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From May 15th to May 19th, Judo MB team members participated at the 2025 Canadian Open Nationals Championships.

Following are the team results:

U16 -52kg – Niamh O’Gorman – 5th
U16 +70kg – Ruby Bueckert – 5th
U16 -55kg – Bennet Pampolina – Silver
U18 -55kg – Bennet Pampolina – Bronze
U18 +90kg – Kieran Scanlon – Bronze
U21 -90kg – Tennyson Verwey – Bronze
U21 -100kg – Jacob Dudgeon-Sykes – Bronze
Seniors -63kg – Sarah Ekosky – Bronze

Congratulations to all team members and coaches!!

Thank you to Mr Miguel Rueda for representing Judo MB as a referee at the tournament.

Coaches:
Airton Nakamura
Brian Jones
Jennifer Lloyd

The 2025 Balmoral Open was held on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Here are the results.

U10 Group 1

Rachel Nguyen (Nakamura)
Henry Schedler (Balmoral)
Taylor Huynh (Inner City)

U10 Group 2

Liubomyr Kucher (Nakamura)
Logan Stadnyk (Nakamura)
Phoenix Wakeham (Balmoral)
Miroslav Omelchenko (Nakamura)

U10 Group 3

Austin Macdonald (Balmoral)
Jade Vendivil (Nakamura)
Violet Hill (St. Boniface Judo Club)
Damian Kutuzov (Nakamura)
Mia Pilapil (Nakamura)

U10 Group 4

Blake Lecocq-Gareau (Balmoral)
Ryker Rutledge (Balmoral)
Dorian Arron (Inner City)
Keidon Sissons (Portage)

U10 Group 5

Brayden Wood (Ft. Frances)
Gabriel Rootsaert (Balmoral)
Illia Karnaukhov (Nakamura)
Leo Paton (Balmoral)
Henry Perron (Balmoral)

U10 Group 6

Kaden Hemmerling (Selkirk)
Alexander Govereau (Selkirk)
Katie Schlamp (Balmoral)

U10 Group 7

Micah Depape (St. Boniface Judo Club)
Alex Quijano (Nakamura)
Jackson Mcpherson (Selkirk)
Jax Coverdale (Balmoral)
Greyson Ritchie (Balmoral)

