2013 California State Championship Results

Team Sacramento competed at the 2013 California State Championships on May 4 & 5 in San Francisco. The team had a challenging and successful weekend winning 17 matches while losing 22. Twelve of the wins were by ippon. Many of our competitors were moved up from the novice division to the championship division due to a lack of competitors. All players fought hard and showed the spirit of KONJO. Special congratulations to Ethan and Camren Fonseca for competing in their first judo tournament. Overall the team brought home four gold, two silver, and one bronze medal.  Congratulations to the entire team. Here are the individual results:

Courtney Revada- DNP

Ethan Fonseca- DNP

Deven Phillips- DNP

Lukas Kavanaugh- DNP

Jordan Greenfelder- State Champion

Rosie Abisia- Bronze

Raelyn Abisia- Silver

Albert Williams- DNP

Desmyn Williams- DNP

Jacob Seto- State Champion

Camren Fonseca- DNP

Marlina Luz- State Champion

Daniel Luz- State Champion (Cadet) Silver (IJF)

Time for Junior Olympics and Junior Nationals this summer!

KONJO!

May Schedule

The Team Sacramento May schedule includes the 2013 California State Championships in San Francisco on May 4 and 5. This event will include many first time state competitors and should be exciting. The remainder of the month will consist of regular practice days and times

Sacramento- Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30 PM

Folsom- Tuesday and Thursday 6:30-8:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM-12:30 PM

The month of May and June will be dedicated to preparing our competitors for Junior Olympics in Dallas and Junior Nationals in Pittsburgh. 

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2013 Senior Nationals

Syria Rhodes placed second at the United States Senior National Championships on Sunday April 14. This is Syria's first Senior National experience and congratulations to her for performing so well. Syria would like to thank all the team members for the support.

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April Schedule

April schedule is a standard schedule with no tournaments or events but full practice days and times for the entire month.

Folsom- Tuesday and Thursday 6:30 to 8:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Sacramento- Monday and Wednesday 5:00 to 6:30 PM

California State Championships are May 3,4, 5 in San Francisco, we will be focusing on getting ready for States as well as our summer tournaments.

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Cupertino Tournament Results

Team Sacramento had seven players compete in the Cupertino Judo Tournament on Sunday March 24. All seven competitors brought home medals for an excellent showing by the team! The team won 18 matches while losing only 4. Of the 18 wins there were 13 ippons. Special recognition to Rosie Abisia for competing in her first tournament. Here are the individual results:

Kai Seto- Silver

Rosie Abisia- Bronze

Courtney Revada- Bronze

Caitlin Abisia- Gold

Albert Williams- Gold

Desmyn Williams- Gold

Jordan Greenfelder- Silver

Congratulations to all the competitors and a special thanks to all of the coaches that were able to attend and get all the competitors to the podium.

KONJO!

National Scholastic Results

Team Sacramento had three players participate in the National Scholastic Championships in Miami on March 23-24. The tournament was the qualifier for the World Cadet and World Junior Championships later this year. Competing on Saturday Daniel Luz did not place but was very tough in a loaded Cadet 60 kilo division. Daniel won one and lost two being beaten by the eventual third place finisher. His one win was by ippon. Marlina Luz won her two matches by ippon to place first. On Sunday Syria Rhodes placed first losing one match and qualifying for the Junior World Championships. Syria also won the the Competitive Spirit Award for her excellent performance. Congratulations to all of you for your accomplishments that you have worked so hard to achieve. 

KONJO!

March Schedule

Team Sacramento March schedule will have one tournament and one special workout to go with all regularly scheduled practices. On Saturday March 16 we will have the Annual Sensei Birthday Workout starting at 10:00 AM in Folsom. This is always a fun but challenging workout so come prepared! The team will also participate in the Cupertino Judo Tournament on Sunday March 24. As always there will be no practice the day before the tournament on Saturday March 23. All other class times and schedules will remain the same. Good luck to all competitors!

KONJO!