09/07/2026
ICFC Junior Team fencers Gabriel Bales, Peter Crossett, Levi Kalina, and Jasper Hwang competed at the Fencing Center of Chicago's Regional Youth tournament this weekend, and ICFC's Don Treanor worked hard as a referee.
Gabriel competed in both Junior and Cadet Men's Foil. In Juniors, he had a rough start, going 0-5 in the pools but then won his first DE 15-11. He went down in his second DE 6-15, finishing in 32nd place. In Cadet Men's Foil the next day, Gabriel felt better and went 3-3 in the pools. He won his first DE 15-5 and his next 15-12, going down in his third bout 11-15 and finishing in 15th place.
Peter fenced in the Y14 Men's Epee. He went 2-2 in the pools. In his first DE he ran out of time and lost 12-14 to finish in 19th place.
Peter, Levi, and Jasper all competed in the Y14 Men's Foil. In the pools, Peter went 4-2, Jasper went 4-2, and Levi went 2-4. Then the surprise came - all three ended up in the same part of a quadrant! Levi won his first DE 15-5, Peter won his first DE 15-5, and Jasper won his first DE 15-1. Then Peter and Jasper had to fence each other! Jasper won 15-12. Levi had to fence the #1 seed and went down 11-15. If Levi had won that bout, he would have had to fence Jasper! But Jasper then had to fence the #1 seed and went down 13-15. Levi finished 28th, Peter finished 18th, and Jasper finished 15th.
Many thanks to Laura Crossett and Kathy Lyons for all the great photos!
