Advisor: Sara Kass

sarakass@juno.com

Purpose of club:

The purpose of the fencing club is to promote the understanding and knowledge of the sport of fencing. No experience is necessary. 

Club activities:

 

Any student interested in learning to fence. No experience necassary!

 

 

Competitively, she has been ranked in the top 24 junior and collegiate fencers in her day. She's been a national final. She has been one of the top lady fencers in the Great Lakes Section.

 

Organizationally, she's was Great Lakes Section Chair for nearly a decade, a member of the United States Fencing Association National Board, numerous positions in the local organization of fencing. She has brought national events to Greater Cleveland.

 

In addition to training the Rocky River High School Club, she owns her own fencing studio, Cyrano's Place in Lakewood and coaches the Case Western Reserve University Fencing Club.

2009-2010
Women win W. Geauga Wolverine Snowbelt Challenge. Men place 2nd.


The 2008-2009 Season, 

The club started from ground zero. Returning from the prior years roster on the women's team was Taylor Hall, Chelsey Salberg, and Joy Yingling. On the men's side, the entire team graduated, minus returning Paul Lenahan.

 

However, the women's program had an incredible year of recruiting. The women won every team cup available: Rocky River Invitational, Wolverine Snowbelt, and Ohio High School State Championships. For the first time, the program had a complete squad.

 

Highlights of the team season include Taylor Hall re-earning her rating of 'E', as well as teammates Mary Burns and Liz Huller earning their rating in their first season of competition.

 

Mary Burns earned the title of 'Secret Weapon' because of her incredible results at Ohio High School Championships. She would be the only Lady Pirate to break top 4, with a 2nd place finish in Saber. This accompanied top RRHS result of 7th in Epee, having beaten out her sister, Kat who finished 10th. And, in foil, she would trail teammates Kiah Bransch 9, and Taylor Hall 10 by finishing 12th.

 

 

After a frustrating finish to the 2006-2007, returning Seniors Andrew Brehm and John Huebner were determined to pick up where there prior teammate had left off. Their recuiting efforts paid off. They would finish 2nd in the state.

 

2006-2007 Season

 

With a strong return of some of the clubs original members, the men's team looked strong, but just needed a bit more oomf. They finished 2nd at the Rocky River invitational. By the time Ohio High School State Championships rolled around, they were looking good, but things would be close, too close in fact. The men's program would finish 3rd by one touch. There had been plenty of differant times throughout the weekend that one touch could have changed their overall placement. But it just wasn't going to happen this season.

 

 

This was the first season that the team started gearing up to compete on the state level. Top results go to team Captain, Elle Brennan who finished 9th in Epee.

 

 

Top results go to team Captain Katalin Blankenship with a 7th place finish at Ohio High School State Championships.

 

2003-2004 Season