Fencing, the sport of sword fighting, is played on a 14-meter-long metal strip known as a piste. A competition between two fencers is called a bout. Fencers earn points in a bout by scoring touches on ...

To win a collegiate fencing dual, a team must win at least 14 out of a total of 27 points. Across a busy day, the men's team ...

Cambridge, Mass.-The Penn State men and women's fencing team competed in its first dual action of the season at the Harvard Invitational yesterday, Nov. 29. Penn State competed against NYU, Harvard, ...

Editor’s note: With the Olympics in full swing, we asked Seattle Times reporting intern Kristen Gowdy to get the full experience on some of the sports being played in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Looking to build on its three-match win streak, No. 5 Northwestern traveled to South Bend, Indiana to compete in the DeCicco Duals which we hosted by No. 2 Notre Dame on Saturday. The Wildcats (18-5) ...

Over and over again, those words commanded a pair of amateur swordspeople to begin their bouts on a rainy Sunday morning in West Des Moines. The bouts were quick, athletic and intellectual. During ...

Fencing might be the coolest sport you aren’t paying attention to at the Olympics. Even knowing nothing about the sport, spectators can expect quick action resulting in high-scoring matches. But ...

Their bodies stand straight, one arm behind the back and the other extended with a three-foot sword poised ready to strike. The ancient form of mortal combat. “Fence!” Once a duel of honor to the ...

Feb. 21 was marked on the calendar as a battle between Northwestern and Ohio State to duel for the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship crown. The matchup lived up to the hype, but the Cats came ...