Ethan Choi (OC Div., left) defends against an attack from Naael Corn (LAIFC) in the Y10 Men’s Foil event at the 7th Annual SoCal Little Musketeers RYC in Thousand Oaks, California.
The 7th Annual SoCal Little Musketeers RYC tournament was held at the Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks on Sept. 22 & 23, 2018. Over 400 fencers from all across Region 4 competed for medals in 17 events. Fencers from the Southern California Division acquitted themselves well, fighting their way to 46 medals, including 2 gold!
SoCal Medalist are listed below. Full results can be found, here.
SoCal Medalist - Boys
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y-14 Men's Saber | 2 | Alexander Jeffords | LAIFC |
| Y-14 Men's Saber | 5 | Lucas Chen | WCFA |
| Y-14 Men's Saber | 7 | Isaac Alkin | LAIFC |
| Y-14 Men's Foil | 3T | Ernest Yakushkin | LAIFC |
| Y-14 Men's Foil | 8 | Jonathan Oh | Precision / Allez |
| Y-14 Men's Epee | 1 | Alexander Moses | LAIFC |
| Y-14 Men's Epee | 2 | Jackson Norbutas | Swords |
| Y-14 Men's Epee | 3T | Max Zhu | LAIFC / Yang |
| Y-14 Men's Epee | 7 | Nicholas Jin | Fortune |
| Y-12 Men's Saber | 5 | Alec Avakian | WCFA |
| Y-12 Men's Saber | 6 | Jackson Tanner | LAIFC |
| Y-12 Men's Saber | 7 | Aidan Chan | WCFA |
| Y-12 Men's Foil | 2 | Benjamin Musher | LAIFC |
| Y-12 Men's Foil | 6 | Zachary Godzhik | UFA |
| Y-12 Men's Foil | 7 | Ernest Yakushkin | LAIFC |
| Y-12 Men's Foil | 8 | Leor Sadovsky | UFA |
| Y-12 Men's Epee | 1 | Nicholas Jin | Fortune |
| Y-12 Men's Epee | 3T | Christopher Dekermanji | Swords |
| Y-12 Men's Epee | 5 | Sebastien Noel | BHFC |
| Y-12 Men's Epee | 6 | Kyran Lin | Fortune |
| Y-10 Mixed Saber | 3T | Daniil Kovalev | WCFA |
| Y-10 Mixed Saber | 3T | Michael Andres | D'Asaro |
| Y-10 Men's Foil | 2 | Nathan Canlas | UFA |
| Y-10 Men's Foil | 3T | Benjamin Oroszlan | UFA |
| Y-10 Men's Foil | 5 | Kristjan Dinsay | Touche |
| Y-10 Men's Epee | 6 | Marcel Zamora | Fortune |
| Y-10 Men's Epee | 8 | Jake Lo | Swords |
SoCal Medalist - Girls
| EVENT | PLACE | FENCER | CLUB(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y-14 Women's Saber | 2 | Katherine Andres | D'Asaro |
| Y-14 Women's Saber | 6 | Ryder Koll-Bravmann | AGFC |
| Y-14 Women's Saber | 7 | Charmaine Andres | D'Asaro |
| Y-14 Women's Foil | 2 | Kailey Suh | UFA |
| Y-14 Women's Foil | 3T | Savannah Locke | UFA |
| Y-14 Women's Foil | 5 | Konnie Duan | UFA |
| Y-14 Women's Foil | 7 | Liana Wadhwani | LAIFC |
| Y-14 Women's Epee | 5 | Natalie Leung | Swords |
| Y-14 Women's Epee | 7 | Jasmine Jin | Fortune |
| Y-12 Women's Saber | 2 | Charmaine Andres | D'Asaro |
| Y-12 Women's Saber | 6 | Aisling Treacy | AGFC |
| Y-12 Women's Saber | 7 | Caitlin Kim | AGFC |
| Y-12 Women's Epee | 5 | Ella LaBrache | LAIFC |
| Y-12 Women's Epee | 6 | Camille Barbara | Swords |
| Y-12 Women's Epee | 8 | Tallulah Nguyen | Swords |
| Y-10 Women's Foil | 2 | Chloe Chen | LAIFC |
| Y-10 Women's Foil | 3T | Ameliya Ayupova | UFA |
| Y-10 Women's Epee | 5 | Regina Lee | Swords |
| Y-10 Mixed Saber | 8 | Jolene Chan | D'Asaro |
Nathan Canlas (UFA, left) makes a move against Cristiano Coelho (NorCal Div.) in the finals of the Y10 Men’s Foil event.
