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Wind River Kempo Karate Club. Photo by Karen Rule.
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Student David Rule watches Sensei Karen Rogers (back to camera) in the karate tournament. Photo by Karen Rule.
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Local Karate club attends championship tourney
30th Annual Western Wyoming Karate Championship Tournament in Green River
by Karen Rogers
May 19, 2010
On May 15, 2010, students from the Wind River Kempo Karate Club competed in the 30th Annual Western Wyoming Karate Championship Tournament in Green River.
Fifteen students of Sensei Karen Rogers’ participated in different events, according to their respective ages and ranks.
Sensei Karen earned 1st place in Blackbelt kata (forms) and 2nd place in Blackbelt Women’s Sparring.
Colored belt students who placed include: Kathy Ziegenfelder 1st place sparring, 1st place kata, 2nd place self defense; Tracee Crawford 1st place sparring, 3rd place kata; David Rule 3rd place sparring; Josiah Piros 2nd place sparring; Leslie Schoppa 1st place flag sparring, 2nd place kata; Amanda Schoppa 3rd place kata; Colton Quirk 2nd place sparring; Olivia Pape 3rd place kata; Chase Vasquez 4th place sparring; and Austin Vasquez 2nd place sparring.
Students who also went were Keegan Gehlhausen, Monica and Sayer Hollibaugh, Liz Hampton, and Kean Yarnell.
Sensei Karen is extremely proud of all her students who went and represented the club so well. She would also like to thank all who contributed money through the bake sale and Kick-a-Thon to make it possible for so many students to go.
Photos by Karen and David Rule
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