Students place in Charlotte tae kwon do tournament

Students of Master Gorino's Pil-Sung Tae Kwon Do recently competed in a tournament in Charlotte. Among the many competitors to place were, from left to right, Beth Baglio of Tonawanda, Julie Isch of Cheektowaga, Master Chuck Gorino, Brian Biesik of Amherst and Tica Hiczewski of East Aurora.

Students of Master Gorino's Pil-Sung Tae Kwon-Do took top honors at The Robert Summer's Tae Kwon-Do Tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina in mid-August.

Master Gorino's Pil-Sung Tae Kwon- Do School participated in the Charlotte Tournament along with schools from throughout the East Coast. Participants competed in forms, sparring and weapons in belt and gender classes.

Students placed as follows: Yasmine Aboueldahab, of Grand Island, first in forms and second in sparring; Beth Baglio, of Kenmore, third in forms; Clare Bellucci, of Clarence, first in weapons; Brian Biesik of Amherst first in weapons; Wesley Caligiuri, of Amherst, third in forms and third in sparring; Zach Clor, of Snyder, second in sparring; Elena Feliz, of Tonawanda, third in forms; Raquel Feliz, of Tonawanda, second in forms and second in sparring; Isabella Genco, of Amherst, third in forms; Sean Heffley, of Grand Island, third in forms and first in sparring; and Tica Hiczewski, of East Aurora, first in sparring.

Also, Allison Howard, of Snyder, third in forms; David Howard, of Snyder, first in forms, third in sparring and first in weapons; Jason Howard, of Snyder, first in forms and third in sparring; Julie Isch, of Cheektowaga, first in forms and first in sparring; Jeremy LeGasse, of Getzville, second in sparring; Cory Shelton, of Amherst, first in weapons; Ashley Smith, of Buffalo, second in sparring; Emma Smith, of Amherst, second in forms; and Kaelie Weber, of Tonawanda, second in forms, first in sparring and first in weapons.

Master Gorino's Pil-Sung Tae Kwon-Do is located at 839 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst.