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CONGRATULATIONS NEW 1st & 2nd DAN JR. BLACK BELTS! CAMP HILL (March 1) Congratulations to WSAMA's newest Black Belt, David Kirkpatrick, and Chambersburg Academy's Justin Bock. Congratulations also to the following Jr. Black Belts who earned their 2nd Dan Jr. Level: Cole Van Nostrand and Robert Halbach. Thanks once again to the assisting Black Belts who helped make this promotion a special and memorable day!
FEBRUARY
IN-SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
CAMP HILL (January 29) - Congratulations to January's winners: Anne-Margaret Kennedy - Heavyweight Division, David Kirkpatrick - Middlweight Division, and Dominique Gross - Lightweight Division. To see previous winners, click here. Next In-School Tournament is scheduled for Friday March 28th at 5:10pm.
SILVER
SPRING AFTER-SCHOOL MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM
Master Vergara begins Silver Spring Elementary's after-school martial arts program for six weeks every Monday starting Jan 7. If your child is a Silver Spring Elementary student and you wish to participate, please contact the after-school program coordinator Michelle Taylor @ 697-1110.
2007 WSAMA AWARD WINNERS
Black Belt
Excellence Award - Allyson Halbach
COMPETITORS OF THE YEAR AWARDS
CONGRATULATIONS NEW 1st & 2nd DAN SR. BLACK BELTS! CAMP HILL (December 8) Congratulations to WSAMA's newest Black Belts: David Drinks and Jacob Swink. Congratulations also to the following Jr. Black Belts who earned their 1st Dan Sr. Level: Jesse Hazam, Sean Foer, Mary Millage, Kerry O'Connell, Sarah Markel and Phillip Peng. Special recognition goes to WSAMA's newest 2nd Dan levels: Lisa Foer, Clay Hazam, Brandon Vergara and Sudhakar Balasankar Many thanks to the assisting Black Belts who helped make this promotion a special and memorable day!
CAPITOL CITY YOUTH CLASSIC RESULTS HARRISBURG (November 3) - Team Lion's Pride participated in its last karate tournament of the 2007 Season which started back in March with the Arnold Martial Arts Festival in Columbus, OH and ended with a bang back home at the Capitol City Classic in Central PA. Team Lion's Pride earned a total of 31 trophies including (11) 1st Place, (8) 2nd Place, (7) 3rd Place and (5) 4th Place. Noteworthy was team members Deanna and Jessica Vergara who both won Grand Championships in their respective divisions for Forms/Weapons. Results were as follows:
Eric
Bossert
– 4th Weapons Celeste Gross – 1st Fighting, 3rd Forms Dominique Gross – 2nd Weapons, 4th Forms, 4th Fighting Robert Halbach - 1st Weapons, 2nd Forms, 2nd Fighting Diana Hamlin - 1st Fighting, 2nd Forms, 3rd Weapons Clay Hazam - 1st Fighting, 4th Forms, 4th Weapons Jesse Hazam – 3rd Fighting, 3rd Weapons Aaron Kuntz – 2nd Fighting, 4th Place Weapons Anne O'Connell – 1st Fighting, 2nd Weapons, 3rd Forms Nicholas Sather - 1st Fighting, 3rd Forms, 4th Weapons Brandon Vergara – 1st Weapons, 1st Forms, 2nd Fighting Deanna Vergara - 1st Forms, 1st Fighting, 2nd Weapons, Grand Championship Forms/Weapons Jessica Vergara – 1st Weapons, 1st Forms, 3rd Fighting, Grand Championship Forms/Weapons Congratulations on a great year of success. It was a pleasure and honor working with a group of students with such a strong fighting spirit! Looking forward to next year... Master Vergara
CONGRATULATIONS NEW JR. BLACK BELTS! CAMP HILL (October 27) Congratulations to WSAMA's newest Jr. Black Belts: Kelsey Chung, Aakash Sudhakar and Deanna Vergara. Many thanks to the assisting Black Belts who helped make this promotion a special and memorable day for WSAMA's newest Black Belt members!
