Hello Fencers and families!

NO FENCING CLASSES ON FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH FOR GOOD FRIDAY

Can’t get enough of fencing? Try saber classes with Coach Victor on Mondays, Beginner at 5:30-6:30 and Advanced/Competitive from 6:40-8. Competition Epee with Coach Elliot on Wednesdays, 6:45-8:15, Friday foil classes at 5 (youth beginner), 6 youth intermediate, 7 adult. Go try a new class and weapon!  For competition classes, prior coach approval needed. Please note that Friday youth beginner class was at capacity in February.  Sign up early to reserve your spot.

THANKS!  In March, Bridget Garcia, Alexavier Miles, and Manager Mike Moskalski came to the tournaments and served as referees in addition to Assistant Coaches Clara Knowles and Nik Korolainen.

​YOUTH BEGINNER (13 participants - NO Direct Elimination)​
GOLD            Oden Quatrano
SILVER          Jack Norris
BRONZE        Vaelon Simmons (first medal), Henry Nutt (first medal)
 
YOUTH INTERMEDIATE
GOLD            Max Kozusko
SILVER          James West
BRONZE        Silas Kuhlman, Henry Kuhlman
 
ADULT
GOLD             Nik Korolainen
SILVER          Dexter Player
BRONZE        Alexavier Miles (first medal) Clara Knowles​


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​Reminder: The last class of each month is a tournament and we have to hustle to get all the matches in our time slot.  Late attendees cannot participate after the tournament begins.

TOURNAMENT NEWS

If you are interested in participating in competitive tournaments,  you will need to have a competitive fencing membership with the USA Fencing and the requisite equipment.  Please see Trevor Wilson or your coach for more information.
 
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS (see Askfred.net for upcoming tournaments)

• April 5-7        ROC of the Rockies (DFC) (Coach Elliot, Josh Miller representing HPFG!
• April 13         Colorado Veterans Cup #3 plus senior epee and foil-Glenwood Springs
• April 19         Open Senior Epee South Denver Fencing Academy
• April 20        Flower Power-CU Boulder Jack B (Saber), Josh M, Coach Elliot, Heather H, Bridget G (Foil) representing HPFG!
• May 4-5           2024 Colorado D Y14, Div. II/III qualifier-Denver Fencing Center
• May 11-12      Mandel Sporting Events Charity Tournament Denver Fencing Center
• May 18-19      Colorado Youth Cup #6-Fencing Academy of Denver

CHALLENGE YOURSELF-GIVE A TOURNAMENT A TRY!

​Hello Fencers and families!

Can’t get enough of fencing?  Try saber classes with Coach Victor on Mondays, Beginner at 5:30-6:30 and Advanced/Competitive from 6:40-8.  Competition Epee with Coach Elliot on Wednesdays, 6:45-8:15, Friday foil classes at 5 (youth beginner), 6 youth intermediate, 7 adult.  Go try a new class and weapon!  For competition classes, prior coach approval needed.
 
THANKS!  In February, Alexavier Miles did a great job as an assistant coach in the Friday classes.  Bridget Garcia, Nate Wagner, Manager Mike Moskalski and Armorer Trevor Wilson came to the February tournaments and served as referees.

Let me know if you have any questions.  It is a pleasure to be your coach!  
Coach Bill

​YOUTH BEGINNER (15 participants-NO Direct Elimination)​
GOLD             Eli Muckelroy
SILVER          Oden Quatrano
BRONZE        Jack Norris, Grace McClure (first medal)
 
YOUTH INTERMEDIATE
GOLD            Max Kozusko
SILVER          Sawyer Suchy
BRONZE        Silas Kuhlman, Walker Thompson
 
ADULT
GOLD             Nik Korolainen
SILVER          Brian Thompson
BRONZE        Ana Gutierrez-Colina (first Windsor medal) & Clara Knowles


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​Reminder: The last class of each month is a tournament and we have to hustle to get all the matches in our time slot.  Late attendees cannot participate after the tournament begins.

Hello Fencers and families!
 

• Saber classes with Coach Victor begin on Monday, February 5th!
  
• Beginner Saber at 5:30-6:30 and Advanced/Competitive from 6:40-8. 
• Friday epee classes begin on February 2nd.  

 
Reminder: USA Fencing Membership is required for all participants in classes provided through High Plains Fencing Guild and fencers are required to bring their own gear for competition classes.
 
Reminder: The last class of each month is a tournament and we have to hustle to get all the matches in our time slot.  Late attendees cannot participate after the tournament begins.

YOUTH BEGINNER
GOLD             Max De Poy (first gold)
SILVER          Oden Quatrano
BRONZE        Marley Cotner, Charlie Mizer
 
YOUTH INTERMEDIATE
GOLD            Max Kozusko
SILVER          Silas Kuhlman
BRONZE        Henry Kuhlman, James West
 
ADULT
GOLD             Markku Korolainen (First Windsor gold)
SILVER          Nate Wagner
BRONZE        Clara Knowles, Nik Korolainen

I have received requests for a parent and fencer meeting where parents and fencers can meet the coaches, learn more about classes, competitions, gear and other questions.  We will have a parent/fencer meeting on Saturday, January 20th at 1 PM at the Windsor Severance Library, 720 3rd Street in Windsor.  Come early or stay afterward and see the wonderful renovations Clearview Library District has done for our library.  This meeting is for both youth and adult fencers and parents of youth fencers.  You can meet the team at High Plains Fencing Guild and we will present information on these topics and more.  There will be time for questions as well.   See you there!
​- Coach Bill

WINDSOR SABERS
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Coach Victor is planning on offering a beginning fencing class on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Windsor Rec. Center.  He will also offer a competitive saber class from 6:40 to 8:00 p.m. on Mondays.  Starting date has not been confirmed.  Please contact Coach Victor at (303) 519-2729 for more information.  Remember, USA Fencing Membership is required for all participants in classes provided through High Plains Fencing Guild and fencers are required to bring their own gear for competition classes.


