NEWS ARCHIVE 2010
NEWS ARCHIVE 2010
Ross and Cromarty Sports Council Awards
Highland Budokan Judo Club won Club of the Year at the Ross and Cromarty Sports Council Awards, which were held in Dingwall. Aimee Grant won Athlete of the Year 2010.
Inverness Area Sports Council Awards
Well done to Beverely Read and Josie Steele who won awards on Friday night at the Inverness Area Sports Council Awards. Beverley won the Coach/ Admin Person of the Year Award and Josie won the Inverness Courier Under 12's Girl's Sports Personality Award for the second year running.
Beverley won her award for the committment and effort she has given to the Club this year.
Josie has had another excellent year, attending 9 competitons and winning 9 medals (5 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze), this included Gold at the Scottish Age Banded Championships in September.
Highland Budokan Club Championships
The Highland Budokan Club Championships at Millburn Academy in Inverness. 61 Club members fought their way through the snow to attend and all had a great day. The championships had a mixed level of entry from complete beginners in Competition to experienced players.
The Club Championships will be held next year on the 3rd December, so if you didn't enter this year, make sure you do next year, as it's an excellent way to get introduced to competition Judo.
Highland Budokan Awards - Results 6th Nov 2010
Achievement Awards
Ellie Polworth
Daniel Hutcheson
Freya Boa
Olivia Miller
Finlay Kiln
James Cameron
Tommy Bailey
Promising Newcomer
Owen Rose
Jordon McClymont
Service to the Club Award
Michael MacLennan
Girls under 12 Player of the Year
3rd Place – Hannah Kerr
2nd Place – Josie Steele
1st Place – Aimee Grant
Girls under 16 Player of the Year
3rd Place – Erin McGregor
2nd Place – Megan Kiln
1st Place – Lauren Sturrock
Boys under 12 Player of the Year
3rd Place – Rory Barson
2nd Place – Douglas Murray
1st Place – Jack Grant
Boys under 16 Player of the Year
3rd Place – Duncan Seaton
2nd Place – David Kerr
1st Place – Callum Maclennan
Throw of the Year
Chris Mota
Players Player of the Year
Josie Steele
Service to Coaching Awards
Andy Naismith
Mark Mapplebeck
Senior Female Player of the Year
3rd Place – Iona MacInnes
2nd Place – Stacey Inglis
1st Place – Stephanie Inglis
Senior Male Player of the Year
3rd Place – Paul Mapplebeck
2nd Place – Tommy Mercer
1st Place – Roy Shepherd
Thanks to :
Thanks to Jenny Maclennan for assisting with coaching
Thanks to Sandra Kerr for supporting the club, organising raffles/tombola’s etc.
Thanks to Paul Mapplebeck – assisting with coaching
Granite City Results - Sat 6th Nov
Name Age Band Category Medal
Hannah Murray AA u32kg Bronze
Joanna Maclennan AA u32kg Bronze
Josie Steele A u32kg Gold
Max Provan AA u34kg Bronze
Jamie Sturrock A u34kg Bronze
Jack Grant AA u34kg & u38kg Silver & Gold
Aimee Grant B u36kg Silver
Hannah Kerr B u40kg Silver
Douglas Murray A u50kg Gold
Chris Mota C u55kg Silver
Duncan Seaton Senior u55kg -
Ross Campbell Senior u55kg Silver
Michael Maclennan C u73kg Bronze
David Kerr C u73kg Gold
Callum Maclennan C u73kg Silver
Tommy Mercer Senior U73kg -
Roy Shepherd Senior u81kg Gold
Paul Mapplebeck Senior U90kg Bronze
Hibari Kan Junior Open
Well done to Chris Mota who won Bronze at the Hibari Kan Junior Open in Larkhall on Saturday 30th Oct.
Scottish Open
3 Members took part in the Scottish Open on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th Oct. Well done to Roy Shepherd who won Bronze, Stacey Inglis who came 5th and Tommy Mercer who fought well but missed out on the medals this time.
British Age Bands 9/10th Oct 2010
Well done to Aimee Grant, who won Gold at the British Age Bands in Sheffield today in the Under 36kg age band B. Also well done to Chris Mota, Callum MacLennan, Duncan Seaton, Ross Campbell, David Kerr, Hannah Kerr and Tommy Mercer who were also competing
Dufftown Championships
Here are todays results for the Dufftown Championships : Saturday 9th Oct 2010
Josie Steele U32/36 combined Gold
Jamie Sturrock U34 Gold
Jack Grant U34 Gold
Anna MacLeod U28 Gold
Michael MacLennan Open Gold
Erin MacGregor U57 Silver
William Harkiss U42 Silver
Joanna MacLennan U28/32 Silver x 2
John Main U34 Bronze
Rory Barson U34 Bronze
Ryan Hollister U46 Bronze
Ryan MacLeod U34
Max Proven U34 - withdrawn – injured
Jack Hollister U34 -
Well done to everyone who took part, the club had a great day.
