Sil Lum) enjoyed high placings at the recent New England Open Karate Championships in Boston.

In the junior division Jonathan DeSilva placed first in green belt kata and third in kumite while Carlo Hizon was first in orange belt kata and second in kumite.

In the adult division, brown belt David Goins was third in kata while Anthony Samuels was fourth in fighting in the light heavyweight division.

Other participants from the Bermuda Arts and Fitness Academy were Paul Franks Jr., Vere Jones, Jecoa Burrows, Leslie Richardson and Llewellyn Smith.