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Ne-Waza -90kg

1. Benison RAMOS (Nakamura)
2. Tyson ROULSTON (Dryden)
3. Shane STONE (Brandon)

Ne-Waza +100kg

1. Nathan POPS (Revelation Martial Arts)
2. Colton TOMCHUK (BP Judo club)
3. Cai JAMES (Balmoral)

Senior Adv Male +100kg

1. Michael LEGER (BP Judo club)
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. Ronen ARENZON (BP Judo club)
2. Neil ASERON (Nakamura)

Senior Adv Male -90kg

1. David BONDARENKO (Nakamura)
2. Matthew KOSS (U of M)

Senior Nov Female +78kg

1. Angela HERNANDEZ (BP Judo club)
2. Anastasia GRANT (BP Judo club)

Senior Nov Female -63kg

1. Sarah DUFORT (Nakamura)
2. Anna HERNANDEZ (BP Judo club)

Senior Nov Female -78kg

1. Ruby BUECKERT (Nakamura)
2. Fatima DEUNA (BP Judo club)
3. Ainslee Riann TOLENTINO (Nakamura)

Senior Nov Male +100kg

1. Marc JAMES (Balmoral)
2. Malakai POPS (Revelation Martial Arts)

Senior Nov Male -100kg

1. Colton TOMCHUK (BP Judo club)
2. Mark SCHROEDER (Nakamura)
3. Samuel LAVERGNE (St. Boniface Judo Club)

Senior Nov Male -66kg

1. Hercule DENIS (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Tyson ROULSTON (Dryden)
3. Ayman LAMOUNI (Nakamura)

Senior Nov Male -73kg

1. Phillip Steven Har DZIOBA (Selkirk)
2. Idrees SABAN (Southwest)

Senior Nov Male -90kg

1. Takunda TAIMU (Inner City)
2. Chase WAKEHAM (Balmoral)
3. Simon BRIGOLE (Nakamura)

U10 Group 1

Rachel NGUYEN (Nakamura)
Lev LEVENCHUK (Nakamura)
Taylor HUYNH (Inner City)
Sullivan GOODRIDGE (Nakamura)

U10 Group 2

Logan STADNYK (Nakamura)
Miroslav OMELCHENKO (Nakamura)
Aidan AU (Nakamura)
Liubomyr KUCHER (Nakamura)

U10 Group 3

Damian KUTUZOV (Nakamura)
Benen GOODRIDGE (Nakamura)
Phoenix WAKEHAM (Balmoral)
Austin MACDONALD (Balmoral)

U10 Group 4

Jade VENDIVIL (Nakamura)
Mia PILAPIL (Nakamura)
Dorian ARRON (Inner City)
Ryker RUTLEDGE (Balmoral)

U10 Group 5

Blake LECOCQ-GAREAU (Balmoral)
Leo PATON (Balmoral)
Evelyn WALLACE (Nakamura)
Brayden WOOD (Ft. Frances)

U10 Group 6

Landon CYR (Selkirk)
Alex QUIJANO (Nakamura)
Heidi GROENING (Keisatsu)

U10 Group 7

Savannah SUMMERS (St. Boniface Judo Club)
Micah DEPAPE (St. Boniface Judo Club)
Rocco WOODGATE (Ft. Frances)

