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Current highlights |
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Jan. 8- It came down to an electronic count of touches to break a tie, but host Marian Catholic prevailed over Homewood-Flossmoor on Thursday, winning the tie-breaker, 198-191.
The Spartans swept the Vikings in all men's events.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Marian Catholic High School fencing club is a co-ed club. Our season runs from late October through the beginning of February. There are no tryouts. All students who receive parental permission and agree to terms of club membership will be admitted.
We field men's and women's squads in foil, epee and saber. All first-year fencers will begin with foil.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FENCING, SEE SR. DOROTHY MARIE, MS. ANN JONES OR A MEMBER OF THE FENCING TEAM! |
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Senior Sandy Denton tied for 3rd in Women's Epee and junior Tommy Sullivan placed 7th in Men's Foil at the New Trier Invite.
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Terms of membership:
Club Fee: $125.00 due no later than Nov. 15. Club fees are used to purchase and maintain our equipment for both practice and competition. They also cover fees for dual meets and team tournaments, as well as team t-shirts. We have masks, practice weapons, competition weapons, lames, body cords and scoring boxes.
Additional Costs:
Equipment: Fencers are required to purchase their own jackets, pants and protective equipment. These items must be regulation fencing equipment according to tournament rules. We will be doing a group order for anyone interested, which gets us a club discount of 15% and means the Club pays for shipping.
Items you will need to purchase (discount not included) are:
- Jacket - $46.00
- Plastron (under arm protector) - $15
- Pants - $30.00 to $46.00
- Glove - $10.00
- Chest Protector (women only) - $27.00
*- Saber fencers will need to acquire the following items:
- Electric saber mask - $59 to $92
- Saber glove or gauntlet - $13 to $49
Tournament fees: Each fencer is responsible for paying their own entry fees for invitationals, opens and championship tournaments. These are typically $15 to $20 due at check-in the morning of the competition. |
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2008-09 Roster |
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Seniors: Charles Beard, Alexander Block, Sean Conley, Douglas Davenport, Sandra Denton, Gregory Gordon, Thomas Roome; Juniors: Lisa Belzeski, Emily Brewster, Joey Buoscio, Aaron Cook, Briana Engelbart, John Hanauer, Tad Kryszyn, John Martello, Elise Nethercott, Emily Nethercott, Tommy Sullivan, Katie Watson, Brianna Wegrzyn; Sophomores: Elizabeth Cummings, Rachele Jackson, Nina Johnson, Cody Kreisl, Ve'Amber Miller, Evan Reid, Jasmine Roberts-Sawyer. Freshmen: James Barksdale, Johnathan Brodeur, Alex Buoscio, Bianca Charles, Dillon Domke, Duncan Kryszyn, Molly Lindeman, Shannon Obaggy, Nikki Panozzo, Matthew Wilk, Emma Young.
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2008-09 |
| Nov. 22: Catholic Memorial Invitational - Milwaukee, WI
Dec. 6: New Trier Varsity Dual meets - Winnetka, IL
Dec. 13: Maine West Open - Des Plaines, IL
Dec. 20: Homewood-Flossmoor JV Team Meets - Flossmoor, IL
Jan. 8: Homewood-Flossmoor - at Marian Catholic
Jan. 10: New Trier Team Tournament (Varsity and JV) - Winnetka, IL
Jan. 17: JV Championship - Marian Central Catholic HS, Woodstock, IL
Jan. 24: Midwest Open - location TBD
Jan. 31: Varsity Championship - Catholic Memorial, Milwaukee, WI
Feb. 7: Dual Meets at Deerfield-Highland Park HS - Highland Park, IL
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Sat., Nov. 10- Stevenson Invitational (four fencers in top half).
Sat, Dec. 1- New Trier Duel Team meets vs. H-F (3-1), Stevenson (0-4), Maine West (1-3) and
Deerfield-Highland Park (1-3).
Sat., Dec. 8- Maine West Invitational (three fencers in top 20).
Sat., Dec. 15- Homewood-Flossmoor JV Tournament.
Sat., Jan. 12- New Trier Invitational (three fencers in top 15).
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JV Championships at Marian Central Catholic (two fencers in top 10; Tommy
Sullivan 7th in men's foil).
Sat., Jan. 26- Midwest School Open at Culver Academy (four fencers in top 20; Sandy Denton 9th
in women's epee).
Sat., Feb. 2- Great Lakes Championships at Culver Academy (two fencers in top 15).
Sat., Feb. 9- Team meets at Deerfield vs. H-F (3-1), Marian Central (1-3), Deerfield-HP (0-4).
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2006-07 |
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Nov. 11 – Stevenson High School tournament
Dec. 9 – Maine West High School tournament
Jan. 20 – Great Lakes High School Team Championship tournament at New Trier
Jan. 27 – Novice/Junior Varsity Championship tournament at Marian Central, Woodstock
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2005-06 Inaugural season |
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Nov. 21- Marian 25, Homewood-Flossmoor 20 (novice)
Dec. 3- Stevenson Tournament (2 men in top 12; 5 women in top 12).
Dec. 3- New Trier Tournament (Marian 38, Opponents 41 in all matches).
Dec. 10- Maine West Tournament
Dec. 17- Marian Catholic 35, Marian Central Catholic 13
Jan. 14- Culver Academy (Ind.) Tournament (Men's foil- 1st in JV)
Jan. 21- New Trier Tournament (12 fencers seeded in Top 50)
Jan. 28- Marian Central Catholic Tournament (17 fencers in Top 41)
Feb. 4- Maine West Tournament (8 fencers in Top 55)
Feb. 11- Co-host at H-F High School North Building (3 first-place finishes)
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Co-founders: Caitlin Listro, Kathleen Halpin, Shannon Lancaster, Jessica Lancaster. |
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