SILVER SPRING FALL FEST 2007 The Academy's Spitfire Demo Team will be performing at this year's Silver Spring Fall Fest at Willow Mill Park on Saturday, October 13th @ 12pm. Enjoy the Fall weather, the demo team and the activities this festival has to offer. See you there!
PUMPKINFEST 2007
ENOLA (October 6 & 7) - The Academy enjoyed two days of summer-like weather and a sense of community participating in this year's East Pennsboro's Pumpkinfest. On hand, WSAMA's Demo Team Spitfire wowed the crowd with martial arts entertainment during the early part of the festival on Saturday and Sunday.
NEW 3RD DANS! HARRISBURG (September 29) - Sabumnims Steven Pataky and Stephen Brandt (pictured with Grandmaster Joe Fox) were recently promoted to 3rd Dan in Jung Sim Do after exhibiting forms, weapons, sparring and self defense. It was a tough test of spirit and skill as they achieved what was truly deserved and earned. Congratulations Sabumnims!
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INFERNOFEST
2: Incinerated 2007
Performing Teams:
SPITFIRE Demonstration Team
SPITFIRE Sparks Training Team
WSAMA Lion's Pride Competition Team
Saturday & Sunday
September 29 & 30, 2007
Sat. 1st Show: 12pm-1:45pm
Sat. 2nd Show: 3pm-4:45pm
Sun. 1st Show: 4pm-5:30pm
Ticket Pricing: 1$ per person
BREATH OF NATURE KARATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
HARRISBURG
(September 1) -
Team
Lion's Pride once again proved
hard work pays off! Noteworthy was team member Deanna Vergara earning First
Place in the thr Eric Bossert – 4th FightingCeleste Gross – 1st Forms, 3rd FightingDominique Gross – 3rd Weapons, 3rd FightingRobert Halbach - 1st Forms, 1st Weapons, 2nd FightingDiana Hamlin - 1st Forms, 1st Weapons, 2nd FightingAaron Kuntz – 1st Fighting, 3rd Weapons, 4th FormsAnne O'Connell – 1st Forms, 2nd Weapons, 3rd FightingNicholas Sather - 1st Weapons, 2nd Forms, 2nd Fighting Cole Van Nostrand - 1st Forms, 2nd Weapons, 3rd Fighting Dylan Van Nostrand – 2nd Fighting, 3rd Weapons Deanna Vergara - 1st Forms, 1st Weapons, 1st FightingJessica Vergara – 1st Weapons, 1st Fighting, 2nd Forms
WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE SEMINAR
KEYSTONE STATE GAMES RESULTS YORK (July 28) - Team Lion's Pride had a great showing at this annual event bringing home 19 medals! All team members in their respective divisions placed in what was one of the most competitive tournaments to date. Noteworthy was team member Diana Hamlin earning three gold medals in weapons, forms and fighting. Results were as follows: Celeste Gross – Bronze in FightingDominique Gross – Silver in FightingRobert Halbach - Silver in Forms and Fighting, Bronze in WeaponsDiana Hamlin - Gold in Fighting, Forms and WeaponsAaron Kuntz – Bronze in FightingAnne O'Connell – Silver in FightingNicholas Sather - Bronze in FightingBrandon Vergara - Gold in Fighting, Silver in Forms, Bronze in WeaponsDeanna Vergara - Silver in Fighting, Bronze in WeaponsJessica Vergara – Gold in Weapons, Silver in Forms and Fighting* Click here to see same story as published in the West Shore Shopper on 8/22/07. Congratulations Team Lion's Pride! ___________________________________________________
* Click HERE for UPDATES HISTORY! * Click HERE for early 2007 WSAMA News! * Click HERE for 2006 WSAMA News! * Click HERE for 2005 WSAMA News!
* Check out EVENTS CALENDAR for other upcoming events at the West Shore Academy of Martial Arts!
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