Kelowna’s Rodney Hobson Karate Academy dominated the Kelowna Kumite Cup held on Saturday, Jan. 11.
RHKA members won all of the individual division championships at the tournament, which featured athletes from across the Zone 2/Okanagan region.
The event was open to all youth competitors, aged 8 to 13.
The results for the Rodney Hobson Karate Academy were:
RHKA’s (Rodney Hobson Karate Academy) results were as follows:
• Girls 8-10 years old Kumite – Group A
Sara Nadon – Gold
Anya Therrien – Silver
Annika Bosma – Bronze
Payton Scott – Bronze
• Girls 8-10 years old Kumite – Group B
Callista Kronyk – Gold
Emilie Spanier – Silver
Jade Clarke – Bronze
Division champion—Emilie Spanier
• Boys 8-9 years old Kumite
Max D’Aoust – Silver
Jade Wynne – Bronze
Geoffrey Smith – Bronze
Division champion – Max D’Aoust
• Girls 11-12 years old Kumite
Jennifer Werner – Gold
Hailey Freathy – Bronze
Division champion- Jennifer Werner
• Boys 10-11 years old Kumite – Group A
Jason Sali – Gold
Brennin Bennett-Bronze
• Boys 10-11 years old Kumite – Group B
Kevin Boynton – Gold
Regan Nguyen – Silver
Nikolas Bogdanovic – Bronze
Division champion – Jason Sali
• Boys 12-13 years old Kumite – Group A
Kyle Beaudoin – Gold
Brandon Nguyen – Silver
Conor Smith – Bronze
Colby Maranda – Bronze
• Boys 12-13 years old Kumite – Group B
Chris Catanzaro – Gold
Gabe McQueenie – Silver
Jordan Berrington – Bronze
• Boys 12-13 years old Kumite – Group C
Zach Pedersen – Gold
Riley Kleemair – Silver
Curtis Walz – Bronze
Ryan Taylor – Bronze
Division champion – Chris Catanzaro
