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Ponte Vedra Recorder · November 5, 2015
Photos provided by Pak’s Ponte Vedra
From left to right: Reid Norteman (form), Paden Pinder (form) and Kayla Shreve (sparring)
PV karate students continue to excel under local leadership
Pak’s Karate Main School in Jacksonville hosted the 2015 UTF Junior
Championship last month. This is a
local Junior’s Competition for Federation Students younger than 16 years
of age. Competitors came from as far
away as Waycross and Palm Coast.
Participants competed in either
Forms or Sparring, with belt rank divisions competing against each other.
Pak’s Ponte Vedra had three students participate each in their own division and the students brought home
two, first place finishes and one, second place finish.
Reid Norteman took home First
Place in Forms. Norteman is a student
at Ocean Palms Elementary School.
First time competitor Paden Pinder
took home First Place in Forms his division. Pinder is a student of Wards
Creek Elementary School.
Kayla Shreve, also a first time competitor, took home Second Place in
Sparring. Shreve did an excellent job
keeping the boys in her division on
Pak’s Ponte Vedra students (left to right) Kayla Shreve, Reid Norteman and Paden Pinder
their toes. Shreve is a student of Valley
Ridge Academy.
“This is the last tournament for the
year and we could not be happier for
the students who participated,” said
Pak’s Ponte Vedra owner and instructor Bill DeGrafft. “Their excellent
showing is a reflection of their posi-
tive attitudes day in and day out in
class. Miss Leila and I are very proud
of their efforts.”
Pak’s finishes up the 2015 season
with nine First Place Finishes and six
Second Place Finishes.
“It takes a lot of courage to go
out of your comfort zone and compete against students you have never
trained with before,” DeGrafft said.
“We are looking forward to even more
competitors from Paks Ponte Vedra as
we begin the process for team tryouts
for 2016. We appreciate our students’
hard work and commitment to these
tournaments.“
Recently recognized as the Best
Martial Arts School in St. Augustine for
2015, Pak’s Ponte Vedra is located in
Panther Plaza Shopping Center across
from Nease High School on US Highway 1 North. Visit their website www.
pakspontevedra.com or call (904) 8298087 for more information about the
school and the programs they offer.
PVHS girls’ golf caps off strong season performance
Community submission
The Ponte Vedra High School Lady
Sharks Varsity Golf Team capped off its
exceptional season with a fifth place
finish at the FHSAA Class 2A State Golf
Championship tournament on October
30-31 at Mission Inn resort.
The Sharks improved their positioning
from the prior year’s seventh place campaign by shooting a team score of 675.
The Sharks were led by team captain
senior Hannah Berman who fired a 76-75
for a 9th place individual finish in the final high school tournament of her sevenyear varsity run. Berman played for four
years at The Bolles Sc