Brielle Lee (BHFC, right) lands a touch on Maya Shum (OC Div.) in Y12 Women’s Foil.
Thien Scofield (Allez) scores a point against Sullivan Kim (BHFC) in Y12 Men’s Epee.
Jonathan Oh (Precision) finds an angle that works against Anup Banerjee (CenCal Div.) in the Y14 Men’s Foil quarterfinals.
Ava Tran (UFA) makes her move against Apoorva Talwalkar (CenCal Div.) at the 6th annual SoCal Musketeers RYC & Epee RJC in Northridge, California.
Six hundred fencers from all across Region 4 filled the Student Rec Center at Cal State Northridge over the September 23, 24 weekend to vie for medals and Regional Points in 20 separate events at the 6th annual SoCal Musketeers RYC & Epee RJC. The gold medalists are listed below. Full results can be found here.
SoCal Musketeers Gold Medalists - Girls
| WEAPON | GOLD MEDALIST | DIVISION |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Women's Epee | Claire Beddingfield | Southern CA |
| Y-14 Women's Foil | Kristina Petrova | Central CA |
| Y-14 Women's Epee | Leehi Machulsky | Central CA |
| Y-14 Women's Saber | Mira Vestel | Northern CA |
| Y-12 Women's Foil | Kristina Petrova | Central CA |
| Y-12 Women's Epee | Leehi Machulsky | Central CA |
| Y-12 Women's Saber | Kaley Plonka | Southern CA |
| Y-10 Women's Foil | Gabrielle Gebala | Central CA |
| Y-10 Women's Epee | Gabrielle Gebala | Central CA |
| Y-10 Women's Saber | Charmaine Andres | Southern CA |
SoCal Musketeers Gold Medalists - Boys
| WEAPON | GOLD MEDALIST | DIVISION |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Men's Epee | Emon Daroian | Southern CA |
| Y-14 Men's Foil | Donavyn Martinez | Mt. Valley |
| Y-14 Men's Epee | Stafford Moosekian | Southern CA |
| Y-14 Men's Saber | Matthew Limb | Southern CA |
| Y-12 Men's Foil | Spencer Burke | San Diego |
| Y-12 Men's Epee | Nicholas Jin | Southern CA |
| Y-12 Men's Saber | Gian Dhingra | Orange Coast |
| Y-10 Men's Foil | Cristiano Coelho | Northern CA |
| Y-10 Men's Epee | Aditya Jain | San Diego |
| Y-10 Men's Saber | Nathan Qiu | San Diego |
Lost and Found
Several items were left behind in the Student Rec Center after the tournament, including: 7 weapons, 3 body cords, 2 gloves, a mask, a fencing jacket, a women’s black jacket, 2 hoodies, a T-shirt, 3 water bottles, 2 collapsable chairs, and a drawstring bag. If you believe that any of these items might belong to you, please contact Lost and Found. Whatever is not claimed in 30 days will be donated to needy fencers.
Y-14 WF: Jeanelle Myers (San Bernardino Div.) scores with a lunge against Audrey Young (UFA).
Y-14 WF: Dana Korol (CenCal Div.) puts all her effort into the fight against Kailey Suh (UFA).
JR WE: Jeanelle Myers (San Bern. Div.) vs. Irene Yeu (Swords).
Y-10 ME: Daniel Oganesian (Swords) takes the piste.
Y-14 MF: Jonathan Irvine clenches it against Case Avron with a behind-the-back touch (both LAIFC fencers).
JR WE: Helen Myers (San Bern. Div.) lands a touch on the arm of Emily Zhou (Swords).
Y-12 MS: Ethan Gianetto (D’Asaro) is parried by Nathan Leung (Z Fencing).
Y-12 MF: Ernest Yakushkin (LAIFC) on the move against Neel Dankar (Central CA Div.).
Y-14 WF: Ava Tran (left, UFA) in her first DE bout of the day against Apoorva Talwalkar (CenCal Div.).
