A total of 275 competetors from 9 provinces participated - 60% juveniles and 40% juniors.
Juveniles - 67 females and 94 males for 161 competitors and Juniors - 46 females and 68 males for 114 competitors. The breakdown of competitors by province: ON 74, BC 56, QC 41, AB 38, MB 16, NB 16, PE 15, SK 13, and NS 6 =275 in all.
First, to report on our NB competitors:
In the Juvenile with 10 competitors, our 6 boys won 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze while our 4 girls picked up 1 Gold. Not a bad showing - 4 medals for 10 competitors!
Here are the 6 individual Male Juvenile results:
In the 42kgs. with 7 competitors, Maxime Castonguay had strong 3 win and 1 loss day for a bronze medal. In the 45kgs. with 8 competitors, Manuel Thibideau won 2 and lost 1 to pick up a Silver medal. (8-person pools are the best -with 2 wins your in the finals!).Now Joey Tobin had a great day! In the 51kgs. with 7 competitors Joey annihilated the opposition. Joey went all the way with 5 ippons and 0 losses. An excellent showing for a Gold medal. Also, Joey was selected as the top male Juvenile athlete of the tournament. How to go Joey! Next, we had 2 competitors in a tough 12-man 73kgs. Andre Lessard had 2 win-2 loss day and Steve Breen ended up with an 0 and 2 day. Our biggest juvenile, Drew Chenier was in a 10-man 81kgs group and won 1 and lost 2.
Now for our 4 Juvenile girls:
In a 5-person 44 kgs. Monica Coulombe won 1 and lost 3. But next comes another great day! In a 13-person 48 kgs. Myriam Lamarche destroyed the opposition with 4 straight ippon wins for a Gold medal. Ontario had 3 in this category and Myriam defeated all 3 plus a girl from BC. This is the same Myriam who had a 5 and 0 record and gold medal at the 2003 Jeux Canada Games. No question, at her weight, Myriam is the best female juvenile in Canada today! In this same category Amy Merry unfortunately had a 0 and 2 day. Amy sister, Mary in a 14-person 63kgs. category had a record of 0 wins and 2 losses. Now for our Juniors.
Here are the 4 individual Male Junior results:
Our own Peter Montague, in a 10-person 66kgs., won 1 and lost 2 for 5th place. We had 2 people in the 81kgs. - Piers Doiron had a 3 win and 2 loss day for 5 place and clubmate Serge Goguen won 1 and lost 2, one of which was to his clubmate Piers. A tough draw where one had to eliminate the other. Piers eliminated Serge! In a 7-person 90 kgs. category we had our highest ranked competitor, Dale Lemon. It was just not one of Dale's better days - he ended up with an 0 and 2 day.
Now for our 2 Junior Female competitors:
We had no one in the 48kgs. (in fact there were only 2) and no one in the 52 or 57 but Jennifer Landry competed in a 12-person 63kgs category winning 3 and losing 1. She lost to the eventual gold medal winner,Jenny Bonsant of QC. One more win and Jennifer would have been in the final but ended up in 3rd place and a Bronze medal. Pascal Castonguay competed in an 8-person 70 kgs. winning 2 and losing 2 to end up with 4 place.
To sum up -In the Juniors we ended up with 1 Bronze for 6 competitors. Our overall showing indicates that our Juveniles are strong and also that the competition gets tougher when you move up into the Juniors. It's a big jump, especially the first year there, but watch us next year!
May 24, 2003 - Quebec dominates Canadian Senior Championships in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
In the female competition, Quebec won 6 Gold Medals out of 7. Ontario avoided a complete sweep by Quebec by taking the Gold in the +78kgs. In the male competition, Quebec competitors again dominated by taking 6 out of 8 Gold Medals. Saskatchewn took Gold in the -81kgs. and Ontario came up with a Gold in the -55 kgs. In all Quebec won 12 Gold Medals out of a possible 15. The home province, Saskatchewan, made a very strong showing for a small province by winning 6 medals and placing 3rd overall. They won medals across the board!
| Province | Gold | Silver | 1st Bronze | 2nd Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
For New Brunswick, Shimpokai's Bruno Volpe won a Bronze in the male -81kgs. and Jennifer Landry, a former Shimpokai member now attending university in Montreal and working out at Nakamura's club, won a bronze in the female -63kgs. Congratulations to both! Unfortunately we are losing Bruno as he is moving back to Edmundston. He'll be greatly missed as he set a high standard, was very helpful, and added much to every practice. We wish him well back in Edmundston and hope he will drop in the Shimpokai from time to time.
