Nassau fencing championships
Great Neck South's Isabelle Thenor-Louis won her epee bout in the finals against Garden City in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
The Oyster Bay fencing team and coach mob teammate Jack Greenfield, center, after winning first place in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Oyster Bay's Jack Greenfield, right, won his epee bout against Great Neck South's Danny Qiao in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Great Neck South's Ethan Levy after competing in a foil bout against Oyster Bay in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Great Neck South's Zach Goodman competes in a foil bout against Oyster Bay in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Great Neck South's Alex Smith won his sabre bout against Oyster Bay in the Nassau High School boys team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Oyster Bay's Matt Mahoski prepares for his sabre bout against Great Neck South in the finals of the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Oyster Bay's Matt LaRosa prepares for his sabre bout against Great Neck South in the finals of the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Great Neck South's Zach Goodman won his foil bout against Oyster Bay's Mateusz Kalamon in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Great Neck South's Michelle Niederman competes in a sbre bout against Garden City in the Nassau High School girls team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Garden City's Sarah Odell during the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Great Neck South's girls fencing team celebrates winning first place in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Great Neck South's Roslyn Jin won her foil style match against Garden City in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Garden City's Virginia Schieck fences in the epee style during the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Oyster Bay's Andrew Stefano prepares for his epee bout in the finals against Great Neck South in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Oyster Bay's Andrew Stefano, right, fences in an epee bout against his Great Neck South opponent in the Nassau High School team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Hewitt's Elad Eliahu fences for his team's bronze medal in the Nassau High School boys team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
Oyster Bay's Nick LaRosa prepares for his foil bout against Great Neck South in the Nassau High School boys team fencing championships. (Feb. 12, 2011)
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