We held a youth event yesterday. 10 foilists (twice as big as our last adult event) Will Golder of CFFA was first, Kyler Schoonmaker of our homeschool branch (fencing with a cast on his non-weapon arm) took second, Reaghan Juelke of the St. Mary’s program and Caroline Artz, another homeschooler, tied for 3rd. In the 9 and under division, Christopher Donelson and Logan Tounsley from St. Mary’s took the gold and silver. Emily Campbell came down from Salle New Bern to earn the Bronze. Sabre was again the Reaghan Juelke and Amir Shaheen show with Reaghan winning. More of our sabre fencers need to show up so these two have to work harder. Epee was again probably the most competitive group. Nicole Milewski (doing her Paul Perkins imitation) didn’t do so well in pools but the turned it on during DEs to win. Abbey Campbell from Salle New Bern was second, Will Golder and Reichen Storey of the Greensboro Fencing Club tied for the 3rd. Don Evans, a homeschool fencer, switched over to epee and won the 9 and under gold. Lydia Huggins also fenced with a great deal of concentration and point control. It was the valley of the left-handed Amazon women as Nicole, Abbey, and Lydia are all fairly tall southpaws. Pictures are attached, hopefully. The next youth event will be March 14th.
Here are the current points for the swords for the top 5 boys and girls:
Golder 27
Brown, Orion 16
Wells 10
Jenkinson 8
Schoonmaker 8
Juelke
24
24
Milewski
21
21
Artz, Caroline
18
18
Artz, Isabelle
12
12
Gray 5
Practice is getting back to normal. UNCW’s club starts back up this week, but won’t be coming in until next Wednesday. I will be in Wednesday for anyone wanting some extra practice.
The 31st is the next
NCFL meet and it will be at East Chapel Hill. We should
start trying to determine who we will have going. Remember, you need to
attend two events to qualify for the individual events in February. At
the moment, it looks like those will be held in Elkin. We really would like to find one more foilist so that we might have two full B teams.
NCFL meet and it will be at East Chapel Hill. We should
start trying to determine who we will have going. Remember, you need to
attend two events to qualify for the individual events in February. At
the moment, it looks like those will be held in Elkin. We really would like to find one more foilist so that we might have two full B teams.
For adults on that
weekend, there will be a referee clinic at Mid-South on Saturday and tournament
in conjunction with the clinic on Sunday. See askfred for more details. At the moment the epee looks very winnable and the foil needs one more D and a few more bodies to be a B event.
weekend, there will be a referee clinic at Mid-South on Saturday and tournament
in conjunction with the clinic on Sunday. See askfred for more details. At the moment the epee looks very winnable and the foil needs one more D and a few more bodies to be a B event.
The next beginner class will start on Monday, February 2nd at 6:30 pm. It will run 6 weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays.
I changed the name of
our next tournament on askfred, as there was some concern that people might
believe it was only for younger fencers. It is still on February 7th and
will have an open foil, an open epee, and a D and under epee.
It is the last chance for those of you going to JOs to get in a
competition. As was obvious from this last event, people read the entries
and decide to come accordingly. Get signed up, if you intend to come, and
want to see a strong turnout.
our next tournament on askfred, as there was some concern that people might
believe it was only for younger fencers. It is still on February 7th and
will have an open foil, an open epee, and a D and under epee.
It is the last chance for those of you going to JOs to get in a
competition. As was obvious from this last event, people read the entries
and decide to come accordingly. Get signed up, if you intend to come, and
want to see a strong turnout.
The NCFL A team championship is February 21st. The homeschool individual tournament is February 22nd. The NCFL individual championship is February 28th.
The Divisional Div
II/III and Y-14 qualifiers are now up on askfred. They will be held on
the weekend of March 7-8 in Raleigh.
II/III and Y-14 qualifiers are now up on askfred. They will be held on
the weekend of March 7-8 in Raleigh.
Mid-South is again
hosting an RYC for the region on March 28-29. Check askfred for the exact
date and time of your event(s). The qualifying paths have changed, so
merely going to the RYC no longer automatically qualifies you for Y-10 and Y-12
Nationals. You now have to be at a certain level on the National or
Regional points list. Even if you aren’t interested in going to the
National Championships, this is a good way to start finding out about the
larger world of fencing.
hosting an RYC for the region on March 28-29. Check askfred for the exact
date and time of your event(s). The qualifying paths have changed, so
merely going to the RYC no longer automatically qualifies you for Y-10 and Y-12
Nationals. You now have to be at a certain level on the National or
Regional points list. Even if you aren’t interested in going to the
National Championships, this is a good way to start finding out about the
larger world of fencing.
Finally, looking way
ahead, camps for 2015 will be in July/August as always. I will probably
use July 13-17 for the beginner camp. The other weeks are July 20-24,
July 27-31, and August 3-7. If anyone has a preference or a conflict let
me know and I will try to make certain your weapon’s camp does not fall on that
week.
ahead, camps for 2015 will be in July/August as always. I will probably
use July 13-17 for the beginner camp. The other weeks are July 20-24,
July 27-31, and August 3-7. If anyone has a preference or a conflict let
me know and I will try to make certain your weapon’s camp does not fall on that
week.
pax vobiscum,
Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
“The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong,
but that’s the way to bet.” Damon Runyon
but that’s the way to bet.” Damon Runyon
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