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CLUB UPDATES

The standard fall schedule is totally here as far as lessons and practice.  A Saturday practice this week is possible, but I will probably be at Apex for the JO qualifiers.

Standard foil beginner class starting November 2nd at 6:30 pm.  A new afterschool class starting early November.  Probably not a new homeschool class until January.

Dates that classes may not meet are coming up.  St. Mary has a Falcon Fright Night and our space becomes a Haunted House.  The 8th grade (actually 8th grade parents) put this together and it takes a couple of days.  We will take down our overheads and scoring machines and take up the electric strips on Tuesday, October 20.  Practice may be cut short so we can get that done.  Homeschool will meet on Wednesday, October 21, but all afterschool and evening classes for the rest of that week will be cancelled.  The Monday/Wednesday evening class will finish up on Monday, October 26.  However, that is a Teacher Workday for St. Mary, so no afterschool on that day.  Monday, November 9 is listed as a Remote Learning Day, so possibly no afterschool then either.  Wednesday, November 11 is Veteran’s Day, no afterschool at St. Mary and we will need to see what the homeschoolers and Wednesday evening classes wish to do.  Thanksgiving Break is Wednesday – Friday, November 25-27.  No afterschool either of those days, no evening practice on Thursday.  Again, we will need to see what the homeschool and Wednesday evening classes wish to do.

I don’t see anyone registered for the November NAC.  Therefore, we may be able to do a 12 and under foil and epee event on November 21.  Let me know if that works.  If so, I will start getting more information out.

INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS

Our first event will be on October 24th and will include Open Foil, Open Epee, and a Div III (D and under) Foil event. It is now up on askfred.  Very few of our foilists are currently entered.   There are only nine people in the foil events, but the epee is filled and has a waitlist.  A number of other clubs’ events (both sanctioned and unsanctioned) are starting to appear on askfred.

Registration deadlines are approaching for number of events.  I have listed most of them below.

UPCOMING EVENTS         

October 17             Forge Priority on youth      Durham                            Y10 F, Y12 E, Y14 F 

October 17             Harry Rulnick          Fayetteville                         Y10, Y12, Senior foil  (Unsanctioned)

October 17-18        JO Qualifiers            Apex                                 Cadet and Junior, M & W, F, E, S   Reg closes October 11

October 18     Forge Priority on youth      Durham                            Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14 S 

October 24             CFFA                       Wilmington                   Open foil and epee, Div III foil  Reg more expensive after October 18

October 31 -November 1  Tiger Open     Clemson, SC                      Open and Div III F, E, S       Reg closes October 28

November 7           Doug Griswold         Apex                                Sen Mix F, E; Vet Mix F,E       Reg closes Nov. 1

November 14         Pisacafe/Homeschool Fayetteville                     Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

November 14-15    Regional                 Glen Allen, VA                Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior  (Kiefer/Meinhardt)  Reg closes Nov. 1

November 20-23    NAC                       Columbus, OH                    Div 1, Junior, Cadet

November 21         Apex Novice            Apex                                 Y10, Y12 mix F; Y10, Y14 Mix E, M + W Sen F, Mix Sen E

November  21?       CFFA 12 and under   CFFA                                 12 and under foil and epee

November 28           Thanksgiving weekend

December 5            CFFA                       Wilmington            Open foil and epee, Div III epee   Reg more expensive after November 29

December 11-13     Regional                  Myrtle Beach, SC              Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div II, Vet (Southern) –   Reg more expensive after November 23

December 18 -20   Regional                Fredericksburg, VA              Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div II, Vet –  Reg more expensive after November 30

December 19        Pisacafe/Homeschool        CFFA/Wilmington        Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

December 26         Christmas weekend

January 2              New Year’s weekend

January 8 -11        Junior Olympics       Oklahoma City, OK             Junior, Cadet  Registration Opens October 7

January 16           Pisacafe/Homeschool     Hickory                    Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

February 12-15     NAC                            Richmond, VA            Div 1, Junior, Vet

February 27        Pisacafe/Homeschool    Barber Park, Greensboro    Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

March 13            Pisacafe/Homeschool         Fayetteville                  Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

April 10         Pisacafe/Homeschool           Greensboro                     Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

April 16-19          NAC                              Cincinnati, OH               Div 1, Junior, Vet

pax vobiscum,

Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association

RULE UPDATE

If you didn’t see it, and I didn’t, the P-card process has changed again.  There are now NO yellow P-cards.  The first instance of a minute without a touch goes directly to a Red P-card, and the second goes to Black.  No more not fencing at all for the first period for epee fencers.  Probably not an issue for foil and sabre fencers.

CLUB UPDATES

The standard fall schedule is totally here as far as lessons and practice.  Saturday practice this week is possible, let me know if there is interest.

