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A FENCER CATCHES some air to avoid the blade of his competitor in the 29th Middlebury Open fencing tournament at Middlebury
Union Middle School this past weekend. Competitors came from at least four states and Canada.
Independent photo/John S. McCright
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VIVEKA FOX OF Addison is the head coach of the Vermont Fencing Alliance, the Champlain Valley club that organized the tournament.
Fox is seen in the middle photo on the left giving
instructions to competitors in the Men’s Unrated
Epee competition on Sunday. An excellent fiddler when she doesn’t have a blade in her hand, Fox is also a standout fencer. She is rated No.
1 in the Veteran 50-59 Foil division by
U.S.A. Fencing. Unsurprisingly, she won the Vet Combined Mixed Foil competition this weekend.
Independent photo/John S. McCright
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PIERCE LEONARDI VS. Carlton Coffin at the 29th Middlebury Open fencing tournament at Middlebury Union Middle School.
Independent photo/John S. McCright
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THE GREEN MOUNTAIN Division’s flagship tournament is a two-day festival of fencing with something for everyone — open, unrated, youth and
veteran events. There were competitions in all three disciplines: epee, saber and foil.
Independent photo/John S. McCright
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MORE THAN A hundred fencers came from all over Vermont, New Hampshire, northern New York, Massachusetts and Quebec to Middlebury Union Middle School this past Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, to wield their blades in the 29th Middlebury Open fencing tournament. Independent photo/John S. McCright
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WANT TO SEE fencing in person? The Vermont Fencing Alliance has a “Spring Fling” tournament scheduled
for May 4 at Vergennes Union
High School. Also, the 26th Ticonderoga Challenge Outdoor Epee Tournament is slated for May 25 across Lake Champlain in New York.
Independent photo/John S. McCright
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ON SATURDAY, THE MUMS gym hosted scads of kids, as well as some adult foil events, dueling on eight strips laid out on the hardwood floor. Sunday saw adults competing in saber and epee competitions. Electronic sensors in the blades recorded when a fencer successfully touched an opponent. Referees kept the action moving and ensured that fencers stayed within the boundaries of their strip. Bouts were won with strategy and cat-fast reflexes.
Independent photo/John S. McCright
