DEADLINES THIS WEEK! Charlotte NAC, and March Wilmington Events

First, congrats to Bruce McRae who renewed his E rating over the weekend. Gabe placed 2nd, Holden tied for 3rd. Seth took 6th and Steve McRae took 9th. In the women’s event, Isabelled tied for 3rd, and Molly took 10th. Everyone fenced well and I’m very proud of how everyone finished!

So, a lot of tournament reminders:

CHARLOTTE NORTH AMERICAN CUP
Deadline is tomorrow: March 16, 2022!
Register online: https://member.usafencing.org/details/tournaments/5616#info

Isabelle and Coach Gerhard are both fencing on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Isabelle is fencing in the Cadet Women’s Foil and Coach Gerhard is fencing in the Div II Men’s Foil. If you know Andrew Wigg, our sabre fencer, he most likely will fence in the Division II Men’s Saber on Sunday as well. I will probably arrive there sometime during the day on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Most of our women’s fencers fall in the Cadet women’s category, so I would recommend our women doing the Cadet Women’s Category. North American Cups aren’t easy, it’s some of the toughest competition you’ll face, but they are also good learning experiences! If you’ve been competing for a while, I encourage giving this a try, especially because it’s not too far away and many equipment vendors on site. I also encourage doing the events on Sunday, since that is the day I will be there.

Events available that our fencers would probably participate in:
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Junior Men’s Foil (Born between 2002-2008)
Division II Women’s Foil (Born 2008 or earlier)

Saturday, April 23, 2022
Cadet Men’s Foil (Born between 2005-2008)
Junior Women’s Foil (Born between 2002-2008)

Sunday, April 24, 2022
Division II Men’s Foil (Born 2008 or earlier)…Coach will be competing in this one.
Cadet Women’s Foil (Born between 2005-2008)…Isabelle will be competing in this one.

WILMINGTON LYNN KRUPEY MEMORIAL IRON MAIDEN
Deadline is March 19, 2022 (I would register even if you don’t know yet if you can go. That way your name is already pre-registered prior to the deadline, you don’t have to pay until you are at the event)
Event date: March 26, 2022, 1PM
Registration: $30
Pre-register: https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=49731
All women’s event, Isabelle will be attending.

WILMINGTON YOUTH CIRCUIT
Event date: March 26, 2022, 9AM
Registration: $5
Pre-register: https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=50159

WILMINGTON HOMESCHOOL EVENTS: B TEAM FOIL AND TEAM FOIL
Event date: March 26, 2022, 1PM
Registration: $5
Pre-register: https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=50159