We are going to try something different for the October 6th class.  It will be an epee only class and limited to those 30 and over.  Tuesday/Thursday at 6:30 pm, 6 weeks, standard $60 fee, and USA Fencing membership still required.  Let me know if you are interested or have questions.

Standard foil beginner class starting November 2nd at 6:30 pm.  Probably a new afterschool class starting late October/early November.  Probably not a new homeschool class until January.

Dates that classes may not meet are coming up.  St Mary has a Falcon Fright Night and our space becomes a Haunted House.  The 8th grade (actually 8th grade parents) put this together and it takes a couple of days.  We will take down our overheads and scoring machines on Tuesday, October 20.  Homeschool will meet on Wednesday, October 21, but all afterschool and evening classes for the rest of that week will be cancelled.  The Monday/Wednesday evening class will finish up on Monday, October 26.  However, that is a Teacher work day for St. Mary, so no afterschool on that day.  Monday, November 9 is listed as a Remote Learning Day, so possibly no afterschool then either.  Wednesday, November 11 is Veteran’s Day, no afterschool at St. Mary and we will need to see what the homeschoolers and Wednesday evening classes wish to do.  Thanksgiving Break is Wednesday – Friday, November 25-27.  No afterschool either of those days, no evening practice on Thursday.  Again, we will need to see what the homeschool and Wednesday evening classes wish to do.

I don’t see anyone registered for the November NAC.  Therefore, we may be able to do a 12 and under foil and epee event on November 21.  Let me know if that works.  If so, I will start getting more information out.

INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS

Our first event will be on October 24th and will include Open Foil, Open Epee, and a Div III (D and under) Foil event. It is now up on askfred, and has caps of 28 fencers, so start getting signed up.  Very few of our foilists are currently entered.   There are only ten people in the foil events, but the epee is filled and has a waitlist.  A number of other clubs’ events (both sanctioned and unsanctioned) are starting to appear on askfred.

Registration deadlines are approaching for number of events.  I have listed most of the below.

UPCOMING EVENTS          

October 9-12          NAC                       Orlando, FL                         Div 1, Cadet, Y14

October 10             Apex Novice            Apex                                 Y10, Y12 mix F; Y10, Y14 Mix E, M + W Sen F, Mix Sen E

October 10             Seasoned and Salty         Greensboro                         Adult and vet combined, F, E, S

October 17             Forge Priority on youth      Durham                            Y10 F, Y12 E, Y14 F 

October 17             Harry Rulnick          Fayetteville                         Y10, Y12, Senior foil  (Unsanctioned)

October 17-18        JO Qualifiers            Apex                                 Cadet and Junior, M & W, F, E, S   Reg closes October 11

October 18     Forge Priority on youth      Durham                            Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14 S 

October 24             CFFA                       Wilmington                   Open foil and epee, Div III foil  Reg more expensive after October 18

October 31 -November 1  Tiger Open     Clemson, SC                      Open and Div III F, E, S       Reg closes October 28

November 7           Doug Griswold         Apex                                Sen Mix F, E; Vet Mix F,E       Reg closes Nov. 1

November 14         Pisacafe/Homeschool  Fayetteville                     Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

November 14-15    Regional                 Glen Allen, VA                Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior  (Kiefer/Meinhardt)  Reg closes Nov. 1

November 20-23    NAC                       Columbus, OH                    Div 1, Junior, Cadet

November 21         Apex Novice            Apex                                 Y10, Y12 mix F; Y10, Y14 Mix E, M + W Sen F, Mix Sen E

November  21?       CFFA 12 and under   CFFA                                 12 and under foil and epee

November 28           Thanksgiving weekend

December 5            CFFA                       Wilmington            Open foil and epee, Div III epee   Reg more expensive after November 29

December 11-13     Regional                  Myrtle Beach, SC              Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div II, Vet (Southern)

                                                                                                                      Reg more expensive after November 23

December 18 -20   Regional                Fredericksburg, VA              Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div II, Vet

                                                                                                                      Reg more expensive after November 30

December 19        Pisacafe/Homeschool        CFFA/Wilmington        Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

December 26         Christmas weekend

January 2              New Year’s weekend

January 8 -11        Junior Olympics       Oklahoma City, OK             Junior, Cadet  Registration Opens October 7

January 16           Pisacafe/Homeschool     Hickory                    Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

February 12-15     NAC                            Richmond, VA            Div 1, Junior, Vet

February 27        Pisacafe/Homeschool    Barber Park, Greensboro    Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

March 13            Pisacafe/Homeschool         Fayetteville                  Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

April 10         Pisacafe/Homeschool           Greensboro                     Middle School, Elementary School, Homeschool, Homeschool team foil

