One last note about November fencing and then it's on to December!
The weekend before Thanksgiving was the Thanksgiving Throwdown in Richmond. Bryce competed both days, fencing in his second and third tournaments ever, and ran the full gamut of experiences between the two events. Saturday's E and under foil had pools of seven so he got to fence a solid variety of people. This stood him in good stead for Sunday's unrated event in which he had his first pool and DE wins. Great job, Bryce!
He wasn't the only competitor on Sunday. Scott and Rhiannon fenced in the C and under foil and Rhiannon's day ended with a fantastic DE -- smart, balanced fencing is always exciting to see! Scott finished in 6th and added a rubber turduck to our award shelf at IWFC. Also fencing on Sunday were Stephen and Josh F. in the C and under epee. Both were solid in the pools and although I didn't get to see any of their DE matches, I'm happy to report that Stephen not only tied for third, he also earned his D rating. Congrats!
Full results for the Thanksgiving Throwdown can be seen here.
Up next: Virginia Division Junior Olympic qualifiers, Dec. 15-16 in Manassas, and the Nightmare Before Christmas, Dec. 22-23 in Charlottesville. (Note: I will not be available for the Nightmare.)
