The 1998 Ohio Junior State Judo Championships were held on May 16th
at the Burkhardt Recreation Center, Dayton Ohio. Thanks go to all volunteers who
helped with the event - setting up mats, table workers, referees, and others.
Seventy one competitors participated with the following results:
Boys 6 Light
1st - Kiernan Buddendeck (Epizoundes)
2nd - Joey Alahmad (Judan-Toledo)
Boys 6 Heavy
1st - Joshua Waugh (Salvation Army)
2nd - Juwan Staten (Epizoundes)
3rd - Steven Bonds (Judan-Toledo)
Boys 7 Light
1st - Kohei Nishimura (Renshuden)
Boys 7 Heavy
1st - Shawn Browning (Miami Co Epizoundes)
2nd - Ryan Bonds (Judan-Toledo)
Boys 8 Light
1st - Joshua Morgan (Renshuden)
2nd - Tim McCloud (Dayton PAL)
3rd - John Minnick (Renshuden)
Boys 8 Heavy
1st - Derek Browning (Miami Co Epizoundes)
2nd - Beau Wenger (Ohio Judan)
3rd - Robert Cole (Epizoundes)
Boys 9 Light
1st - Bobby Scott (Dayton PAL)
Boys 9 Heavy
1st - Andrew Law (Ohio Judan)
2nd - Jeremy Clouse (Judan-Toledo)
3rd - Alex Watson (Dayton PAL)
Boys 10 Heavy
1st - Joshua Webb (Wolf Pack Judo)
2nd - Roger Minnick (Renshuden)
3rd - Dylon Wood (Shodokan/Lorain Y)
Boys 11 Heavy
1st - Jesse Strickland (Judan-Toledo)
2nd - Kurtis Caldwell (Dayton PAL)
3rd - Deon Belmon (Judan-Toledo)
Boys 12 Heavy
1st - Chris Grant (Miami Co Epizoundes)
2nd - Earl Staten (Epizoundes)
Boys 13 Light
1st - Brandon Cartee (Dayton PAL)
Boys 13 Heavy
1st - Daniel Bey (Miami Co Epizoundes)
2nd - Josh Mulkey (Judan-Toledo)
3rd - Chris Yingst (Miami Co Epizoundes)
Boys 14 Light
1st - Steve Wolery (Renshuden)
2nd - Nicholas Reiter (Dayton PAL)
Boys 14 Heavy
1st - Brian Hayward, Jr. (Judan-Toledo)
2nd - John Staten (Epizoundes)
Boys 15 Heavy
1st - Brandon Keaton (Dayton PAL)
2nd - Timothy Bell (Renshuden)
Boys 16 Light
1st - Aaron Carr (Harrison)
Boys 16 Open
1st - Patrick Roegner (Miami Co Epizoundes)
Girls 8 & under Light
1st - Stephanie Scott (Dayton PAL)
Girls 9/10 Light
1st - Victoria Thomas (Miami Co Epizoundes)
Girls 9/10 Middle
1st - Caitlin Deetz (Judan-Toledo)
2nd - Sonya Yamashita (Shudokan)
3rd - Marleda Stacey (Judan-Toledo)
Girls 9/10 Heavy
1st - Justi Jones (Shudokan)
2nd - Shanitra Gregory (Judan-Toledo)
Girls 11/12 Middle
1st - Ashley Shafer (Miami Co Epizoundes)
2nd - Frances Krumholtz (Wolf Pack Judo)
3rd - Sasha Simmons (Judan-Toledo)
Girls 11/12 Mid/Heavy
1st - Charity Palmer (Epizoundes)
2nd - Brittany Upchurch (Judan-Toledo)
3rd - Christina Turner (Dayton PAL)
Girls 13/14 Lt/Middle
1st - Maiko Yamashita (Shudokan)
Girls 13/14 Middle
1st - Nikisha Ragland (Judan-Toledo)
2nd - Sandra Heebsh (Judan-Toledo)
Girls 13/14 Mid/Heavy
1st - Jackie Galyon (Dayton PAL)
2nd - Heather Psonak (Ohio Judan)
3rd - Raven Fuel (Judan-Toledo)
Girls 13/14 Heavy
1st - Felicia Harrison (Dayton PAL)
2nd - Marylynn Reuter (Judan-Toledo)
Girls 15/16 Mid/Heavy
1st - Kelli Shells (Miami Co Epizoundes)
Girls 15/16 Heavy
1st - Vanessa Shaw (Judan-Toledo)
2nd - Joy Goetz (Judan-Toledo)
