LEAGUE CITY — The Rogue Fencers Guild held its annual fall tournament Saturday, Oct. 3, at the League City Community Center, bringing fencers from across the region together for competitions in epee fencing.

The Rogue Fencers Guild is a USA Fencing member club, with classes offered in Galveston, League City, Alvin and Deer Park. USA Fencing is the national governing body for the sport in the United States.

The tournament featured men’s and women’s epee competitions for unrated fencers, along with a mixed competition for male and female fencers who were either unrated or held an E rating from USA Fencing.

Youth competitions were also held in the Y10 and Y12 divisions. The Y10 division included youth born from 2016 through 2019, while Y12 was for those born from 2014 through 2017.

USA Fencing uses letter ratings from A, the highest rating, through E to classify competitive skill. U represents unrated or unclassified competitors who have not earned a letter rating in a particular weapon. According to the Rogue Fencers Guild, approximately 93% of USA Fencing members are unrated.

As part of a Rogue Fencers Guild tradition, the winner of each senior event also received a sword.

In the Women’s Unrated Epee competition, Sunshine Charrier of Brazosport Fencing Club in Lake Jackson took first place. RFG-League City fencer Ksenia Shelkova finished second, while RFG-League City fencers Elise Gano and Lana Lanzara tied for third.

In the Men’s Unrated Epee competition, RFG-Alvin fencer Reese Rooke took first place and earned an E2026 rating from USA Fencing. Mike Rowe of Olympian Fencing Club in San Antonio finished second. Nathan Vrubel of Brazosport Fencing Club and Brian McGill of RFG-Deer Park tied for third.

In the Y10 competition, RFG-League City fencer Michael Wessing took first place. Melanie Kosmicki of East Texas Viking, based in the Kingwood area of Houston, finished second. RFG-League City fencers Emory Pierson and Leo Fan tied for third.

In the Y12 competition, RFG-Alvin fencer Adrian Dunton took first place. RFG fencer Asher Perea, who competes at the Alvin and League City branches, finished second. Braxton Pulido of RFG-Deer Park and Oliver Pierson of RFG-League City tied for third.

In the E & Under Mixed Epee competition, Ryuki Suyama of Dragon Heart Fencing in Katy took first place, advancing from an E2026 rating to a D2026. Nathan Wirkkala of Brazosport finished second and renewed his E2026 rating, while RFG fencer Mason Elkin of Santa Fe finished third and also renewed his E2026 rating.

The Rogue Fencers Guild’s next tournament, the Mirabeau Lamar Memorial, is scheduled for Nov. 21 at the Dow Active Complex in Deer Park.