weekend. The Y-14 was a C event and looked incredibly tough. In the Y-12, Emma pulled a small upset in her first DE (at least according to seeding), and finished in the top 16.
beginner class will start on Tuesday, October 7th, at 6:30 pm. Intermediate class at 7:30 pm if interest.
wants to come in I should have some time to work.
October 10th, practice at Camp Lejeune will be on the short schedule due
to it being a holiday weekend. That means we have to be out by 2000.
Our
second adult event is October 11th. Open epee, Open foil, and a D and
under foil. At this point none of the events has enough bodies to be rated over an E, so get signed up ASAP if you are coming.
October
18th is the Tiger Open in Clemson. This has started being a very large
event recently. The open epee is already an A and the foil and epee are an A away from being As. They also have D and under events. The foil and epee just need bodies to be able to give a way a C.
A little
closer is an event in Raleigh that has a number of unsanctioned Y-12
and Y14 events, plus sanctioned open foil and epee and Div II sabre
events on the 18th and 19th. Apex is also doing a number of unsanctioned youth foil and epee events.
I haven’t been approached, but I am
guessing that St. Mary will want to set up for the haunted house part of
their Fall Festival on Thursday, October 23rd, so I would guess there
will be no practice that evening, maybe as early as afterschool on the
22nd.
October
25th is The Joseph Cadole in New
Bern. It is an E and under foil event, perfect for those of you looking
for a lower stress first tournament or a real shot at your foil
ranking. I am going so let me know if you are interested in a ride.
I want to try and have another youth event before the end of the year. Right now, it looks like it would be between November 8th and December 20th. I prefer the 8th, because I think the 20th is getting too close to the holidays. Parents and young fencers, let me know what you think.
The
North Carolina Fencing League’s first event is
November 22nd and we will be hosting it. It is a foil team event and
takes teams of three fencers and they can have a sub. It doesn’t cost
anything, but it is appreciated if we have volunteer referees. Fencers
do need a full outfit including knickers and underarm protector. Let us
know if you might be interested in fencing and don’t have such things
yet so we can see if the club has your size or can borrow from someone.
Our teams fence in the B Division since we don’t represent a school.
In that division fencers can be any age so we will put together as many
teams as we can. Of course, you will possibly be fencing people all the
way up to high school age, but we can try to split some of it out by
ages.
Homeschool fencers cannot fence in the NCFL this year.
Your first meet is November 29th, but the location has not been
decided. It is also a foil team type meet under the same rules.
If
anyone is available, Heather and I can use some help with the
homeschool class on Wednesdays at 1 pm, or the afterschool classes on
Tuesday and Thursday at 3 pm. I will pick up your upgrade to a
professional membership if need be. It is hard to teach the beginner
class and give any instruction to the more advanced fencers at the same
time.
pax vobiscum,
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association
but that’s the way to bet.” Damon
Runyon
