Safe to say the Battle at Hastings III did not disappoint this past Saturday.  The weather was perfect, the crowd was stoked and with $5k for first place up for grabs – the skaters came for a fight.

Its been said that the battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.  

Portlander – Mason Merlino
photo: bcskateparks.com

That winner was  Mason Merlino who came all the way from Oregon with a few other rippers to fight for some of our plastic maple money.

1.Mason Merlino -$5000

2.Zion Michael O’friel – $2000

3.Adam Hopkins – $1000

4.Chris Steggles – $500

Big thanks to Bones Wheels, Vans shoes, Real, Alien Workshop, Fourstar, Thunder, Brixton, Bones Swiss, Thrasher, 187, Ultimate Dist, Supra Dist, the PNE, Clark’s Audio, Vinyl Ritchie and everyone else that helped / supported.  Good times!

Stay tuned for some vids from the event. In the meantime check out these great pics from BCskateparks.com.