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AAU WRESTLING CLUB OVERCOMES TRAGEDY

The Cedar Cliff High School Wrestling team traveled from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania to compete in the 2015 AAU Wrestling Scholastic Duals, but this year, they were one wrestler short.

Medard Kowalski was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt and fish. On December 1, 2014, he went out hunting with a few of his friends. Kowalski made plans to meet up with a friend later that night so he could go out again the next day. Before calling it a day, he decided to take his canoe out by himself to an island that is known for having a great deer population.

The friend that he was supposed to meet never heard from him later that night.

After Kowalski's parents were contacted, they reached out to the authorities and the local river rescue to search for him. They searched for several weeks but no one could find him.

Rick Tamanosky, the head coach of the Cedar Cliff High School freshmen wrestling team and a police officer for the Lower Allen Township Police Department in Cumberland County, remembers searching for Kowalski.

"It's that time frame where we hope we find him okay, because we know that he knows what he's doing out there, but then it settles in that it's not going to end well," Tamanosky said.
Kowalski's body was found nearly three and a half months later, farther downstream.

The discovery of his body was tough on everyone in the community. While for some it brought closure, for others, like his teammates, it just made them relive the loss all over again.

"They went through a bit of a healing process because of the length of time," said Tamanosky. "And then when he turns up, you go through that whole process again."

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RECAP: 2015 AAU WRESTLING SCHOLASTIC DUALS

That's a wrap for the 2015 AAU Wrestling Scholastic Duals! Hundreds of wrestlers traveled to Orlando, Florida for the annual tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports. This year, because of the amount of wrestlers, the event had to expand to the Orlando Sports Center as well! More than 160 teams were split into four different divisions: Community I, Community II, Developmental and District/All-Star.

Developmental and District/All-Star kicked off on June 28th and three days later, the champions were crowned! The Community divisions started on June 29th and wrapped up the tournament on July 2nd. For full results from each division, visit www.trackwrestling.com.

We had some great competition from some of the best wrestlers and can't wait to see everyone again next year!

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2015 AAU WRESTLING SCHOLASTIC DUALS - ACTION

Check out the photos from around the mat at the 2015 AAU Wrestling Scholastic Duals at the ESPN Wide World of Sports and the Orlando Sports Center!

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2015 AAU WRESTLING SCHOLASTIC DUALS - AWARDS

Check out the award photos from the 2015 AAU Wrestling Scholastic Duals!

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KENNEDY HEHR: ROAD TO VOLLEYBALL NATIONALS

In January of 2014, Kennedy Hehr was in a life-threatening car crash. Her stomach was severed completely in half and she had extensive internal injuries. Doctors told her she was lucky to be alive. She persevered and played a full volleyball game just months after her car accident.

Unfortunately, two weeks before the 2014 AAU Girls' Junior National Volleyball Championships, she tore her meniscus, sidelining her during Nationals.

"I knew I was done," she stated. "You just know because it hurts so much. You can’t walk, you can’t do anything."

And that is what she was forced to do all summer: nothing.

Her meniscus was torn, twisted and flipped, so she had to have it repaired, rather than taken out. The surgery was quite extensive and required 20 stitches. She attended hour long physical therapy sessions, three times a week and was on crutches all summer.

During all of this, Hehr said the mental part was the hardest to overcome.

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2015 AAU KARATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS -TOP CLUBS AWARDED
June 30th - July 4th
Raleigh, NC

Each year during the opening ceremonies AAU Karate has the honor to give out the Top 20 Clubs to the clubs with the most athletes in attendance. This year's recipients of the Top 20 Club Banners are (in no particular order):

•	ENSO KARATE – SENSEI JAY & DENISE NACU
•	NISHIME KARATE – SENSEI BEN NISHIME
•	FOCUS MARTIAL ARTS – SENSEI JIM O'HARA
•	CHRIS WELBON’S KARATE – SENSEI CHRIS WELBON
•	AIJK – SENSEI TONY BUTLER
•	ICHIBAN KARATE – SENSEI DWIGHT GROVER & SENSEI LIZ SATRIANO
•	MARK PINNER KARATE SCHOOL – SENSEI MARK PINNER
•	IKF HAWAII – SENSEI CHUZO KOTAKA
•	FLORIDA KARATE ACADEMY – SENSEI DAVE ROTH
•	KUROKAWA KARATE – SENSEI CARMEN DIAZ
•	DRAGON NY – SENSEI ENA LATIC
•	CAROLINA FAMILY KARATE – SENSEI MATTHEW GARDNER
•	GOLDSBORO OKINAWA KARATE – SENSEI JASON ADAMS
•	OKINAWA RYUI-RYU – SENSEI ALFONZO GOMEZ
•	EAST WEST KARATE – SENSEI DAVE COBURN

The Top Three Clubs were as follows:

•	Third Place Club – Receiving a $500 Check was Triangle's Best Karate – Sensei Steve & Cyndy Robinson and Ingram's Karate Center – Sensei John & Cindy Ingram
•	Second Place Club – Receiving a $1,000 Check was Adamson’s Karate School – Sensei John Adamson
•	First Place Club – Receiving a $2,500 Check was Eggleston Karate Studio – Sensei Mike Eggleston

PREVIEW: 22ND AAU JUNIOR BEACH VOLLEYBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 22nd Annual Junior Beach Volleyball National Championships are back! This weekend at The Pier in Hermosa Beach, CA, some of the best beach volleyball players will compete to take home the gold!

Girls' ranging from 10U – 18U will be vying for the title in their age division and the boys' 16U division will be looking for the gold!

This always popular event filled more than two weeks ago, despite its registration being open until July 8th.

Pool play will take place on the first day, followed by single elimination playoffs on day two. All participants will receive a participation certificate and a tee shirt and medals will be awarded to the top three teams in each division. The top eight teams will qualify for the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games.

Good luck to everyone participating! We hope to see you out on the sand!

2015 AAU-USARS JUNIOR OLYMPIC GAMES - AWARDS

Check out the award photos from The Rink at the 2015 AAU-USARS Junior Olympic Games!

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2015 AAU ATHLETICS PRIMARY NATIONALS - ACTION

Check out the photos from around the track at the AAU Track & Field Primary Nationals at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex!

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