Photos by Anthony Bangayan '27
SoCal Fencing Tournament Results (January/February)
By Jessica Yep ‘25
Edited by Andrea Palma '28
Two fencing tournaments took place so far this semester: an Epee/Sabre Individual
tournament on January 26th at Brentwood High School and a Foil Individual tournament on
February 2nd at Chaminade High School.
In individual tournaments, fencers go against each of the 5-6 other fencers in their pool.
The results of the pools determine the direct elimination bracket-style rounds where the
fencer who scores 15 points first or the fencer with the most points before the nine minute
time limit runs out moves on.
The first tournament was on January 26th which had tournaments for epee and saber: two
distinct fencing weapons.
Epee took place first in the morning, with women’s starting at 7:30am and men’s starting at
8:30am. In epee, fencers can earn a point by gaining a touch anywhere on their opponent’s
body. It often moves much slower than sabre because it requires more thought as both
fencers are more vulnerable.
Three fencers from our Chaminade team competed in women’s epee: Luna Lu ‘27 placed
22nd, Sophia Tegtemeyer ‘25 placed 42nd, and Jordan Dashevsky ‘25 placed 45th.
In men’s epee, nine fencers from our Chaminade team competed: Matthew Charette ‘25
placed 8th, Alex Charette ‘27 placed 12th, Luke Sauter ‘25 placed 24th, Anthony Bangayan
‘27 placed 31st, Ryder Camp ‘25 placed 24th, Matthew Bissada ‘26 placed 40th, Alexander
Chen ‘27 placed 55th, Cameron Rawlinson ‘27 placed 58th, and Noah Marcus ‘27 placed
59th.
Saber (also spelled “sabre”) started at noon. Sabre is much quicker than epee; fencers
attack almost immediately after the referee allows them to start. The target consists of the
waist up and even includes the head. This weapon allows for a slashing motion rather than
stabbing.
Two Chaminade fencers participated in women’s saber: Sophia Tegtmeyer ‘25 placed 8th
and Jordan Dashevsky ‘25 placed 9th.
In men’s saber, two fencers from the Chaminade team competed: Justin Croutch ‘25 placed
19th and Luke Sauter placed 20th.
By Jessica Yep ‘25
Edited by Andrea Palma '28
Two fencing tournaments took place so far this semester: an Epee/Sabre Individual
tournament on January 26th at Brentwood High School and a Foil Individual tournament on
February 2nd at Chaminade High School.
In individual tournaments, fencers go against each of the 5-6 other fencers in their pool.
The results of the pools determine the direct elimination bracket-style rounds where the
fencer who scores 15 points first or the fencer with the most points before the nine minute
time limit runs out moves on.
The first tournament was on January 26th which had tournaments for epee and saber: two
distinct fencing weapons.
Epee took place first in the morning, with women’s starting at 7:30am and men’s starting at
8:30am. In epee, fencers can earn a point by gaining a touch anywhere on their opponent’s
body. It often moves much slower than sabre because it requires more thought as both
fencers are more vulnerable.
Three fencers from our Chaminade team competed in women’s epee: Luna Lu ‘27 placed
22nd, Sophia Tegtemeyer ‘25 placed 42nd, and Jordan Dashevsky ‘25 placed 45th.
In men’s epee, nine fencers from our Chaminade team competed: Matthew Charette ‘25
placed 8th, Alex Charette ‘27 placed 12th, Luke Sauter ‘25 placed 24th, Anthony Bangayan
‘27 placed 31st, Ryder Camp ‘25 placed 24th, Matthew Bissada ‘26 placed 40th, Alexander
Chen ‘27 placed 55th, Cameron Rawlinson ‘27 placed 58th, and Noah Marcus ‘27 placed
59th.
Saber (also spelled “sabre”) started at noon. Sabre is much quicker than epee; fencers
attack almost immediately after the referee allows them to start. The target consists of the
waist up and even includes the head. This weapon allows for a slashing motion rather than
stabbing.
Two Chaminade fencers participated in women’s saber: Sophia Tegtmeyer ‘25 placed 8th
and Jordan Dashevsky ‘25 placed 9th.
