Thundercats Fencing
A Little Background...
The Thundercats Fencing Team was formed in January 2013 by a group of fencers and their parents who attended Libertyville and Vernon Hills High Schools. Many of our founding fencers had been taking private lessons for years and were competing in high school tournaments as part of a private fencing club because their schools didn’t have a fencing team. They wanted to represent their schools so they sought permission from the school district to organize the Thundercats Fencing Team. We now offer a competitive Varsity and Junior Varsity high school fencing team.
Introductory Video
Upcoming Events
24-27 June - 2024 Introduction to Fencing Summer Camp (register here)
Latest News
November 9, 2023
Proud of all our fencers for representing the Thundercats at DHP Invitiational on November 4, 2023.
3rd Place Men’s Foil Conor Arata
8th Place Women’s Epee Annika Talaty
A tremendous start to the 2023-24 competition season!
Thundercats fence at 2023 Summer Nationals – Phoenix AZ
September 8, 2023
Congrats to our Thundercats and alumni who fenced at Nationals in Phoenix AZ.
Conor Arata, Caleb Park, Zack Paulsen (Iowa) & Natalie Isberg (Dennison).
Natalie finished 15th in Div 2 women’s saber and 15th in Div 3 saber. Kudos to her spectacular performance!
2023 Team Conference Championships
September 8, 2023
Great Lakes Fencing Conference championships Team medal results:
Women’s Foil team – 2nd place Lana Bakaeva, Kim Castillo, Abby Lee, Jasmine Serrano
Mens Sabre Team – 2nd place Caleb Park, Owen Martin, Calvin Carter, Hayden Mazzeno
2023 Individual Conference Championships
September 8, 2023
Jonah Roberts - 3rd place Men's Epee
Bethany Boehmer - 3rd place Women's Epee
Caleb Park - 6th place Men's Saber
Charlie Porcayo - 6th place Men's Foil
Colin Rockelmann - 7th place Men's Epee