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DC Fencers Club is closed on Monday, April 22. We will reopen on Tuesday, April 23.    

DCFCers took a dozen medals at the April Div 1 Championships and April North American Cup, held April 12-15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cheers to all our competitors who gave it their best, and a special salute to those who took top spots. Jim Adams, gold, vet 80 men’s epee, silver, vet 80 men’s foil […]

Another salute goes out to our  youngest competitors, who stepped up to the challenge, the Fairfax Challenge Regional Youth Circuit, held April 6-7 in Owings, Mills, Maryland. We cheer on all our young competitors for getting in the game and give special recognition to those young fencers who climbed to top spots.  Well done! Soraya […]

Like a shower of cherry blossoms, medals rained On DCFC A fitting haiku for the 2019 Cherry Blossom Open, a Capitol Division tournament held at the University of Maryland Armory this weekend. We salute all our DCFC competitors for giving it their best, and offer a special bow to those who took top spots. Justin […]

Congratulations to Amanda Nina Sirico on earning silver in her first NCAA championship bout last weekend. Her runner-up showing was the highest of her NCAA career, and she became a First Team All-American for the third time. Sirico is a senior at Notre Dame. The Notre Dame fencing team finished with 165 points in the team competition, […]

Double gold and lots of great fencing at the Fairfax Challenge ROC on March 23-24 at the Roland School in Baltimore, Md. A special salute goes out to DCFCers who took top spots! Asha Henry, gold, Div II Women’s Epee Joe Deucher, gold, Veteran Men’s Epee Sarah Shen Tong, bronze, Div 1-A Women’s Epee Marie […]

DCFC Youth Challenge, March 2019 – Results The luck of the Irish was with all the fencers who joined the DCFC Youth Challenge on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2019 at DC Fencers Club. A few brave souls found their pot of gold in Y10/12 and Y14 Mixed Sabre and Epee events. We congratulate all […]

Join us at the next DCFC Youth Challenge, Sunday, March 17.  This St. Patty’s Day competition features events in epee and sabre for Y10/12 and Y14 fencers. Register on askfred.net and see you there!

Big congratulations to Caleb Su, who took fifth place in Y10 Men’s Epee at the March North American Cup in Cleveland that took place March 1-4. The tournament featured events in Y14, Y12, Y10, Y14 Team and Division III categories in foil, epee, and sabre. Thanks to Coach David Ruskin for his guidance at the event. Go […]

Team USA takes Gold in Bogota in Junior Mens Epee (Jonathan Piskovatskov, Isaac Herbst, Cedric Mecke and Justin Haddad). Justin finished 7th in Junior Individuals and fifth place in Cadet Men’s Epee. Haddad was part of a delegation of more than 40 U.S. athletes brought home 25 medals from the Junior and Cadet Pan American […]