It was a beautiful day for an outdoor tournament in New Bern and we provided almost half of the field for the Skirmish at Jack’s Island. The CFFA people did a lot of beating up on each other in pools before moving into the DE rounds. In the end Lars Hansen of All-American edged out Stephen Kmiec of ECU for the trophy. Ryan Miller of Salle New Bern took one of the third places and he was joined by our Nicole Milewski, who earned her C18. Kudos to everyone who helped make the event a success.
The next evening beginner class will begin on Tuesday, May 1st, at 6:30 pm. Remember we are transitioning to summer hours, so no Wednesday night practice.
May 4th is the last day to sign up for the Powerade State Games before the prices go up. The event will be held at Forsyth Country Day School on the 16th and 17th of June. Sign up is on the Powerade site (pag.ncsports.org), not askfred.
May
5th will be our next under 12 youth event. I want to change up the
times a bit since we never seem to have sabre fencers. Foil at 10 am,
epee at 1:30 pm, sabre at 3:30 pm. Foil refereeing help will be appreciated.
5th will be our next under 12 youth event. I want to change up the
times a bit since we never seem to have sabre fencers. Foil at 10 am,
epee at 1:30 pm, sabre at 3:30 pm. Foil refereeing help will be appreciated.
May 12th at Apex are sanctioned foil and epee events, split by gender. They are also having unsanctioned Y-10 and Y-12 foil. Right now the Women’s epee needs bodies to be at least a C event, while women’s foil will probably be an E1. Both Men’s foil and epee should be A events.
We
will hold a junior high team event on May 12th. Fencers would need to
be between the fourth and eighth grades. Looks like at least a couple
of teams from Topsail. Hopefully we can get a St. Mary’s team
together. Possibly 2 teams from Raleigh and maybe some from New Bern. The format will be
different than the usual individual format. It will probably start
late morning. More details as we get closer.
will hold a junior high team event on May 12th. Fencers would need to
be between the fourth and eighth grades. Looks like at least a couple
of teams from Topsail. Hopefully we can get a St. Mary’s team
together. Possibly 2 teams from Raleigh and maybe some from New Bern. The format will be
different than the usual individual format. It will probably start
late morning. More details as we get closer.
May 19th is open epee and unrated foil at Charlotte. A bit too early to predict the field.
May
20th is a U foil at All-American. I will be going up to observe, but
at the moment the field is maxed out. If they have anyone drop out I
will let you know.
20th is a U foil at All-American. I will be going up to observe, but
at the moment the field is maxed out. If they have anyone drop out I
will let you know.
Our
next event will be the Stab-a-thon on May 26th. The epee is shaping up
nicely, already a B1. However only three people each in the foil and sabre.
next event will be the Stab-a-thon on May 26th. The epee is shaping up
nicely, already a B1. However only three people each in the foil and sabre.
June 2nd will be the last Youth event for the season. We will give the swords away after the events.
Also
on June 2nd, Apex is hosting a referee clinic that will set you up to
take the written referee test. It is written to be difficult so
attending a clinic like this is not only necessary, but very helpful.
It is listed on askfred (look under clinics, click on more) for more
details. If you have questions, ask me. They are then having unsanctioned foil events on the 3rd so that the prospective referees can be observed.
on June 2nd, Apex is hosting a referee clinic that will set you up to
take the written referee test. It is written to be difficult so
attending a clinic like this is not only necessary, but very helpful.
It is listed on askfred (look under clinics, click on more) for more
details. If you have questions, ask me. They are then having unsanctioned foil events on the 3rd so that the prospective referees can be observed.
I have been given some equipment to see if anyone might be interested. It looks to be in good shape. It consists of a Blue Gauntlet fencing bag, a RH xsmall glove, RH small glove, RH visconti 2 prong foil, a 2 prong body cord, small foil mask, 34 RH jacket, and a set of knicker proportionate to that (I cannot find an actual size in them.) If you are interested, let me know.
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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