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TO THE MAT – Jaymi Hinchey (left) faces Maya Reed during the Judo Yukon Championships at the Canada Games Centre last Saturday. Athletes from all five Yukon clubs as well as visitors from the Northwest Territories and Alaska took part.
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CONGRATULATONS – Bree Monkman is greeted by friends as she comes off the mat.
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SCREEN TIME – Anya Bellon keeps youngsters entertained during off time at the Judo Yukon Championships.
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PINNED – Kaleb Parry (bottom) is pinned to the mat during a match against Gabriel Racine.
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ORCHESTRA PIT – Competitors and families watch the action from close to the mat during the Judo Yukon Championships.
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CLOSE AND PERSONAL – Samuel Martin (left) takes on Aksel Reed during the Judo Yukon Championships at the Canada Games Centre. Both competitors held tight, high grips.
In his first year in the sport,
In his first year in the sport, Jordyn Asp is walking away from the Judo Yukon Championships with a gold medal.
“He’s really impressed me,” said Bianca Ockedahl, the coach for the new Carmacks Judo Club, where Asp is a member. “He’s done really well.”
With experience in wrestling – which he will compete in at the North American Indigenous Games later this summer – he has mat smarts.
Ockedahl says he shows up for practice ready to learn and the “breath of fresh air” asks a lot of questions.
Three other members from the Carmacks Judo Club competed. Sophie Harris was second in the U8 division, while Trent Blackjack was third in the U16 division. His brother, Hunter, competed in the senior open division and while he lost his fights, Ockedahl said he progressed in every match.
The Northern Lights Judo Club of Whitehorse won the League Cup.
Mixed U8 -24kg Round Robin
1 Will Monkman (NLJ)
2 Sophie Harris (CJC)
3 Elyse-Anne Pacaud (NLJ)
Mixed U10 -30kg Dbl elimination
1 Lucy Aasman (NLJ)
2 Bree Monkman (NLJ)
3 Odin Kleinhenz (CCJ)
Mixed U10 +39kg Dbl elimination
1 Alex Penner (HRK)
2 Dylan Watts (CCJ)
3 Kayoni Camilleri (NJL)
Mixed U10 -34kg Dbl elimination
1 Kenai Bryden (HRK)
2 Lia Hinchey(NLJ)
3 William Pacaud (NLJ)
Mixed U12 -33kg Round Robin
1 Jaymi Hinchey (NLJ)
2 Anneke Aasman (NLJ)
3 Seth Smith (HRK)
Male U12 +39kg Dbl elimination
1 Gabriel Racine (SHK)
2 Kaleb Parry (NLJ)
3 Sam Bradet (SHK)
Male U12 +50kg Best of 3
1 Ashlan Norquay (SHK)
2 Jaxon Champagne (GHJ)
Male U12 31-39kg Dbl elimination
1 Aksel Reed (KLJ)
2 Sam Martin (SHK)
3 Gage Albertini (NLJ)
Female U12 +47kg Dbl elimination
1 Jaymi Hinchey (NLJ)
2 Vivian Blanchard (SHK)
3 Mary Canapary (CCJ)
Male U14 -50kg Best of 3
1 Daniel Tonner (SHK)
2 Zefer Jordison (KLJ)
Female U14 Open Round Robin
1 Cassi Jensen (SHK)
2 Marina Lloyd (CCJ)
3 Megan Roche (SHK)
12 Female U14 -48kg Round Robin
1 Marina Lloyd (CCJ)
2 Megan Roche (SHK)
3 Anya Bellon (GHJ)
Male U17 -55kg Dbl elimination
1 Gavin Mellon (MVJ)
2 Landon Shooshanian (MVJ)
3 Cameron Maguire (SHK)
Male Seniors -73kg Round Robin
1 Jay Watts (CCJ)
2 Rowen Kingston (SHK)
3 Stephen Ireland-Haight (CCJ)
Male U18 -73kg Round
1 Robin Jordyn Asp (CJC)
2 Stephen Ireland-Haight (CCJ)
3 Rowen Kingston (SHK)
Male U14 -38kg Round Robin
1 Jayden Iskra (SHK)
2 Olijah Armstrong (MVJ)
3 Max Vaughn (MVJ)
Mixed U8 24-30kg Dbl elimination
1 Hudson White (NLJ)
2 Granite Davis (HSK)
3 William Blais (NLJ)
Male U16 +70kg Round Robin
1 Logan Cairns (KLJ)
2 Garyn Keslo (MVJ)
3 Trent Blackjack (CJC)
Male All rank Senior +70kg Round Robin
1 Maxence Jaillet (KLJ)
2 Jay Watt (CCJ)
3 Graeme Campbell (NLJ)
Mixed Intermediate Judo Knowledge
1 Lia Hinchey (NLJ)
2 Samira Jacob (NLJ)
3 Zefer Jordison (KLJ)
Mixed Novice Judo Knowledge
1 Dominick Watt (CCJ)
2 Bree Monkman (NLJ)
3 Megan Roche (SHK)
Mixed Advanced Judo knowledge
1 Jay Iskra (SHK)
2 Daniel Tonner (SHK)
3 Rowan Kingston (SHK)
GHJ: Golden Horn Judo (Whitehorse/Mt. Lorne)
HRK: Hiroshikai Judo (Carcross)
SHK: Shiroumakai Judo (Whitehorse)
NLJ: Northern Lights Judo (Whitehorse)
CJC: Carmacks Judo Club (Carmacks)
MVJ: Mountain View Judo (Anchorage)
KLJ: Kam Lake Judo (Yellowknife)
CCJ: Capital City Judo: (Juneau)
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