U12 F Group 1

1. Aine O’GORMAN (Nakamura)
2. Ekaterina ZAGORODNIAIA (Nakamura)
3. Kenzie KRECSY (J & M)

U12 F Group 2

1. Rosina WOODGATE (Ft. Frances)
2. Colby FOSTER (Nakamura)
3. Alexandra HAWBOLDT (Nakamura)

U12 F Group 3

1. Lily MOWE (Ft. Frances)
2. London LEES (Ft. Frances)
3. Kimber WALLACE (Nakamura)

U12 F Group 4

1. Ella FARIS (Selkirk)
2. Wednesday FLAMAND (Nakamura)
3. Naomi GROENING (Keisatsu)

U12 F Group 5

1. Addisson LAUDY KRASEY (Selkirk)
2. Raeghan WAKEHAM (Balmoral)
3. Lacey SCOTT (Portage)

U12 M Group 1

1. Damian RAMOS (Nakamura)
2. Jin LAM (Nakamura)
3. Dylan CARRICO (St. Boniface Judo Club)

U12 M Group 2

1. Roi NGUYEN (Nakamura)
2. Vsevolod OMELCHENKO (Nakamura)
3. Ronan GOODBRANDSON (Selkirk)

U12 M Group 3

1. Jake OSIPOV (Inner City)
2. Maverick PATON (Balmoral)
3. Sabastian SUMMERS (St. Boniface Judo Club)

U12 M Group 4

1. Illia KARNAUKHOV (Nakamura)
2. Beauregard JANSEN (Selkirk)
3. Viktor GROENING (Keisatsu)

U12 M Group 5

1. Hunter CONRAD (Keisatsu)
2. Adakai HARTFORD (Southwest)
3. Owen CYR (Selkirk)

U14 Female -36kg

1. Rosina WOODGATE (Ft. Frances)
2. Oksana HENKEWICH (Nakamura)

U14 Female -40kg

1. Lily MOWE (Ft. Frances)
2. London LEES (Ft. Frances)
3. Audrey MANN (Nakamura)

U14 Female -52kg

1. Samantha MAYMAN (Selkirk)
2. Eimear O’GORMAN (Nakamura)
3. Vanessa NARCISO (Nakamura)

U14 Male +66kg

1. Ty STADNYK (Nakamura)
2. Jax SALTEL (Dryden)

U14 Male -38kg

1. Nazar KUCHER (Nakamura)
2. Ron TARAN (Nakamura)
3. Reid GROPP (J & M)

U14 Male -42kg

1. Ewan WILLIAMS (BP Judo club)
2. Tyson CARRUTHERS-SALM (Southwest)
3. Maximus JANSEN (Selkirk)

U14 Male -46kg

1. Samson Nathaniel REYNANTE (Nakamura)
2. Koltin CHURA (Selkirk)

U14 Male -50kg

1. Avery WAKEHAM (Balmoral)
2. Liam WOOD (Ft. Frances)

U14 Male -55kg

1. Fedor KUTUZOV (Nakamura)
2. Ryker KLASSEN (Revelation Martial Arts)
3. Lucas DU PLOOY (Churchill)

U14 Male -60kg

1. Blaise LAVERGNE (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Hunter KENNEDY (Selkirk)

U14 Male -66kg

1. Julian CUMMING (Nakamura)
2. Kai MARTENS (Selkirk)
3. Peter KNUTSON (Inner City)

U16 Female +70kg

1. Ruby BUECKERT (Nakamura)
2. Maisen REGEY-GOERTZEN (Revelation Martial Arts)
3. Allison MUSHALUK (Balmoral)

U16 Female -63kg

1. Eva EVERETT (Selkirk)
2. Isabella HALL (BP Judo club)

U16 Male +73kg

1. Gregory PANCHUK (Balmoral)
2. Ieuan WILLIAMS (BP Judo club)

U16 Male -50kg

1. Liam WOOD (Ft. Frances)
2. Ewan WILLIAMS (BP Judo club)
3. Avery WAKEHAM (Balmoral)

U16 Male -55kg

1. Maxym HENKEWICH (Nakamura)
2. Ethan CHARLES (Nakamura)

U16 Male -60kg

1. Bennet PAMPOLINA (Nakamura)
2. Ivan SKORYK (Nakamura)

U16 Male -73kg

1. Ty STADNYK (Nakamura)
2. Raiden VENDIVIL (Nakamura)
3. Kareem AHMED (Nakamura)

U18 Female -48kg

1. Elizabeth GRANT (BP Judo club)
2. Kayla BRETON-HUNTINGHAWK (Selkirk)

U18 Male +90kg

1. Cai JAMES (Balmoral)
2. Russell FLAMAND (Nakamura)
3. Samuel LAVERGNE (St. Boniface Judo Club)

U18 Male -60kg

1. Avery PAMPOLINA (Nakamura)
2. Malcolm WALSH (Dryden)

U18 Male -66kg

1. Pietro SHIGUEMATSU (Nakamura)
2. Kelton TROIA (Selkirk)
3. Johannes DU PLOOY (Churchill)

U18 Male -73kg

1. Xavier LEVAC (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Nathaniel Sacha PANCHUK (Balmoral)
3. Idrees SABAN (Southwest)