Other news!
We are also losing two of our young club members. Ten years old, Tyler Conway and his eight year old sister, Nydia are moving to Halifax in July. Tyler and Nydia are now looking forward to finding a club in Halifax to continue their judo fun. We wish the very best toTyler, Nydia and their family in their new surroundings in Halifax. I'm sure we will keep in touch.
May 20, 2003 - Shimpokai and Judo NB Award Winners
Shimpokai Award Winners for Judo Year 2002/2003
Best Junior Competitor: Peter Montague
Best Kid Competitors: Mathieu Doucet and Tyler Chambers
Most Inmproved Adult: James Stewart
Most Improved Kids: Erica Vautour and Alex Miller
Most Dedicated Member: Jason Stears
Best Sportsman: Drew Chenier
Most Valued Member: John Mallory
Congratulations to all!
Judo NB Award Winners for Judo Year 2002/2003
Coach of the Year: Rino Perron (Saint Quentin)
Male Juvenile Competitor: Maniel Thibideau (Edmundston)
Female Juvenile Competitor: Amy Merry (Quispamsis)
Male Junior Competitor: Piers Doiron (Shimpokai)
Female Junior Competitor: Jennifer Landry (now in Montreal- formerly Shimpokai)
Male Senior Competitor: Dale Lemon (Fredericton)
Female Senior Competitor: Carrie Murray (Fredericton-formerly Shimpokai)
Volunteer of the Year: Reg Felix (Bathurst)
Judoka of the Year: Mike Hetherington (Fredericton)
Congratulations to all!
May 3, 2003 - Blake Lumsden Memorial Tournament in N.S.
Gold
Simon Paulin - (-23kg atom male)
Oliver Sisk - (-31kg atom male)
Mathieu Doucet - (-39kg peewee male)
Jessica Landry - (+63kg juvenile female)
Martine Chenhall - (-51kg peewee female)
Peter Montague - (-6kg junior male)
Silver
Bryan Chambers - (-31kg atom male)
Nigel Sisk - (-35kg peewee male)
Greg Mazerolle (-55 cadet male)
Jason Stears (-66kg senior male)
Bronze
Jason Doucet (-31kg atom male)
Jacob Sisk (-31kg atom male)
Alex Miller (-31kg atom male)
Erica Downing (-35kg atom female)
Stephanie LeBlanc (-31 kg peewee female)
Tyler Chambers (-39kg peewee male)
Alison McHugh (-60kg cadet female)
Drew Chenier (+81kg juvenile male)
Josh Shannon (-48kg juvenile male)
Peter Montague (-66kg senior male)
***Coach Harold Stears & Jason Stears
April 11, 2003 - Atlantic Judo Championships in P.E.I.
Troy Price - 1st place (-60kg Cadet)
Greg Mazerolle - 3rd place (-55kg Juvenille)
Drew Chenier - 2nd place (+81kg Juvenille)
Peter Montague - 1st place (-66kg Junior)
Piers Doiron - 1st place (-81kg Junior) and 3rd place (-81kg Senior)
Steve Gould - 1st place (-66kg Senior white to green belt division)
Jason Stears - 2nd place (-66kg Senior blue to black belt division)
Coach - John Mallory
March 6, 2003 - Prague International Judo Tournament
Amy Cotton of Cape Breton, N.S., who trains in Quebec, won a Bronze Medal at Prague International Judo Tournament. Amy had a 3 and 1 record - losing to Zwiers of the Nederlands but defeating Scan Wilson of Great Britain for the Bronze. Kuehnan of Germany won the Gold and Zwiers of the Nederland the Silver. Congratulations Amy!
March 11, 2003 - Jeux Canada Games Results
There is no question that the Kachi Club of Saint-Quentin led the way. The teaching under their instructor, Rino Perron, and the coaching of Nadine Perron set the standard for both teaching judo and coaching judo for the Games. The Kachi Club developed the talent that led the way at these Games. How about Rino Perron for Coach of the Year!
Now for the Female Individual Results:
Myriam LaMarche, Saint-Quentin- Gold Medal Winner, is the best competitor at her weight in Canada. Myrian compiled a 5 wins and 0 loss record against the best in Canada up to 16 years of age. Myrian is 13! She defeated Tonia Lustig of Manitoba, Kirsten Patgmore of Saskatchewan, Ivy Eaves of Quebec and Nicole Tsukishima twice, once early in the day and again in the final gold medal match. That is some record for a 13 year old!
