Medals for Harris
Luke Harris of the Hayabusa Training Centre Ltd. in Campbell Business Park continued his dominance in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation circuit as a multiple medallist last weekend in Rome, Italy.Harris, 40, was a awarded gold at the Rome Open in the black-belt master 3 super heavyweight division and the open class, a division featuring all the black-belt medallists.
In the European No-Gi Championship, Harris was the gold-medal winner in the black-belt master 3 ultra-heavyweight division and bronze medallist in the open class.
No-Gi is grappling without the traditional jiu-jitsu uniform. Competitors wear shorts and rash guard and you are not allowed to grab your opponent’s clothing.
Among the victories for Harris, a product of the St. Albert Judo Club and a St. Albert Catholic High School alumnus, were a pair against Renato (Babalu) Sobral, a retired Brazilian wrestler and UFC fighter.
Harris, the gold medallist in the super heavyweight 40 to 45 age division at the 2018 European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal, was also a silver medallist in his weight class and open weight class at last month’s Pan Championships earlier this month in Irvine, Calif.
U14AA westerns
The St. Albert Mission returned home from westerns with the fifth silver medal of the season for the U14AA ringette team.The Mission lost 5-2 to Calgary White (Team Alberta) in the final last Saturday in Saskatoon to finish 41-9-3-1 overall this season.
It was the seventh available medal weekend for the Missions, winners of the Bernadette Price Memorial in November at Saskatoon.
The Mission also suffered a 3-2 setback to Calgary White in last month’s Ringette Alberta final.
At the 10-team westerns, the Mission (Alberta No. 2) posted wins of 6-5 against Calgary Blue (Alberta No. 3), 4-2 against Team B.C., 8-0 against the Manitoba Angels (Manitoba No. 2) and 7-4 against the Regina Rush (Team Saskatchewan) in pool B and in the semifinals edged Zone 2 Blaze (Alberta No. 4) 5-4.
Sydney Fevin and Kenzie McEachern scored in the final as the first period ended tied at two.
Ironically, the top five teams at westerns were all from Alberta and they finished in the exact same order as at provincials.
Jazmyn Fevin was a tournament all-star team selection and in six games recorded seven goals and 11 points.
Sydney Fevin also tallied seven times for eight points and captain Janie Lajoie produced four goals and eight points. Nyah Bodnarchuk also collected eight points, while McEachern added five goals and seven points and Brooke Maurier chipped in with seven assists.
Basketball all-stars
The Metro Athletics All-Stars in senior men’s and women’s basketball have been finalized.The top five athletes in their respective metro Edmonton league divisions were selected and the females include Kelly Reid of the Bellerose Bulldogs, division three finalists, Bronwen Barter of the division one Paul Kane Blues, fifth-place finishers at the 4A provincials, Teá DeMong of the division one champion St. Albert Skyhawks, 4A provincial bronze medallists, and Ashley Gaulden of the division two champion Sturgeon Spirits, 10th place finishers at 3A provincials.
The male all-stars included Jack McPherson of the division two Blues.
