Our March 16th March your Epee North Competition was Fantastic!  We appreciate everyone who made the trip up to fence from GRFA, WMFA, BRFA, Ann Arbor/Plymouth. Thanks to all the supporters who packed the club helping to create a comfortable/festive atmosphere.Â
Thank you Laurie, Eric and Devon for referring as well as Claire and Kathryn stepping in to run bout committee. Â
The Women's event was a cagey affair in pools but Chole's(GRFA) patience and consistency fueled her to be undefeated/1st. However, Adeline( TCFC) decided to Get After It in DE's, not allowing any of her 3 opponents to get more than 7 touches and defeating Chole in the final to earn her E! A huge shout out to Abagail and Kaia fencing in their first sanctioned event with great attitudes. Â
The Mixed Event (B1) pool results saw two Us who fenced with decisiveness and demonstrated poise placed in the top 4 Liam ( WMFA) and Alex( TCFC). When it came to DEs is where the mayhem started. Lots of determination by fencers like Nathan (WMFA) who won 1 pool bout but with strong mental/emotional resilience propelled himself into 3rd place. Mitch( TCFC) who upset a tough opponent Wesley( BRFA) to place himself firmly in 8th. Â
George(TCFC) upset 1 seed Devan (TCFC), then fought his way back to beat the ever so Scrappy/Tenacious Gardner (TCFC). In the final against the tactical wizard Chris (Ann Arbor/Plymouth), George was down 10-5 at the break 2nd period. He came out of the break with great Fierceness putting nonstop pressure on Chris to win 15-14, re-earning his B rating!!
Also a huge shout out to Henry and Cedric for fencing in their first sanctioned event.
Our Club had so many Strong performances...
Mitch 8th earned E ratingÂ
Alex 6th earned D ratingÂ
Gardner 3rd earned C ratingÂ
George 1st earned B ratingÂ
Way to Get After It!!!
Quote of the day... Henry( TCFC) " Hey Coach, I lost all my pool bouts but I fenced well" a mindset for processing/learning/putting into action!!