We held the last youth event for this season yesterday. Some very good matches occurred in all the weapons. In foil Will Golder took 1st, Elijah Wells took 2nd, and Reaghan Juelke and Logan Pfeifle tied for 3rd. For the 9 and under crowd, Lexi Williams took gold and Don Evans took silver. In sabre, Reaghan won with Noah Nunez second. Avery Walston and Seaborne Maguire tied for the 3rd place. Finally, in epee, Nicole Milewski looked ready for her National Championship event. She was first, Kent Walston was second, Lydia Huggins and Christopher Donelson tied for 3rd. Will Golder won swords for both accumulating the most points over the season for the boys and for being voted as showing the best sportsmanship. Reaghan Juelke won the sword for the girls. It is the end of an era as I believe Reaghan was the last fencer who has been fencing since we started these events and she aged out as of yesterday. Thanks to all the parents who come and cheer for all the youngsters.
We
will switch to a summer schedule this week. The beginner
class starts Tuesday, June 2nd, at 6:30 pm. If there is
interest, the intermediate class will follow at 7:30 pm.
will switch to a summer schedule this week. The beginner
class starts Tuesday, June 2nd, at 6:30 pm. If there is
interest, the intermediate class will follow at 7:30 pm.
On Wednesday
the 3rd at 7 pm, I will start running a two hour
practice in the style of a college practice. More footwork and drills,
less free fencing. If you are an evening
member it will be a free add on to the other practices, for everyone
else the $5 floor fee will apply.
the 3rd at 7 pm, I will start running a two hour
practice in the style of a college practice. More footwork and drills,
less free fencing. If you are an evening
member it will be a free add on to the other practices, for everyone
else the $5 floor fee will apply.
We
will start Saturday practices back up on June 6th at 10 am. On the
13th the New Bern people will be coming down for a joint practice so I would love to see a large turn out so they have a good opportunity to fence. If you are an evening
member it will be a free add on to the other practices, for everyone
else the $5 floor fee will apply.
will start Saturday practices back up on June 6th at 10 am. On the
13th the New Bern people will be coming down for a joint practice so I would love to see a large turn out so they have a good opportunity to fence. If you are an evening
member it will be a free add on to the other practices, for everyone
else the $5 floor fee will apply.
The week of the 15th NCFDP (UNC’s fencing affiliate), Mid-South, and RTF (Duke’s fencing affiliate) are all having competing camps to get ready for Nationals. See askfred for details.
The
State games are the 20th of June in Raleigh. They have recently split
the men’s and women’s events. Check askfred for an idea
about who is coming, but the official preregistration is on the State
Games site. June 5th is the last date to sign up before the fees jump. The women’s events will probably all end up as E events, although the epee will be really nasty as an E event. For the guys, the epee is a solid B, the foil should be a B, and the sabre needs 1 A or B, and one more D and above to be a B.
State games are the 20th of June in Raleigh. They have recently split
the men’s and women’s events. Check askfred for an idea
about who is coming, but the official preregistration is on the State
Games site. June 5th is the last date to sign up before the fees jump. The women’s events will probably all end up as E events, although the epee will be really nasty as an E event. For the guys, the epee is a solid B, the foil should be a B, and the sabre needs 1 A or B, and one more D and above to be a B.
July 11 is a one day coaching clinic at All American Fencing in Fayetteville. The clinic is being run by Ron Miller, UNC’s head coach, and is only $25. This is a great bargain to learn from a coach of his caliber. If some of our younger fencers want to learn more about coaching I will drive. More details on askfred under clinics.
Our beginner camp is July 13-17, so spread the word. If you are getting this e-mail you are beyond the level of the beginner camp. Advanced sabre camp is July 20-24, advanced foil camp is July 27-31, and advanced epee camp is August 3-7. Cost for the Camps is $195. For epee camp, you will need to renew your USA Fencing membership as it is at the start of the next season. We provide gatorade, water, and snacks. The fencers need to bring lunch as camps go 9-5, although maybe a bit shorter on Friday. Please e-mail with what camp you want to attend so I can look at numbers and the level of the fencers for planning purposes.
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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