December Stuff (with a little January thrown in):  We will be open through Monday, December 19th and then reopen on Thursday, January 5th. We hope everyone enjoys the Holidays!
 The Hangover Classic in Richmond will be on Jan 21st and 22nd, I am including it in the December stuff because the fees are much lower the earlier you sign up! $35/event with paid AskFred registration until 1/8, $70 through 1/18, and $110 at the door! So, if you would like to go, it is worth it to sign up early!  Hangover Classic   They have mixed events as well  women's only and D and under events!

Congratulations To Michelle and Zach! They both did a great job at the Thanksgiving Throwdown this weekend in Richmond! Michelle took 10th in C & Under Senior Mixed Saber and in foil, Zach took home 18th in C & Under Mixed Foil and 8th in Unrated Senior Mixed Foil! Awesome work to you two!

November Stuff: We will be closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24th
The Thanksgiving Throwdown in Richmond is on November 19th & 20th. $25 per event  Thanksgiving Throwdown

Remember we are closed tonight. Have a safe and fun Halloween!

Also, a big Congratulations to all of our fencers who went out to the William & Mary Halloween Open this weekend! Great job Abby, Ariean, David, Dean, Ed, Michelle, Scott, and Zach. And a shout out to our W & M saber peeps, Eric, Gabriella, Robert and Xiangwen! Nice work everyone!

Sorry for the last minute notice, but due to the extremely large number of people who will not be in attendance Monday, Oct 31,  aka Halloween, we will be closed. Have a fun and safe Halloween!

October stuff:
No scheduled closings this month.
The W&M Halloween Open is the 29th and 30th.  W&M Halloween Open

September Stuff:  We will be CLOSED on Labor Day, Monday, September 5th. There are no other scheduled closings this month.
  The 2016 Kick Off Open DIV 1A, DIV 2 ROC will be in Fredericksburg , Sat, Sept 10th and Sun, Sept 11th. More info here https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=34005
  I am also going to mention the Virginia Division Fall RYC because it is Oct 1st and 2nd. It will be at Richmond Fencing Club. Check it out here: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=34779

August stuff:  No scheduled closings this month.
                       It is time to renew your USA Fencing membership. Remember all club members are required to have a current membership for our insurance purposes. You can renew here:  https://www.railstation.org/usfencing/MembershipRegistration.aspx  We appreciate you handling this promptly!

There was a little trouble with us being closed this past Monday, it was a last minute closing and some people did not see the post and tried to attend Club. We have created a notifications list for current/active members that we will use to send an email to everyone in the event of last minute notifications. We have added those we have email addresses for, if you have not been added (you will know, we sent an email about it to those on the list) and would like to be added, please send me your email address to hrfencingclub@gmail.com  Thank you!

Sorry for the short notice but we just found out about this last night. We should be good for Thursday.

July Stuff a little early; 
We will be CLOSED on Monday, July 4th.

Our saber squad was at it again, this time at the Solstice Smash 2016 in Arlington, Va this weekend! Sharon took 2nd and Emily took 3rd in  Y12 saber, and Devin took 5th in Cadet saber! Congratulations to all of you on a job well done!

Hope everyone is having a safe and happy holiday weekend, and remembering to thank all of our military past and present for the sacrifices they have made for us!
We are CLOSED tonight.
JUNE STUFF :  No scheduled closings this month. The Tune-Up Open is in Richmond on Saturday, June 18th and Sunday, June 19th at Richmond Fencing Club. They open mixed senior foil, saber, and epee plus Y12 mixed foil and D & under mixed senior foil. Check it out here:  Tune-Up Open

There will be a Referee Clinic & Practical Exam With Abdel Aziz at Fencing Sports Academy: Fairfax, VA on June 11, 2016. If you are interested, check it out here: Referee Clinic

Oops! I made a mistake when I said we have no scheduled closings this month! We will be CLOSED on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30.
Congratulations to Coach Scott and Liz on the birth of their baby boy! Lots of love to your beautiful new family!

Great job everyone this weekend at The Coastal Clash.

Senior Mixed Epee; Abby finished 11th

D & Under Senior Mixed Foil; Zach finished 12th

Y12 Mixed Saber; Emily took 1st, Sharon 2nd, and Leo tied for 3rd

D & Under Senior Mixed Saber; Miracle finished 1st, Michelle 2nd, and Diana 3rd

Congratulations to everyone!!

May news: We have no scheduled closings this month.
 The Coastal Clash at Tidewater Fencing Club is May 7th and 8th.  This is a great tournament for beginners as it has youth and ratings restricted events. It also has an open epee event. $25 preregistered and $35 unregistered. Coastal Clash

Bobby Robinson, Coach of Mechanicsville Fencing Academy, has invited our foil and saber fencers to an informal tournament at their club on Saturday, April 2nd at 9:30am. If you would like to go, let me or coach Scott know as soon as possible so we can give Coach Bobby a headcount. Here is the address: Sportsplex
              8175 Mechanicsville Turnpike
              Mechanicsville, VA

We are back on schedule for Thursday, they have everything fixed. No one was injured, they were fixing the bank of lights and it caught on fire, they had no way to put it out because the ceiling is too high in the gym.

CLUB IS CANCELLED TONIGHT.  Monday, March 14th. They had a fire in the gym and we cannot get in there. We should be okay for Thursday, but I will post as soon as we hear anything.

