We held our latest tournament yesterday. Small foil turnout – hint, hint for our foil fencers. Oliver Galbraith won, Jesse Harvey was second, Emma Filer tied for third with Josh White from Salle New Bern. In the epee Josh Harvey took out his brother Jesse in the final. Shane Mason of the Charlotte Fencing Academy and Steve Kmiec of ECU tied for 3rd. Jesse and Steve both renewed their Cs, Robert Mones from East of the Cooper Fencing renewed his D, and Tom Mason of Salle New Bern renewed his E. Robert and Tom met in the finals of the D and under epee with Robert winning. Riley Hart and Churchill Hornstein tied for the bronze medals. Thanks to those who observed, ran the event, reffed, and helped with clean up and set up.
Samantha and Nicole Milewski went up to the Capitol Clash SYC in DC. Samantha had a number of close matches and lost her first DE in the Women’s cadet epee. Nicole fenced Y-12 and Y-10 women’s epee and came in 5th in the Y-10.
Practice should be pretty standard through Thursday night.
The 13-16th are the Junior Olympics in Richmond. We
have Oliver Galbraith, Emma Filer, and Samantha Milewski attending. I
will be up there helping them, so no fencing at Camp Lejeune on the 13th
and no afterschool on the 16th. There wouldn’t have been afterschool
anyway since it is President’s Day.
have Oliver Galbraith, Emma Filer, and Samantha Milewski attending. I
will be up there helping them, so no fencing at Camp Lejeune on the 13th
and no afterschool on the 16th. There wouldn’t have been afterschool
anyway since it is President’s Day.
The
NCFL A team championship is February 21st. It may be in Elkin although
people are looking for a site closer to the middle of the state.
The homeschool individual
tournament is February 22nd. I am assuming it is in Oak Ridge. For the homeschool and NCFL individuals you must have fenced at least two of the 4 events in the regular season. I think all of our fencers who fenced at all have done that.
tournament is February 22nd. I am assuming it is in Oak Ridge. For the homeschool and NCFL individuals you must have fenced at least two of the 4 events in the regular season. I think all of our fencers who fenced at all have done that.
The NCFL individual championship is
February 28th. Again, it may be Elkin or closer to the middle of the state.
February 28th. Again, it may be Elkin or closer to the middle of the state.
For adults, All-American in Fayetteville is hosting an unsanctioned men’s and women’s foil on the 28th. They are also having an unsanctioned “beginner’s” epee for those who have competed very little or who are looking at their first epee event. See askfred for more details.
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.
March 14-15 is Mid-South’s big tournament for the spring. It usually has highly rated events in all three weapons.
Our next kid’s tournament will be held on the 14th. Foil at 10 am, sabre at 1:30 and epee at 3:30. $5 per event. trophies to the top 3 and ties, medals to the top 3 9 and under fencers who don’t win a trophy.
The Annual Iron Maiden will be held on March 21st. Women’s only foil, epee, and D and under sabre. Get signed up on askfred.
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.
I haven’t gotten many replies about Fencing camp
dates, so made the schedule based on the requests I had. So July 13-17
will be the beginner camp. The sabre camp will be July 20-24, foil will July 27 – 31, and epee will be August 3-7.
dates, so made the schedule based on the requests I had. So July 13-17
will be the beginner camp. The sabre camp will be July 20-24, foil will July 27 – 31, and epee will be August 3-7.
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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