We held the first NCFL meet of the season at the Tileston Gym yesterday. In the A men’s foil Will Golder went 11-1. Unfortunately he was fencing as a solo act and Hoggard lost all four of their meets. Ashley also lost of both of their meets in the women’s A foil. Better results in the B division. Surf City Middle School was undefeated in 3 meets. Amelia Alexander was 6-0. James Russell was 5-1, and Jackson Jones was 4-2. Saint Raphael was 2-1 (only losing to Surf City while fencing a person short). Keely Carter was 7-1, while brother Cole was 6-1. St. Mary was also fencing a person short and went 0-3. Megan Looney individually was 6-1. Finally, the CFFA epee team kept its tradition of winning even when a person short intact. They were 4-0 with Miller Dumas going 8-1 while Niicole Milewski was 7-0. Many thanks to Brendan NcConville for help with the set up and refereeing, Jesse Harvey with refereeing, and Herman Smith, Mike Kinney, and Kenyatta Sanford with armoring. This was one of the most efficient NCFL meets ever as we were done and cleaned up by 2 pm. I did find a green sweatshirt, a metal water bottle, and a multi hex wrench tool while cleaning up. Let me know if any of them might belong to you.
The
Charlotte NAC (January 3-6) is open for registration until November
20th. It has Div I, Junior, and senior team events. For those of you
wanting to see what the highest level of competition in the US feels
like, this is as close as this kind of event will ever get.
Additionally, for those of you who qualify for the JOs, this junior is
open, and will give you an idea of what the JOs will be like. Div I
means you must have a C to enter. Junior is for those born in the years
2000-2006. The senior team means you need 3, maybe 4 with an
alternate. people. Everyone has to be old enough to fence in Senior
(adult) tournaments. The team event is a DE from the get go, so you may
not want to enter unless unless you are going for something else as
well. Here are the dates, but times have not yet been posted, for the
events in which I believe some of our fencers may be interested. Friday
1/3 Div I Men’s epee; Saturday 1/4 Div I Men’s foil, Div I Women’s
epee; Sunday 1/5 Men’s epee team, Junior men’s foil, Junior Women’s
epee,; Monday 1/6 Junior Men’s epee, Junior Women’s foil, Women’s epee
team. So far none of our fencers have signed up. Our A, Bs, and Cs should be thinking about the Div I events; our junior fencers should be entering those. There should be teams we can put together, those can be of any rating and (over 13) age combinations, but must be gender specific.
Charlotte NAC (January 3-6) is open for registration until November
20th. It has Div I, Junior, and senior team events. For those of you
wanting to see what the highest level of competition in the US feels
like, this is as close as this kind of event will ever get.
Additionally, for those of you who qualify for the JOs, this junior is
open, and will give you an idea of what the JOs will be like. Div I
means you must have a C to enter. Junior is for those born in the years
2000-2006. The senior team means you need 3, maybe 4 with an
alternate. people. Everyone has to be old enough to fence in Senior
(adult) tournaments. The team event is a DE from the get go, so you may
not want to enter unless unless you are going for something else as
well. Here are the dates, but times have not yet been posted, for the
events in which I believe some of our fencers may be interested. Friday
1/3 Div I Men’s epee; Saturday 1/4 Div I Men’s foil, Div I Women’s
epee; Sunday 1/5 Men’s epee team, Junior men’s foil, Junior Women’s
epee,; Monday 1/6 Junior Men’s epee, Junior Women’s foil, Women’s epee
team. So far none of our fencers have signed up. Our A, Bs, and Cs should be thinking about the Div I events; our junior fencers should be entering those. There should be teams we can put together, those can be of any rating and (over 13) age combinations, but must be gender specific.
The next Monday/Wednesday classes will begin on November 4th at 6:30 pm.
The next Jacksonville classes will start on Friday evening, November 8th. Everything else is should be pretty normal, for the first week in a while.
Our
next USA Fencing event is next Saturday, November 9th. Mixed foil, mixed
epee, and Vet epee. We have passed the regular fee preregistration date, but you can still sign. Prices now would be $30 for the 1st event and $20 for subsequent events. Epee is large but could still use higher ranked fencers. Foil and Vet epees could get rated with more bodies.
next USA Fencing event is next Saturday, November 9th. Mixed foil, mixed
epee, and Vet epee. We have passed the regular fee preregistration date, but you can still sign. Prices now would be $30 for the 1st event and $20 for subsequent events. Epee is large but could still use higher ranked fencers. Foil and Vet epees could get rated with more bodies.
On
the 16th Apex
has another of their unsanctioned youth and adult events. Right now we have few people going so I would probably open up for a Saturday practice, primarily for those going to the qualifiers on Sunday.
the 16th Apex
has another of their unsanctioned youth and adult events. Right now we have few people going so I would probably open up for a Saturday practice, primarily for those going to the qualifiers on Sunday.
The
JO qualifiers are going to be November 17th at Apex. This year the
JOs are in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus venue is pretty good and the
drive/flight is not too bad. Hopefully we can have a large contingent
at the qualifiers even if not everyone makes it to JOs. It is a one day
event, so timing will be tight and I imagine that if you attempt to
qualify in multiple weapons you will be running back and forth from one
to the other. We can probably have a Saturday practice if there is
interest. You need to be signed up by 11/14. If you fence a Junior
event and qualify for the junior, you are automatically qualified for
the cadet if you are the correct age. You would not then have to fence
the cadet later in the day. For that reason, all of the junior events
happen first and the cadet events later.
JO qualifiers are going to be November 17th at Apex. This year the
JOs are in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus venue is pretty good and the
drive/flight is not too bad. Hopefully we can have a large contingent
at the qualifiers even if not everyone makes it to JOs. It is a one day
event, so timing will be tight and I imagine that if you attempt to
qualify in multiple weapons you will be running back and forth from one
to the other. We can probably have a Saturday practice if there is
interest. You need to be signed up by 11/14. If you fence a Junior
event and qualify for the junior, you are automatically qualified for
the cadet if you are the correct age. You would not then have to fence
the cadet later in the day. For that reason, all of the junior events
happen first and the cadet events later.
The 23rd is the second NCFL meet, this time at Chapel Hill HS. We will start looking at timing. ride sharing, etc. in the next week or so. Teams and individuals that didn’t compete at our event can still jump in.
Also
on that date for non-NCFL fencers, The Harry Rulnick open is being held
in Fayetteville. It has open adult foil split between men and women
and is a sanctioned event.
on that date for non-NCFL fencers, The Harry Rulnick open is being held
in Fayetteville. It has open adult foil split between men and women
and is a sanctioned event.
Mid-South has one of their unsanctioned youth events.
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
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