Hudson Berkshire Division

Division Meeting Canceled Today

jjschimpf — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:28:32 +0000

We are very sorry for the late notice, but do to circumstances beyond our control we have to cancel todays Divison Scheduling Meeting.

Please check back for more information and a new date in the near future.

Thank you.

Summer Nationals 2011

jjschimpf — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:40:04 +0000

The Hudson-Berkshire had some greatresults this past week at the 2011 US Fencing Summer NationalChampionships and North American Cup. Four Hudson-Berkshire Clubshad students that earned top 32 results at the event. These clubsare Beaches Saber Club, The Phoenix Center, and Putnam County FencingCenter, and Vassar Fencing Club.

From Beaches Saber Club, GillianLitynski placed 3rd in Div 1A Women’s Saber and took 1stin Div 2 Women’s Saber. Also, Danny Berliner (who has representedboth SON and BSC) took first in Div 1A Men’s Saber. Beaches SaberClub coach Carolyn Washburn earned 2 Coaches Medals at this event.

From The Phoenix Center, WilliamBarnhart placed 3rd in Div 2 Men’s Epee, Aaron Pape took27th in Div 3 Men’s Epee, and Dan McCarthy took 12thin Vet 50 Men’s Foil. The Phoenix Center also had fencers fromoutside the HB division that they coached take top 32. This includesAnya Michaelsen (25th Y14 Women’s Foil) and Rhett Courser (16th Div 2 Men’s Epee, 17th Div 3 Men’s Epee,and 28th U16 Men’s Epee).

The Phoenix Center also hosted a teamfor Vet Men’s Epee and they took 16th. This team consisted of BruceGillman, Martin Soyka, and Joe Rouse.

From Putnam County Fencing Center, clubowners Lasha Sopromadze and Michelle Verhave both fenced and placedwell. Lasha took 11th in Div 1A Men’s Epee and MichelleVerhave took 3rd in Vet 50 Women’s Foil. Michelle’s greatfinish qualified her for the Vet 50 Women’s Foil Team.

Their students also had some greatfinishes with Asa Wong taking 16th in the Y10 Men’s Foilevent, Joanne Carmanucci taking 16th in the Y14 Women’sFoil event and 14th in the Div 2 Women’s Foil event,Hunter Candreva took 9th in Y10 Men’s Epee GabrielHarrison took 13th in the same event, and Greta Candrevatook 27th in Y10 Women’s Foil.

From Vassar Fencing Club, Brian Rousetook 26th in Div 1A Men’s Epee.

Other Hudson Berkshire athletes thatshowed great performances were Mandeep Bhinder and Will Spear. Mandeep took 9th in U16 Women’s Epee and 30thin U19 Women’s Epee. Will Spear took 5th in U19 Men’sSaber.

Congratulations to all the clubs andathletes in our division for having such great results!

Fishkill Fencers has Moved!

jjschimpf — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:56:30 +0000

Fishkill Fencers has moved to a new location. They will now be offering their classes and tournaments at the Fishkill Recreation Center. They will be offering fencing on Monday & Wednesday from 7:30-10pm and Kids classes on Saturday from 9-11am. To see more information and pictures of the Fishkill Recreation Center you can view their website http://fishkillrecreation.com/

Fishkill Recreation Center

793 Route 52,

(just off I84, Rt 52 exit )

Fishkill , NY

Here’s a map

Reminder – Hudson-Berkshire Div 2/3 Summer National Qualifiers

jjschimpf — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:10:17 +0000

Just a reminder that the Hudson-Berkshire Summer National qualifiers for Div 2/3 are this weekend at Vassar College. For location, directions and more info see askFRED.net

Division Qualifiers Moved to 4/3

jjschimpf — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:13:21 +0000

We have decided to move the Division Qualifier to April 3rd. We made this change to alleviate the conflict with the ROC in LI. For event start times, please visit askFRED.net

CDFS High Summer D-Under Foil and Epee Tournament

jjschimpf — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:41:45 +0000

The CDFS High Summer D-Under Foil and Epee Tournament will be on August 21st, 2010…

D & Under Mixed Foil open to D and under rated USFA fencers age 13 and up. One round of pools followed by direct elimination.

Unrated Mixed Epee open to unrated USFA fencers age 13 and up.

Equipment and uniforms must comply with USFA rules and regulations. Registration fee of $15 accepted at the door.

Medals will be awarded to the first four fencers.

If sufficient interest, an additional Unrated Mixed Foil tournament will be run after the D tournament is completed. The results from the foil pool will be used to seed the Unrated direct eliminations.

Events Scheduled:
D & Under Mixed Foil
Unrated Mixed Epee
Unrated Mixed Foil (if sufficient interest)

Please Preregister on askFRED.net

NYS Fencing Championships

jjschimpf — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:13:08 +0000

Vassar college will once again be hosting the New York State Championships! This great tournament is fun for all. Check out askFRED for more info or to register. http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=11257

Annual Meeting – 6/13/2010

jjschimpf — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:35:10 +0000

This past Sunday we held the annual Division Meeting at Vassar College. Many things were discussed and the Minutes from the meeting will be up very soon. Look for a link to them here.

Communication

jjschimpf — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:53:03 +0000

In order to help increase communication within the Division we have updated our website, we have a FaceBook group and we will be collecting emails for our Newsletter.

We have been very busy as a Division trying to bring our fencers the latest informatioin, if there is something you would like to see or know more about please let us know.