Columbia High School Fencing
For the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 fencing seasons, it was
my privilege to hang out with the fencers and coaches from Coluumbia High
School's fencing team.
My task was to send out press releases on how the team
was doing. Not a hard task, considering the record the boys and girls teams
had.
The person who preceded me as the PR honcho, another
NYT editor whose son was graduating, told me the easiest thing to do was write
the releases like news stories and the local papers would run them. All I had
to do, he said, was to learn to read the scoresheets, talk with the coaches
and periodically attend meets to see what went on.
My thanks to the kids and coaches for tolerating me the
past two years and for their help in teaching me about this wonderful sport.
Any mistakes are purely my own.
Steven Brier
2006-2007
2007-2008
