We provided about half of the competitors at yesterday’s Skirmish at Jack’s Island in New Bern. The event should probably have been renamed the Left handed open as over 50% of the field was left handed and almost 50% of the staff was left handed. Therefore it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Oliver Galbraith won and now has a trophy taller than he is. Ryan Miller of Salle New Bern came in second. Stephen Kmiec of ECU (also left handed) tied with our own Josh Harvey for 3rd. Eli Nathan of UNCW/CFFA came in 7th and earned his E in the B1 event. A good time and a full stomach was had by all.
A regular week of practice this week plus we will have a Saturday (5/20) practice starting about 10 am.
Our
annual Memorial Weekend Stab-a-thon will be held on Saturday, May 27.
Open foil, epee, and sabre. The epee lost 2 of the As, but still has 4 and has 27 people, so it should still be a strong A2. I still see it going to about 40 or more fencers, as some people who might have thought they would have no hope with 6 As, see hope with only 4. The two fencers who dropped out were an A and a C in foil. Foil has been stuck at 7
for a while, but now is a much more winnable event. That makes it a better event for those looking at a good first tournament. It would still be nice to get it to 15 people so it would be a C1. Sabre still has
5 people with two Es. One more fencer makes it an E event. Alex?
Bea? Jonathan?
annual Memorial Weekend Stab-a-thon will be held on Saturday, May 27.
Open foil, epee, and sabre. The epee lost 2 of the As, but still has 4 and has 27 people, so it should still be a strong A2. I still see it going to about 40 or more fencers, as some people who might have thought they would have no hope with 6 As, see hope with only 4. The two fencers who dropped out were an A and a C in foil. Foil has been stuck at 7
for a while, but now is a much more winnable event. That makes it a better event for those looking at a good first tournament. It would still be nice to get it to 15 people so it would be a C1. Sabre still has
5 people with two Es. One more fencer makes it an E event. Alex?
Bea? Jonathan?
June 3 will be the last 12 and under youth event of the season. Foil at 10 am, sabre at 1:30 pm, and epee at 3:30 pm. Swords will be given out at the end of the event or when someone reaches an insurmountable point lead.
For the adults, Matt Cox is doing a referee clinic in Richmond on the 3rd. Attached to that is a Sunday event where the fencers will fence for free in an attempt to pump up the numbers and ranks so that the referees being observed can get ratings. See askfred for details on both.
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 usually a little bigger than what is listed on
askfred.
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 usually 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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