North West Judo Championships - 20th February 2010

Garioch had 9 players down at st.helens near Liverpool at the weekend and returned with some good results. the competition is one of the biggest junior ranking events in the uk.the standard of judo was very high with the best players in the uk attending.

Results

Stuart McWatt (-46kg) Silver
Murray Wood (-30kg) Bronze
James Littler - 5th place
Helen Forbes - 5th place
Ben Demirander - 5th place
Ewen MacDonald - 2 wins 2 loses
Morgan Cook - 1 win 2 loses
Jessie Mathewson - 1 win 2 loses
Lewis Mark - no result

Well done to all my players that took the time to go down and attend this event and the parents for their support!

Midland Area Open Competition - 30th & 31st January 2010

Garioch had some players down in Birmingham this weekend taking part in the first big competition of the year. It was held in Walsall university campus with over 300 competitors each day. Needless to say our guys where nervous, with new rule changes and some of them moving up weight categories it was never going to be a walk in the park.

Results

Stuart McWatt (-46kg B band) - Silver

Jessie mathewson (-44kg B band) - Silver

James littler -42kg B band - 5th

Ewan macdonald -55kg B band - no result

Well done to all four players great performance on the day.

Photos from the Garioch Winter Camp - 21st & 22nd December 2009

Garioch Winter Camp - 21st & 22nd December 2009

This was the first winter camp that we have run at Garioch and it went very well. The festive theme was helped with the heavy down fall of snow! The first hour every morning was done outside, running and doing circuit work. We then had plenty of judo and also some festive fun!

Well done to all that attended.

Pictures to follow....

Northern Area Closed Mini Mons - 14th November 2009

Well done to the handful of players that entered. Elaine was our mat side coach on the day and was pleased to see our players trying lots of different techniques on ground and standing. Well done everyone!

Results:

Fergus MacFarlane (-38kg) - Gold

Nordine Adrif (-30kg) - Silver

Logan Rorie (-27kg) - Silver

Andrew McWatt (-30kg) - Bronze

Lewis Williamson (-34kg) - Bronze

Ruarie McColl (-34kg) - Bronze

Kieran McColl (-50kg) - Bronze

Granite City Open - 7th November 2009

Well done to all our players that attended this years Granite City Open. We had 18 players fighting for medal glory and succeed in securing 15 medals to add to an already great year.

Results:

Stuart McWatt (-46kg) - Gold

Ewen McDonald (-50kg) - Gold

Jessie Mathewson (-44kg) - Gold

James Littler (-42kg) - Silver

Murray Wood (-30kg) - Silver

Morgan Cook (-34kg) - Silver

Helen Forbes (-57kg) - Silver

Olivia Reid (-28kg) - Silver
Ross Mark (-46kg) - Bronze

Scott Lyall (-50kg) - Bronze

Fergus McFarlane (-38kg) - Bronze

Ben Demirander (-34kg) - Bronze

Lewis Mark (-30kg) - Bronze

Shannon Reid (-44kg) - Bronze

Adults Results:

Michael Skakles (-66kg) - Gold

Well done to Nordine, Kyle and Harriet - Great effort by all three!

British Championships - 10th/11th October 2009

The club had six players qualify for the British Championships this year under the new system and we returned with one new British champion and two bronze medallists.

Stuart mcwatt fought his way on Saturday to become British Champion at under 42kg b band. Well done Stuart from everyone at the club!

Other medallists where Jessie Mathews and Ewen McDonald who both fought well on the day and came home with a bronze medal - well done both of you. James Littler, Scott Lyall and Helen Forbes were our other entrants at the championships they all fought well so they can all hold their heads high and see what next year holds!