Prep talk: Edison produces the Sunset League surfers of the year

Life goes pretty well when you get up at 6 a.m. for a surf lesson and enjoy riding the waves before the lessons start.

For Jesse Rapp and Ryan Kliem of Edison High, they paid attention. Each was selected surfer of the year for boys and girls, respectively, in the Sunset Surf League.

“It’s a great way to start the day,” Rapp said.

Classes are held at River Jetties Beach in Newport Beach. Edison won the league team title, competing against surfers from Marina, Newport Harbor, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and Newport Beach Pacifica Christian.

Rapp also plays guitar in a school band. Winning the surfer of the year award “really meant a lot,” he said.

He played volleyball as a freshman, but said of surfing, “It’s great to connect with other schools and through surfing. »

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