All the news fit for the piste
CCFC member Adam Schau on the right, scoring a touch in an Escrime Sundae Sabre bout.
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The boring stuff: No fencing Wednesday May 27
The fun stuff: Escrime Sundae 2026 photos
Future fun stuff: OSM Circuit Tournament number 4
Reminder: No fencing Wed May 27
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No fencing as the School is using the gym.
Now the fun stuff!
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Thanks to everyone who came out to help and to fence at CCFC’s Escrime Sundae last Saturday.
Everything went really smoothly thanks to all the excellent volunteers. And CCFC fencers did our club proud, from the beginners stepping onto a competition piste for the first or second time to the club members who won medals in their events!
Sabre medalists (l-r) Evan Bentley-Inouye (DFC, silver), Samuel Comeault (CCFC, Gold), Griffin Jost (CCFC, bronze) and Noah Thrasher (UVIC, bronze)
Foil medalists (l-r) Noah Thrasher (UVIC, bronze), Langchen Sun (OSM, gold), Daniel Grunwald (VAF/TFC, silver) and Harry McCullough (LaSalle/UVIC, bronze)
Epee medalists (l-r) Evan Bentley-Inouye (DFC, silver), Alessandro Grunwald (TFC, gold), Sean Jeary (DFC, bronze) and Jimin Lee (UVIC, bronze)
Novice Foil medalists (l-r) Jay Nicdao (UVIC, silver), Thomas Kizuk (CCFC, gold), and Alexander Migus (UVIC, bronze). Missing: Oscar Silverstein (Comox, bronze)
Foil medalists CCFC member Eden Armstrong scores a touch in her foil DE with Wesley Hissen (UVIC) (Caleb referees and Samuel keeps score).
Action shot! Rivka Mills (CCFC, on the left) makes the attack during a Novice Foil poule bout.
Action shot! Lance Hodgson (CCFC, on the left) and Samuel Comeault (CCFC, right) both go in for the sabre attack.
Have you caught tournament fever?
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We have the fencing fever!
And the only solution is more cowbell tournaments!
If you had fun at Escrime Sundae, why not sign up for OSM’s June 13 tournament. You may have met some of our OSM friends competing at Escrime Sundae, winning gold in foil, and reffing, so show them some love by participating in their (always well run) event! This is a sanctioned tournament, so fencers must have a competitive CFF license.
Events include all weapons and several age categories:
* Cadet Men’s/Women’s Foil
* Junior Men’s/Women’s Sabre;
* Senior Men’s/Women’s Sabre;
* Senior Men’s/Women’s Foil;
* Senior Men’s/Women’s Epee;
* Veteran Men’s/Women’s Epee;
Details and Registration on askfred: https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/0c448a69-4883-44c5-8fc1-29edf9eb61e6