CFFA update for March 20 | Cape Fear Fencing Association

We had Kyler Schoonmaker and Philip Nazzaro go to the homeschool individual championships yesterday. They both won pool bouts and fenced very close DEs. Kyler finished 6th and Philip was 7th.

March
21-28 is St. Mary’s Spring Break, so no afterschool. Just as a
reminder that is the Monday – Friday this week before Easter and the
Monday after. There will be homeschool practice on Wednesday and evening practice Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Camp Lejeune will have practice Friday night.

We
could do a Saturday morning practice on the 26th. Still need some information from St. Mary and I will let you know once I am certain.

For those looking for a sanctioned tournament over Easter weekend, the closest one is in Williamsburg. Right now the epee looks to be an A and the foil a B rated event.

April
1-3 is the Ned Light RYC at Mid-South. This is for fencers from 8-14
in various age groupings and is the next level up for those who want to
advance beyond our local youth tournaments. You will need a full set of
gear, knickers, underarm protector, etc., and a competitive membership. We will let you borrow club
gear if we have the correct sizing. Let me know if you are interested. Right now we only have a few people going. Event Fees go up after 3/25 so get signed up early this week.

The April beginner class will start on Monday the 4th. The last afterschool class of the year will also start that day.

The
April NAC in Richmond is Friday, April 8th, through Monday, April 11th;
so no afterschool that Monday. Also no fencing at Camp Lejeune that
Friday.

Our

next event is Saturday, April 16th. Open foil, Open epee, and an E and
under foil. Start getting signed up now. Epee needs an A and bodies to be an A event. Open foil has solid ranks but few bodies. We have a few open foil and
epee particpants, but need more in the E and under foil. If we can get
15 fencers of
whom 4 are Es we might be able to give away a D in the E and under. This is a good event for those just starting out and for those getting back in. Do the Open foil to see what you are aspiring to and then do the lower level foil to practice competitively. Bobby, Josh Crafts, Nora, Reaghan, Max, Jasmine, Taylor, Catherine (LH), Catherine (RH), Connor, Alex, Hannah, Kyler, Philip, Nathan; the list goes on and on of people who ought to in one or both of these events.

Right now it looks like April 23rd will be the next youth event. Charlotte is also holding adult events that day.

April
30/May 1 is an RJCC at Apex. This is a regional competition solely for
Y-16 and Y-19 events. Most of the men’s events look like they will be A
competitions. The women’s events will be strong although probably not
that strong. Entry fees go up after April 15.

May 7-8 is the Division Div II/III and Y-14 qualifiers in Burlington. Preregistration ends April 30th. All the events look to be small at the moment. Good to attend even if you won’t be going to Dallas.

Apex is holding a bunch of unsanctioned events on May 14th. Open women’s foil and epee, open mixed foil and epee, Y-10 mixed foil, and Y-12 mixed foil and epee. These are unsanctioned, so all you need is the standard non-competitive USA Fencing membership. A really good event for those looking to move up from our youth events or early career older fencers looking for a less intense competition.

pax vobiscum,

Greg Spahr
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

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