Mat-Su Judo brings home 11 state championships

ANCHORAGE — Nearly a dozen members of the Mat-Su Judo team won their respective classes during the 2011 Alaska Sate Judo Championships at Dimond High School in Anchorage last Saturday.

Jeremiah McCoy (7-8 boys heavy), Tommie Poorbaugh (7-8 girls light), Vincent Cramer (9-10 boys light), Will Deering (9-10 boys medium), Rebekah Sutcliff (Mat-Su Judo), Blake Poorbaugh (11-12 boys light), Robert Haan (Mat-Su Judo), Jonathan Raynovic (Mat-Su Judo), Sydney Poorbaugh (13-14 girls light), Miranda Aiken (15-16 girls light) and David Shoemaker (mens light) each finished first for Mat-Su Judo.

In all, 21 Mat-Su Judo athletes placed in the top 3.

More than 100 participated in the championships, from clubs as far north as Fairbanks and south as Ketchikan.

2011 Alaska State Judo Championships

Saturday, Dimond High School

5-6 Coed light

1. Connor Ramando, Anchorage Dojo; 2. John Paul Deering, Mountain View Judo; 3. Emma Carte, Fennikusu.

5-6 boys heavy

1. Micah Vasquez, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Benjamin Gregory, Arctic Knights; 3. Devon Williams, Mat-Su Judo.

7-8 boys heavy

1. Jeremiah McCoy, Mat-Su Judo; 2. Cooper Baines, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Joshua Gregory, Arctic Knights.

7-8 boys light

1. Gavin Mellon, Fireweed Judo; 2. Isaiah Dempsey, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Garrett Gavdros, Mountain View Judo.

7-8 girls light

1. Caitlyn Hutchison, Fireweed Judo; 2. Saige Groover, Arctic Knights; 3. Claire Rhyneer, Anchorage Dojo.

9-10 boys medium

1. Will Deering, Mat-Su Judo; 2. Brandon LaPierre, Capital City; 3. Mitchell Lavdert, Capital City Judo.

9-10 boys heavy

1. Silas Rhyneer, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Dorian Mellon, Fireweed Judo; 3. William Talles, Capital City Judo.

9-10 girls light

1. Rebekah Sutflicc, Mat-Su Judo; 2. Abby Harvey, Fireweed Judo; 3. Anchorage Dojo.

9-10 girls medium

1. Kylie Lager, Capital City Judo; 2. Claire Boily, Capital City Judo; 3. Emma Kekintyled, Fireweed Judo.

11-12 boys light

1. Blake Poorbaugh, Mat-Su Judo; 2. Sebastion Rojas, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Justus Aiken, Mat-Su Judo.

11-12 boys medium

1. Robert Haan, Mat-Su Judo; 2. Jared Dempsey, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Braeton Purcell, Mountain View Judo.

11-12 boys heavy

1. Chris Coulsen, Capital City; 2. Taylor Harrington, Gracie Barra; 3. Paige Siegfried, Mountain View Judo.

12 girls heavy

1. Tessa Neeno, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Kelly Olson, Capital City Judo.

13-14 boys light

1. Jerry Miller, Yukon Juodo; 2. Dominic Watters, Fireweed Judo; 3. Joshua LaForest, Mat-Su Judo.

13-14 boys heavy

1. Jonathan Raynovic, Mat-Su Judo; 2. Daniel Oh, Capital City Judo.

13-14 girls light

1. Sydney Poorbaugh, Mat-Su Judo; 2. Marianna Ligon, Fireweed Judo; 3. Juliana Siegfried, Mountain View Judo.

13-14 girls medium

1. Sarina Soetarja, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Kathleen Edwards, Arctic Knights.

15-16 girls light

1. Miranda Aiken, Mat-Su Judo; 2. Lauren LaForest, Mat-Su Judo.

Senior mens novice

1. Daniel Baird, Mountain View Judo; 2. Xavier Brown, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Tino Valdez, Mountain View Judo.

Men’s light

1. David Shoemaker, Mat-Su Judo; 2. Harold Yutuc, Mountain View Judo; 3. Luke Rosevear, Mat-Su Judo.

Men’s medium

1. Bryon Olson, Capital City Juod; 2. Ty Schwinghammer, Capital City Judo; 3. Lane LaForest, Mat-Su Judo.

Senior mens medium heavy

1. Orion Kraus, Capital City Judo; 2. Greg Egland, Mountain View Judo; 3. Nickolas Merseld, Black Bear Judo.

Mens heavy

1. Dan Poleman, Yukon Judo; 2. Roland Jones, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Steve Calahagn, Mountain View Judo.

Senior open

1. Hector Negron, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Richard Zebruck, Yukon Judo; 3. Orion Kraus, Capital City Judo.