Fence St. Louis December Duel: Dec. 2-3, 2023
Our Y12 Mixed finalists contained two sets of friends (Jamieson R. & Gregory S., Emma B. & Lily D.), who gave each other hugs for awards photos.
Fence St. Louis hosted our third and largest tournament (so far) this past weekend. Our fencers competed in six different events: Unrated Senior Men’s, Unrated Senior Women’s, Senior Mixed, Y14 Mixed, Y12 Mixed, and Y12 Mixed.
First Time Competitors
First of all, a shout out to everyone who competed in their first tournament:
Will P., Unrated Senior Men’s, Senior Mixed, Y14 Mixed
Ellis B., Unrated Senior Men’s, Senior Mixed
Henry L., Unrated Senior Men’s
Belle D., Unrated Women’s, Senior Mixed
William R., Y14 Mixed, Y12 Mixed
Audrey I., Y12 Mixed
Hudson P., Y12 Mixed
Grant B., Y10 Mixed
Julian S., Y10 Mixed
Jack E., Y10 Mixed
Carlos C., Y10 Mixed
Ada F., Y10 Mixed
Charlie H., Y10 Mixed
Way to go everyone! Trying out your first tournament is a huge first step!
Fencers compete during the Y14 Mixed event.
Notable Results
These are our fencers who placed exceptionally well at the tournament. For full results, check out the results page on askFRED!
Unrated Senior Women’s
Lillian S., 1st and earning her E2023
Belle D., 3rd
Senior Mixed
Spencer B., 1st
Tyler B., 2nd
Jonathon H., 3rd
Y14 Mixed
Caden B., 1st
Will P., 2nd
Jamieson R., 3rd
Y12 Mixed
Gregory S., 1st
Lily D., 2nd
Emma B, 3rd
Jamieson R., 3rd
Y10 Mixed
Charlie I., 1st
Grant B., 2nd
Julian S., 3rd
Lillian S. and Coach Annamaria - congrats on your E2023, Lillian!
Fencer Shoutouts
We have a couple shoutouts for fencers that did something exceptional during the tournament.
First of all, Ada F. was so close to winning her whole pool. All of her bouts went to 4-4 except one, which went to 4-3!
Charlie H. wins the positive attitude award for Y10 Mixed. He was so cheerful and displayed great sportsmanship against every opponent.
On Saturday, Belle D. couldn’t stop smiling through her mask the entire time she was competing.
William R. wins the comeback award, scoring 9 points in the second half of his DE bout in Y12 Mixed against Greg. S.
There was no one more cool, calm, and collected throughout the weekend than Audrey I.
Hudson P. stepped outside his comfort zone for his first tournament and even won a pool bout!
Ruckus J. kept us laughing by being a great teammate to his friends and drawing a unicorn to sign his score sheets.
Greg H. and James H. were definitely showing the brotherly love and supported each other through both of their events.
Emma B. was dissatisfied with her Y14 Mixed performance, asked for critical feedback, and applied it in the Y12 Mixed, winning all her pool bouts and ultimately placing 3rd.
Ruckus J.’s signature unicorn.
Acknowledgements
Huge thank you to the parents (Heather B. and Amber S.) who helped us through hiccups such as a missing charge cord for the bout committee laptop and our printer not working. We couldn’t have run the tournament as effectively without your help!
Huge thanks to the parents who took pictures during the events, Amber S. and Todd H.
As always, thank you to our referees, Nick C. and Tyler B.
Our top finalists from the Senior Mixed: Spencer B., Tyler B., and Jonathon H.