VetM +100kg

1. Brent THOMPSON (Nakamura)
2. Marc JAMES (Balmoral)
3. Blake FRIESEN (U of M)

VetM -73kg

1. Gary ROBINSON (U of M)
2. Andrew KRICHKOWSKI (BP Judo club)
3. Shane STONE (Brandon)

VetM -90kg

1. Chase WAKEHAM (Balmoral)
2. Donald HIEBERT (Revelation Martial Arts)
3. Matthew KOSS (U of M)

Ne-Waza +100kg

1. Nathan Pops (Revelation Martial Arts)
2. Cai James (Balmoral)
3. Sandor Demeter (Nakamura)

Ne-Waza -100kg

1. Jacob Dudgeon-Sykes (Portage)
2. Henryk Gabac (BP Judo club)
3. Shane Stone (Brandon)

Portage Agri-Sales Open

1. David Bondarenko (Nakamura)
2. Tennyson Verwey (Portage)
3. Cai James (Balmoral)
3. Nathan Pops (Revelation Martial Arts)

Senior Adv Female +78kg

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

Senior Adv Female -57kg

1. Anna Hernandez (BP Judo club)
2. Aubrey Hernandez (BP Judo club)

Senior Adv Male +100kg

1. Nathan Pops (Revelation Martial Arts)
2. Cai James (Balmoral)
3. Jacob Dudgeon-Sykes (Portage)

Senior Adv Male -73kg

1. Xavier Levac (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Loki Johnson (Nakamura)
3. Andrew Brown (Dryden)

Senior Adv Male -81kg

1. Jaxon Hale (Nakamura)
2. Neil Aseron (Nakamura)

Senior Adv Male -90kg

1. David Bondarenko (Nakamura)
2. Tennyson Verwey (Portage)

Senior Nov Male +100kg

1. Marc James (Balmoral)
2. Malakai Pops (Revelation Martial Arts)

Senior Nov Male -66kg

1. Hercule Denis (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Matthew Sliworksy (Rock Judo Club)
3. David Shin (Brandon)

Senior Nov Male -81kg

1. Chase Wakeham (Balmoral)
2. Donovan Marion (Dryden)
3. Henryk Gabac (BP Judo club)

U10 Group1

Liubomyr Kucher (Nakamura)
Miroslav Omelchenko (Nakamura)
Taylor Huynh (Inner City)
Anne Sabourin (Inner City)

U10 Group2

Damian Kutuzov (Nakamura)
Mia Pilapil (Nakamura)
Keidon Sissons (Portage)
Phoenix Wakeham (Balmoral)

U10 Group3

Oaklyn Lance (Ft. Frances)
Ryker York (Ft. Frances)
Lukas Saltise (Portage)
Ellie Wollman (Portage)

U10 Group4

Leo Paton (Balmoral)
Gabriel Rootsaert (Balmoral)
Blaze Abbors (Portage)
Dorian Arron (Inner City)

U10 Group5

Jackson Mclennan (Portage)
Brayden Wood (Ft. Frances)
Landon Cyr (Selkirk)

U10 Group6

Savannah Summers (St. Boniface Judo Club)
Jax Coverdale (Balmoral)
Jackson Mcpherson (Selkirk)
Khai Thongpheng (Inner City)

U12 F Group1

1. Ekaterina Zagorodniaia (Nakamura)
2. Sydney Hawboldt (Nakamura)
3. Kenzie Krecsy (J & M)

U12 F Group2

1. Alexandra Hawboldt (Nakamura)
2. Colby Foster (Nakamura)
3. Peyton Crawford (Portage)

U12 F Group3

1. Lily Mowe (Ft. Frances)
2. Kimber Wallace (Nakamura)
3. London Lees (Ft. Frances)

U12 F Group4

1. Kenzie Bagnall (Portage)
2. Roslyn Williams (BP Judo club)
3. Skyla Key (Portage)

U12 F Group5

1. Raeghan Wakeham (Balmoral)
2. Ella Faris (Selkirk)
3. Wednesday Flamand (Nakamura)

U12 M Group1

1. Vsevolod Omelchenko (Nakamura)
2. Eitan Zolotarevsky (BP Judo club)
3. Remington Kaspick (Portage)

U12 M Group2

1. Jake Osipov (Inner City)
2. Sawyer Lance (Ft. Frances)
3. Nicholas Kempe (Portage)

U12 M Group3

1. Jaxson Finnbogason (Revelation Martial Arts)
2. Maverick Paton (Balmoral)
3. Sabastian Summers (St. Boniface Judo Club)

