2010-2011 National Tournament Dates and Deadlines
May 24, 2010
Below are the SYC locations and dates for next season.This schedule is subject to change.
| September 18-19, 2010 | Coastside RYC #1 | Half Moon Bay, CA |
| October 2-3, 2010 | Rochester Fencing Club | Rochester, NY |
| November 5-7, 2010 | Fencers Club Of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ |
| January 29-31, 2011 | Virginia Academy of Fencing | Springfield, VA |
| April 9-10, 2011 | Golden Gate Fencing Center | San Francisco, CA |
Download the 2010-2011 National Tournament locations and deadlines.
Results from the Weekend of May 15 and 16
May 17, 2010
There were several events over the week both in Sacramento and at Stanford. Our top finishers were:
Justine Pascual: GOLD medal Y10 MIXED sabre. A great job from Justine in an exciting event—she beat all of the boys including National Finalists from HFC!
Max Dannenberg: got 10th place in same event
Also kudos to Hannah and Emily for gaining experience points by competing!
Johannes Pascual: got 6th place out of 18 in the Y12 Mens Sabre
Stirling Johnson: BRONZE medal Y12 Womens Sabre Clarissa Perez BRONZE medal D and under Mixed Sabre, narrowly lost to eventual champion who was a full grown man and a head taller than her.
Carrie Gilchrist: 5th place Senior All Womens Sabre, lost to Nona Lim 13-15 in quarterfinal
Also congratulations to Nona Lim who fences with us on Tuesday nights, Nona fences on the Singapore national team and her team won the GOLD medal at the Asian Championships in Thailand, and Nona earned the SILVER medal in the Individual world championships!
Register Today for Coastside Summer Camps
May 16, 2010
The planned Summer Camp schedule is as follows:
Camp: June 14-19 Noon to 5:00pm through the 18th, 10-1:00 pm Saturday. Very special guest coming. $375.
Intermediate Fencer Mini-Camp (Not confirmed): June 28- July 1, Noon to 5pm. $300. RSVP if interested—minimum 6 sign-ups needed add $50 for Saturday June 18th Special Guest class
Little Musketeer Camp 1: July 19-23rd $350—RSVP minimum 6 sign-ups
Little Musketeer Camp 2: July 26th-30th $350—RSVP minimum 6 sign-ups
Junior Pacific Coast Championships
May 10, 2010
Coastside's own 15-year-old Carrie Gilchrist won the GOLD medal this past weekend at the annual Junior (19 and under) Pacific Coast Championships. She also earned the SILVER in the Cadet (16 & under) the following day, narrowly losing in the finals 14-15. Her victories secure her entry into the Summer Nationals for both age categories.
Also of note, Clarissa Perez made top 8 both days. At the end of the pools in the Junior event, Carrie was seeded #1 and Clarissa #2! Both girls have many more years in these age categories—to both, well done!
Congratulations to our Bay Cup Champions and Medalists
April 17, 2010
Coastside victories from the Bay Cup Championships:
Clarissa Perez, Junior Bay Cup Champion, GOLD medal (U-19 Women's Sabre)
Caroline Gilchrist, Junior Bay Cup Vice Champion, SILVER (U-19 WS)
Caroline Gilchrist, Senior Bay Cup Vice Champion, SILVER (Open Women's Sabre) (undefeated and #1 seeded coming out of pools!)
Johannes Pascual, Y12 Boy's Sabre Bronze Medalist (out of 26). Also of note, Johannes made top 8 in the Y14, losing to Andrew Gleeson only 14-15, barely missing the quarterfinals.
Go Coastside!
Coastside Hosted First-Ever Novice Tournament for Young Pacifica and S. San Francisco Fencers
March 17, 2010
Coastside Academy of Fencing hosted a fencing tournament for its young students from surrounding satellite programs on March 7.
Children, who are students of the academy but not club members, were invited over the past semester to attend and compete in the event in order to receive prizes and learn the fundamentals of a competitive fencing tournament.
This special and first-time event was co-sponsored by American Fencers Supply of Pacifica, CA and Alliance Fencing Equipment of San Francisco, CA. Both companies graciously volunteered to donate some fencing equipment, which made up a portion of the day’s prizes.
Coastside Fencers Medal at RYC
February 8, 2010
Congratulations are in order to our Coastside Academy competitors over the past couple of weekends. On January 31, Stirling Johnson was the Junior Bay Cup Champion in Santa Rosa, winning the GOLD medal in the Girls 12-and-under sabre competition. Also in fifth place was Lotus Lum, who—despite her lower finish—narrowly lost to National Gold medalist Maya Chamberlain by one point (5-2,4-5,4-5) to get in to the semi-finals.
On February 6 and 7, the Regional Youth Circuit was in San Francisco and Coastside fencers did very well! Top honors went to:
Justine Pascual: CHAMPION, GOLD medalist Y10 girls sabre
Stirling Johnson: CHAMPION, GOLD medalist Y12 girls sabre
Lotus Lum: VICE CHAMPION, SILVER medalist Y12 girls sabre
Clarissa Perez: CHAMPION, GOLD medalist Junior womens sabre
Carrie Gilchrist: VICE CHAMPION, SILVER medalist Junior womens sabre
Other honors go to top eight medalists from our club, including:
Johannes Pascual, Y12 Mens Sabre;
Hunter Washington, Y12 Mixed Epee;
Hana Besedin, Y10 Girls Sabre;
Emily Daza, Y10 Girls Sabre;
Justine Pascual Y12 Girls Sabre; and
Miranda Guerrero Y14 Girls Sabre.
Pacifica Park and Rec Classes Registration
January 27, 2010
Pacifica Park and Rec Beginner Fencing (New Program) classes begin March 6. Standard registration begins February 10. Sign up early to reserve a place in the class. Class taught by Maestro Anthony.
Junior Olympics Division Qualifiers
January 6, 2010
Congratulations are in order for Carrie Gilchrist, gold medal champion in both Cadet and Junior categories of the Northern California Junior Olympic Division Qualifiers, and Clarissa Perez, bronze medalist in the Junior category and Auto-qualified in the Cadet. This season's Junior Olympics will be held February 12-15 in Memphis, Tennessee. Well done and good luck!
Light Sabre Birthday Parties
Coastside Academy of Fencing now offers light sabre and traditional fencing birthday parties. Email contact@coastsidefencers.com for more information.
