Matt Fuller, a veteran of the Kansas City skateboarding scene, paid a high compliment to Sedalia’s first competition in recent memory on Saturday at the Katy Park skatepark: “This is the first one?”
He was impressed that a scene already exists in Sedalia, complete with skateboarders and supporters. Joining the mix at Saturday’s “Light the Night” competition were a public-address announcer, timed “jam session” and “trick” runs, judges and a beverage stand selling Jones Soda and Monster Energy drinks.
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