Young competitors Fight it with Fencing

Thanks to all the young competitors who showed up to Fight it with Fencing, a tournament held on Sunday, May 6 to benefit Children’s Hospital. The tournament was hosted by Friends of DCFC, a nonprofit which supports aspiring competitive fencers. Kudos to Justin Haddad and Yunice Pyo for organizing this charity event, which raised more […]

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Triple gold at the April NAC

DCFCers earned triple gold and more at the April Division I/Wheelchair Championships and April NAC, held April 20-23 in Richmond, Virginia. Congratulations to all our competitors on joining the fray, giving your best, and a special salute to competitors who took top spots. Amanda Sirico won her first Division 1 Women’s Epee Championship title. Dennis […]

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Upcoming local tournaments

Whether you are a youth or a senior-level fencer, there are many local tournaments that offer worthwhile competitive experience. Go to the links below to register on askfred.net and we’ll see you on the fencing strip! Feb. 25 – DCFC Champagne Challenge March 3 – Referee Development Clinic with Matt Cox March 4 – Friends […]

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Bronze in Barcelona for Amanda Sirico

For immediate release February 15, 2018 Contact: DC Fencers Club Bowie, Md. Fencer wins team bronze in Barcelona DC Fencers Club member and Bowie, Md. resident Amanda Sirico helped Team USA win bronze over 2016 Olympic champions Team Romania, (28-20), at the Barcelona Women’s Epee World Cup in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday, February 11. […]

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Dan Wheeler wins ChocoTherapy Open

Congratulations to DCFCers Daniel Wheeler and Justin Haddad on taking gold and bronze in the ChocoTherapy Open on Feb. 11 at BFC in Columbia, Md. Daniel earned his B18 and got some chocolate. Way to go, gentlemen! Craving more competition? The next DCFC Champagne Challenge is Feb. 25. It’s already an A2 and it will […]

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Youth fencers shine at DCFC

A hearty salute to all the young competitors who joined us to give it their best at this Y10, Y12, and Y14 Sabre and Epee Youth Competition at DC Fencers Club on Sunday, February 4, 2018. It was great to see so many fencers from clubs around the DC area sharing their time and talents. […]

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Nov. 22 is deadline for Jan. North American Cup

November 22 is the regular entry fee deadline for the January North American Cup.  Don’t get hit by triple fees.  Register today. January NAC (Virginia Beach, Va.): January 5-8, 2018 Events contested: Division I, Junior, Wheelchair & Senior Team Registration Opens: October 25, 2017 Regular Fee Entry Deadline: November 22, 2017    

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DCFC Youth Challenge #1 Results

We salute the more than 70 young competitors who joined us at today’s DCFC Youth Challenge with events in sabre and epee. You showed us the spirit of fencing with your good sportsmanship, your positive attitude, and giving your best effort. We thank our bout committee, referees, families and friends on supporting our young competitors. […]

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It’s a charmed life – Charm City ROC results

The Richard Oles Charm City ROC Classic took place on September 23-24 in Baltimore Maryland. DCFC brought home medals in all three events at the Charm City Div 1A ROC. Congrats to Justin Haddad (bronze, ME), Andrew Nosil (fifth place, ME) Sarah Shen Tong (bronze, WE), and Eliza Mace (sixth place, WS). Full results at […]

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