U12 M Group4

1. Jake Friesen-Joss (Selkirk)
2. Aiden Sandney (Portage)
3. Mark Vasylenko (Inner City)

U12 M Group5

1. Gauge Mcivor (Portage)
2. Owen Cyr (Selkirk)
3. Adakai Hartford (Southwest)

U14 Female -40kg

1. Lily Mowe (Ft. Frances)
2. Nyx Paton (Portage)
3. Oksana Henkewich (Nakamura)

U14 Female -52kg

1. Samantha Mayman (Selkirk)
2. Vanessa Narciso (Nakamura)
3. Eimear O’Gorman (Nakamura)

U14 Male +66kg

1. Kai Martens (Selkirk)
2. Dominic Abbors (Portage)

U14 Male -38kg

1. Nazar Kucher (Nakamura)
2. Reid Gropp (J & M)
3. Sawyer Lance (Ft. Frances)

U14 Male -42kg

1. Ewan Williams (BP Judo club)
2. Carson Crawford (Portage)
3. Tyson Carruthers-Salm (Southwest)

U14 Male -50kg

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

U14 Male -55kg

1. Lucas Du Plooy (Churchill)
2. Quinton Cool-Ritchie (Portage Judo Club)
3. Owen Sandney (Portage)

U14 Male -60kg

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

U16 Female +70kg

1. Ruby Bueckert (Nakamura)
2. Geraldine Orchard (Portage)
3. Allison Mushaluk (Balmoral)

U16 Female -48kg

1. Kayla Breton-Huntinghawk (Selkirk)
2. Jasmine Jensen (Portage)

U16 Female -52kg

1. Niamh O’Gorman (Nakamura)
2. Ella Froese (Portage)

U16 Female -57kg

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

U16 Male +73kg

1. Landon Medwechuk (Ft. Frances)
2. Gregory Panchuk (Balmoral)
3. Ieuan Williams (BP Judo club)

U16 Male -46kg

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

U16 Male -50kg

1. Liam Wood (Ft. Frances)
2. Avery Wakeham (Balmoral)
3. Evan Froese (Revelation Martial Arts)

U16 Male -55kg

U16 Male -55kgs

1. Elijah Levac (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Maxym Henkewich (Nakamura)

U16 Male -60kg

1. Ivan Skoryk (Nakamura)
2. Deklan Paton (Portage)

U16 Male -66kg

1. David Polinger (BP Judo club)
2. Murphy Teichroew (Revelation Martial Arts)

U18 Female +70kg

1. Ruby Bueckert (Nakamura)
2. Geraldine Orchard (Portage)

U18 Female -57kg

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

U18 Male -66kg

1. Ivan Skoryk (Nakamura)
2. Julian Bodek (BP Judo club)
3. Murphy Teichroew (Revelation Martial Arts)

U18 Male -73kg

1. Xavier Levac (St. Boniface Judo Club)
2. Tristan Jenner (Portage)
3. Nathaniel Sacha Panchuk (Balmoral)

U18 Male -81kg

1. Landon Medwechuk (Ft. Frances)
2. Koen Tucker (Ft. Frances)

U18 Male -90kg

1. Jaxon Hale (Nakamura)
2. Russell Flamand (Nakamura)

VetM +100kg

1. Brent Thompson (Nakamura)
2. Nick Ethier (Brandon)
3. Marc James (Balmoral)

VetM -73kg

1. Gary Robinson (U of M)
2. Shane Stone (Brandon)

RIP Lawrence Mitani

April 20, 2025 by Patrick

Lawrence Mitani passed away on March 20, 2025 in Waterloo, Ontario. Lawrence taught Judo for many years in Dryden Judo club which his father Hiroshi Mitani founded back in the 1950’s.

While the Dryden Judo club was part of Judo Ontario, Lawrence and many club members often competed in many Winnipeg and Manitoba Judo competitions and were well known as tough competitors.

He was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 for his achievements and contributions in judo.

Obituary – Lawrence Mitani (ERB Good Funeral Home, Waterloo)

Balmoral Open 2025 Results

March 31, 2025 by Patrick

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.

2025 Edmonton International

March 10, 2025 by Patrick

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

2025 Pacific International Results

March 4, 2025 by Patrick

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!