Busy weekend. I know that James Russell fenced in the Harry Rulnick at Fayetteville, but don’t know how he did.
There was a homeschool scrimmage this Saturday in Winston Salem. The Camp Lejeune Hurricanes (Matthew Burns, Matthan Droke, and Noah Snyder), were all fencing in their first official competition They started off against defending state champion Twin City. They started slowly but ended up only losing by a score of 37-45. They then fenced a combined team from RJ Reynolds and the Salem Academy. Normally the two high schools would be in the B division, but this was a scrimmage for practice. The boys won 42-41 as Matthew scored the winning touch in priority. They are all in elementary to middle school, so they did very well.
Nicole Milewski fenced in the NAC at Kansas City this weekend. Her best result was 16th in the Y-14 competition.
There may be some adjustments to the schedule this week as I am having some car issues, but I will try to let people know well ahead of time.
November 14th is the last day
to enter the Charlotte NAC at regular rates. The dates for the NAC are
January 4 -7 (Friday – Monday.) The events are Div 1 (You
must be a C to enter), Junior, and Senior Team. The Div 1 epee events
have an unusual format. You fence Day 1. If you are still in you fence
the rest of the event on Day 2. If you are knocked out on Day 1, there
is basically a loser’s bracket on Day 2. This is often an A event in
itself, so you get more bang for your buck. This is easily the closest
NAC to our area this season.
to enter the Charlotte NAC at regular rates. The dates for the NAC are
January 4 -7 (Friday – Monday.) The events are Div 1 (You
must be a C to enter), Junior, and Senior Team. The Div 1 epee events
have an unusual format. You fence Day 1. If you are still in you fence
the rest of the event on Day 2. If you are knocked out on Day 1, there
is basically a loser’s bracket on Day 2. This is often an A event in
itself, so you get more bang for your buck. This is easily the closest
NAC to our area this season.
Our
next home event is this Saturday, November 17th. It will have an open foil, an open
epee, and a D and under epee. Get signed up on askfred now. Right now we are up to 18 in
the open epee. It just needs a second A to become an A event. 8 in the D and under epee, and only 6 in the Open foil. Those two could use some more fencers so this would be a good event to enter for your first tournament.
next home event is this Saturday, November 17th. It will have an open foil, an open
epee, and a D and under epee. Get signed up on askfred now. Right now we are up to 18 in
the open epee. It just needs a second A to become an A event. 8 in the D and under epee, and only 6 in the Open foil. Those two could use some more fencers so this would be a good event to enter for your first tournament.
That Sunday, Mid-South is having a number of youth sabre events. See askfred.
11/23 is the Black Friday Open at Mid-South for those not doing shopping. Foil may reach the level where it has the 15 to give some ratings, the other two are a little smaller.
The
next NCFL meet is December 1st at Chapel Hill High School. We will
start to see who is going and how we can car pool as it gets closer.
next NCFL meet is December 1st at Chapel Hill High School. We will
start to see who is going and how we can car pool as it gets closer.
The
Division qualifiers for the Junior Olympics have been scheduled for
December 8th and 9th at Research Triangle Academy. You must attend, and
do well enough (unless you have qualified at a National event), to be
able to go to the JOs. The JOs are in Denver over the President’s Day
weekend in February, so I certainly understand if you may not be able
to attend that. In any case, these are really good events to attend to
see how you stack up against the other fencers your age in the state. NO CFFA fencers are signed up yet. All of the events are split by gender, so ladies, you do not have to
compete against the guys. If you are looking for that next step up from
local events, these are excellent events to fence. Additionally, the
number of qualifiers the Division gets is based on the number of fencers
in the event. Just by going, you may help other fencers from NC be
able to attend. We will help with plastrons, knickers, etc as much as
we can. The two age groups are Juniors (ages 13-19) and Cadets (ages
13-16). Numbers are small enough they are looking at changing it to a one day event. Keep an eye on askfred to be certain.
Division qualifiers for the Junior Olympics have been scheduled for
December 8th and 9th at Research Triangle Academy. You must attend, and
do well enough (unless you have qualified at a National event), to be
able to go to the JOs. The JOs are in Denver over the President’s Day
weekend in February, so I certainly understand if you may not be able
to attend that. In any case, these are really good events to attend to
see how you stack up against the other fencers your age in the state. NO CFFA fencers are signed up yet. All of the events are split by gender, so ladies, you do not have to
compete against the guys. If you are looking for that next step up from
local events, these are excellent events to fence. Additionally, the
number of qualifiers the Division gets is based on the number of fencers
in the event. Just by going, you may help other fencers from NC be
able to attend. We will help with plastrons, knickers, etc as much as
we can. The two age groups are Juniors (ages 13-19) and Cadets (ages
13-16). Numbers are small enough they are looking at changing it to a one day event. Keep an eye on askfred to be certain.
December 15 is the first official event for the homeschoolers, in Winston Salem. I will be emailing the homeschoolers with some updated information.
We tried a one day camp over Christmas break last year and unfortunately hit one of the coldest days of the year. Let me know if you might be interested in such a thing and the weapon you would prefer, if interested.
The Capitol Clash has been announced and will be February 1-2, 2019. This is an SYC (Super Youth Circuit) and is another one of those events that is a good first large regional to national event for those who want to try that level. In addition to the standard, Y-10, Y-12, Y-14, and Cadet events, they are adding Y-8 and Veterans Combined events. Let me know if you are registering. I will try to make it, but the 2nd has a homeschool meet scheduled. The homeschool league has agreed to think about moving it, but I only want to ask if there are really enough people going.
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