Scottish Age Bands 11/09/10 Perth
Well done the 16 Club members who were competing at the Bells Sports Centre in Perth yesterday (11/09/10). The Club managed to take 10 medals.
The medals were taken by:
Age Band A - U32kg - Joise Steele - Gold
Age Band B - U36kg - Aimee Grant - Gold
Age Band B - U40kg - Hannah Kerr - Gold
Age Band A - U46kg - Douglas Murray - Bronze
Age Band C - U50kg - Chris Mota - Bronze
Age Band C - U66kg - Callum MacLennan - Silver
Age Band C - U73kg - David Kerr - Silver
Age Band D - U55kg - Duncan Seaton - Bronze
Age Band D - U55kg - Ross Campbell - Bronze
Age Band D - U73kg - Tommy Mercer - Bronze.
A big well done to Bronwyn Taylor, Cosmo Taylor, Jamie Sturrock, Michael MacLennan, Tim Frazer and Ryan MacLeod who fought well, but missed out the medals.
UK School Games
Well Done to Duncan Seaton who was selected for the Scotland Squad to take park in the UK School Games after getting through the trials. He Fought well but missed out on the medals this time. We hope to have more of the squad selected next year.
Summer Camp 2010
Thank you to everyone who took part in this years Summer Camp, both classes where a great success and from the comments received by parents all the kids seemed to enjoy it as well. They had 5 days of Judo, games and various other sports and activities, the sessions lasted 3 hours the under 9's attended each day from 9-12pm and the over 9's from 1-4pm. Everyone worked really hard all week and earned certificates, medals and lots of prizes at the end.
See you at the next one in the October Holidays.
Highland Budokan Open
Highland Budokan Judo club held the Highland Budokan Open on the 5th June at Inverness Sports Centre. The event was attended by Judo clubs from Augsburg, Germany and La Baule, France along with clubs from all over Scotland.
The event was a great success with around 160 competing on the day. 39 members of Highland Budokan Judo club took part, winning a total of 28 medals. (9 Gold, 5 Silver and 14 Bronze)
Thanks to the support of the Club committee, Referees, table officials and parent helpers the Highland Budokan Open kicked off on time and with everyone’s hard work it ran ahead of schedule all day.
We are also grateful to Cllr Ken MacLeod and Cllr Bet McAllister who presented the medals and helped with commentary throughout the day.
Many thanks to Mike Read Plumbing & Heating, Tesco Extra, Fionnar, Highlands & Islands Fire Brigade and the Highland Council who all who all supporting the event and without them the event would not have taken place.
Venray International
Well done to Stacey Inglis who won Bronze at the Venray International this weekend (28th&29th May), Roy Shepherd came 5th , Tommy Mercer & Chris Mota came 9th. Lauren Sturrock and David Kerr were also fighting but unfortunately didn't place this time. Well done to everyone.
Invergordon Mini Mons 2010
Highland Budokan attended the Invergordon Mini Mons on Saturday 29th May, a great day was had by the club, the medals and members who attended are as follows.
Joanna Maclennen U32 - Gold
Libby Anderson U32 - Silver
Hannah Nimmo U32 - Bronze
Jack Grant U30 - Gold
Rory Barson U30 - Silver
Jamie Sturrock U34 - Bronze
Max Provan U34 - Bronze
Sean Cann U42 - Bronze
Michael Grant U55 - Bronze
Josh Grant Open - Bronze
James Cameron Open - Bronze
Also well done to James Walton, Andrew Graham, Gabriel Cann, Daniel Nimmo and William Harliss who all fought well, but missed out on the medals.
Well done to all of you, you all fought really well.
Highland Region Open
Saturday 15th May:
Josie Steele U12 U32 Silver
Aimee Grant U12 U32 Gold
Hannah Kerr U12 U36 Gold
Jack Grant U12 U30 Bronze
Chris Mota Youth U50 Silver
Duncan Seaton Youth U50 Gold
Callum Maclennan Youth U66 Silver
David Kerr Youth U73 Bronze
A well done to Tommy Mercer, Andrew Graham and Gabriel Cann who also took part, but missed out on the medals.
