EDMONTON -- Saskatchewan athletes put together an impressive showing against some of the top competitors in Canada during the Edmonton International Judo Tournament this past weekend at West Edmonton Mall.
The annual event attracts over 1,000 judoka from across the country and Japan, and as a result offers an outstanding test in advance of the national championships in a couple months’ time.
Here’s a look at the results from across Saskatchewan:
Newaza (ground techniques)
Female -52 kg -- 1. Kenzie Woods, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female -78 kg -- 1. Azra Benic, Saskatoon
Male 100-plus kg -- 1. Kwaku Osei Bonsu, Regina Y; 3. Sean Biggin, Regina Y
Under-10 and Under-12
Female U12 Group 10 -- 1. Payton Pinel, Moose Jaw Control
Female U12 Group 15 -- 1. Jaymee Herbert, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Male U12 Group 20 -- 3. Alexander Maerz, Moose Jaw Koseikan
U10 Group 5 -- 1. Georgia Dunford, Regina Y
Male U12 Group 16 -- 2. Artur Fayfruk, Saskatoon
Female U12 Group 12 -- 3. Khloe Snider, Regina Shinmura
Male U12 Group 19 -- 1. Jack Bochek, Swift Current
Male U12 Group 6 -- 4. Joshua Elder, Swift Current
U10 Group 10 -- 4. Levi Elder, Swift Current
Female U12 Group 3 -- 3. Kadence Rempel, Swift Current
U10 Group 2 -- 1. Karlee Rempel, Swift Current
Female U12 Group 2 -- 3. Nora Thiessen, Swift Current
Under-14
Female Novice -40 kg -- 1. Payton Pinel, Moose Jaw Control
Female Advanced -52 kg -- 2. Kylee Freeman, Ju No Ri Watrous
Male Novice -38 kg -- 9. Devin Der, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female Novice -33 kg -- 2. Aayla Lee-Neuman, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female Novice -48 kg -- 3. Charlotte Leonard, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Male Novice -32 kg -- 5. Jackson Tatlow, Saskatoon
Male Advanced -60 kg -- 2. Jack Bochek, Swift Current
Female Novice -63 kg -- 4. Rachel Elder, Swift Current
Under-16
Male Advanced -66 kg -- 9. Corsin Raess, Battleford
Male Advanced -38 kg -- 5. Silvan Raess, Battleford
Female Advanced -52 kg -- 3. Kylee Freeman, Ju No Ri Watrous
Female Novice -52 kg -- 3. Winter-Sky Aisaican, Moose Jaw Kosekian
Female Novice -70 kg -- 3. Deidra Halvorson, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Male Advanced -60 kg -- 13. Emmett Lee-Neuman, Moose Jaw Koseikan, 17. Oleksandr Kornat, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Male Advanced -55 kg -- 1. Felix Leonard, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female Novice +70 kg -- 2. Raylynn Maerz, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female Advanced +70 kg -- 3. Josie Mawson, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Male Novice +73 kg -- 2. Jesse Reynaud, Moose Jaw Koseikan; 3. Zachary Kanasevich, Vibank
Male Advanced +73 kg -- 3. Thomas Berns, Regina Shinmura
Male Advanced -63 kg -- 7. Talon Moen, Swift Current
Male Advanced -46 kg -- 3. Blake Rempel, Swift Current
Female Advanced -63 kg -- 3. Anna Dornstauder, University of Regina
Female Advanced -44 kg -- 2. Anna Li, University of Regina
Under-18
Male Advanced +90 kg -- 2. Ridley Suberlak, Battleford
Male Advanced -66 kg -- 5. Hawkins Jacobson, Moose Jaw Control, 25. Talon Moen, Swift Current
Male Advanced -60 kg -- 17. Emmett Lee-Neuman, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female Advanced -63 kg -- 2. Nova Lee-Neuman, Moose Jaw Koseikan; 7. Anna Dornstauder, University of Regina
Male Advanced -55 kg -- 9. Felix Leonard, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female Advanced -52 kg -- 3. Kenzie Woods, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female Advanced -70 -- 5. Azra Benic, Saskatoon
Male Novice -55 kg -- 1. Ryder McKenna, Swift Current
Male Advanced -50 kg -- 7. Blake Rempel, Swift Current
Female Advanced -44 kg -- 1. Anna Li, University of Regina
Under 21 and Veteran
Veteran Male Novice +100 kg -- 2. Sean Biggin, Regina Y
Veteran Male Advanced +100 kg -- 1. Kwaku Osei Bonsu, Regina Y
Veteran Male Advanced -81 kg -- 3. Tony Showchuk, Regina Y
Veteran Male Advanced +100 kg -- 1. Chris Hodgson, Saskatoon
Senior
Male Intermediate -66 kg -- 1. Hawkins Jacobson, Moose Jaw Control
Female Intermediate -63 kg -- 2. Nova Lee-Neuman, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female Intermediate -52 kg -- 1. Kenzie Woods, Moose Jaw Koseikan
Female Advanced -52 kg -- 3. Leann Huang, Regina Y
Male Advanced +100 kg -- 3. Kwaku Osei Bonsu, Regina Y
Female Intermediate -70 kg -- 2. Azra Benic, Saskatoon
Male Advanced -90 kg -- 9. Gregory Cooper, Saskatoon
Male Advanced +100 kg -- 5. Chris Hodgson, Saskatoon
