November 2004 College Games 2004, Sunday 5 December - Hamilton A small group of Intermediates travelled to Hamilton on Sunday morning to take part in the first College Games. Although the turnout was smaller than hoped for the quality of the competition was high. Results were as follows: Calum Burn - Under 81kg - Silver Justin Mitchell - Under 73kg - Bronze Hannah Beedie - 57kg - Bronze Hannah Beedie - Open - Bronze Go to Top October 2004 Senior North Island Championship 2004, Saturday 9 October - Wanganui It was a long trip but worth it for the competitors who took part in this year's North Island Champs. Seven competitors brought home a total of eleven medals (although technically Sam belongs to Rendokan). A special mention for Justin who not only won Gold in his intermediate category and open contests - he then went on to take the Gold in the the Senior Mens division too. Brad Downing - Intermediate Male Under 60kg - Bronze Calum Burn - Intermediate Male Under 73kg - Bronze Calum Burn - Intermediate Male Open - Bronze Justin Mitchell - Intermediate Male Under 66kg - Gold Justin Mitchell - Junior men Under 66kg - Gold Justin Mitchell - Senior Men Under 66kg - Gold Michael Helm - Intermediate Male Over 73kg - Bronze Sam Rosser - Junior Men Under 90kg - Silver Sam Rosser - Junior Men Open - Gold Hannah Beedie - Young Women Under 57kg - Silver Hannah Beedie - Senior Women Under 57kg - Bronze Go to Top September 2004 Junior North Island Championship Competition Saturday 5 September - Hamilton Hannah Downing - Girls Under 30kg - Silver Natasha Downing - Girls Under 45kg - Bronze Natalie Mitchell - Girls Under 45kg - Bronze Dylan Burns - Boys Under 25kg - Bronze A special well done to Kerry Spray who took part in the boys Under 35kg category. This was a large weight catagory and Kerry came second in his pool and 5th overall. Go to Top August 2004 Auckland Champs - Saturday 21 August - AUT, North Shore Ben Boss - Jnr Men - Under 81kg - Gold Ben Boss - Jnr Men - Open - Gold Justin Mitchell - Intermediates Under 66kg - Gold Justing Mitchell - Jnr Men - Under 66kg - Gold Hannah Beedie - Young Women - Under 57kg - Silver Justin also won Gold in the Under 66kg Oceania Kurush Champs National Secondary Schools Judo Championships - Sunday 1 August - Lower Hutt We haven't wasted any time this month. Sunday 1 August found us in Lower Hutt getting weighed in for the National Secondary Schools Judo Championships, after which, as tradition decrees, it was straight to the nearest McDonalds for breakfast. Results were as follows: Justin Mitchell - Under 66KG - Silver Hannah Beedie - Under 52KG - Gold Callum fought well but was deprived of a medal and Emma had to withdraw due to a knee injury. Together with the guys from Nippon Judo Schools; Liz and Roderick from Kerikeri and, of course, Fiona - the Westlake teacher, we had a great weekend, lots of laughs and I have the photos to prove it. Thanks Callum for getting Judo a mention on the flight back. Go to Top June 2004 Nippon Judo Club Champs- 19 Jun 2004 - Dairy Flat School This local event was a good chance for our white to orange belts to gain experience in competition, and they did very well, coming away with seven Gold medals. Results were: Sarah Burns - Bantam Girls Under 30kg - Gold Hannah Downing - Bantam Girls Under 32kg - Gold Corrine Hubble - Bantam Girls Under 40kg - Gold Natalie Mitchell - Junior Girls Under 43kg - Gold Natasha Downing - Junior Girls Under 45kg - Gold Liam Hollinger - Bantam Boys Advanced Under 26kg - Gold Callum Burn - Junior Men Under 73kg - Gold New Zealand National Judo Championships - 5-7 June 2004 The National Championships, the largest competition of the year, was held over the Queen's Birthday weekend. There was a good turnout from the Bays club and although the competition was tough, it was good experience and an exciting weekend whether participating or just watching. Bays were awarded seven medals as follows: Hannah Downing - Junior Girls Under 30kg - Gold Natalie Mitchell - Junior Girls Under 40kg - Silver Keavy Mitchell - Junior Girls Under 40kg - Bronze Natasha Downing - Junior