April Schedule

The Team Sacramento April schedule includes one tournament and a day off of the regular schedule. The team will be off from practice on Saturday April 5. This will be a good time for everyone to get some much needed rest after a busy February and March. The team will also compete at the CCSF Invitational on Sunday April 13 in San Francisco. The team will be skipping practice the day before the tournament Saturday April 12. All other practice times and schedules remain the same. 

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Team Sacramento sent Albert Williams III and Marlina Luz to the 2014 Scholastic National Championships in Irving Texas on March 22. Both competitors lost their first match and had to fight through the consolation bracket to end up with a Bronze for Albert and a Silver for Marlina. The two of them combined to win 8 matches while losing 4. They won 7 of the 8 matches by ippon. Congratulations to both of you for working so hard to come back and contend and ultimately win medals in a tough competition. 

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Daniel Luz Shodan

Congratulations to Daniel Luz who was promoted to the rank of Shodan on Saturday March 8, in Folsom California. We are all so proud of Daniel and all students should look to his example as they continue their training. Daniel you are a very deserving Yudansha and we are fortunate to have you join us.

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2014 Vacaville PAL Results

Team Sacramento competed in the Vacaville PAL Tournament on Sunday February 23. It was a great tournament for the team with several first and second time competitors. Special recognition to Abby Baquera, Ameya Gildersleeve, Jayden Bui, Devin Burrell, and Pierce Teixeira for competing in your first tournament. The team sent 17 competitors to the mat and brought home 10 medals. We won 32 out of 63 matches with a total of 20 wins by ippon. Here are the individual results:

Rosie Abisia- Silver

Raelyn Abisia- Silver

Abby Baquera- Silver

Adam Baquera- DNP

Jordan Greenfelder- Gold

Makenna Greenfelder- Silver

Ameya Gildersleeve- Bronze

Jayden Bui- DNP

Lukas Kavanaugh- DNP

Devin Burrell- Bronze

Peirce Teixeira- DNP

Kai Seto- DNP

Desmyn Williams- Bronze

Albert Williams- DNP

Rob Barrie- DNP

Daniel Luz- Bronze

Marlina Luz- Gold

Great job everybody! Now we will prepare for the next tournament March 30 in Cupertino.

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Promotions

Congratulations to Lukas Kavanaugh and Rosie Abisia on your promotions Saturday March 8.

Lukas Kavanaugh- Green Belt

Rosie Abisia- Yellow Belt

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Congratulations to the following students on your promotions

Courtney Revada- Blue

Rob Barrie- Blue

Caitlyn Abisia- Yellow

Raelyn Abisia- Yellow

Camryn Fonseca- Yellow

Stephen Butler- Yellow

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March Schedule

Team Sacramento March schedule is very full this year. We will be having a Black Belt Ceremony on Saturday March 8 for Daniel Luz after practice around 1:00 PM in Folsom. This will be an exciting day for everyone as we welcome Daniel to the black belt family. We will also hold the annual Sensei Birthday Workout and Pot Luck on Saturday March 15 in Folsom from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This is always a great challenge so make sure to come prepared. We will be sending two competitors to the Scholastic National Championships in Dallas Saturday March 23. To end the month we will be competing in the Cupertino Invitational on Sunday March 30. All practice times and schedules remain the same with the exception of taking Saturday March 29 off before the tournament. Looking forward to seeing everyone this month.

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