The Flin Flon Judo Club sent 6 athletes to compete in the Judo Saskatchewan Provincial Championships on the weekend, held in Moose Jaw. There were over 200 entries in the event. The 6 Flin Flon athletes were registered in 12 divisions, bringing home 12 medals, including 5 gold.
Leading the charge was Jacob Hiebert, who repeated as Provincial Champion for the third year in a row. He won gold in both U12 male middle weight, as well as the Ne-waza (groundwork division). This was an extremely tough division, but Jacob fought through some adversity and proved why he has dominated this division for years.
Noah Morrell managed a break through performance as well, going undefeated on the day and capturing double Gold in both the U12 male heavyweight division and the Ne-waza division.
Jesse Ishaka, competing in his first tournament ever, managed to stun the division going undefeated for gold in the U12 male Ne-waza light heavyweight and also bringing home a bronze in the U12 male light heavyweight stand up division.
Caleb Masson had the performance of his career bringing home a silver in the U12 male middleweight division, where his only loss was to club mate Jacob Hiebert. He battled all day and had some spectacular throws. He also fought to a bronze medal in the U12 male middleweight Ne-waza division losing again to Jacob Heibert in the final seconds.
Zayne Kawerski also had a great day, bringing home double silver medal in the U14 male light heavyweight division and Ne-waza divisions. Zayne faced a real step up in competition, and was able to hold his own against some really tough competitors.
Katie Assie was the lone female representative from Flin Flon at the Championships, and despite coming in underweight, she fought some very experienced competitors to bring home double Bronze medals in the U12 female middleweight and Ne-waza division.
Having the Provincial Champions in 5 different divisions is a huge feat for the Flin Flon Judo Club. The club managed to finish 7th in the overall provincial standings, finishing ahead of clubs from cities such as North Battleford, Melfort and the University of Regina. Having only sent 6 athletes, and travelling over 800km to compete, really says alot about their club.