Sunday 16th May:
Chris Mota U16 U50 Silver
Duncan Seaton U16 U50 Gold
Tim Frazer U16 U60 Silver
Michael Maclennan U16 U73 Bronze
David Kerr U16 U73 Silver
Callum Maclennan U16 U66 Gold
John Fitzgerald Senior Over 100kg Silver
Also a well done to Leigh Hague, Tommy Mercer and Gordie Mackenzie who fought well but missed out on the medals.
Senior European Cup - Sarajevo 2010
Well Done to Steph Inglis who was competing at the Senior European Cup in Sarajavo, Bosina-Herzegovina today. Steph won her pool, but was unlucky to finish 5th in the Womans under 52kg.
Neil Adams Classic - Meadowbank
The club has had another fantastic weekend this time we attended the Neil Adams Classic at the Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh.
We took 18 members, and came away with an amazing 16 medals. The competitors and medals are listed below.
Name Weight Cat Age Band / Belt Cat Finish
Alison Beattie - Senior Orange Belt Silver
Leigh Hague - Senior Yellow Belt Bronze
Iona MacInnes - Senior 1st Kyu Bronze
Tommy Mercer - Senior 1st Dan -
Alistair MacLeod - Senior 1st Dan Bronze
Josie Steele u28kg u10s Gold
Jack Grant u30kg u10s Bronze
Aimee Grant u32kg u12s Silver
Joanne MacLennan u32kg Red Belt Bronze
Jamie Sturrock u34kg u12s -
Hannah Kerr u36kg u16s Silver
Chris Mota u50kg u16s Bronze
Ross Campbell u55kg u16s Bronze
Tim Frazer u60kg u16s Bronze
Callum MacLennan u60kg u16s Bronze
Lauren Sturrock u70kg u16s Gold
David Kerr u73kg u16s Gold
Michael MacLennan u73kg u14s Bronze
British School and English Senior Open
Well done to those who fought at the British Schools: Callum MacLennan (u66kg) and David Kerr (u73kg) won Gold both from Dingwall Academy, Duncan Seaton (u46kg) Inverness Royal Academy and Lauren Sturrock (u70kg) Millburn Academy took silvers. Tim Fraser 5th, Dingwall Academy, Chris Mota 7th, Inverness Royal Academy, and Ross Campbell, Charleston Academy all fought well, but unfortunately missed out on te medals. Well done guys!!!!
Well done to Steph Inglis who fought up a weight at the English Open and take a bronze in the U57kg. Stacey Inglis was also fighting in the U57kg and missed out on a medal this time and was also unlucky to have to fight Steph in the early rounds!!!!!!
And good weekend for the Club
British University Games
Well done to Steph Inglis, Stacey Inglis and Roy Shepherd who were all competing for their Universities in Sheffield at the weekend. Steph took gold in the U52 1st Kyu and Above, Stacey took bronze in the U57 1st Kyu and Above and Roy finished 5th in the U81 1st Kyu and Above.
Elgin Open - 13/3/10
The club had 29 members fighting at the Elgin open on Saturday 13th March, and managed to win an amazing 24 medals. all the members fought well, and it was great to see so many younger members coming along, for some this was their first competition outside the club championships, so a special well done to them.
The medal winners are:
Junior results (U16's) :
Gabriel Cann u27 Gold
Josie Steele u32 Bronze
Aimee Grant u32 Gold
Hannah Kerr u36 Gold
Lewis MacGillivray u38 Bronze
Megan Kiln u40/u48 Gold/Bronze
Chris Mota u46 Silver
Cathel Robertson u46 Bronze
Ross Campbell u55 Gold
Michael Maclennan open Bronze
David Kerr open Silver
Callum Maclennan u60 Gold
Erin MacGregor u63 Silver
Lauren Sturrock openGold
Youth Results (14 - 18yrs):
Iona MacInnes u57/u63 Silver
Lauren Sturrock open Gold
Callum Maclennan u60 Gold
Ross Campbell u60 Silver
David Kerr open Silver
Senior Results (over 18)
Paul Mapplebeck over 81kg (1st kyu and above) Bronze
Ramsey Darling over 81kg (1st kyu and above) Bronze
Gordon Mackenzie under 81kg (1st kyu and above) Silver
Leigh over 81kg ( 1st kyu and below) Silver
just missing out on the medals were :
Jamie Sturrock
Jack Grant
Joanna Maclennan
Libby Anderson
Hannah Nimmo
Max Proven
John Main
Rory Barson
William Harkiss
well done to everyone.