Updated Calendar and "Built to Fence"

Hi, everyone. Two things:

* Today's art was provided by young fencing fan Zack Qureshi. Enjoy!

* Below, I updated the post "Gearing up for 2009-10 Season" with current links to tournament signup pages on AskFRED.net. You'll note that the Fall Fencing Fest, one of our annual DMFC tournaments, is not on the list; we decided that with a NAC and an RYC in town in October, we'd be better off gearing up for those. There are two earlier opportunities to fence: the Hawkeye Open in Iowa City on September 26, and the HFA Open in Kansas City on October 3-4. We'll see you at those events!

- RJL

UPDATED 8 September: Gearing Up for 2009-10 Season

The dust has barely settled from Nationals, yet it's time to start preparing for the 2009-10 season. Register now via AskFRED for upcoming local and regional tournaments. Iowa Division fencers also have two North America Cup events nearby: October 9-12 in Des Moines, and November 6-9 in Kansas City.
Some dates to watch. (Links are provided to registration pages, where known):

• Monday, September 14: DMFC fall session begins.
• Saturday, September 26: Hawkeye Open, Iowa City IA
• October 3-4: HFA Fall Open, Kansas City. A Heartland Circuit event, which will include Y10 and Y12 foil and sabre (woo hoo!).
• October 9-12: NAC A (DVII, DVIII, Cadet). Des Moines, IA. Register by August 24.
• October 17-18: Remenyik Open, Evanston IL. A Regional Open Circuit event.
• Saturday, October 24: Crossroads Youth Classic, Clive IA.
• Saturday, October 31: ISU Cantaloupe Open, Ames IA.
  
• November 6-9: NAC B (Junior, Cadet, Y14). Kansas City. Register by September 7.
• November 14-15: Sioux City Challenge, Sioux City IA. A Heartland Circuit event.
• November 15: Athos Youth Tournament 2009, Minneapolis MN.
• November 22: Turkey Meet, Waukesha WI. A Heartland Circuit event.