Trophy news from Santa Clarita Magazine…
Karate Team Takes Home Nine Trophies!
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Congratulations to the karate team of the City’s Newhall Community Center. On January 24, the nine members competed at the 2009 IMAC USA Martial Arts Winter Olympics in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team brought back a total of nine trophies, taking five first place trophies, two-second place trophies and two fourth place trophies.
Over 1,500 participants from as far as Canada and Mexico displayed their martial arts skills in the prestigious IMAC competition. The competition was intense, but every member from the Community Center’s karate team, representing the City of Santa Clarita managed to place in the tournament. The team members who competed and took home trophies include Yohana Neri, Karen Celis, Jonathan Perez, Yareli Cervantes, Kelly Cervantes, Jennifer Perez, Carlos Cazares, Mark Bradby and Ruben Caldera. (more…)
