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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 […]

Three DCFCers took a road trip to Columbus, Ohio to participate in The Arnold Fencing Classic, a ROC that is part of a multisport festival organized by the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. “The Arnold” the world’s largest multi-sport festival, with 22 thousand athletes competing in 80 sports, including fencing. The fencing event included out of […]

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the latest DCFC Champagne Challenge, held Sunday, Feb. 24 at DC Fencers Club. A parents whose son has returned to the club after college and career remarked “there are more clubs in the area,” which is a sure sign our sport is growing. We also applaud and encourage […]

Congratulations to DCFC member Amanda Nina Sirico and her Notre Dame compatriots on winning their fourth straight ACC team championship title! The Irish women went 3-0, defeating Boston College, North Carolina and No. 6 Duke in the round robin-style tournament. Sirico won the winning touch, clinching the championship at 14-5. Way to go, Amanda!