[January 15, 2008] Flatground Best Trick Contest Video

Tony Conners won the Blue Wallace flatground best trick jam session contest on January 5th. Check out the footage of this contest by clicking on the following link:

Flatground best trick contest video


 

[January 9, 2008] Contest Results

The latest Blue Wallace skateboard competition this past Saturday January 5 was a great time for all in attendance. There were 13 competitors in the mini ramp comptition. Skaters were throwing down their best tricks completely shredding the ramp. Despite great riding from everyone -3 skaters came out on top.

Micah Wu once again took first with a flawless technical run.

Casey Duncan took second with a stand up style and an arsenal of extremely difficult tech tricks but one fall.

Grayson Certain took third with a no holds barred run - but a few falls.

For more details check our EVENTS page in the top navigation bar.

 

[December 16, 2007] Best Trick Categories Added To Jan. 5th Competition

The next Blue Wallace skateboard competition is coming up on Saturday January 5, 2008. We've added 2 more competitions on the same day.

For one entry fee of $10 you can enter all three comps or just the ones you want to enter!

We will be including a flatground best trick comp done in a jam session format of 15 minutes -- land the sickest trick clean -- you win!

We are also adding a mini ramp best trick category - jam session format of 15 minutes -- land the sickest trick clean on the mini -- you win!

The half pipe contest will be going off first - mini comp starts at 1 pm. There will be intermediate and advanced divisions for the mini ramp competition. Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place in each division of the mini ramp competition. For more details check our EVENTS page in the top navigation bar.

 

[November 11, 2007] Skateboard Teams Meeting & Mini Ramp Competition

The Blue Wallace skateboard A & B team members should make plans to attend the next team meeting Saturday December 15th at 7 pm at the shop.

This meeting will be the deadline for A & B team footage. Please bring your latest footage along with a copy of 2 songs that you would choose to use in your section of the upcoming Blue Wallace video. This meeting will also be used to plan out team goals for 2008.

Blue Wallace will be hosting the next mini ramp skateboard competition on Saturday January 5, 2008. There will be intermediate and advanced divisions for this competition. Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place in each division. For more details check our EVENTS page in the top navigation bar.

 

[October 28, 2007] Glasgow Skateboarding Competition Saturday Nov. 10th

Next Level Youth Ministry is presenting a skateboarding contest in Glasgow KY on November 10th. There will be a half pipe contest, street skating contest, game of s.k.a.t.e. featured. In each contest there will be intermediate and advanced divisions. The entry fee is $10, helmets are required, and all competitors must have a release form filled out by their parents if they
are under 18 years of age. The contest will be held at:

Glasgow First Assembly of God
1217 South Green
Glasgow KY

Contact Pastor Ricky Jackett at (270) 651-6343 for more information.

 

[October 20, 2007] Transworld Skate Video Premiere Saturday October 27

The Blue Wallace Skateboard A-Team will be hosting the premiere of the new Transworld DVD "Let's Do This!" on Saturday October 27 at 8 pm at Blue Wallace skate shop. This new video features the latest footy from Devine Calloway, Clint Peterson, Peter Smolik, Brian Brown, and Emmanuel Guzman.

Space is limited in the viewing room - get there early see this latest release. It's only $2 to get in - come out watch the video and skate with the team afterwards.

 

[October 11, 2007] Stephen Tat In The Running To Go Pro!

Stephen Tat is in the running to turn pro for TRS Rollerblades. We all knew it was only a matter of time. If you've seen Stephen rollerblade you would understand that his talent was bound to recognized soon. Congratulations to Stephen and thanks to Brad for all his hard work for the rollerblade team in order to help bring this all together!

 

[October 1, 2007] It's Official... Bly's on Etnies flow

Bly has been working hard to progress by pushing his own boundaries and it is beginning to pay off. The Etnies team manager saw his footage and recognized his potential talent by adding him to the Etnies flow team. Congratulations to Bly and thanks to Etnies for hooking up one of our up-and-coming Blue Wallace skaters.

Bly's got some new footy online - click here to play Bly's new footy - or click on his team rider spotlight on the left.

 

[September 29, 2007] New A & B Skateboard Team Members Announced

Congratulations to the new skateboard A Team members:

  • Kevin "Chops" Benson
  • Chris VanMeter

Congratulations to the new skateboard B Team members:
  • Shane Haycraft
  • Cody VanMeter
  • Robbie Harliss
  • Michael Calin
  • Justin Dinahan

We are extending the footage deadline for current A Team members.
 The following current A Team members who have not yet submitted their footage need to submit 1 minute of footage to Randy - no later than October 5. The footage does not need fancy editing or music - just raw footy of you landing your current strongest tricks. Here's who still needs to submit footage:

  • Adam
  • Casey
  • Matt
  • Calvin
  • Cameron

 

[September 20, 2007] Prospective A Team Candidates Announced

The A Team try outs last Saturday were amazing!
That session had to be one of the best the skatepark has seen yet!
The riding we saw on Saturday is an indication that this region has unrecognized talent hidden away - eager to get their name out.
If you weren't there -- check out the video footage:

A Team try outs video

We want our team members to succeed, and we do all that we can to get them connected to the industry. However, any A Team member will have responsibilities in order to remain on the team. Our A Team members should ride at top ability levels and represent Blue Wallace Skateshop in a positive way. Each A Team member will be required to submit footage of their skating progression on a regular basis. This footage will be used to promote Blue Wallace, the skater, and any product sponsor that they ride for.

