XL Country 100.7 KXLB Radio » hawaii http://xlcountry.com Sat, 25 May 2013 03:04:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Hawaii Makes Surfing a High School Sport http://xlcountry.com/hawaii-surfing-high-school-sport/ http://xlcountry.com/hawaii-surfing-high-school-sport/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:01:52 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=51562 Surf’s up.

Hawaii became the first state to officially recognize surfing as a high school sport, which will take effect by the spring of 2013. Funding for the program will come from the private sector and the community.

“Surfing has been a really big part of my life and has taught me a lot of valuable lessons: what hard work and perseverance can do, time management and how to stay organized,” said Carissa Moore, 18, Association of Surfing Professionals women’s world champion.

]]> http://xlcountry.com/hawaii-surfing-high-school-sport/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images The Biggest Fireworks Displays Across the Country http://xlcountry.com/the-biggest-fireworks-displays-across-the-country/ http://xlcountry.com/the-biggest-fireworks-displays-across-the-country/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:42:25 +0000 Jordan Breindel http://tsminteractive.com/?p=21504 Forget about the dawn's early light, this Fourth of July is all about the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air and maybe even a couple of spiders. Those are the ones that, well, look kind of like a spider, anyway.

In honor

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