Palo Alto Judo Tournament

Team Sacramento was represented by four juniors and one senior student at the Palo Alto Judo Tournament this past Sunday November 8. Competitors included Ellis Shaw, Matt Ontiveros, Curtis Booth, Villi Hopoi, and Wes Leong. Pedro Tiexiera coached the team to excellent results with four out of five competitors bringing home medals. Full results as follows:

Villi Hopoi- Silver
Ellis Shaw- DNP
Curtis Booth- Gold
Matt Ontiveros- Silver
Wes Leong- Bronze

Special congratulations to Wes as he received his first medal at a judo tournament!

KONJO!

Bojuka Judo Tournament

Excellent job by Team Sacramento today at the Bojuka Judo Tournament. We took six competitors competing in seven divisions bringing home six medals. Special congratulations to Villi Hopoi who competed in his second tournament earning his first gold medal. Everyone demonstrated excellent technique and fighting spirit. Here are full Team Sacramento results:

Marlina Luz- Gold
Villi Hopoi- Gold
Daniel Luz- Silver
Syria Rhodes- Gold
Wesley Leong- Did not place
Kyle Roberts- Gold (brown belt division) Silver (black belt division)

Great work and more work this week on te guruma.

KONJO!

Ute Kavanaugh

I just wanted to let everyone know that Team Sacramento will be without one of our long time Roseville students for the next several months. Ute Kavanaugh will be going to a far away land as part of her new Coast Guard assignment. She is unaware of where her orders will take her but she will be in harms way and we wish her a safe return to her home, family, and Team Sacramento. Please make sure to include Ute in your thoughts and prayers and wish her the best before she departs this Sunday November 1.

KONJO!

November 2009 Schedule

I just wanted to update everyone early about the November schedule so that you can all plan your month out. We will be going to the Bojuka Tournament on Sunday November 1. This tournament is in Monterey and many of the families are planning on staying in the area Saturday night. There is also a tournament in Palo Alto on Sunday November 8. This tournament was not finalized until this week so I will not be going to Palo Alto. As always our competitors are welcome to go to any tournaments but I want you all to be aware of which tournaments I will be attending. We will also be taking Thursday November 26 off of practice to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. All other practices will be on the normal schedule.

I also want to gauge interest from everyone regarding the 2009 USJA Winter Nationals in December. This is a growing event that will take place on the weekend of December 4-6 in southern California. It is held the same weekend of the CCSF Tournament. If we have enough interested people in going to the USJA's we can do that, if there is not enough interest then we will schedule the CCSF Tournament on Sunday December 6. Please give me an idea of what everyone wants to do for these events.

KONJO!

Capital Open

Team Sacramento started the 09/10 season off with a bang today at the 2009 Capitol Open. We had 21 competitors competing in 22 divisions with a total of 48 wins. Of the 48 wins with 38 by ippon. It was a good start to what promises to be an excellent campaign. Special recognition to Curtis Booth, Mathew Ontiveros, Daniel Luz, Marlina Luz, Nick Ontiveros, Syria Rhodes, and Dave Henson for their outstanding performance in going undefeated. Also welcome to Team Sacramento Wesley Leong, Viliami Hopoi, and Matt Widener who all competed in their first judo tournament. Overall results:

Matt Widener-Did not place
Syria Rhodes- Gold
Daniel Luz- Gold
Katie Davis- Silver
Alan Eldridge- Did not place
Ashley Booth- Bronze
Ellis Shaw- Did not place
Matt Ontiveros- Gold
Nick Ontiveros- Gold
Viliami Hopoi- Bronze
Dave Henson- Gold
LJ Cudal- Silver
Wesley Leong- Did not place
Bella Perez- Did not place
Kyle Roberts- Gold Brown Belt Division, did not place in Black Belt Division
Leo Sinitsa- Bronze
Lukas Kavanaugh- Did not place
Ute Kavanaugh- Bronze (Brown Belt Division)
Jonel Luz- Did not place
Curtis Booth- Gold
Marlina Luz- Gold

Stay tuned for the next Team Sacramento tournament on the schedule.

KONJO!

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2009 Christmas Party

Everyone please reserve December 12, 2009 for our annual Christmas Party. For further details contact Joanne.