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2B ♦ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007 GISA state cross country tourney KjftJ . BP”* iMIo - w.ifil w JB *w JBt 4§ m ' : PlsSrCf I MB'* ft * "Cp? jj a. ■ v'v 'OHUm * JB/f «fe. jHaflOyMl W AbV* BHP»»^eSQ^m o/'* JBl 'TO I iJb ip JBifc ■ % ENI/Gary Harmon Westfield’s Mallory Eubanks helps pace the field as the GISA AAA state cross country meet begins Monday in Macon. The Hornets finished 12th overall with 272 points, while the Lady Hornets were 10th with 256. Of Westfield’s girls, Eubanks was first. Jacob Parnell passes slower runners at the beginning of the race. ENI/Gary Harmon J ffi lffl ■ i Hplw- ! NsSF | j|| '«; SBBLi .-' i ~ mKmm. M\f '•>'•. BL _ jfly-HflHff ilf fttf 11 Hunter Wojohn passes a pack of runners on his second lap. TAEKWONDO From page iB continued. “Also, the par ents, kids, and staff have been working diligently to make the tournament is a success.” Special guests for the event include: Mayor Jim Worrall, Perry Police Chief George Potter and high-ranking martial artists/instructors from Georgia, Alabama and Florida. The event is sanctioned by the American Taekwondo Association, one of the larg est martial arts associations in the United States. It is the school’s fifth such tournament, having begun in 1999, and is expected to draw 600-700 competitors plus sev eral thousand spectators from across the Southeastern U.S. Some will come from as far away as Texas and Indiana, Feldman said. Participants will range in age from 4 years old to over 60 years old, and competition is divided into appropriate age, gender, and w Jfr*' -, . : . ■.* * ■* 1 r * \ > *jf *■ *, ®pP[ J /■ 4Hr .’■%'v •- belt-color groups. The tournament provides a welcome economic impact to the Perry Area, Feldman added, filling local hotels and restaurants with visit ing competitors and family members. Events will include: Tiny Tigers (4-6 year olds), Traditional Forms, Sparring, Traditional Weapons, XMA (Free-style) Forms, and XMA (Free-style) Weapons. Activities actually begin Friday night, with an instruc tor clinic and workout at the Perry Taekwondo School from 5-7 p.m. Competition will start that Saturday at 8 a.m. with Tiny Tiger and XMA events, fol lowed by opening ceremo nies, then all Traditional events. Competitors must be members of the ATA, must adhere to a strict code of con duct, and must wear a stan dardized ATA Taekwondo uniform. Judges are certified to ATA standards in order to adjudicate any portion of the competition. On Sunday, there will be an ATA Instructor Certification Camp held at the Agricenter from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. for those seeking higher certification. mm md Contributed Mydrel Lightfoot, center left, and Devan Huddleston, center right, practice sparring competition as Black Belt instruc tors David Feldman, left, Katie Ferrell, center, and Linda Miner, right, oversee the action. SPORTS A portion of the pro ceeds go to the Perry Police Scholarship Fund. “Perry Taekwondo stu * jj®2jT f HSf ' / Bflß*' SB %' } - v .> - ,:^b y f « illlfe. : Rflr 41 IgJ|| *s| .. $ v# J| Kim Campbell cools off after the race. I& jggllp ■HBBfi _ -V ; r^? ENI/Gary Harmon Cally Brown and Lizzie Stokes run side by side after the first lap. ENI/Gary Harmon dents and family members have been busy for several months preparing for the tournament,” Feldman said. HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL “Initial preparations begin a year in advance, and include securing facilities and asso ciation sanctions.” ENI/Gary Harmon Leigh James completes her first lap. ENI/Gary Harmon