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Sandlot Times Releases an Oscar Loreto Jr. Guest Model Skateboard

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Sandlot Times and the Sheckler Foundation released an Oscar Loreto Jr. guest model skateboard to benefit the foundation’s Adaptive Skate Programming in 2023.

As a Sheckler Foundation SkateBOARD member and leader in the Adaptive Skate community, Oscar and the team are committing 50% of the proceeds to impact children with physical disabilities to get involved in skateboarding.

“I am very excited for this collaboration with Sandlot Times and the Sheckler Foundation. I am in awe and it truly is a dream come true to have this guest board that not only will normalize disability, but also be a conduit to further the great work the Sheckler Foundation does with their Adaptive Skate Programming.”

Oscar Loreto Jr

Oscar Loreto Jr. was one of the Sheckler Foundation round three “Be the Change” finalists in 2014. Oscar was born in Hollywood, CA in July of 1986 with a congenital birth defect that caused him to be missing his left foot, his left hand and four fingers of his right hand.

After countless doctor visits as a child, he learned and adapted to his prosthesis quickly. He also learned to write with both his hands and lived a close to a normal childhood. 

He was inspired to pick up skateboarding by Jon Comer—a former mid-nineties pro skater who also had a prosthetic leg.

Now, he is also giving back by helping to create opportunities for children with physical disabilities to get involved in skateboarding. 

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Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen Team Up for ‘Darkslides & Secret Tapes’

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Skateboarding legends will be on the stage together to discuss their lives and careers and how they inspired each other to innovate for “Darkslides & Secret Tapes” shows.

The shows are scheduled for April 4th at Beacon Theater, NYC, NY and April 7th at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX.

You can buy tickets for the NYC show here, and the Austin show here.

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Hayley Wilson is Slam’s Skater of the Year

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Slam Magazine named Hayley Wilson as the 2024 Skater of the Year. The Australian-based skateboard magazine started the annual awards in 2004, with Cale Nuske bagging the first-ever Slam SOTY.

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Transworld Skateboarding Vault Features Leo Romero

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Jason Hernandez breaks down Leo Romero’s old clips in this episode of TWS Vault. In the clips, Leo performs a trick on a red rail at UCI’s SoCal campus that may be familiar to you as his final trick in “First Love.” He then moves on to another iconic Orange County schoolyard.

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