Y-12 MS: Conner Lee (left) vs. Titus Nieto (both San Diego Div.).
Y-12 Men’s Foil: Benjamin Musher and Hudson Aibel (both of LAIFC) mix it up at the 10th Annual Meade H. Anderson Memorial RYC.
The 2017-18 fencing season got off to a great start in Southern California with LAIFC’s 10th Annual Meade H. Anderson Memorial RYC tournament held on September 9 & 10 (which just so happened to coincide with World Fencing Day and National Fencing Weekend). A total of 291 fencers from 9 divisions competed in 18 separate events for medals and Regional Points. Congratulations to all who participated.
2017 Meade H. Anderson RYC Gold Medalists
| EVENT | GOLD MEDALIST | DIVISION |
|---|---|---|
| Y-10 Men's Foil | Aditya Jain | San Diego |
| Y-12 Men's Foil | Renzo Fukuda | Northern CA |
| Y-14 Men's Foil | Eric Yu | Southern CA |
| Y-10 Women's Foil | Ruoxi Sun | Central CA |
| Y-12 Women's Foil | Savannah Locke | Southern CA |
| Y-14 Women's Foil | Mia Jo | Southern CA |
| Y-10 Men's Epee | Sebastien Noel | Southern CA |
| Y-12 Men's Epee | Thomas Chung | Nevada |
| Y-14 Men's Epee | Stafford Moosekian | Southern CA |
| Y-10 Women's Epee | Brianna Mun | Orange Coast |
| Y-12 Women's Epee | Natalie Gebala | Central CA |
| Y-14 Women's Epee | Aafreen Qureshi | Southern CA |
| Y-10 Men's Saber | Christopher Lee | San Diego |
| Y-12 Men's Saber | Gian Dhingra | Orange Coast |
| Y-14 Men's Saber | Kevin Sohn | Orange Coast |
| Y-10 Women's Saber | Charmaine Andres | Southern CA |
| Y-12 Women's Saber | Natalie Shearer | Orange Coast |
| Y-14 Women's Saber | Riya Patel | Southern CA |
Complete results can be found here.
Y-12 Women’s Foil: Savannah Locke of UFA (right) plants one on the shoulder of Camille Oteyza (OC Div.).
Y-12 Men’s Foil: Jonathan Oh of Precision Athletics (right) finds an opening under the elbow of Renzo Fukuda (NorCal Div.).
Y-14 Men’s Epee: Edward Lee’s flèche is met with a counter-attack by Aaron Liang (both of Swords Fencing Studio).
Y-12 Men’s Foil: Benjamin Musher of LAIFC (left) on the attack against Aditya Jain (San Diego Div.).
Y-12 Women’s Saber: Angelina Yang (LAIFC) vs Charmaine Andres (D’Asaro).
USA Fencing Region 4.
Every year, USA Fencing awards its highly coveted Regional Recognition Patches to the top three Regional Point holders in Y-10, Y-12, and Y-14 for each weapon in each of the nation’s six Regions. Regional Points are earned at Regional Youth Circuit (RYC) competitions. The SoCal Division resides in Region 4, which consists of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado.
Regional Recognition Patch
Fifty-six patches were awarded in Region 4 this year, and 14 of them went to SoCal Fencers. That means that 1 out of every 4 Regional Recognition Patches awarded in the entire six-state Region went to a SoCal Fencer! With results like these, the future of fencing in Southern California looks bright.
Congratulations to all of our Regional Recognition Patch Winners.
2016-17 Regional Recognition Patch Winners
| WEAPON | PATCH | SOCAL FENCER | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y-14 MF | Gold | Ilya Ayupov | UFA |
| Y-12 WF | Bronze | Kaila J Yi | UFA |
| Y-10 MF | Silver | Benjamin J Musher | LAIFC |
| Y-14 ME | Gold | Stafford Moosekian | Swords |
| Y-14 ME | Bronze | Wilson Zhu | Fortune |
| Y-14 WE | Gold | Irene Yeu | Swords |
| Y-12 ME | Gold | Jackson S Norbutas | Swords |
| Y-12 ME | Bronze | Ryan Lin | Fortune |
| Y-12 WE | Gold | Olivia Daniel | Fortune |
| Y-12 WE | Bronze | Lauren McLane | Swords |
| Y-10 ME | Gold | Nicholas Jin | Fortune |
| Y-10 ME | Bronze | Sebastien A Noel | BHFC |
| Y-10 WE | Gold | Ella P LaBrache | LAIFC |
| Y-12 WS | Silver | Riya Patel | D'Asaro |
A full list of 2016-17 Regional Recognition Patch Winners for Y-10, Y-12 and Y-14 can be found here.