Happy New Year!
 
Hope your holidays were peaceful and enjoyable.  Wednesday Competition Epee classes begin Wednesday, January 3rd.    Friday is foil month and we begin on January 12th.  There is NO FENCING CLASS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH.  Our students had a wonderful opportunity to receive saber lessons in December from Coach Victor, the premier saber coach in Northern Colorado.  He enjoyed coaching our students and saw lots of promise.  He also liked the facility and is planning on offering Monday Saber classes (see below).  We also will have a parents and fencers meeting at the Windsor library this month, so READ ON! 
 
PLEASE NOTE:  Our 5 pm youth beginner class was overbooked in December.  If you have not registered for January, please do not wait until the 12th.  It may be too late.  When the class is full, there will be no drop ins allowed by the front desk. 
- Coach Bill

Good afternoon,

We had our first snow. Keep an eye out for snow days. If I receive word that the Rec. Center is closed on our Friday class day, I will send a note to the membership.

In October, Windsor fencers completed foil training. November is Epee. Please note that December will be saber. Fridays in 2024, we will not be doing saber, just foil and epee rotations. Coming soon, we will have additional coaches joining us from Eaton and providing classes (including saber) on additional days of the week.

USFA MEMBERSHIP FOR ALL STUDENTS
High Plains Fencing Guild is a member of USA Fencing!

Each student is required to be a member of USA Fencing after their first class or you will not be eligible to participate in class. The entry level membership for students is access membership ($29.00/year). Competitive membership is $99 and required for competition level fencers. See your coach if you have any questions. Membership is obtained through USA Fencing not High Plains or the Rec Center.

USFA offers a discounted club rate for High Plains Fencing, which allows us to keep fencing affordable for the students. Typical club fees are at least $200 a month with no drop in rate. Go to Individual Membership (usafencing.org) to sign up. As of today, they do not have High Plains Fencing listed as an active club, due to our membership this past week. If we are not an option on the list when you sign up, sign up as unaffiliated and you can change your affiliation later.


2023-24 USA FENCING MEMBERS

The following are members representing High Plains Fencing:

James Castillo, Jenessa Castillo, C. Caudill,  A. Cordova, B. Cotner, C. Edelen, S. Evans, E. Farrell-Carretey, B. Garcia, W. Garcia, J. Holman, C. Knowles, M. Kozusko, J. Kuhlman, A. Miles, C. Mizer, M. Moskalski, E. Muckelroy, D. Neilson, J. Norris, H. Nutt, D. Player, N. Player, H. Roth, S. Suchy, B. Thompson, W. Thompson, N. Wagner, J. West, T. Wilson.

If your name is missing, sign up using the link above.  Membership is mandatory to attend classes provided through High Plains Fencing.


FENCING AT THE LINC IN GREELEY!

High Plains Fencing will be providing fencing programs at the LINC (Library Innovation Center) in Greeley on November 4 and December 2 at 11:00 a.m.  If you’d like to come and be involved in the presentation, please send Coach Bill an email.  We are also working out details for fencing classes at the LINC.  If you have not been there yet, put it on your to-do list!  There are many maker spaces, classes, a video game room, children’s museum and interactive kids learning area.  It is truly the coolest, most innovative library in the USA!  If you don’t believe me, ask Dr. Hortt and see what he says.


OCTOBER WINDSOR FOIL RESULTS:

YOUTH BEGINNER

GOLD             Eli Muckelroy (first tournament)
SILVER          Oden Quatrano
BRONZE        Marley Cotner (first tournament) Julianne Xu (first medal)

YOUTH INTERMEDIATE

GOLD            Max Kozusko (first intermediate tournament)
SILVER          James West (first medal)
BRONZE        Henry Kuhlman (first medal) Eli Bjornstrom (first tournament)

ADULT

GOLD             Neil Player
SILVER          Dominic Cole
BRONZE        Clara Knowles, Dexter Player (first adult tournament)

REMEMBER-the last class of each month is a tournament and we have to hustle to get all the matches in our time slot.  Late attendees cannot participate after the tournament begins.


INTER CLUB TOURNAMENTS

Coach Elaine Cheris a 3 time US Olympic Fencer invites members of High Plains Fencing to Cheyenne Fencing and Modern Pentathlon at 11 a.m. any Saturday to work out with her students.  There will be an interclub tournament the last Saturday at noon each month at Cheyenne Fencing, 5818 E. Colfax Avenue in Denver.  Coach Cheris’ phone number is 720-838-4225, Elaine.Cheris@coloradofencing.com

I encourage everyone to consider going to an interclub tournament.  They have 4 reeled strips and use epees.  There are spare gear kits to borrow from them until you get your own competition gear!


TOURNAMENT NEWS

If you are interested in participating in competitive tournaments,  you will need to have a competitive fencing membership with the USA Fencing and the requisite equipment.  Please see Trevor W or your coach for more information.

REPRESENTING WINDSOR AND HIGH PLAINS FENCING!

In October, Trevor W and Elliot F represented us at Air Force ROC and Coach Elliot also participated at the D & under Division 3 Tournament (Mixed Epee).  Coach Elliot got GOLD and earned his 2023 D Rating.  Dexter Player represented us at SYC of the Rockies and had a great time.  Congratulations Coach Elliot on earning your D rating and great job Dexter in going to your first competition.  

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS (see Askfred.net for upcoming tournaments)