April 16-19          NAC                              Cincinnati, OH               Div 1, Junior, Vet

pax vobiscum,

Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association

RESULTS

We had a fair number of people travel to Myrtle Beach for the regional.  Starting off Saturday were Thoren and Walter Davis in the Cadet Foil.  Both went 2-3 in their pools but lost their first DEs to fencers who finished in the top 10.  Thoren ended up 25th and Walter 24th.  Robert Thomas entered the Div II epee and was 1-4 out of pools. He lost a close DE to finish 38th.  I entered the vet foil, lost all my bouts and the DE to finish 19th.  Jackson Jones went 1-4 in his pool in Junior epee and lost a DE to the eventual winner to finish 56th.  I lost all my pool bouts in the Vet sabre, but came back to win a DE, before bowing out to the eventual winner and taking the bronze medal.  On Sunday, the Davis’s were at it again in the Junior foil.  They were the two lowest seeded fencers in the event.  However, Thoren went 1-4 and lost a close DE to finish 34th and Walter was 2-4, before losing his DE to wind up 24th.  Robert, Herman, and I competed in The Vet epee.  I was 1-4 in my pool (But the one was a victory over an A) and won my first DE before losing the second to finish 15th.  Herman followed a similar path (1-4, won a DE, before a DE loss) to end up 14th.  Robert was 3-3 in his pool but lost his DE to the person who ended up winning to come in 12th.  Graham Betz fenced in the Y14 foil.  He didn’t win any in the pool but came back to win his first DE.  That put him into a DE with fencer who was undefeated on the entire day and he finished 31st.  Jackson and Robert were in the Div 1A epee.  Robert went 2-4 in his pool, lost the DE and ended up 44th.  Jackson was 1-4 in the pool, pulled out a close 15-14 DE, before ending the day at 31st.

Most of the events were not extremely large but had a number of extremely good fencers.  Many of our people had their best days yet at this level of event, so congratulations to all.

CLUB UPDATES

The standard fall schedule is totally here as far as lessons and practice.  A Saturday practice this week is possible, let me know if there is interest.

We are going to try something different for the October 6th class.  It will be an epee only class and limited to those 30 and over.  Tuesday/Thursday at 6:30 pm, 6 weeks, standard $60 fee, and USA Fencing membership still required.  Let me know if you are interested or have questions.

INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS

Our first event will be on October 24th and will include Open Foil, Open Epee, and a Div III (D and under) Foil event. It is now up on askfred, and has caps of 28 fencers, so start getting signed up.  Very few of our people are currently entered.   There are only five people in the foil events, but the epee is filling quickly (only 3 spots left).  A number of other clubs’ events (both sanctioned and unsanctioned) are starting to appear on askfred.

I don’t check all the other events every day, so if you sign up for something like an in-state event (Apex Novice Cup, something at Forge or All-American) make sure I know so the club can give you proper support.

UPCOMING EVENTS          

September 25-27    Regional                 Richmond, VA                     Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior + Adult Combined.  

October 3-4            Regional                 Suwanee, GA                      Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior

October 9-12          NAC                       Orlando, FL                         Div 1, Cadet, Y14

October 10             Apex Novice            Apex                                 Y10, Y12 mix F; Y10, Y14 Mix E, M + W Sen F, Mix Sen E

October 10     Seasoned and Salty         Greensboro                         Adult and vet combined, F, E, S

October 17     Forge Priority on youth      Durham                            Y10 F, Y12 E, Y14 F 

October 18     Forge Priority on youth      Durham                            Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14 S 

October 17-18        JO Qualifiers            Apex                                 Cadet and Junior, M & W, F, E, S

October 24             CFFA                       Wilmington                        Open foil and epee, Div III foil

November 7           Doug Griswold         Apex                                Sen Mix F, E; Vet Mix F,E

November 14-15    Regional                 Glen Allen, VA                    Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior  (Kiefer/Meinhardt)

November 21         Apex Novice            Apex                                 Y10, Y12 mix F; Y10, Y14 Mix E, M + W Sen F, Mix Sen E

December 5            CFFA                       Wilmington                        Open foil and epee, Div III epee

December 11-13     Regional                  Myrtle Beach                      Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div II, Vet (Southern)

pax vobiscum,

Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association

CLUB UPDATES

Remember, because of our insurance, you cannot fence currently unless your USA Fencing dues are up to date.

The standard fall schedule kicks in this week as far as lessons and practice.  No Saturday practice due to the Myrtle Beach Regional.

The last pair of new fall classes kick in:

September 14           Afterschool 6 week beginning classes start

September 14           Mon/Wed 6 week beginning evening foil class

INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS

Our first event will be on October 24th and will include Open Foil, Open Epee, and a Div III (D and under) Foil event. It is now up on askfred, and has caps of 28 fencers, so start getting signed up.  Very few of our people are currently entered.   There are only five people in the foil events, but the epee is filling quickly.  A number of other clubs’ events (both sanctioned and unsanctioned) are starting to appear on askfred.

