A pair of local rural clubs enjoyed a solid amount of success at the championship, with both Rose Valley and Kuroki taking home multiple medals during the 2018 Saskatchewan Karate Association Provincial Spring Tournament. on April 14 in Wadena.
Kuroki
Kuroki, who split hosting duties with the Wadena Karate Club, picked up eight medals including two gold, four silver, and two bronze.
Kuroki’s most successful karateka was Jeremy Andreas, who was the lone member from the Kuroki club to capture a pair of individual medals as he finished first in Kumite Adult Male Novice, and second in Kata Adult Male Novice.
Joining Andreas as a multiple medal winner was Jameson Lowey, who captured a silver medal in the male 10 and under novice Kata competition, and teamed up with Max Olson and Michael Jaworski to capture silver in the Team
Kata 13 and Under Novice event.
The remaining four medals came in individual events, and were won by four different karatekas.
The Kata Adult Female Black Belt competition was an extremely successful one for the Kuroki club as they won two of the three medals in the discipline as Shelley Fitch claimed silver, and Ona Murias the bronze.
Kristen Fitch enjoyed a solid competition in her own right as she claimed the provincial title in the Kata Adult Female Advanced competition.
Rounding out the Kuroki medal winners was Scott Roberg, who claimed bronze in the Kata Adult Male Advanced event.
Rose Valley
Rose Valley also enjoyed a solid amount of success at the provincial championships as they brought home eight medals of their own, including one gold, five silver, and two bronze.
Rose Valley’s lone gold came in the Kata Male 11-13 Intermediate competition, as Michael Volman claimed the provincial title.
Volman claimed a second provincial medal, when he teamed up with Corwin Hartl and Tanner Housden to claim silver in the Team Kata 13 and Under Intermediate/Advanced competition.
Castor Berezuik also brought home a pair of provincial medals finishing second in both the Kumite Male 11-13 Advances competition and in the Kata Male 11-13 Intermediate event.
While Michael Volman won a pair of provincial medals, two other Volman’s also reached the podium as Kaitlyn Volman teamed up with Justina Guilbault and Ambriel Lowey to claim the bronze in the Team Kata 13 and Under Novice competition.
Laura Volman meanwhile, claimed a silver medal of her own, finishing second in the Kata Adult Female Advanced competition.
Joining Laura on the second step of the Kata Adult Advanced event was Morgan Faye, who finished second in the male competition.
Rounding out the Rose Valley medal winners was Jonathan Tokar, who claimed a bronze in the Kumite Male 11-13 Intermediate discipline.