In men’s saber, two fencers from the Chaminade team competed: Justin Croutch ‘25 placed
19th and Luke Sauter placed 20th.
Why The Chiefs Will Be Back
By Alexander Chen '27
Edited by Viren Sharma '26
As green and white confetti rained upon the New Orleans Superdome, I had one
thought about the Chiefs: they will be back.
In the immediate aftermath of the blowout football game, thousands rushed to social
media proclaiming the end of the Chiefs’ dynasty. Post after post filled up my X feed: “Mahomes
washed”, “Defense like swiss cheese”, “GOAT conversation over”. Basically everybody in
America was in collective agreement that the Chiefs were over with, and were much too eager
to move on from the team. And, who can blame them? After a season of being bailed out by the
referees every single game, the Eagles winning was vindication for NFL fans. But yet, despite
everything, it is foolish to believe that the Chiefs dynasty is over, and I will explain why they
WILL be back.
First of all, this Super Bowl will teach the Chiefs humility. Watching the pre-game
interviews and media day shenanigans, it was evident that the Chiefs had no doubt they were
going to three-peat. Mahomes thought so. Kelce thought so. Big Red thought so. I believe that a
big reason why the Chiefs lost was because they were much too overconfident. They have won
the Big Game ¾ times, so they probably thought that their experience would get them over the
hump. And if that wasn’t enough, the referees could give them a little help too. Now that the
team knows that the Lombardi isn’t going to be handed to them, the Chiefs will have more will to
work towards their goal.
Secondly, this Super Bowl is part of Mahomes’ arc. Nobody likes a story about a main
character who does nothing but succeed. That is pretty damn boring. So, the NFL made the
Chiefs lose in the most embarrassing fashion in order to set them up for a real dynasty. This
defeat will push Mahomes into his Training Arc, and he will emerge stronger and with greater
resolve. Mahomes will regain his prestige, and with the power of hard work, he will bring five
additional Super Bowls to Kansas City, snatching the GOAT title from Tom Brady.
To conclude, this Super Bowl win is not the final blow to the Chiefs dynasty, but rather a
minor inconvenience. The Chiefs will be back next year, and the year after that, and the year
after that - bigger, badder and better than ever.
By Alexander Chen '27
Edited by Viren Sharma '26
As green and white confetti rained upon the New Orleans Superdome, I had one
thought about the Chiefs: they will be back.
In the immediate aftermath of the blowout football game, thousands rushed to social
media proclaiming the end of the Chiefs’ dynasty. Post after post filled up my X feed: “Mahomes
washed”, “Defense like swiss cheese”, “GOAT conversation over”. Basically everybody in
America was in collective agreement that the Chiefs were over with, and were much too eager
to move on from the team. And, who can blame them? After a season of being bailed out by the
referees every single game, the Eagles winning was vindication for NFL fans. But yet, despite
everything, it is foolish to believe that the Chiefs dynasty is over, and I will explain why they
WILL be back.
First of all, this Super Bowl will teach the Chiefs humility. Watching the pre-game
interviews and media day shenanigans, it was evident that the Chiefs had no doubt they were
going to three-peat. Mahomes thought so. Kelce thought so. Big Red thought so. I believe that a
big reason why the Chiefs lost was because they were much too overconfident. They have won
the Big Game ¾ times, so they probably thought that their experience would get them over the
hump. And if that wasn’t enough, the referees could give them a little help too. Now that the
team knows that the Lombardi isn’t going to be handed to them, the Chiefs will have more will to
work towards their goal.
Secondly, this Super Bowl is part of Mahomes’ arc. Nobody likes a story about a main
character who does nothing but succeed. That is pretty damn boring. So, the NFL made the
Chiefs lose in the most embarrassing fashion in order to set them up for a real dynasty. This
defeat will push Mahomes into his Training Arc, and he will emerge stronger and with greater
resolve. Mahomes will regain his prestige, and with the power of hard work, he will bring five
additional Super Bowls to Kansas City, snatching the GOAT title from Tom Brady.
To conclude, this Super Bowl win is not the final blow to the Chiefs dynasty, but rather a
minor inconvenience. The Chiefs will be back next year, and the year after that, and the year
after that - bigger, badder and better than ever.
