Tali Squabbled
Garett Christofferson
Charlie Morci
Zach Van Bennekum
August 25, 2014
At the conclusion of the last school year a Rancho Pico karate master won gold in the 12-13 elite fighting, or kumite, division as well as a bronze medal in the elite kata division in the US Karate Nationals held in Reno, Nevada. Yes, we are talking about 8th-grader Kevin Stevens.
“It felt great to win gold! I have been training for a long time, so a lot of hard work has paid off,” said Kevin.
Now he moves towards an even bigger accomplishment. His win earned him a spot on the US Junior National Karate team, and he will be representing the United States at the Pan American Karate Federation games. He will fly with his teammates to Lima, Peru where they will represent the United States and compete for the gold.
“I am very nervous to compete because I will be facing the best people from the other countries. But I think I will do well,” stated Kevin.
