RESULTS
We had a number of our people compete in the Stab-a-thon yesterday. Starting with the opening open foil, Ivey Stewart was 0-4 in his pool but won his first DE before losing to the eventual winner to finish 16th. Nora Reber went 1-4, got a first round bye, then lost her DE to finish 14th. Thoren Davis was also 1-4 in his pool, received a bye, then lost to Gerhard Guevarra, the coach of All-American in Fayetteville, and finished 12th. Walter Davis was 2-3, earned a bye, but then ran into Joel Ertzberger, to finish 10th. Joel was 3-2 in his pool, defeated Walter, but then lost to Patrick Gadow, to finish 7th. Patrick was a perfect 5-0 in pools, earned a bye, then won 3 DEs. before losing in the finals. Patrick finished 2nd and re-earned his E. Overall, the event was won by David Hadler of All-American, with Patrick 2nd, and Gerhard tied for 3rd with Julian Telles, also of All-American, who earned his E26.
The open epee saw Ryan O’Dea win one and lose four in the pool. He lost his first DE to Jackson Jones and finished 20th. Patrick went 2-3 in the pool, won his first DE but lost the second to finish 15th. Robert Thomas also was 2-3, won his first DE but lost a close 14-15 second DE to finish 14th. Jackson, still fencing on a broken toe, was 2-2 in the pool, won his first DE over Ryan but lost the second to finish 13th. Jacob Malone of Charlotte Fencing Academy took one 3rd and re-earned his C. The other medalists were all from Apex. Sam Han nabbed the other 3rd, and Tristan Click defeated brother Aiden to take 1st place.
The nightcap was a D and under epee, with a bunch of CFFA fencers involved. Lindsey Wagner was 2-3 in her pool, received a bye, but lost her first DE to finish 12th. Herman Smith was 3-2 in his pool, got a bye only to run into Robert Thomas and finish 9th. Robert, also 3-2 for pools, beat Herman but lost his next DE to finish 8th. Kenyatta Sanford, another 3-2 pool person, received a first DE bye, won her first DE, but then lost to one of the bronze medalists. Iron Man Patrick Gadow, the only person to compete in all three events, was 4-1 in his pool, earned a bye, then won his first DE before losing to Ryan O’Dea. Ryan had a 3-2 pool, drew a bye, won his first DE, defeated Patrick, then won two 15-14 bouts to win the gold and re-earn his D. Tallis Russell of Apex took silver and re-earned his E. Shaurya Singh of Triple Threat and Sullivan Uria of Apex won the bronzes.
Results for a couple of CFFA adjacent fencers…. Erica Julien fought in the Open Epee, went 0-4, lost her first DE and finished 22nd. She was 2-3 in the D and under pool, lost her DE, and finished 13th. Isabella Fernandes of UNCW, in her first ever competition, got touches on almost everyone in a 0-5 pool and lost her first DE to finish 18th. Congratulations to everyone.
Zemi Lawrence ran the event. Mike Nicholson, Donny Zelinski, Brendan McConville, Jayden Vergara, and Josh White refereed. Mike Kinney, James Perkins, Herman Smith, and Josh White armored. Thanks to everyone who helped with the pre-event cleaning, set up, and tear down of the fencing room.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
The deadline for entering the Summer Nationals at the regular fees is May 6th. The regular fees (tournament fee, event fee, and administrative fee) total $225 for one event, $320 for two, etc. After May 6th the fees triple, so $675 for one, $960 for two, etc. Let me know if you are going so I can make plans, the only person I see at the moment is Brendan.
CLUB UPDATES
I will be heading up to Richmond for the NAC Thursday evening, so will not be around for practice or lessons. Otherwise, classes and lessons should be per usual for this week.
I hope to do two 12 and under events. Right now May 2 and 23rd look open. They would have foil at 10 am and epee at 2 pm. We give trophies to the top 4 competitors overall, medals to the top 3 nine and under competitors (if they don’t win a trophy), and swords to the season long point winners. Let me know how that works for people. So far, very little interest has been expressed.
SUMMER CAMPS
July 13-17 Advanced epee
July 20 – 24 Beginner foil
July 27-31 Advanced foil
August 3-7 TBD
Usually, the fourth week has been an introductory sabre camp, so let me know if there is interest, Or it could be a second beginner camp. Or I could take the week off.
ARMORING CLINIC
There seems to be some interest in an armoring clinic, so Herman is looking at setting one up this summer. We would probably have Kathy Walters come in. Kathy is (was?) the person who represents the US at International Armorer meetings and also is one of the people they send to International events to oversee the international armorers. Let Herman or me know if you are interested and some dates that might be good.
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 24-27 NAC Richmond, VA Div 1, Junior, Vets
May 3 Forge Durham Spring Forge-ward Open epee, open sabre
May 16 Apex Apex Novice Cup Y10, Y12, Y 14 foil, adult foil and epee
May 30 Apex Fencing Apex Coach Miller Memorial Open foil, open epee, Div III foil
June 27 – July 6 USA Fencing Portland, OR Summer Nationals Regular Fee entry deadline May 6
pax vobiscum,
Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association