Coastside fencers win five Bay Cup medals

By Sue Lockyer

Fencers from as far away as Sonoma and Sacramento came to Half Moon Bay for the Bay Cup Fencing competition. Fencers participated in Junior mens, Y14 girls, and Y10 mixed sabre events on Saturday, and D and higher, and D and lower events on Sunday in San Francisco. As expected, local fencers took home a fair share of medals, including gold in the women’s Y14 sabre category for Elizabeth Jug.
Other medalists in that category included Clarissa Perez who tied with Carrie Gilchrist for the bronze. Miranda Guerrerro, Jenna Fontaine and Julia Garcia placed 6th, 7th and 14th respectively in a field of twenty one competitors.
In a younger category, Y10 womens sabre, Stirling Johnson took home the bronze medal. Brian Austria placed fifth after winning all of his pool bouts, and Lotus Lum placed 10th out of eighteen fencers.
The Junior Mens Sabre category saw Bennett Smooker win the gold, with Tomi Weissenberger taking fifth. Weissenberger also earned his "C" classification this weekend.
The Bay Cup organizes tournaments for clubs and fencers in the San Francisco Bay Area from as far north as Sonoma, south to San Jose and east as far as Sacramento.  These are the local training grounds for fencers of all ages, including many who compete nationally.
If you are interested in learning more about the Coastside Academy of Fencing contact Maestro Anthony Joslin at 650-219-5335 or email [email protected]