http://www.volcom.com/witp We kicked off the Wild in the Parks tour in glorious form at Volcom's private skatepark on Saturday May 18, 2013. Willy Wonka opened the candy factory doors to the Wild in the Parks. Never before has the general public had the opportunity to come skate the private skate facility. Competitors from all over California and as far as Oklahoma and Arizona came out to put their skills on display. Special bonus for the tour opener, Volcom Entertainment band Tweak Bird put on a free show for the WITP faithful. It was epic day of skateboarding and a great way to get the tour cracking. The 14 & Under division got the party started. This group might be small in stature but their skills are top notch. It's amazing to see the level of talent this California crew possesses. Volcom's own Alex Midler was in attendance and putting on a demo. Even though we only take the single best score in each of the 3 zones, Alex was putting down piles of hammers showing his bag of tricks has some serious depth. His performance earned him the 1st place position but the victory wasn't easy with Oceanside's Cam Sedlick massacring the course. Cam took home the 2nd place title. A road trip from San Jose ended well for Connor Kepp as he took home 3rd place. Good showing to all the young guns that were in attendance. The 15 & Over division was next to bat. They were swinging for the fences after witnessing what the 14- crew put down, they knew they needed to step it up. Not holding back Blake Sherwood went on a mission of destruction. Nailing down some serious moves he was awarded top honors for his stellar performance. Nipping at his heals was Oklahoma's Mason Coletti earning the 2nd place position. 3rd was awarded to WITP faithful Tanner Lawler. We are looking forward to seeing how this top 7 stacks up at the $15,000 championship on October 19, 2013. The Open division had the distinction of putti