Boys and girls, the word for today is body cord. As in where do all of ours keep disappearing to? I fix some, other people fix some and we started the week with a whole bag of them. The same with mask cords. By Thursday the bag is only about half full and it isn’t like we have a pile of freshly broken ones. I have about 15 foil fencers at Topsail on Fridays and will be having almost 20 at Camp Lejeune. Some of them have their own equipment, but many just finished beginner classes. We can’t waste time having them take off and hand off cords. If we can’t keep a better handle on getting them returned, then we will have to come up with a system, probably something like having you sign them out for practice. Please check your bags and make certain we get the club ones back. I think the Youth event next Saturday will be huge, so we will need all of them.
We held the homeschool individual championships today and provided about half the field. Our best finsiher was Eoin O’Brien who tied for third. Eoin fences for the Southeastern Cardinals. Other Cardinals, all O’Briens, were Eilis in 11th, Eamon in 13th, and Ellery in 15th. We also had four Jacksonville Hurricanes compete. Matthew Burns came in 7th, followed by Noah Snyder 9th, Caleb Forman 10th, and Matthan Droke in 14th. Thanks to Zemi Lawrence for running the event and reffing, William Reid for reffing, and Mile Kinney for armoring.
We had a pair of fencers trek to Apex for the Boys Y10/Y12 foil there. John Alexander took 15th in his tournament outside of our club. Jackson Jones started slow but then got it together, including an upset of the Number 2 seed, to finish tied for 3rd.
This week, the UNCW fencers are back from Spring Break, so there will be practice Wednesday night. On Friday, there will be practice at Topsail, but there is floor refinishing at Wallace Creek, so no practice at Camp Lejeune.
March
23rd will be our next youth event. 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.
We have a ton of new fencers so I am be pleading for refereeing help,
especially in foil. Cost is $5 per event. Foil at 10 am, Epee at 1:30
pm, sabre at 3:30 pm.
23rd will be our next youth event. 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.
We have a ton of new fencers so I am be pleading for refereeing help,
especially in foil. Cost is $5 per event. Foil at 10 am, Epee at 1:30
pm, sabre at 3:30 pm.
For
adults, there is an ROC up in Baltimore that has Div 1A, Div II, and Vet
events. You would now be in the late fee period. You have to sign up at the usafencing.org
website under Events.
adults, there is an ROC up in Baltimore that has Div 1A, Div II, and Vet
events. You would now be in the late fee period. You have to sign up at the usafencing.org
website under Events.
March 27th will be the start of the last homeschool beginner class of the year.
March 29th will be the start of the next Camp Lejeune Beginner class.
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 year’s Nationals are in Columbus,
Ohio, so they are not that far away. Also, the venue and area around
the Columbus 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. The
numbers have been going up, so I would assume that it will be a two day
event.
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 year’s Nationals are in Columbus,
Ohio, so they are not that far away. Also, the venue and area around
the Columbus 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. The
numbers have been going up, so I would assume that it will be a two day
event.
April 1st will be the start of the next Monday/Wednesday beginner class.
April
6th is the Lynn Krupey Memorial Iron Maiden. Women only events in foil, epee, and sabre. Our women need to be getting signed up to
attract other fencers. Epeeists have been signing up, but we need to see more foil and sabre fencers,
6th is the Lynn Krupey Memorial Iron Maiden. Women only events in foil, epee, and sabre. Our women need to be getting signed up to
attract other fencers. Epeeists have been signing up, but we need to see more foil and sabre fencers,
April 13th is the next Apex unsanctioned set of events. Check askfred for times and events.
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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