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As fencing coach and director of the Profencing Youth Elite Fencing Program I see the need to evaluate the first semester of the 2009-2010 USFA season which began on August 1st. I am delighted for the hard work and the results of our fencers at local tournaments and at the regional and Super Regional level. Let's us not forget that our program is relative new in Columbus. Most of our fencers have been only fencing for a year or a year and a half. Yet in each competition our fencers demonstrated a good fencing level and dominated most of the competitions as the results show. These results are the indicators that our training program is working. We must be doing something right. Nevertheless, we must keep working hard, with more focus, with more passion and dedication. We are on the right path towards our goals for the season, to be able to fence well at the Youth NAC in April in Virginia and at the summer nationals. The competition at the national level is stronger so we must work harder to face the upcoming challenges. Congratulations to all our fencers for their outstanding results. I am also proud to announce that with the opening of the Fencing Club in Westerville, our membership when up. We have 14 Elite competitive fencers, 12 new students in the Level 1 beginning Youth Program, 6 adults in the beginning level, and 36 new students completed the intro class in the last 3 months. Let’s keep working together, thank you so much for your support and for your loyalty.
10/03/2009 OSU Youth Fall Cup
10/03/2009 OSU Youth Fall Cup. Our fencers competed for the second time at the OSU Youth Fall Cup where Derek Wang brough home the Cup and the gold for the Youth 12 Mixed foil event. Also Abby Kate did a terrific job on the Youth 14 Mixed Foil event, where she took 2nd in the Mixed Foil event and First place in the individual Y14 girls event. Congratulations to Derek Matchmann who competed in the Y10 Foil Event and took the silver medal home . Also let's give recognition for their great effort to Eleni, Mia ,Gabe and Morgan.
09/19/2009
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Lakewood, OH November 7, 2009. A good day for Profencing's Elite Youth fencing team. Eight fencers competed at the first Regional Youth Circuit in Lakewood, OH showing one more time that they are becoming the strongest youth fencing team not only in the Columbus area but also in the State of Ohio. Derek Wang-12 conquered again the First place in the Y12 Mix Foil competition, his second consecutive victory after winning last month the Ohio State Youth Fall cup organized by OSU' fencing club FAO. In the podium with Derek was also Gabe Ehrenfried-11 who took 3rd place. In the Youth10 foil competition Ry Heath- 9 won 2nd place and Morgan Chavez-9 took 5th place. In the Y12 Girls Foil event Mia Zerkle-11 took 2nd and in the Y14 Mix competition Aby Kaye-13 and Matthew Wiese-13 tied for 3rd place , Eleni Christofides-13 took 7th and Derek Wang 8th Place. Regional Youth Circuit (RYC) tournaments are held throughout the season, similar to SYC events. There are no national points awarded, but participation in these competitions is required to qualify for both the Y10/Y12 competitions at Summer Nationals Championships and Y10/Y12 events at North American Cups. The Profencing Elite Fencing team will be heading to Rochester, NY on Nov 20th to participate in their first Super Youth Regional (SYC) , Super Youth Circuit (SYC) events allow athletes a chance to earn national points. 
Congratulation to Abby Kaye for her oustanding performance at the "Oktoberfechten "C" & Under" where she took the silver medal in the open mixed foil competition. Abby, only 13, competed againts more experienced and matured fencers ages 17 to 44. From right to left, Terry Amrine -Gold(HFC), Abby Kaye-Silver(Profencing), Alex Hyland, Bronze (CFC)
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