We held our first youth event of the season yesterday. In the foil, the winner was Raine Schoonmaker, second was Amelia Alexander, with Jaden Scott and Lexi Williams tied for third. For 9 and under, Jackson Jones took gold, Lou Lightner took silver, and John Alexander won the bronze. In sabre, only Baden Salinas showed up, so we didn’t have a competition. In epee, Raine won again, with Nyc Baynes second, and Linus Huggins third. Thanks to Kyler Schoonmaker for helping with reffing and Herman Smith for the armoring help. Thanks to all the parents for bringing your children. I am still waiting for some other competitions to come into focus before I schedule the next one. Here are the sword point standings, currently:
Boys Girls
Raine Schoonmaker 11 Amelia Alexander 7
Jaden Scott 6 Lexi Williams 6
Jackson Jones 4
Lou Lightner 3
Nyc Baynes 2
John Alexander 2
Linus Huggins 1
Drew Sullivan 1
Also fencing this weekend were the Milewski women up at the Division 1-A ROC in Owing Mills, Maryland. Samantha went 3-2 in her pool, only losing to a pair of Bs. She got a bye into the second round, but unfortunately had one of the Bs from her pool for the DE and lost 13-15. Nicole went 2-3, won her first DE, and then lost to an A from New Jersey.
This week will have the standard everything for practice. Afterschool, Tu/Th evening, homeschool, UNCW practices, Topsail and Camp Lejeune on Friday.
UNC
Chapel Hill has September 30/October 1 for their Tarheel
Open. The epee is a very strong A2. The foil has become an A2.
It is comparably weak as there are only 2 As and 2 Bs and overall it is bottom heavy. Sabre is a B2 (with lots of Bs) that needs 1 A to be an A2.
Chapel Hill has September 30/October 1 for their Tarheel
Open. The epee is a very strong A2. The foil has become an A2.
It is comparably weak as there are only 2 As and 2 Bs and overall it is bottom heavy. Sabre is a B2 (with lots of Bs) that needs 1 A to be an A2.
Also
on September 30 is Salle New Bern’s E and under foil event. This is an
unsanctioned training event. That means it is cheaper than a
sanctioned event and is used to walk people (fencers and parents)
through one of their first or early tournaments.
on September 30 is Salle New Bern’s E and under foil event. This is an
unsanctioned training event. That means it is cheaper than a
sanctioned event and is used to walk people (fencers and parents)
through one of their first or early tournaments.
Our next evening beginner class starts on Tuesday, October 3rd, at 6:30 pm, and goes for 6 weeks.
Mid-South has their first youth sabre event of the year on October 7th.
October
7-8 has a referee clinic and tournament at Research Triangle Fencing.
It is being conducted by Darius Wei and Matt Cox. For those of you who
want to improve your refereeing skills and/or become official USA
Fencing referees, this would be a great clinic to attend. Cost is $75
which gets you the clinic, entry into the observation tournament the
next day, and
the ability to take the written and practical refereeing tests. People
are needed to fence in the observation event on Sunday. One thing that
affects the rating a referee can get is the fencing they are reffing.
Hard to get a good rating if you are watching beginners. More
info is up on askfred.
7-8 has a referee clinic and tournament at Research Triangle Fencing.
It is being conducted by Darius Wei and Matt Cox. For those of you who
want to improve your refereeing skills and/or become official USA
Fencing referees, this would be a great clinic to attend. Cost is $75
which gets you the clinic, entry into the observation tournament the
next day, and
the ability to take the written and practical refereeing tests. People
are needed to fence in the observation event on Sunday. One thing that
affects the rating a referee can get is the fencing they are reffing.
Hard to get a good rating if you are watching beginners. More
info is up on askfred.
Our
next event is on October 14th. It will have a mixed foil event, a
mixed epee event, and for those not wanting to jump right in to a full
adult open epee competition, a D and under epee event. Please get
signed up now so we 1) attract other fencers, and B) can plan for
referees, etc. Right now even very few of our people are signed up. These events require a fair amount of work to put on, and if we lose money, it would make more sense to not have them.
next event is on October 14th. It will have a mixed foil event, a
mixed epee event, and for those not wanting to jump right in to a full
adult open epee competition, a D and under epee event. Please get
signed up now so we 1) attract other fencers, and B) can plan for
referees, etc. Right now even very few of our people are signed up. These events require a fair amount of work to put on, and if we lose money, it would make more sense to not have them.
The
next huge regional event is the Tiger Open which will be held 10/21 at
Clemson. This is a tournament that always has an open and a Div III (D
and under) in each weapon. The open epee is already an A2 with 8 As,
the D and under epee should become a C2. The open foil is now an A. The Div III
foil should end up as a D1, maybe a C2. Sabre is lagging behind.
next huge regional event is the Tiger Open which will be held 10/21 at
Clemson. This is a tournament that always has an open and a Div III (D
and under) in each weapon. The open epee is already an A2 with 8 As,
the D and under epee should become a C2. The open foil is now an A. The Div III
foil should end up as a D1, maybe a C2. Sabre is lagging behind.
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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