Karate rank exam conducted

Brainerd and Aitkin club s participated in an official rank examination Saturday at Central Minnesota Karate in St. Cloud.

Yellow Stripe Belt: Tyler Flowers, Aitkin; Wyatt Brode, Little Falls

Yellow Belt: Lydia Browning, Aitkin; Ethan Strong, Brainerd; Hayden MacLaughlin, Brainerd; Ethan Naanes, Brainerd; Britney Nieters, Brainerd

Orange Belt: Nick Reed, Brainerd; Benjamin Kaus, Brainerd; Lauren Reed, Brainerd

Green Belt: Alexander Rice, Brainerd

Purple Belt Level I: Garrett Westerlund, Aitkin; Jacob Drietz, Brainerd

Purple Belt Level II: Samantha Strong, Brainerd; Ashlee Carter, Brainerd; Tarrin Carter, Brainerd; Blake Herbst, Brainerd; Amos Pigg, Brainerd

Brown Belt Level I: Hunter Westerlund, Aitkin

Brown Belt Level II-III: Drew Baker, Brainerd; Adam Kleist, Brainerd; Neil Westerlund, Aitkin; Miriam Pritschet, Brainerd; Ciara Pritschet, Brainerd

First Degree Black Belt: Broc Kokesh, Aitkin