Mat-Su Judo wraps up local tournament

WASILLA — Mat-Su Judo hosted its annual tournament Jan. 24 at Wasilla Middle School. Teams from Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Mat-Su Valley participated in the event.

Among the local athletes to finish first in their division were: Vincent Cramer (5/6 coed middle weight), Isaiah Vasquez (7/8 coed light weight), James Longmire (9/10 boys middle weight and 10/12 boys heavy weight), Charlee Longmire (10/12 girls middle weight and 12/14 girls exhibition), Kohei Watanbe (12 boys open), Josh Brown (16 boys and men’s light weight) and Tyler Sutcliffe (men’s heavy weight).

Mat-Su Judo School

2009 Tournament

Jan. 24, Wasilla Middle School

5/6 Coed Lt Wt

1. Isaiah Dempsey, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Amy Sutcliffe, Mat-Su Dojo.

5/6 Coed Mdl Wt

1. Vincint Cramer, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Caitlyn Hutchison, All-Star Dojo; 3. Naomi Royce, Mat-Su Dojo; 4. Tommie Poorbaugh, Anch. Dojo.

7/8 Coed Lt Wt

1. Isaiah Vasquez, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Rebekah Sutcliffe, Mat-Su Dojo; 3. Steven Sutcliffe, Mat-Su Dojo.

7/8 Coed Mdt Wt

1. Conner Lane, Dimond Center Dojo; 2. Will Deering, Dimond Center Dojo; 3. Jonathon Royce, Mat-Su Dojo; 4. Satch Olkjer, Dimond Center Dojo.

8/10 Girls Lt Wt

1. Serenity Lillibridge, Dimond Center Dojo; 2. Hillary Tschappat-Larsen, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Morgan Meek, Anchorage Dojo; 4. Cheyenne Hutchison, Anchorage Dojo.

9 Girls Mdl Wt

1. Isabela Harmon, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Micah Santos, Dimond Center Dojo.

9/10 Boys Lt Wt

1. Jared Dempsey, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Blake Poorbaugh, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Justus Aiken, Mat-Su Dojo.

9/10 Boys Mdl Wt

1. James Longmaire, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Dallin Crazier, Fairbanks Dojo; 3. Jared Dempsey, Anchorage Dojo; 4. Liberty Lillibridge, Dimond Center Dojo; 5. Elias Aiken, Mat-Su Dojo.

10/12 Boys Hvy Wt

1. James Longmire, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Cody Buhler, Dimond Center Dojo; 3. Marsean Santos, Dimond Center Dojo; 4. Justin Carino, Dimond Center Dojo; 5. Grant Olkjer, Dimond Center Dojo.

10/12 Girls Mdl Wt

1. Charlee Longmire, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Miranda Aiken, Mat-Su Dojo; 3. Margo Lane, Dimond Center Dojo.

12/14 Girls Exhibition

1. Charlee Longmire, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Jay Hageman, Dimond Center Dojo; 3. Miranda Aiken, Mat-Su Dojo.

11/12 Girls Lt Wt

1. Madeline Tschappat-Laron, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Sydney Poorbaugh, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Ashley Cazier, Fairbanks Dojo.

11/12 Boys Hvy Wt

1. Brett Buhler, Dimond Center Dojo; 2. Jonah Nitisaporn, Dimond Center Dojo; 3. Logan Olkjer, Dimond Center Dojo; 4. Vincent Nelson, Mat-Su Dojo.

12 Boy Open

1. Kohei Watanabe, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Shoya Watanabe, Mat-Su Dojo.

14/15 Girls

1. Sami Neeno, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Emily Purner, Highland Tech Dojo; 3. Jay Hageman, Dimond Center Dojo.

12/14 Boys Exhibition

1. Payton Olkjer, Dimond Center Dojo; 2. Logan Olkjer, Dimond Dojo; 3. Vincent Nelson, Mat-Su Dojo.

16 Boys Division

1. Josh Brown, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Evan Malone, Highland Tech Dojo.

Men’s Lt Wt Division

1. Josh Brown, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Eric Lillibridge, Dimond Center Dojo.

Men’s Mdl Wt Division

1. Falmanifo Paletegoai, Dimond Center Dojo; 2. Jacob Dempsey, Anchorage Dojo; 3. Hai Nguyen, All-Star Dojo.

Men’s Hvy Wt Division

1. Tyler Suttcliffe, Mat-Su Dojo; 2. Alex Marshall, Mat-Su Judo; 3. Steven Callaghan, Anchoage Dojo.

Men’s Open Division

1. Mike Pitaro, Anchorage Dojo; 2. Jimmy Gillepsie, Mat-Su Judo; 3. Brett Wregglesworth, Mat-Su Dojo; 4. Julius Odden, Mat-Su Judo.