The Flin Flon Judo Club were in Moose Jaw this past weekend for the Provincial Judo Championships. This was one of the largest in Provincial history with 244 athletes competing.

 

     The Flin Flon Judo Club sent 5 fighters to compete in 9 divisions, bringing home 9 medals, with 2 fighters being named Provincial Champions. 

This is only the second tournament they  have attended as a Club this year, and  really managed to make some waves on the Provincial Judo scene.

 

     The 5 fighters that went from the Flin Flon Judo Club were Rylan Santos, Jacob Hiebert, Caleb Masson, Jacob Wiens and Josie Wiens. The results were as follows:

 

Rylan Santos--- managed to snag a gold medal in the U12 light heavyweight ne-waza division. He fought very hard in a tough division, seeing great results.

 

Caleb Masson --- He managed to win both gold in the U12 ne-waza featherweight division and also became Provincial Champion going undefeated in the U12M featherweight division. He had some very tough matches, but was able to win them all.

 

Jacob Hiebert --- Jacob is also a double gold medalist, going undefeated in the U12 ne-waza lightweight division, and by absolutely dominating some very tough opponents he won gold in the U12M featherweight to become Provincial Champion.

 

Jacob Wiens --- Jacob had a great day in the U14 heavyweight ne-waza division, making it into the final, where he faced his cousin from Moose Jaw, but came up short losing a tough battle. He did manage to rebound and take a bronze in the U14M division.

 

Josie Wiens ---- had a very difficult task on Saturday, competing in the U16F divisions. If the division wasn't tough enough with medalists from the Pacific International and Edmonton International judo tournaments, organizers also combined the division with the Sr. Women heavyweights. Through the round robin of the ne-waza division, Josie found herself in a 3 way tie for 2nd place and was forced to have a fight off for silver. She ended up winning the fight off, claiming a silver medal. She then had to turn around and compete in the U16/Sr. Women division, where she managed to win a bronze medal.

 

Overall it was a very good showing for Flin Flon who had one of the smallest teams at the event and don't receive a lot of the opportunities that clubs do down south but the judo community was impressed by what Flin Flon is doing.

 

     They will now  finish up their  season with some belt testing and promotions. Classes will resume in September. People can watch their  Facebook page for any information they may need.