Sorry this is so late, I did not notice that they moved up the Conomikes-Gutenberg Memorial Open! It is March 26th  and 27th at the William & Mary Student Recreation Center. They have mixed epee, foil, and saber. Conomikes-Gutenberg Memorial Open

Everyone did a great job at the tournaments this weekend!
Tidewater Open:
Cadet Mixed Foil- Zach took 2nd. He did an amazing job in pools and the D.E. round.
Senior Mixed Foil - Scott took 2nd. He won his 1st 3 D.E.'s  and then came close in the final round.
Senior Mixed Epee - Abby took 20th. She is doing a wonderful job with the senior fencers. Ed took 5th, got a Bye for his first D.E. and won his 2nd, then faced Scott. Geoff took 15th, Won his 1st D.E. and then faced Scott. Scott took 1st, making a clean sweep of the pools and D.E.'s
Senior Mixed Saber - Michelle took 3rd. She won her 1st D.E  her 2nd was against the winner.
Fantastic job everyone!
Capital Fencing - Musketeer Circuit #3:
Y10 Men's Saber- Leo took 2nd.
Y12 Men's Saber- Leo took 12th.
Y12 Women's Saber - Emily took 5th and Sharon took 3rd
Y14 Women's Saber - Diana took 5th, Emily took 6th and Sharon took 7th.
Our young saber squad did an excellent job!
Congratulations to everyone on a job well done!

March announcements: No scheduled closings this month. Remember that the Tidewater Open tournament is this coming weekend. March 5th & 6th.   Tidewater Open  Good luck to Zach in Cadet mixed foil, Abby, Dean, and Geoff in Senior Mixed Epee, and Ji "Miracle" and Michelle in Senior Mixed Saber.
Good luck to the saber squad at the Capital Fencing Musketeer Circuit #3 in North Bethesda, MD on Sunday. Leo in both Y10 & Y12 Men's Saber. Emily and Sharon in both Y12 & Y14 Women's Saber. Diana in Y14 Saber.

Congratulations to all our fencers this weekend at River City Rumble. Abby, Chloe, and Zach all fenced in the senior divisions against some very tough competition. Abby and Chloe (in her first tournament) fenced in the C and Under Senior Mixed Epee and finished 21st and 22nd, they did a great job against seasoned fencers! Zach fenced in the E and Under Senior Mixed Foil and finished 25th also against seasoned fencers! Our young ones are carving their way into the tournament scene! Great job to all of you!

Putting in a March announcement a little early because the Tidewater Open is the first weekend in March. This will be the first sanctioned tournament at the new Tidewater Fencing Club facility. Open mixed events for all three weapons plus Y12 and Cadet youth foil events. Tidewater Open

Good luck this weekend to Abby, Chloe, and Zach at River City Rumble.

            We have to close for tonight. Stay safe and we hope to see everyone on Thursday!

February stuff:
We have no scheduled closings this month.
 The River City Rumble in Richmond is one the 20th and 21st. It is $25 per event preregistered or $30 per at the door Preregistration ends on 2/20/16.
 Events Scheduled:
Y12 Mixed Foil
C & Under Senior Mixed Epee
C & Under Senior Mixed Foil
E & Under Senior Mixed Foil
C & Under Senior Mixed Saber
River City Rumble

Congratulations to all of our fencers this weekend!
  In Richmond at The Hangover Classic 2016 in D 7 under Epee - Abby 11th and Dean 12th; in Senior mixed Epee - Scott 5th, Ed 6th, and Bryce 16th; in D & under senior foil - Zach 31st; in senior foil - Scott 15th
  In North Bethesda at the Capital Fencing-Musketeer Circuit #2 saber event in Y10 men's saber - Leo 3rd; in Y12 men's saber - Leo 18th; in Y12 women's saber - Emily 6th, Sharon 9th; in Y14 women's saber - Emily 5th, Diana 9th, Sharon 10th.
   Great job everyone! Congratulations!

Good luck to our fencers this weekend, both in Richmond at The 2016 Hangover Classic; Abby, Bryce, Dean, Ed, Scott, and Zach and our saberists in North Bethesda at the Capital Fencing-Musketeer Circuit #2 ; Diana, Emily C., Leo, Sharon, and Siwen.  Have a great time everyone!

We were just informed that the schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, Jan 25th, due to weather, this means we are required to close as well. So, no club tomorrow.

THE HANGOVER HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO THE SNOW STORM
THE HANGOVER WILL NOW BE ON THE WEEKEND OF JANUARY 30-31, 2016

The events will be at the same times that they were originally
scheduled for, just on the new weekend.

The Regular Fee Deadline has been extended until 1/28/2016.

We understand that with the rescheduling of the Hangover, that some of
you may not be able to attend due to a previously scheduled event. If
this is the case, refund requests must be made by 1/26/2016. No shows
will only be able to receive refunds due to extenuating circumstances
(illness, etc...).
https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=32199

There have been some announcements in regard to this weekends Hangover Classic as follows:
TWO MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE HANGOVER

1. The Regular Fee Deadline has been extended until 1/21/2016

2. We are aware of the chance of a major storm impacting the area, and we will be watching the weather carefully, and send out an announcement on Friday whether the event will be held or not. If we decide to postpone the Hangover, we will move it to the following weekend.

We understand that if the rescheduling of the Hangover does occur, that some of you may not be able to attend due to a previously scheduled event. If this is the case, refund requests must be made by 1/26/2016. No shows will only be able to receive refunds due to extenuating circumstances (illness, etc...).

We will be open this Monday, Jan 18th. So, come on out smile emoticon
Remember that fees for the Hangover Classic will go up from $35 per event to $70 per event on Sunday, and will be $110 per event at the door. So, if you would like to participate, you should sign up now!https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=32199

January announcements: We are still trying to see if we have to close on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan 18th, so be aware that we may be closed. I will post once we find out.

The 2016 Hangover Classic will be at Richmond Fencing Club Jan 23rd and 24th. They have included a D and under event! Great for beginners. Also note that fees are cheaper the earlier you sign up. $35/event with paid AskFred registration until 1/17, $70 through 1/22, and $110 for at the door. So sign up early!

https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=32199