• Central Oregon martial artists record high finishes: A number of martial arts students representing Bend’s High Desert Martial Arts placed high in recent competitions. Three jiujitsu students finished in the top two in their respective divisions at Sub League Qualifier No. 2, a competition held May 7 at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. And five taekwondo students placed in the top three in their respective divisions at the 14th Extreme Taekwondo Championships, held Saturday in Portland.

At Sub League Qualifier No. 2, Thomas Theobald was first in the junior division no-gi style. John Theobald took second in the youth division no-gi style. Jessie Nielson placed second in the junior division no-gi style. With the results, those three HDMA students qualified for the Sub League championships, which will be held Saturday, June 11, also at Liberty High. Additionally, Lloyd Mills and Billy Brawner qualified at the first Sub League qualifier in April and will be eligible to represent HDMA at the championship event.

At the Extreme Taekwondo Championships, Joni Ransom (black belt) took first in forms. Hunter Harris (red belt) placed third in forms and second in sparring. Reece King (brown belt) won in both forms and sparring. Cody VandenBosch (blue belt) placed first in forms and third in sparring. Hunter VandenBosch (white belt) was second in both forms and sparring.