To everyone that participated in Eddie Thomas' Tournament held in Roanoke on May 9, 2009, Well Done!!! Congratulations. Not all of the participants are pictured. Front row is Katie Early,2nd kumite,3rd kata in beg 7-8, Kayla Demers, 1st kumite,6th kata in 11-14 kumite and 13-14 kata,Cheyenne Toler, 3rd kumite 9-11 int., Hibiki Honda,1st kata,4th kumite in 11-12 boys adv., Christian Richmond, 5th kataand 7th kumite 9-10 beg. 2nd row Sierra Gullion 2nd kumite and 5th in kata in 15-17 int.Scott Gullion 3rd kata and 3rd in kumite in 13-14 int.Cheyenne Peery 3rd kata and 4th kumite in 15-17 int. Reese Holliday 4th weapons kata,2nd in kata, and 2nd in kumite in seniors adv. Lauren Abner 1st in kumite and 6th in kata in 11-12 girls int. Clark Gragg 1st in kumite,7th in kata in boys 11-12 beg. Not pictured is Melissa Humphries who won 1st in kata and 2nd in kumite in adult womens beg. and Trey Shadley who won 3rd in kumite,4th in kata ,4th in weapons kata and 5th in kumite in9-10 boys beg.    Congrats to Jamie Laney for her wins at the James Whites Universal Karate Tournament. Jamie (entered in black belt division) competed in and won first place in women's fighting, first place in freestyle and traditional weapons, second in breaking. Jamie's daughter Alex also competed in the tournament winning fourth palce in forms and fourth place in fighting. Pictures of Jamie and Alex will be comming soon.