Newsday's Sal Cacciatore picks the 2014 All-Long Island boys and girls fencing teams.

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MIKE ANTIPAS
Long Island boys Fencer of the Year
Ward Melville, Foil, Junior
Antipas won his second consecutive Suffolk foil championship and finished undefeated in dual meet competitions for the second straight season. An “A” rated fencer by the U.S. Fencing Association, he is ranked 32nd nationally among under-20 foil fencers.

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CHANTEL YANG
Long Island girls Fencer of the Year
Commack, Epee, Junior
Yang won her second straight Suffolk epee title and helped lead Commack to a second-place finish at the county championships. A “B” rated fencer by the USFA, Yang has only lost twice in dual meet competitions over the last two seasons.

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KACY CHARPIN
Ward Melville, Sabre, Senior
Charpin won her first Suffolk sabre championship and lost only once in dual meet competitions this season. A “B” rated fencer, she is ranked 23rd nationally among under-20 sabre fencers, and will fence for Penn State next season.

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SKYLER CHIN
Great Neck South, Epee, Junior
Chin went 21-1 during the regular season and won his first Nassau epee championship. An “A” rated fencer by the USFA, Chin also won gold in epee at the Jeff Wolfe Holiday Fencing Tournament.

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SABRINA DECOPAIN
Valley Stream, Foil, Junior
DeCopain finished 37-2 during the regular season and won her first Nassau foil championship after winning silver in foil in 2013.

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CAITLIN GALLANT
Garden City, Sabre, Senior
Gallant finished 30-2 during the regular season and won her second Nassau sabre championship. A three-time county medalist, Gallant also won gold in 2012. She finished second in sabre at this season’s Jeff Wolfe Holiday Tournament.

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ATHENA GRAUER
Brentwood, Foil, Junior
Grauer won her first Suffolk foil championship. She also helped Brentwood’s foil team finish in second at the Huntington Relay by winning eight of her nine bouts at the event.

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KODY HORIUCHI
Great Neck South, Foil, Senior
Horiuchi won his first Nassau foil championship and helped Great Neck South capture the Nassau team title. He also won gold in foil at this season's Jeff Wolfe Holiday Fencing Tournament and is a nationally rated fencer.

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BRIAN HUANG
Commack, Sabre, Junior
Huang won his second consecutive Suffolk County sabre championship and took silver in sabre at the Jeff Wolfe Holiday Fencing Tournament. He also helped Commack finish in third in the Suffolk championships.

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VERA LIN
Great Neck South, Epee, Sophomore
Lin finished 28-1 during the regular season and won her first Nassau epee championship. Lin is a nationally rated fencer who is ranked in the top 60 among under-17 epee fencers by the USFA.

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MARC SIEGEL
Jericho, Sabre, Senior
Siegel went 28-3 during the regular season and won his first Nassau County championship, while also leading Jericho to the Nassau semifinals.

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EMMETT WOYTOVICH
Commack, Epee, Senior
Woytovich won his first Suffolk epee championship and helped lead Commack to a second-place finish in epee at the Huntington Relay. Woytovich provided veteran leadership for a strong Commack team.

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JEFF SALMON
Boys fencing Coach of the Year, Ward Melville

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ROBERT RAEIHLE
Girls fencing Coach of the Year, Commack

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The 2014 Newsday All-Long Island varsity boys fencing team, from left: Marc Siegel, Jericho; Kodi Horiuchi, Great Neck South; Emmett Woytovich, Commack; Skyler Chin, Great Neck South; Brian Huang, Commack; Mike Antipas, Ward Melville.

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The 2014 Newsday All-Long Island varsity girls fencing team, from left: Athena Grauer, Brentwood; Chantel Yang, Commack; Vera Lin, Great Neck South; Caitlin Gallant, Garden City; Kacy Charpin; Ward Melville. Not pictured: Sabrina DeCopain, Valley Stream.

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