We finished our youth fencing season yesterday. Nicole Milewski won the foil and epee and the sword for season long performance for the girls. Jaden Scott pushed her very hard in coming in second in the foil, and Nyc Baynes did the same in the epee. Don Evans finished 3rd in foil, which gave him enough points to win the boy’s sword. He also collected another sword for being voted as showing the best sportsmanship by the other fencers over the course of the season. Ethan Rogers of Salle Mae took the other third in the foil event. 9 and under foil winners were Joseph Evans: gold; Lou Lightner: silver; and Claire Babineau: bronze. A large shout out to Zemi Lawrence who assisted with refereeing and running the event. Looking to next year, it will be really interesting as there is not a big favorite in either the boys or girls division. Thanks to all the parents and others who helped this year.
June 5th starts the next evening beginner class and it will run on Monday and Wednesday. This week also Tuesday Thursday adult practice, Friday practice at Camp Lejeune, and there will be Saturday practice at 10 am.
June
10-11 is Mid-South’s last youth/U-19/U sabre event for the year. See
askfred for details. The U-19 sabre looks decent and the adult U open
needs a body to give an E.
10-11 is Mid-South’s last youth/U-19/U sabre event for the year. See
askfred for details. The U-19 sabre looks decent and the adult U open
needs a body to give an E.
Tuesday, June 13 will start a 6:30 pm Tuesday/Thursday practice for those who are too young to want to be practicing against adults. I’ll try to hold it as more of a team type practice so people know how that works. Cost is $5 per child per practice or $25 per month for unlimited attendance per child.
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 $20 higher at this point, but you can still get in at
pag.ncsports.org. The last day to register is June 9th. 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. Anyone who is not on askfred, but is entered please let me know. Right now I only have fencers in the earliest event on Saturday. That is a bit hard for me to get to after the Friday night Camp Lejeune practice, so I may just go out Sunday.
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 $20 higher at this point, but you can still get in at
pag.ncsports.org. The last day to register is June 9th. 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. Anyone who is not on askfred, but is entered please let me know. Right now I only have fencers in the earliest event on Saturday. That is a bit hard for me to get to after the Friday night Camp Lejeune practice, so I may just go out Sunday.
For our Saturday practice on June 24th, the Salle New Bern people are planning to come down. It would be nice if we had a crowd for them to fence.
Getting closer to the camps, so please let me know if you are coming (if you haven’t already). It helps me to plan for numbers and also to tailor the camp to the level of those who will be attending. Dates are:
Beginning Camp July 17-21
Advanced foil July 24-28
Advanced Epee July 31 – August 4
Advanced Sabre August 7-11
Cost for the camps are $195, plus the $10 non-competitive USA Fencing membership. The fencing year ends on July 31, so you will need to renew if your camp meets any days in August.
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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