ELDO TAEKWONDO COMPETES – El Dorado Springs’ Rising Sun Taekwondo students and instructors attended the Midwest Taekwondo Association Invitational Tournament on March 10. Competitors were divided by belt level, age and gender.  All of their students placed in the tournament.

Front row from left: Ella Simpson (3rd in forms and 2nd in sparring), Stephen Kish (2nd in forms and 2nd in flag sparring) and Jedadiah Simpson (2nd in forms); Second row from left: Christopher Simpson (2nd in sparring and 1st in forms), Gwendolyn Nickerson (4th in forms), and Evie Simpson (4th forms and 3rd in sparring); back row from left: Jeff Behl (1st in weapons forms, 2nd in forms and 3rd in sparring) and Christina Behl (2nd in weapons forms, 3rd in sparring and 3rd in forms); not pictured, Talon Pellegrin (1st sparring and 3rd forms).