Girls Fencing Team wins meet against Cold Spring Harbor


Girls Fencing Team with Coach Holz

Girls Fencing Team with Coach Holz

On December 18 at the Garden City High School, the Girls Fencing team beat Cold Spring Harbor High School. The épées and sabres helped their team amass points as the foils were up against some tough opponents. Épée Emma Van Dyke set the tone with a 5-0 score in her first bout against her opponent. Épée captain Mary Foxen and épée Gianna Buckley both won their bouts to cheers from their team. Sabres Kayla Quinn and Alex Michael as well as sabre captain Brianne Etienne all won their first bouts. Foils Zoe Heath and Rosie Lynch faced tough first bouts, but won their second, and foil captain Tia Petrides won both bouts. With the win secured, the final bouts were given to the rookies to get some fencing bout time in. Foils Julia Cowie and Christina Marciano and épées Mariyam Shami and Linnie Kiely fenced admirably while they were cheered by their teammates. The teammates are very supportive of each other and see the importance of training new members. They also value the lessons learned on and off the strip. Brianne Etienne, sabre captain and senior, said “fencing has been a great new opportunity for me, by making new friends, experiencing something new, unique and out of my comfort zone, shaping me to be the young woman I am today”. The next two home meets are Jan. 2nd and Jan. 11th – Come cheer on the Girls Fencing team!

Épée Emma Van Dyke

Épée Emma Van Dyke

Coach Holz advising foil Julia Cowie

Coach Holz advising foil Julia Cowie

Épée Gianna Buckley

Épée Gianna Buckley

Épée Linnie Kiely

Épée Linnie Kiely

Sabre captain Brianne Etienne

Sabre captain Brianne Etienne

Foil captain Tia Petrides

Foil captain Tia Petrides

Sabre Alex Michaels

Sabre Alex Michaels

Foil Christina Marciano

Foil Christina Marciano

Sabre Kayla Quinn

Sabre Kayla Quinn

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