  02&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Brian Grubb                     USA   80.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Grant Roberts                            70.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Brandon Thomas                USA   60.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 James Balzer                      CAN   50.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 5 Silas Thurman                    USA   30.00&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jr. Men (14-18) &amp;#8211; Semifinals  Heat  01&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Alex Scagliotti               USA    93.50&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Daniel Powers                USA    85.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Thomas Olson                USA    79.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Erik Nikstad                     USA    68.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 5 Jacob Valdez                    USA    65.50&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jr. Men (14-18) &amp;#8211; Semifinals  Heat  02&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Julian Cohen                  USA    100.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Ben Albright                  USA    85.75&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Gunnar Shuler               USA    78.25&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Joshua Twelker               USA    71.25&lt;br \\/&gt; 5 Justin Payton                  USA    51.25&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Women Wakeskate &amp;#8211; Finals  Heat  01&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Elizabeth Talansky        USA    100.0&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amateur Wakeskate &amp;#8211; Semi Finals  Heat  01&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Tanner Champion          CAN    60.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Cody Prizer                    USA    43.33&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Aaron Huntley                USA    33.33&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amateur Boys &amp;#8211; Semi Finals  Heat  01&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Cooper Swink                 USA    60.00&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Daniel Pate                     USA    53.89&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Blake Payton                   USA    41.67&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Gus Shuler                       USA    33.33&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amateur Boys &amp;#8211; Semi Finals  Heat  02&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;1 Kyle Evans                       USA    66.67&lt;br \\/&gt; 2 Cody Prizer                    USA    47.22&lt;br \\/&gt; 3 Chad Payton                    USA    42.22&lt;br \\/&gt; 4 Morgan Pedersen           USA    37.67&lt;br \\/&gt; 5 Michael Dowdy              USA    31.67&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amateur Women &amp;#8211; 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