Next - Myriam Fortin, also of Saint-Quentin, was the Gold Medal Winner in the 44kgs category. She had a 3 wins and 0 loss record. This Myriam defeated Eve Renard-Roy of Quebec, Christine Wilbert of P.E.I. and Chantal Beausoleil of Saskatchewan in the Gold Medal match. Another 13 year old champion!
Now for our other NB female competitors:
39kgs - Monica Coulombe 0W and 2L
48kgs - Amy Merry 2W and 2L
52kgs - Tracy Lamarche 2W and 2L
57kgs - Emelie Fortin 1W and 2L
63kgs - Lisa Deveau 1Wand 2L
+63kgs-Sarah Mayberry 0W and 2L
In the Team Competition our Female Team loss to the powerhouse, Gold Medal, Quebec Team - 65 points to 10 points.
The Male Individual Results:
First our Bronze Medal Winners- Christian Morin of Edmundston and Andre Pierre Bosse of St. Jacques. Christian Morin in the 60kgs category defeated Andy Oya of British Columbia, Allan Snow of Nfld/Labrador and Patrick Strachan of Nova Scotia and lost to Gordon Templeton of Manitoba to establish a 3 wins and 1 loss record for a Bronze Medal. Andre Pierre Bosse in the 48kgs category defeated Jeffrey Innis of Nfld/Labrador, Levi Cordick of Saskatchewan, William MacNeil of Prince Edward Island and lost to Lukasz Mozdzen of Ontario to establish a 3 wins and 1 loss record for a Bronze Medal. It is interesting to note that all of our medal winners come from northwestern NB.
Our Male Team picked up a Bronze Medal over British Columbia with our own Stephen Breen winning the deciding match. Congratulations Steve!
For some reason team Alberta defaulted in the team matches?
Now for our other male competitors:
45kgs. - Maniel Thibideau 2W and 2L
51kgs. - Joey Tobin 1W and 2L
55kgs. - Bruno Bonenfant 2W and 2L
66kgs. - Stephen Breen 1W and 2L
73kgs. - Andre Lessard 1W and 2L
81kgs. - no competitor
+81kgs- Drew Chenier 1W and 2L
New Brunswick's past medal record: 1991-6 1995-8 1999-6 2003-5
Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia Female Medal Winners:
Prince Edward Island - Alicia Wilbert won a Silver Medal in the 39kgs, Christine Wilbert won a Bronze Medal in the 44kgs, Mitzi Mitchell won a Silver Medal in the 48kgs, and Frankie Gallison won a Bronze Medal in the 63kgs.
A very good showing for a very small province.
Nova Scotia's Cassandra Hawley had a very good day picking up the Silver Medal in the 57kgs unfortunately losing to Melissa Beer of Alberta in the Gold Medal match.
Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia Male Medal Winners:
Prince Edward Island - Tyler Marchbank won a Silver Medal in the -45kgs losing out to Cory Anderson of Ontario in the Gold Medal match.
Nova Scotia - Jeremy Wilson won a Bronze Medal in the 51kgs.
We apologize for any errors or omissions but we like to know about our mistakes. Please let us know so we can apologize and correct!
February 22, 2003 - Great Showing by Shimpokai Kids
Seven young players left from Saint John at 5AM on Saturday, February 22, 2003 to participate in a kid's competition in Edmundston, a round trip of 1000 kms. They returned, a bit sleepy, at 11PM after a long day of travel, competition, and travel.
The Max Steel Cup Results:
Atom Category - born 1994-95
Jason Doucet -28kgs division - GOLD
Byran Chambers -31kgs - SILVER
Erica Downing -38kgs - SILVER
Peewee Category - born 1992-93
Tyler Chambers -38kgs division* - GOLD
Mathieu Doucet -38kgs division* - GOLD
Stephanie LeBlanc -31kgs - BRONZE
* because of the large number of competitors they made two divisions - our guys won both!
Juvenile Category - born 1987-88-89
Josh Shannon -48kgs division - GOLD
-51kgs - SILVER
Josh won his own weight category so decided to move up a weight category and came very close to winning both. Good show Josh!
All in all a very successful day! We would like to thank Jason Stears, who went as coach and parents, Chambers and Doucet, for supplying transportation and accompanying the team. Also, our thanks to Daniel Ouellette for running such a good tournament and for making our kids, their parents and our coach feel very much at home.