We can't take on everyone - but after much debate and reviewing of the footy that we captured - we've selected the skaters that we believe have the skills to step up.

We are asking these prospective A Team members to submit 1 minute of footage to Randy Reece at Blue Wallace by no later than September 27. The footage does not need fancy editing or music - just raw footy of you landing your current strongest tricks.
Here's who needs to submit footage:

  • Jeremy Hartzell
  • Adam Tuttle
  • Logan Hartzell
  • Chris VanMeter
  • Cody VanMeter
  • Blake
  • Kevin Benson
  • Tony
  • Kimpchi

 

[September 10, 2007] Team try-outs and Bacon demo

Blue Wallace will be having team try-outs this and next weekend.
A Team try-outs are this Saturday September 15th, 6 pm at the Bowling Green Skatepark. B Team try-outs are the following Saturday September 22nd, 6 pm at the Bowling Green Skatepark. Current Blue Wallace team members will be on hand to check out and skate with the new talent stepping up. They will also be filming each other and potential new team members.

The Bacon demo was a great success.
Thanks to all the sponsors and skaters that made this event possible. If you missed the event - look for content under our EVENTS page soon to check out what went down.

 

[September 1, 2007] Mini Ramp Contest Results

Our first mini ramp contest was a great success!
All entry fees collected from this contest were donated to SSML, benefiting the Bacon skateboard demo at BG skatepark which is coming up (next Saturday) September 8th. Fourteen skateboarders in 2 divisions (intermediate and advanced) competed for prizes from Bacon, SSML, as well as various other products donated by Blue Wallace skateshop. 10 riders entered the advanced division - the top 3 places were as follows:

    2nd place: Grayson Certain
    3rd place: Casey Duncan

4 riders entered the intermediate division. Local grom Andrew Eubanks grabbed first place in the intermediate division. Congratulations and thanks to all the riders - it was a fun time for all and a great way to help SSML bring quality events to our skatepark. For more info - or to check out the footage of the contest - go to the events page.

 

[August 24, 2007] Piercing Room Is Open
& Skateboard Half Pipe Contest Saturday September 1st

Blue Wallace piercing is up and running again! No resevations necessary. Choose from the best jewelry selection in town and have your piercings done by professionals. If you have questions or concerns about any piercing we offer free consultation any time.

Blue Wallace will be having it's first skateboard contest on the shop half pipe. The contest will be this coming Saturday - September 1st. Check back for details on the Blue Wallace events page this week to get all the little details before Saturday. Skateboarding product will be given as prizes for the top placing riders.

Blue Wallace now offers lessons for beginner level skateboarders and rollerbladers. Call the shop and make a reseravation for lessons
793-0055.

 
[August 18, 2007] B-Unique Video Premiere Friday August 24

Blue Wallace will be premiering the new video release from B-Unique. The video starts at 8 pm - come out and watch it with the Blue Wallace Rollerblade crew on our wide screen plasma TV. A session on the half pipe or concrete park is bound occur after the video premiere - bring your skates.

 
[July 19, 2007] Cameron Hardesty takes seconds place in the Nashville ES Game of Skate!!

Members of the Blue Wallace skateboard team went to Nashville TN on Thursday July 19th and entered in the ES Shoes Game of Skate. After 4 elimination rounds of competition, Cameron Hardesty was the sole Blue Wallace team member that made it to the finals. The finals consisted of 5 skaters from around the region. When it came down to it - Cameron was able to eliminate all but one skater: Keegan Kim. Congratulations to Cameron for his amazing job of skating and hanging on through a tough competition.

 
[July 1, 2007] The in-door, air conditioned half pipe is done!

Our air conditioned, 4 foot tall, 16 foot wide mini ramp is finished. The temperature and weather is never an issue at our in-door ramp.
Come session the ramp when it's too hot, too cold, or raining outside. Once your session is up, hang out and watch the latest videos on the plasma screen.

The ramp can be rented for birthdays or private sessions. Lessons for skaters and rollerbladers will soon be available. To see pics of the ramp and get more info -click on the half-pipe link on the left.

 

[June 23, 2007] Blue Wallace has moved!

We have moved our store to a new location so that we can be closer to the skatepark. We are now located 1 block from the skatepark.
Our new address is:

443 College St
Bowling Green, KY 42101