It is February, so those of you who do six month dues, it is time to catch the last half of the year. If you want to save a little money, avoid the hassle of having to remember dues every month, and can do it; CFFA offers a six month membership plan at the price of five months ($175) for the evening classes.
Yesterday we had two teams participate in the NCFL State Team Championships yesterday at Orange High School. Emma Graf and Claire Hommes fenced for Ashley High School. Although a person short they only lost their first match 4-5 and won their second match to finish up 5th in the state. A CFFA epee team of Joey Smith and Nicole Milewski. also a person short, defeated Bishop McGuinness 5-4 to win the state epee championship.
No practice at Camp Lejeune due to the early closure for the holiday. All of the classes/practices should be meeting.
February 16th is the last homeschool regular meet, which will be held here starting at 10 am.
We may have a new afterschool class starting on the 18th, but I have to get some okays from St. Mary. I will keep you posted.
February 23rd is the NCFL individual finals at the Simpkins Center in Greensboro. I received the information last night and have passed it on the those eligible.
Also
on that date are unsanctioned events in Apex. They are having Y-10/12
Women’s and Men’s foil, Senior Women’s and Men’s foil, and a mixed
Senior epee. Check askfred for more details.
on that date are unsanctioned events in Apex. They are having Y-10/12
Women’s and Men’s foil, Senior Women’s and Men’s foil, and a mixed
Senior epee. Check askfred for more details.
Thirdly on that date is a saber RYC at Mid-South. Details are on askfred, but the actual registration is through usafencing.
March 2nd is the Homeschool A team Championship at Winston Salem (the Star of Bethlehem Church). B team fencers will not be fencing.
For
everyone else, Mid-South has their Grand Opening tournament. Men’s and
Women’s events in all three weapons. Women’s sabre had a number of
fencers, but the other two are pretty low at the moment. All the men’s events should be at least B events Check askfred.
everyone else, Mid-South has their Grand Opening tournament. Men’s and
Women’s events in all three weapons. Women’s sabre had a number of
fencers, but the other two are pretty low at the moment. All the men’s events should be at least B events Check askfred.
Our next event, Battle of the Ironclads, is on March 9th The policy of you need to be entered
on askfred by a week prior for the regular registration fee will continue. This tournament will have open foil, epee, and sabre. Most of our women will be away to a large epee women’s and mixed event in Georgia, so guys, you need to get signed up soon. See askfred for further details.
on askfred by a week prior for the regular registration fee will continue. This tournament will have open foil, epee, and sabre. Most of our women will be away to a large epee women’s and mixed event in Georgia, so guys, you need to get signed up soon. See askfred for further details.
On March 16th we will be hosting the Homeschool Individual Championships at 10 am.
Apex is having an unsanctioned Y10/Y12 Women’s and Men’s foil, and Mixed epee on that date.
Nothing currently shows up on any schedule for March 23rd, so I would like to consider have a youth event that day. For those who have not yet done any of our youth events they are under 12. That means if you were still 12 or under on December 31, 2018, you are eligible. We do all three weapons. We give away trophies to the top 3 (and ties) finishers. medals to the top 9 and under finishers (unless they earn a trophy) and swords to those who earn the most points over the course of the season. If the date stays open, I will get you more info in a couple of weeks. We have a ton of new fencers so I may be pleading for refereeing help.
March 30 and 31 are the NC Divisionals. This is a path to qualify to the National Championships if you are not already qualified. You can qualify to the Division II (C and under) or Division III (D and under) championships. There are also qualifiers for Y-14. To qualify you must finish in the top 3 if there are 12 or fewer fencers, or the top 25% if there are more than 12. The Division II and III events are fenced as one event and they remove all the Cs from the results to figure out who qualifies from Division III. This years’s Nationals are in Columbus, Ohio, so they are not that far away. Also, the venue and area around the venue are pretty good as they have hosted the event a couple of times in the last few years. Times and other info are on askfred.
April 6th is the Lynn Krupey Memorial Iron Maiden. Women only events if foil, epee, and sabre. Our women need to be getting signed up to attract other fencers,
The
schedule for summer camps looks like it will Be July 8-12, Beginner
Camp; July 15-19, Advanced Foil Camp, July 22-26, Advanced Sabre Camp,
and finally July 29 – August 2, Advanced Epee Camp.
schedule for summer camps looks like it will Be July 8-12, Beginner
Camp; July 15-19, Advanced Foil Camp, July 22-26, Advanced Sabre Camp,
and finally July 29 – August 2, Advanced Epee Camp.
There
was a request for a camp in mid-late June for those who cannot attend
one of the other camps. It would probably be an advanced three weapon
camp for one week. Any other people interested? So far no one has said so.
was a request for a camp in mid-late June for those who cannot attend
one of the other camps. It would probably be an advanced three weapon
camp for one week. Any other people interested? So far no one has said so.
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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