Nassau individual fencing championships
Eric Basile of Jericho advances on Hewlett's Jacob Kleinberg (not in picture) in the boys' epee final of the Nassau County varsity fencing individual championships. (Feb. 2, 2013)
Eric Basile of Jericho, left, duels Hewlett's Jacob Kleinberg in the boys' epee final. (Feb. 2, 2013)
Jason Landsman of Jericho, left, battles Dominick Kaczor of Great Neck South in the boys' sabre final of the Nassau County varsity fencing individual championships. (Feb. 2, 2013)
Alexander Szilagyi of Cold Spring Harbor, right, gets congratulated after winning the boys' foil final against Oyster Bay's Nick LaRosa. (Feb. 2, 2013)
Jericho fencing head coach Seth Skolnick, right, congratulates Eric Basile after his win over Hewlett's Jacob Kleinberg in the boys' epee final of the Nassau County varsity fencing individual championships. (Feb. 2, 2013)
Grey Warwick-Clark of Oyster Bay, right, duels Jackie Bai of Great Neck South in the girls' epee final of the Nassau County varsity fencing individual championships. (Feb. 2, 2013)
Caitlin Gallant of Garden City, left, battles Oyster Bay's Laura Broffman in girls' sabre semifinals. (Feb. 2, 2013)
Grey Warwick-Clark of Oyster Bay gets a congratulatory hug from head coach John Bruckner, Jr. after winning the girls' epee final against Great Neck South's Jackie Bai in the Nassau County varsity fencing individual championships. (Feb. 2, 2013)
Laura Broffman of Oyster Bay, right, duels Valley Stream Cental's Carol Aguilar in the girls' sabre final. Broffman won the bout to claim the event's county title. (Feb. 2, 2013)
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