Word: foil
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...gave Yale and Princeton, two of the strongest teams in the nation, close matches, and definitely surprised most with the strength of our young team," junior foil Mark Lee said. "With a new coach, we knew we would be experiencing rough spots along the way this season. But our spirit is definitely an important factor that has kept us fighting hard to win each and every meet...
...Four of the most outstanding fencers for the young Harvard squad this year included Lee, junior co-captain epee Eugene Cha, junior foil Davin Chew and freshman sabre Scott Silver. Cha battled some of the top fencers in the nation valiantly, and his hard work allowed the Crimson to remain within striking distance of its opponents in most of its matches...
...Losing no starters and only two seniors this year--epee Zack Levinck and foil Nick Rosenberg--Harvard looks toward a promising future...
...women's team, also under the helm of a new coach, took on a new weapon this year: the sabre. Adding the sabre to the women's team changed the number of starters on the foil and epee squads from four to three, and it also changed the format of competition. Rather than fencing each weapon's 16 bouts without interruption, the Crimson rotated and fenced three rounds in which each weapon fenced three bouts...
...react off of. It's almost like making a silent movie; you have to tell every aspect of the story physically, being totally alone." Well, not totally alone. The castaway adopts a piece of flotsam--a volleyball he names Wilson, for its manufacturer--as his best friend and foil. (Strangely enough, Wilson has the surname of Hanks' wife Rita, although, barring major script revisions, they never get that close.) "I've worked with kids and dogs," says Hanks. "Now I can add volleyballs...