Congrats to our fencers who entered last weekend's Halloween Open at William and Mary! Scott took second in foil and 11th in the surprisingly large saber event. We also had two first-timers, Bobby and Bryce, fencing on Saturday and I couldn't be more proud of either of them. Every bout was fenced better than the one before it and Bobby even won his first DE. (And thank you, Scott, for strip coaching when I needed to be in two places at once.) I think we'll be seeing more of these two at future tournaments! Full Halloween Open results can be seen here. And I'm in the process of uploading a few videos from the weekend to our YouTube channel. Go take a look!
This weekend there's a BIG tournament, the 2012 November North American Cup (NAC) at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. How big? Olympians - past, present, and future - will be competing, including but not limited to Tim Morehouse, Daryl Homer, Miles Chamley-Wilson, Alexander Massialis, Lee Kiefer, and Kelley Hurley. Plus you'll see familiar faces too, including Scott! You'll also be able to see, touch, try on, and try out all sorts of fencing gear. Vendors from all over the country will be there with loads of stuff just begging to go home with you. So here's your chance to pick up all sorts of goodies! (Early holiday shopping, anyone?) Best of all, admission is free so grab your camera and go watch some of the best fencing in the country! The event schedule is here (page 2 - they aim for starting events 30-60 minutes after close of check-in).
Want to earn some good fencing karma this weekend? USA Fencing is looking for volunteers to help at the NAC. They need people for things like check-in, awards, lost and found, and runners (carrying messages and such). If you can spend a morning or an afternoon helping, sign up here. I'll also give half-off of November's dues for any volunteers!
Up next, the Thanksgiving Throwdown in Richmond on November 17 and 18. Visit the link to pre-register (saves you $5!) and for times et al.