MYRTLE BEACH REGIONAL

The Lotus Myrtle Beach Regional is this next weekend.  Here are all the people I see participating:

Graham Betz    Y14 Foil

Thoren Davis    Cadet Foil, Junior Foil

Walter Davis    Cadet Foil, Junior Foil

Jackson Jones   Junior Epee, Div 1A Epee

Herman Smith  Vet Epee, Div 1A Epee

Me                   Vet Foil, Vet Sabre, Vet Epee

Robert Thomas    Div II Epee, Vet Epee, Div 1A Epee

If I missed you, let me know ASAP.  You can still enter, but it is enormously expensive at this point, about $440 for one event.

UPCOMING EVENTS          

September 18-20    Regional                 Myrtle Beach, SC                Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div 2, Vet  (Lotus)

September 25-27    Regional                 Richmond, VA                     Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior + Adult Combined.  

October 3-4            Regional                 Suwanee, GA                      Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior

October 9-12          NAC                       Orlando, FL                         Div 1, Cadet, Y14

October 10             Apex Novice            Apex                                 Y10, Y12 mix F; Y10, Y14 Mix E, M + W Sen F, Mix Sen E

October 24             CFFA                       Wilmington                        Open foil and epee, Div III foil

November 7           Doug Griswold         Apex                                Sen Mix F, E; Vet Mix F,E

November 14-15    Regional                 Glen Allen, VA                    Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior  (Kiefer/Meinhardt)

November 21         Apex Novice            Apex                                 Y10, Y12 mix F; Y10, Y14 Mix E, M + W Sen F, Mix Sen E

December 5            CFFA                       Wilmington                        Open foil and epee, Div III epee

December 11-13     Regional                  Myrtle Beach                      Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div II, Vet (Southern)

pax vobiscum,

Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association

EMAIL LISTS

It is that time of year to cull the email lists.  If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please let me know.  I will also probably go through and remove people we have not seen in years.

CLUB UPDATES

Remember, because of our insurance, you cannot fence currently unless your USA Fencing dues are up to date.

Schedule for this week as far as lessons and practice.  No lessons Monday.  Club practice Tuesday and Thursday nights.  Afterschool (for returners) and homeschool (returners and beginners) both start back up this week.  Saturday practice if there is interest.

Time to start thinking about Fall classes, so here is the schedule so far:

September 8             Afterschool fencing starts for advanced fencers

September 9             Homeschool fencing starts for both returners and the new beginner class (8 week)

September 14           Afterschool 6 week beginning classes start

September 14           Mon/Wed 6 week beginning evening foil class

INFORMATION ON UPCOMING EVENTS

 We have had our fall events approved by the North Carolina Division.  Our first event will be on October 24th and will include Open Foil, Open Epee, and a Div III (D and under) Foil event.  The second will be December 5th and will have an Open Foil, Open Epee, and a Div III Epee.  They are now up on askfred, and have caps of 28 fencers, so start getting signed up.  Very few of our people are currently entered.   There are only three people in the foil events, but the epee is filling quickly.  A number of other clubs’ events (both sanctioned and unsanctioned) are starting to appear on askfred, so I am listing most of them here.

NAC UPDATE

 The reason the regional participation will become important is that one of the NACs for next season has just had its location announced.  The February NAC (February 12-15) will be in Richmond, VA.  This one has Div I, Junior, and Vet age, Vet combined, and Vet teams.  Fencing (no matter where you come in) in a Vet Regional automatically qualifies you for the NACs.

UPCOMING EVENTS          

 September 12-13    Regional                 Virginia Beach, VA              Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior

September 18-20    Regional                 Myrtle Beach, SC                Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div 2, Vet  (Lotus)

September 25-27    Regional                 Richmond, VA                     Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior + Adult Combined.  

October 3-4            Regional                 Suwanee, GA                      Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior

October 9-12          NAC                       Orlando, FL                         Div 1, Cadet, Y14

October 10             Apex Novice            Apex                                 Y10, Y12 mix F; Y10, Y14 Mix E, M + W Sen F, Mix Sen E

October 24             CFFA                       Wilmington                        Open foil and epee, Div III foil

November 7           Doug Griswold         Apex                                Sen Mix F, E; Vet Mix F,E

November 14-15    Regional                 Glen Allen, VA                    Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior  (Kiefer/Meinhardt)

November 21         Apex Novice            Apex                                 Y10, Y12 mix F; Y10, Y14 Mix E, M + W Sen F, Mix Sen E

December 5            CFFA                       Wilmington                        Open foil and epee, Div III epee

December 11-13     Regional                  Myrtle Beach                      Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Cadet, Junior, Div 1A, Div II, Vet (Southern)

pax vobiscum,

Greg Spahr
Head Coach
Cape Fear Fencing Association