Valley team hosts judo tourney

Mat-Su Judo recently hosted the 2012 mat-Su Judo Tachi Waza Tournament, drawing 65 competitors from five judo clubs ranging from Talkeetna to Anchorage.

The local club practices 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Wasilla Middle School, said sensei Howdice Brown Jr. At the Nov. 17 tournament, awards were given in 24 divisions of competition. Tachi waza is a term meaning throw technique.

Mat-Su Judo Tachi Waza Tournament

Nov. 17

Coed 5/6-year-old lightweight

First – Natalie Arneson

Second – Sebastian Carricaburu

Third – Gretchen Wuttke

Fourth – Marissa Arneson

Coed 5/6-year-old middleweight

First – Tyler Steele

Second – Olijah Armstrong

Third – Ella Dobbels

Coed 5/6-year-old heavyweight

First – Trevor Dobble

Second – Fischer Eby

Boys 7/8-year-old lightweight

First – Martin Turney

Second – Quin Wuttke

Third – Sasha Baines

Boy’ 7/8-year-old middleweight

First – Cody Ham (junior boys best technique

Second – Connor Rimando

Third – Somin Carricaburu

Boys 8/9-year-old heavyweight

First – Cooper Baines

Second – Connor Green

Third — Dakota Olson

Boys 9/10-year-old lightweight

First – Carl Malagodi

Second – Garret Gaydos

Third – Jeffrey Barnes

Fourth – James Fussell

Boys 9/10-year-old middleweight

First – Elija Carricaburu

Second – Jeffrey Barnes

Girls 10/11-year-old lightweight

First – Abigail Harvey

Second – Tommie Poorbaugh

Girls 10- to 12-year-old heavyweight

First – Rachel LaForest

Second – Danielle Bairnes

Third – Tiana Valdez

Fourth – Courtney Ham

Boys 11/12-year-old middleweight

First – Sebastian Rojas

Second – Blake Drover

Boys 12- to 14-year-old lightweight

First – Teddy Fussell

Second – Cooper Stec

Third – Brandon Young

Boys 12- to 14-year-old heavyweight

First – John Faletagoai

Second – Robert Haan

Third – Reece Williams

Boys 14/15-year-old lightweight

First – Robert Haan

Second – Jordan Young

Boys 13/14-year-old middleweight

First – Blake Poorbaugh

Second – Elias Aiken

Girls 14- to 16-year-old middleweight

First – Miranda Aiken

Second – Margo Lane

Boys heavyweight exhibition

First – Jonathan Raynovic

Second – John Faletagoai

Girl’s 13/14-yearold lightweight

First – Rachel LaForest (junior girls best technique)

Second – Paige Seigfried

Third – Mackenzie Harvey

Fourth – Megan Barnes

Girl’s 15/16-year-old lightweight

First – Sydney Poorbaugh

Second – Rebecca Barnes

Senior Women lightweight

First – Ellen Rust (senior women best technique)

Second – Racheal Carricaburu

Third – Rebecca Barnes

Senior Women middleweight

First – Miranda Aiken

Second – Miranda Young

Senior Men lightweight

First – David Shoemaker

Second – Justin Carricaburu

Senior Men middleweight

First – Joey Faletagoai (senior men best technique)

Second – Jonathan Raynovic

Third – Harold Yutuk

Senior Men heavyweight

First – Trevor Grogan

Second – Jud Barnes

Third – Daniel Baird