2010 All-Long Island boys fencing
The 2010 All-Long Island high school boys fencing team. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
Ryan Murphy
Fencer of the Year
Commack
Foil, Senior
Had a 35-3 record and won the Suffolk individual championship. He also placed first in the Brentwood Holiday Tournament and has a C09 rating by the United States Fencing Association (fencers can be rated A, B, C or D, '09' is the year the rating was obtained). Murphy was named "Fencers Fencer,'' an award given by the Long Island fencing coaches.
Chris Sullivan
Ward Melville
Foil, Senior
Team captain was 24-2 this season, finishing second in the Suffolk championship. Placed first in the Huntington Invitational and has a B09 USFA rating.
Alexander Szilagyi
Cold Spring Harbor
Foil, Freshman
Finished the season 25-3, winning the Nassau individual championship for the second year in a row. Has a C10 USFA rating.
Matthew Joe
Manhasset
Sabre, Senior
Was undefeated in 25 matches, and capped his season with a Nassau championship. He was named the "Fencers Fencer'' and plans to continue fencing at Cornell next year.
Peter Freiss
Ward Melville
Sabre, Senior
Had a record of 24-2, including his second straight Suffolk individual title. Finished first in both the Brentwood and Huntington tournaments.
Chris Rivera
Centereach
Epee, Sophomore
After moving up from the junior varsity, Rivera finished 21-2, and won the Nassau individual championship.
Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.
Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.
