We held a 12 and under event for our youth fencers yesterday. We had 12 foilists (significantly more than we now have signed up for our next adult event). It was won by Nicole Milewski beating out Don Evans. Jaden Scott and Nick Byron, in his first event, tied for third. For the 9 and under set, Jackson Jones got gold, Joseph Evans took silver, and Claire Babineau won the bronze. Again no sabre fencers showed up – I know you’re out there. Epee was an epic battle between Nicole and Lydia Huggins which Nicole came from behind to win, 15-14. Nyc Baynes and Linus Huggins tied for 3rd place. A huge thanks to Herman Smith who refereed, armored, and sold T-shirts. Tried to get him to babysit and cook, but no such luck. The last youth event of the season is June 3rd. It would be nice to see some adults around as I would like to think it will be huge. The swords are probably pretty well decided, except for the sportsmanship one, but here are the first few boys and girls and their points.
Boys
Evans,
Don
34 Scott
27
Schoonmaker
23
Evans,
Joseph
13
Martin,
Luke 12
Byron 10
Jones
8
Don
34 Scott
27
Schoonmaker
23
Evans,
Joseph
13
Martin,
Luke 12
Byron 10
Jones
8
Girls
Milewski 43
Williams 13 Huggins,
Lydia 8
Campbell 7 Alexander 3
Babineau 2
Williams 13 Huggins,
Lydia 8
Campbell 7 Alexander 3
Babineau 2
Regular summer schedule of practice this week. The new beginner class at Camp Lejeune starts Friday. Salle
New Bern is holding their annual Skirmish at Jack’s Island on Saturday,
May 13th. Epee only, all it needs to be an A event is 2 warm bodies. Unusual as it is held outdoors if possible. Plus there is the usual Salle New Bern feast to be held afterward. As and Bs get to fence free at this event. Check askfred for the rest.
New Bern is holding their annual Skirmish at Jack’s Island on Saturday,
May 13th. Epee only, all it needs to be an A event is 2 warm bodies. Unusual as it is held outdoors if possible. Plus there is the usual Salle New Bern feast to be held afterward. As and Bs get to fence free at this event. Check askfred for the rest.
Apex
has a large number of unsanctioned youth and adult events on the 13th.
Check askfred for the details. If you are interested in going and need
equipment, let me know. It would be a great opportunity for some of our foilists looking for fencing with new people in a setting where you don’t have the pressure of a sanctioned event.
has a large number of unsanctioned youth and adult events on the 13th.
Check askfred for the details. If you are interested in going and need
equipment, let me know. It would be a great opportunity for some of our foilists looking for fencing with new people in a setting where you don’t have the pressure of a sanctioned event.
Our
annual Memorial Weekend Stab-a-thon will be held on Saturday, May 27.
Open foil, epee, and sabre. The epee is an A2 with 6 As and 4 Bs. It is still 3 weeks out, so when you add the usual suspects; those of our fencers waiting to sign up, the WFC fencers, and the South Carolina contingent; and the unusual suspects; A’s about to lose it, B’s who really want their As, people looking for something strong to use to get ready for Salt Lake City, I could see it going to 40 or more fencers. Foil and sabre fencers should learn from this. Foil has been stuck at 7 for a while. Our older foil/epee fencers are going to save themselves for the epee at this point, so our ranks will have to come from the younger set. Harry? Logan? Gabe? Maya? Andrew? Max? If you can get the numbers close to 15, you might pull in a B, which would make it a B1. If that doesn’t happen and if all our people who enter are Us, then it would just need a D to make it a C1 with only 7 rated fencers. That means that some unrated person would have to earn an E. Maybe we can get Filer to come out of retirement at that point. Sabre has been creeping up and now has 5 people with two Es. One more fencer makes it an E event. Alex? Bea?
annual Memorial Weekend Stab-a-thon will be held on Saturday, May 27.
Open foil, epee, and sabre. The epee is an A2 with 6 As and 4 Bs. It is still 3 weeks out, so when you add the usual suspects; those of our fencers waiting to sign up, the WFC fencers, and the South Carolina contingent; and the unusual suspects; A’s about to lose it, B’s who really want their As, people looking for something strong to use to get ready for Salt Lake City, I could see it going to 40 or more fencers. Foil and sabre fencers should learn from this. Foil has been stuck at 7 for a while. Our older foil/epee fencers are going to save themselves for the epee at this point, so our ranks will have to come from the younger set. Harry? Logan? Gabe? Maya? Andrew? Max? If you can get the numbers close to 15, you might pull in a B, which would make it a B1. If that doesn’t happen and if all our people who enter are Us, then it would just need a D to make it a C1 with only 7 rated fencers. That means that some unrated person would have to earn an E. Maybe we can get Filer to come out of retirement at that point. Sabre has been creeping up and now has 5 people with two Es. One more fencer makes it an E event. Alex? Bea?
As mentioned earlier, June 3 will be the last 12 and under youth event of the season.
June 10-11 is Mid-South’s last youth/U-19/U sabre event for the year. See askfred for details.
The Powerade State Games are June 17-18 this year in the Winston Salem area. Men’s, Women’s, and Y-12 events in all weapons.
The fees are a little higher at this point, but you can still get in at pag.ncsports.org. Askfred is not the official site, so entering there does not actually get you into the event. There is no on-site registration this year, so that is important. Also, since askfred is not official, events are usual a little bigger than what is listed on askfred.
The fees are a little higher at this point, but you can still get in at pag.ncsports.org. Askfred is not the official site, so entering there does not actually get you into the event. There is no on-site registration this year, so that is important. Also, since askfred is not official, events are usual a little bigger than what is listed on askfred.
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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