The Tige Boats 2008 U.S. Pro-Am tournament in Portland, Oregon happens this June 20-22. All the info is available here with our earlier coverage where you can read up on the official details for the event.

The important part now is that you take advantage of the contest to get your chance in to live like a pro for the day. Time is almost out! There is only a few more days to get your entry in. Don’t delay!

More on the contest … after the jump.

The June 2008 issue of Wakeboarding Magazine has a one page writeup from Northwest staple Rick Knott and a sweet photo of Chris Craig’s Malibu by Sean Watson (the photographer, not the rider). The writeup highlights the Inland Empire. Some of you may not know much about the Inland Empire, but it is made up of some of the best wake spots anywhere. The area consists of Central and Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, and a touch of Northeast Oregon and Northwest Montana. Growing up in Northeast Washington, this brief look at the area got me a little homesick.

Read more…after the jump.

Hyperlite brought a pretty unique concept to the industry this season with the new “Hyperlite Podium Payback” program. This program allows “everyone else” to get awarded pro style when they place in select events around the country. That means all you have to do is ride in one of the events that Hyperlite has chosen as a qualified contest, place in the top three, and collect some cash like the big boys do.

Check the details … after the jump.

Event and Ticket Info posted after the jump……

Vancouver Canada’s Evan Park has made the trek East to warmer climates for a little training and water time. Park is a wakeskater that I met a few years back at the Hippodrome on Koppert Lake, WA. He was really starting to progress then and seemed to push himself while keeping to the quiet underdog role at the event. Wakeskating has its fair share of rippers and Evan Park could easily be included in that category. Canada is known for its wake riders that includes the likes of Chad Sharpe and Rusty Malinoski. Park is looking to follow his fellow countrymen down the same road.

Fast forward a few years from that Hippodrome event and Park has had his small share of success. A few articles, interviews, and spotlights have been on him and he still assumes that same underdog role as he charges the wakeskating ranks to make a name for himself. Sponsored by Wakeside.com, the online retailer recently posted a small writeup from Park.

Read more on Park’s trip East … after the jump.

The 2008 Maven Sessions presented by Liquid Force is headed back to the Northwest. Last season, the ladies of Maven put a solid season under their belt on the water. These women are charging it in the pro ranks and are pushing that drive even further by stoking women all over on wakeboarding and wakeskating.

Getting more women into the sports of wake can only be seen as a good thing as far as I am concerned. The Maven women push the industry in so many ways and their talent and charisma is not going unnoticed. The all women clinic series was presented a few years ago and has been gaining steam. Get out on the water and learn from the sport’s best! Sign up soon because these clinics don’t stay open long.

Check out the Northwest schedule and more details … after the jump.

A few weeks ago, a group of nine brave souls embarked on a quest to pull off the unthinkable…five boardsports in a single day. The Northwest is one of the only places I could think of that would even cater to the idea of this many boardsports in one outing. The group consisted of NWR skater Jake Waldrop, NWR Skimboarders Bryce Hermansen and Richard Docter, NWR owners Greg Young and Myself (Zack Clark), and friends Kyle Klube, Ray Durkee, AJ Koenig, and Chris Hudspith.

The event took 21 hours to complete and luckily fell on a day that topped 75 degrees plus giving perfect weather and conditions for each sport. In the end, everyone was exhausted and extremely stoked to have been a part of something so unique and so unheard of.

Read a recap of the day from the mind of Greg Young of Northwest Riders Clothing Company … after the jump.

Liquid Force has been adding a lot of great content lately on their web site. Included in that content are some video interviews that showcase team riders. Mike Ennen, from Big Lake, WA, currently has a segment you can check out.

Mike has been a staple for the Northwest Wake scene for as long as I can remember and has arguably made more waves on the pro level than anyone else from the area. Ennen has been a huge part of Liquid Force’s growth and that is seen with his own signature designs now being used on some of the vests, boards, and other products that Liquid Force Wakeboards has on the market.

Head on over to www.LiquidForce.com and watch the video.

You may have seen something about it on MySpace or may have heard somthing about it online elsewhere…wakeboarding now has it’s own tracks coming down the pipe. Rockwilder (producer for Method Man, Red Man, Wu Tang Clan, Jay-Z and others) now presents Board Beats and “Blue Octane.” Rockwilder has stepped into the wake scene and is helping pro riders take their love of music to a whole new level.

Plenty more on this … after the jump.

We posted the INT League schedule for Washington last week. Now we have the information on the Oregon stops of the INT league for 2008.

Check it out … after the jump.