U12 Female Group 1

1. Gabriela Lopatko De Matos (Nakamura)
2. Aine O’Gorman (Nakamura)
3. Kenzie Krecsy (J & M)

U12 Female Group 2

1. Mila Gervais (Nakamura)
2. Ekaterina Zagorodniaia (Nakamura)
3. Sydney Hawboldt (Nakamura)

U12 Female Group 3

1. Colby Foster (Nakamura)
2. Alexandra Hawboldt (Nakamura)
3. Kimber Wallace (Nakamura)

U12 Female Group 4

1. Lily Mowe (Ft. Frances)
2. Ella Faris (Selkirk)
3. Lacey Scott (Portage)

U12 Female Group 5

1. Raeghan Wakeham (Balmoral)
2. Naomi Groening (Keisatsu)
3. Lily Mcdonald (Balmoral)

U12 Male Group 1

1. Damian Ramos (Nakamura)
2. Dylan Carrico (St. Boniface Judo Club)
3. Roi Nguyen (Nakamura)

U12 Male Group 2

1. Ronan Goodbrandson (Selkirk)
2. Vsevolod Omelchenko (Nakamura)
3. Eitan Zolotarevsky (BP Judo club)

U12 Male Group 3

1. Braxon Lightfoot (Selkirk)
2. Darren Drabiuk (Selkirk)
3. Jaxson Finnbogason (Revelation Martial Arts)

U12 Male Group 4

1. Jake Friesen-Joss (Selkirk)
2. Beauregard Jansen (Selkirk)
3. Viktor Groening (Keisatsu)

U12 Male Group 5

1. Benjamin Govereau (Selkirk)
2. Adakai Hartford (Southwest)

U14 Female -40kg

1. Oksana Henkewich (Nakamura)
2. Lily Mowe (Ft. Frances)
3. Audrey Mann (Nakamura)

U14 Female -48kg

1. Eimear O’Gorman (Nakamura)
2. Kady Mcdonald (Balmoral)

U14 Female -52kg

1. Samantha Mayman (Selkirk)
2. Vanessa Narciso (Nakamura)

U14 Male +66kg

1. Ty Stadnyk (Nakamura)
2. Kai Martens (Selkirk)

U14 Male -38kg

1. Nazar Kucher (Nakamura)
2. Ron Taran (Nakamura)
3. Reid Gropp (J & M)

U14 Male -42kg

1. Tyson Carruthers-Salm (Southwest)
2. Maximus Jansen (Selkirk)
3. Jett Honke (Selkirk)

U14 Male -46kg

1. Koltin Chura (Selkirk)
2. Andre-Jaxxon Gould (St. Boniface Judo Club)

U14 Male -50kg

1. Fedor Kutuzov (Nakamura)
2. Avery Wakeham (Balmoral)
3. Liam Wood (Ft. Frances)

U14 Male -55kg

1. Ryker Klassen (Revelation Martial Arts)
2. Cooper Neild (J & M)
3. Artem Puha (Balmoral)

U14 Male -60kg

1. Blaise Lavergne (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Hunter Kennedy (Selkirk)

U16 Female +70kg

1. Ruby Bueckert (Nakamura)
2. Allison Mushaluk (Balmoral)

U16 Female -52kg

1. Niamh O’Gorman (Nakamura)
2. Kayla Breton-Huntinghawk (Selkirk)

U16 Female -57kg

1. Eva Everett (Selkirk)
2. Rhiannon James (Balmoral)

U16 Female -70kg

1. Maisen Regey-Goertzen (Revelation Martial Arts)
2. Lauren Johnson (Dryden)

U16 Male +73kg

1. Ty Stadnyk (Nakamura)
2. Gregory Panchuk (Balmoral)
3. Willem Pops (Revelation Martial Arts)

U16 Male -46kg

1. Reid Gropp (J & M)
2. Benjamin Zolotarevsky (BP Judo club)

U16 Male -50kg

1. Avery Wakeham (Balmoral)
2. Liam Wood (Ft. Frances)

U16 Male -55kg

1. Elijah Levac (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Ryker Klassen (Revelation Martial Arts)

U16 Male -60kg

1. Ivan Skoryk (Nakamura)
2. Maxym Henkewich (Nakamura)

U16 Male -66kg

1. Raiden Vendivil (Nakamura)
2. Murphy Teichroew (Revelation Martial Arts)

U18 Female -57kg

1. Niamh O’Gorman (Nakamura)
2. Sarah Dufort (Nakamura)

U18 Male +90kg

1. Cai James (Balmoral)
2. Kieran Scanlon (Churchill)

U18 Male -55kg

1. Elijah Levac (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Harvey Endaya (Nakamura)

U18 Male -66kg

1. Johannes Du Plooy (Churchill)
2. Kelton Troia (Selkirk)

U18 Male -73kg

1. Xavier Levac (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Lucas Klassen (Inner City)

U18 Male -81kg

1. Jaxon Hale (Nakamura)
2. Carter Stopa (Selkirk)

Senior Adv Female +78kg

1. Ruby Bueckert (Nakamura)
2. Angela Hernandez (BP Judo Club)

Senior Adv Male +100kg

1. Willem Pops (Revelation Martial Arts)
2. Nathan Pops (Revelation Martial Arts)
3. Cai James (Balmoral)

Senior Adv Male -66kg

1. Jerwin Salvedia (Nakamura)
2. Andrew Brown (Dryden)

Senior Adv Male -81kg

1. Shogun Laczko (Nakamura)
2. Jaxon Hale (Nakamura)
3. Xavier Levac (St. Boniface Judo Club)

Senior Nov Male +100kg

1. Michael Murphy (Revelation Martial Arts)
2. Marc James (Balmoral)

Senior Nov Male -100kg

1. Mark Schroeder (Nakamura)
2. Kieran Scanlon (Churchill)
3. Trevor Fediuk (Dryden)

Senior Nov Male -66kg

1. Hercule Denis (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Johannes Du Plooy (Churchill)
3. Gregory Romanyuk (Keisatsu)

Senior Nov Male -73kg

1. Hoang Duc Luong (U of M)
2. Henryk Gabac (BP Judo club)
3. Idrees Saban (Southwest)

Senior Nov Male -81kg

1. Chase Wakeham (Balmoral)
2. Henryk Gabac (BP Judo club)

Veteran Male

1. Marc James (Balmoral)
2. Chase Wakeham (Balmoral)

Ne-Waza General

1. Nathan Pops (Revelation Martial Arts)
2. Clayton Grawberger (Revelation Martial Arts)
3. Michael Murphy (Revelation Martial Arts)

Congratulations to all the athletes and coaches, and thanks to all the referees (especially the novices!) and volunteers. We can’t have a tournament without you.

From March 7th to March 9th, Judo MB Team members competed at the 2025 Edmonton International Judo Championships that was held in Edmonton, AB.

Following are the team results:

U10

Khai Thongpheng – F Group 7
Logan Stadnyk – M Group 10

U12

Mila Gervais – F Group 7 – Silver
Dylan Carrico – M Group 2 – Silver

U14

Nazar Kucher – M Advanced -32kg – Gold
Fedor Kutuzov – M Advanced -50kg – Silver
Ty Stadnyk – M Novice +66kg – Gold
Blaise Lavergne – M Novice -60kg – Gold

U16

Ruby Bueckert – F Advanced +70kg – Silver
Ivan Skoryk – M Advanced-60kg – Bronze
Elijah Levac – M Advanced -55kg – Bronze

U18

Johannes Du Plooy – M Novice -66kg – Gold
Kieran Scanlon – M Advanced +90kg – Gold
Caleb Mitchell – M Novice -90kg – Bronze
Ruby Bueckert – F Advanced +70kg – Silver
Jaxon Hale – M Advanced -81kg – Silver

U21

Tennyson Verwey – M Advanced -90kg – Bronze

Seniors

Kieran Scanlon – M Interm. -100kg – Gold
Sarah Ekosky – F Adv -63kg – Silver

Great job, everyone!

Coaches

Airton Nakamura
Brian Jones

Referees

Brian Case
James Colp

From February 28th to March 2nd, Judo MB Team members competed at the 2025 Pacific International Judo Championships in Abbotsford, BC.

Here are the results:

• U16 -52kg – Niamh O’Gorman – Silver
• U16 +70kg – Ruby Bueckert – Gold
• U16 -55kg – Bennet Pampolina – Bronze
• U16 -55kg – Elijah Levac – Bronze
• U18 -52kg – Niamh O’Gorman – 5th
• U18 +70kg – Ruby Bueckert – Bronze
• U18 -55kg – Bennet Pampolina – Bronze
• Seniors -63kg – Sarah Ekosky – Bronze
• Seniors -81kg – Shogun Laczko – 5th

As well, three Manitoba officials successfully graded for their National C referee certification:

• Gary Robinson
• Donald Hiebert
• Dylan Tully

Coaches:

• Airton Nakamura
• Brian Jones
• Lorena Kaegi

Great job, everyone!