Girls Under 45kg - Bronze Hannah Beedie - Young Women Under 52kg - Gold Justin Mitchell - Intermediate Males Under 66kg - Silver Justin Mitchell - Junior Men Under 66kg - Bronze Special congratulations to Justin for being awarded the O'Connor Memorial Sportsmanship Trophy (Senior). Sam Rosser, who is registered with Rendokan but trains with Bays City, won three medals as follows: Intermediate Males Over 73kg - Bronze Intermediate Males Open - Bronze Junior Men Under 90kg - Gold Go to Top May 2004 Metro Yellow Belt Tournament (Hamilton) - 23 May For many of the Bays participants this tournament was their first competition and everyone did extremely well. Medals were awarded to: Emma Von Veh - Young Women - Bronze Natalie Mitchell - Junior Girls Under 40kg - Silver Dylan Burn - Junior Boys Under 25kg - Bronze Andrew Burn - Junior Boys Under 40kg - Silver A special well done to Emma who had an extremely difficult pool. Go to Top March 2004 March proved to be a busy and successful month in the Bays City calendar. The Club entered three competitions and brought home a grand total of 32 medals. Well done to all those who entered. This was the first competition for a number of our younger Club members and you all did very well. 27/28 March 2004 Waikato Bay of Plenty Judo Championships The third competition of the month saw a good turnout by Bays City at Hamilton. This was a tough competition with large pools and the Club did extremely well. Saturday 27 March 2004 Aheesh Gobindlal - Intermediate Boys Under 55kg - Gold Aheesh Gobindlal - Junior Mens Under 60kg - Gold Justin Mitchell - Intermediate Boys Under 66kg - Silver Callum Burn - Intermediate Boys Under 73kg - Bronze Sam Rosser - Intermediate Boys Over 73kg - Bronze Sam Rosser - Intermediate Boys Open - Gold Sunday 28 March 2004 Liam Hollinger - Junior Boys Under 25kg - Bronze Hannah Downing - Junior Girls Under 30kg - Gold Corrine Hubble - Junior Girls Under 35kg - Bronze Natalie Mitchell - Junior Girls Under 40kg - Bronze Hannah Beedie - Junior Girls Under 55kg - Gold Hannah Beedie - Junior Girls Open - Gold 13/14 March 2004 - Dannevirke The five Bays City competitors took Dannevirke by surprise - taking away 10 medals in last weekend's East Coast Area Open Judo Championships. Medals were awarded as follows: Hannah Beedie - Girls Under 55kg - Gold Hannah Beedie - Girls Open - Bronze Ben Bos - Junior Men Under 81KG - Silver Ben Bos - Junior Men Open - Bronze Aheesh Gobindlal - Intermediate Male Under 55kg - Silver Aheesh Gobindlal - Junior Men Under 60kg - Silver Justin Mitchell - Intermediate Male Under 66kg - Silver Justin Mitchell - Junior Men Under 66kg - Gold Nick Mitchell - Intermediate Male Under 55kg - Bronze Nick Mitchell - Junior Men Under 60kg - Bronze It was certainly a long way to travel but well worth it. Tuesday 9 March 2004 Bays hosted the Tahitian National Squad in two separate training sessions, each session ending with a BBQ. Many thanks to all those who contributed and, as ever, special thanks to Debbie for the refreshment organisation. Sunday 7 March 2004 The first Sunday in March saw a group of seven get up at the crack of dawn (well 5am) to travel to Tokoroa to take part in a one day tournament, the first of 2004. Ten medals later they were on their way home again, exhausted but happy to have made a good start to the competition year. The team, led by coach Darius Afshar, took six medals in various weight categories and four medals in the Opens - five golds, four silvers and a bronze. Medals received were: Hannah Beedie - Girls Under 55kg - Gold Hannah Beedie - Girls Over 45kg Open - Silver Callum Burn - Boys Intermediate Open - Bronze Hannah Downing - Girls Under 35kg - Gold Corrine Hubble - Girls Under 35kg - Gold Corrine Hubble - Girls Under 40kg Open - Gold Natalie Mitchell - Girls Under 40kg - Gold Nick Mitchell - Boys Under 55kg - Silver Nick Mitchell - Boys Open - Silver Theresa Prosser - Young Women's Combined - Silver The Club is now preparing for the upcoming Dannevirke East Coast Area Championship and Waikato Bay of Plenty Open competitions later this month. Go to Top