I didn’t get to see much of yesterday’s events, so I will just go with the results. In the Open Foil, Oliver Galbraith of CFFA took out Connor Costa, fencing unattached, in the finals. Josh White of Salle New Bern and Nitin Iyengar of Research Triangle Fencing tied for third. In Open Epee, Shane Mason of the Charlotte Fencing Academy defeated CFFA’s Josh Harvey for first, with Michael Kelly of Columbia Fencing and Oliver tied for third. In the D and under foil, Nitin won the final over Kevin Maia-Lima, also of RTF, and won his E. CFFA’s Robert Thomas and Luke Reuwer of Columbia Fencing tied for the thirds. Thanks to everyone who made the tournament run.
Finally a regular week of practice this week. UNCW will be in Wednesday night.
Our
next youth event will be October 24th. Foil at 10 am, sabre at 1:30
pm, and epee at 3:30 pm. We have a bunch of new youth fencers chomping at the bit to do their first tournament. I could probably use some help refereeing foil, so hopefully I can get a couple of volunteers for a couple of hours.
next youth event will be October 24th. Foil at 10 am, sabre at 1:30
pm, and epee at 3:30 pm. We have a bunch of new youth fencers chomping at the bit to do their first tournament. I could probably use some help refereeing foil, so hopefully I can get a couple of volunteers for a couple of hours.
Also
that weekend are a number of adult events. The Tiger Open at Clemson
has foil and epee events currently rated as A2s (the epee has over 70 fencers), a C sabre event, and
large D and and under events. Mid-South has cadet and junior sabre events. Fredericksburg has Vet events, all of which will be pretty solid events.
that weekend are a number of adult events. The Tiger Open at Clemson
has foil and epee events currently rated as A2s (the epee has over 70 fencers), a C sabre event, and
large D and and under events. Mid-South has cadet and junior sabre events. Fredericksburg has Vet events, all of which will be pretty solid events.
Charlotte has an open epee that might
make it to a B event and a D and under that might make it to a D event. The Open needs 5 bodies and 2 D or higher fencers to be a B. They sent a number of fencers to our event yesterday, so it would be nice to repay the favor.
make it to a B event and a D and under that might make it to a D event. The Open needs 5 bodies and 2 D or higher fencers to be a B. They sent a number of fencers to our event yesterday, so it would be nice to repay the favor.
The week leading up to Halloween we will be shut down Wednesday and
Thursday night (no afterschool either day) as St. Mary gets ready for the
school Fall Festival. They do their Haunted House in the basement. The homeschool class will meet Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday night (no afterschool either day) as St. Mary gets ready for the
school Fall Festival. They do their Haunted House in the basement. The homeschool class will meet Wednesday afternoon.
I don’t know what kind of shape the basement will be in after the
Haunted House, so unless you hear differently next week, assume no
Saturday morning practice.
Haunted House, so unless you hear differently next week, assume no
Saturday morning practice.
The closest event on Halloween is in Williambsburg, VA.
The
November adult beginner class starts Monday, November 2nd. The new set
of afterschool classes will start the same week, Monday through
Thursday. The next set of homeschool beginner classes will start on
November 4th.
November adult beginner class starts Monday, November 2nd. The new set
of afterschool classes will start the same week, Monday through
Thursday. The next set of homeschool beginner classes will start on
November 4th.
November
7th is the first Homeschool League meet, out in Oak Ridge. If you want
to fence, all of your information to be on the team needs to be to the
Southeastern Cardinals by November 1. Public school epeeists are
allowed to fence on B teams, this is for ages 10 and up, so let me know
if you are interested. Epee will only be B teams, so you would get to fence the best of the homeschoolers. Since you aren’t homeschooled you do not need to
join the Cardinals.
7th is the first Homeschool League meet, out in Oak Ridge. If you want
to fence, all of your information to be on the team needs to be to the
Southeastern Cardinals by November 1. Public school epeeists are
allowed to fence on B teams, this is for ages 10 and up, so let me know
if you are interested. Epee will only be B teams, so you would get to fence the best of the homeschoolers. Since you aren’t homeschooled you do not need to
join the Cardinals.
There
is also a college meet at Greensboro on the 7th for UNCW people’s
possible participation. No adult events yet listed for the area.
is also a college meet at Greensboro on the 7th for UNCW people’s
possible participation. No adult events yet listed for the area.
The
14th is the first NCFL meet and we will be hosting. This is a very
large high school foil event and we need all the volunteer referees we can pull. A
number of you did this previously and it will be time to give back. I
need to get an idea of who wants to participate, 6th grade and up.
Hopefully we can field two B teams, plus Hoggard and Coastal Christian.
14th is the first NCFL meet and we will be hosting. This is a very
large high school foil event and we need all the volunteer referees we can pull. A
number of you did this previously and it will be time to give back. I
need to get an idea of who wants to participate, 6th grade and up.
Hopefully we can field two B teams, plus Hoggard and Coastal Christian.
The 21st is JOs at a location near Durham.
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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