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Tourneys & Photos 2025

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Lewis Smith Memorial Cup

Halfway through 2025 NSFC hosted an epic cup in Lewis Smith's honor with the Northshore Vultures.  It lasted 6 months with one tourney each month.  These tourneys included all three weapons (foil, saber, and epee) where ribbons were awarded for each.  During the finali trophies were awarded according to points received from each monthly tourney.  

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Lewis J. Smith (1940-2025)

Lewis Smith introduced Coach Grace to fencing in 1979 in a Southwest Texas State University saber class.  He began teaching classes there in 1974 and under his guidance the fencing team grew to 250 team members with the Amateur Fencers League of America.  His fencing team (SWTSU Fencing Society) were state collegiate fencing champions for 6 years under his instruction.

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Starship Launchpad Fragment Trophies

During Summer Camp and  Fall Class at Coquille Parks and Recreation, the last day concluded with a culminating tournament where these awards as well as class graduation certificates were earned.  Northshore Vultures also won these at their first tourney this past summer.

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Coquille Parks and Recreation fencers in Covington completed their beginner foil class with a finali tourney and graduation certificates.

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Coach Grace visited Ponchatoula High School and did a fencing demo with the high school ladies basketball team in the spring.

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Coquille Parks and Recreation fencers in Covington completed their beginner foil class with a finali tourney and graduation certificates.  Northshore Vulture fencers refereed their epee tourney.  They each took home a trophy, a ribbon, and graduation certificate.

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Northshore Vultures celebrating their first foil tourney as a part of the Lewis Smith Memorial Cup.

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Northshore Vultures celebrating the second foil tourney as a part of the Lewis Smith Memorial Cup.

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Northshore Vultures celebrating their second saber tourney as a part of the Lewis Smith Memorial Cup.

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Northshore Vultures celebrating their first epee tourney as a part of the Lewis Smith Memorial Cup.

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Northshore Vultures celebrating their second epee tourney as a part of the Lewis Smith Memorial Cup by receiving their ribbons, trophies, and certificates for fencing in their first USA Fencing competition.

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One Northshore Vulture competed in saber at the Crescent City Open Ice USA Fencing Competition. This was a regional tournament that took place in New Orleans in December.

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A Northshore Vulture competitor fenced in epee at the Crescent City Open Ice USA Fencing tournament. This was a regional tournament in New Orleans in December.

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Coach Grace fenced in veteran's women's foil at the Crescent City Open in New Orleans in December.

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Coach Grace fenced veteran's women's saber at the Crescent City Open in New Orleans in December.

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Coach Grace fenced in veteran's women's epee at the Crescent City Open in New Orleans in December.

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Coach Grace in Corpus Christi as owner/ coach of Coastal Bend Fencing Society.

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Coach Grace in the Rio Grande Valley as owner/ coach of Valley Fencing Club (Harlingen, Brownsville, South Padre Island, & Starbase.

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