]]>SoCal fencers in the top 8 are listed below.
Y-14 Men’s Foil
Gold: Ilya Ayupov (UFA)
Bronze: Eric Yu (LAIFC)
Bronze: Justin Ho (UFA)
5th: Bryce Louie (LAIFC)
Y-12 Women’s Epee
Gold: Olivia Daniel (Fortune)
Silver: Nora Wang (Fortune)
Bronze: Lauren McLane (Swords)
5th: Jasmine Jin (Fortune)
Y-12 Men’s Epee
Gold: Ryan Lin (Fortune)
Bronze: Jackson Norbutas (Swords)
6th: Rowen Hicks (Swords)
7th: Nicholas Jin (Fortune)
Y-14 Women’s Foil
Gold: Rowan Park (LAIFC)
Silver: Kate Yamaguchi (UFA)
Bronze: Zoe Kalamaros (Precision)
5th: Ava Tran (UFA)
Y-14 Men’s Saber
Bronze: Matthew Limb (AGFC)
7th: Alexander Jeffords (LAIFC)
Y-10 Women’s Foil
Bronze: Ameliya Ayupova (UFA)
5th: Alexandra Tepman (UFA)
Y-10 Men’s Foil
Silver: Benjamin Musher (LAIFC)
6th: Lawrence Naygas (LAIFC)
7th: Zachary Godzhik (UFA)
Y-14 Women’s Saber
5th: Rachel Lee (AGFC)
Y-10 Women’s Saber
Bronze: Diana Gomes (GSA)
5th: Charmaine Andres (D’Asaro)
6th: Melody Huang (Z Fencing)
Y-10 Men’s Saber
Bronze: Brody Machado (AGFC)
5th: Jackson Tanner (LAIFC)
8th: Qingcheng Yang (Z Fencing)
Y-14 Women’s Epee
Gold: Irene Yeu (Swords)
Bronze: Jasmine Jin (Fortune)
Bronze: Josephine Lieber (LAIFC)
5th: Aretha Gao (LAIFC)
8th: Olivia Daniel (Fortune)
Y-14 Men’s Epee
5th: Stafford Moosekian (Swords)
8th: Wilson Zhu (Fortune)
Y-10 Women’s Epee
Gold: Ella LaBrache (LAIFC)
Bronze: Sasha Barnow (LAIFC)
Bronze: Sabrina Lo (Fortune)
5th: Jade Gauriat (BHFC)
7th: Zoe Kim (Swords)
8th: Nisa Qureshi (Fortune)
Junior Men’s Epee
Gold: Kevin Chao (LAIFC)
Silver: Emon Daroian (Swords)
5th: Aidan Kung (Swords)
6th: Zhao Chen (Swords)
Y-12 Women’s Foil
Gold: Ava Tran (UFA)
Silver: Kaila Yi (UFA)
5th: Ellen Yu (UFA)
8th: Kailey Suh (UFA)
Y-10 Men’s Epee
Gold: Nicholas Jin (Fortune)
Silver: Kyran Lin (Fortune)
Bronze: Kian Koohpareh (Swords)
5th: Sebastien Noel (BHFC)
7th: Christopher Dekermanji (Swords)
Y-12 Women’s Saber
Silver: Riya Patel (D’Asaro)
5th: Janna Freedman (D’Asaro)
8th: Kaley Plonka (D’Asaro)
Junior Women’s Epee
Gold: Rachel Bang (Swords)
Silver: Emily Beihold (Swords)
Bronze: Irene Yeu (Swords)
Bronze: Kristen Kim (Swords)
6th: Ashley Liang (Fortune)
7th: Lexiss Morgan (Swords)
Y-12 Men’s Saber
Bronze: Matthew Limb (AGFC)
Bronze: Alexander Jeffords (LAIFC)
7th: Oliver Berger (LAIFC)
8th: Aaron Licht (LAIFC)