South Bend Tribune Articles on the World Championships
Tourney's end brings relief
(2000/04/26)
SOUTH BEND -- With the Junior/Cadet World Fencing Championships coming to a close Tuesday night, members of the event's local organizing committee can finally breathe a large sigh of relief.
American efforts prove sport on the rise
(2000/04/25)
SOUTH BEND -- When Michael Massik says he doesn't show much emotion, you believe him.
Farber at ease handling daily 'challenges'
(2000/04/24)
SOUTH BEND -- Rule number one for Jochen Farber: Don't ever let the word "problem" creep into conversation.
More workers surfing Net on company time
(2000/04/24)
While perusing Cnn.com late last week, I ran across a new study that reports how one in three corporate workers spend 25 minutes or more each day using the Internet for personal reasons. Much of that time is spent shopping.
Pencil it in
(2000/04/24)
Happy Dyngus Day. Grab your favorite person and head out for a polka. Eat a hard-boiled egg and have a diet soda. You can't ask for anything better.
Zimmerman wins for U.S.
(2000/04/23)
SOUTH BEND -- Iris Zimmermann has given the United States reason to hope -- reason to hope for an Olympic medal later this year in Sydney.
Fencer from Iran enters competition
(2000/04/23)
SOUTH BEND -- It turns out the Iranian team ended up being represented at the Junior/Cadet World Fencing Championships after all.
Elian drama evokes shock, anger, hope
(2000/04/23)
When Liz Conner was a teen-ager in 1963 in Cuba, she remembers how Castro's government used machine guns to seize control of private businesses.
Cuban's view of Elian
Fencing
(2000/04/22)
SOUTH BEND -- At first, the Cuban fencing official didn't want to talk about him.
Money dilemma only boosts spirits
Commentary
(2000/04/21)
SOUTH BEND
By the time Guatemalan coach Hugo Salas had paid $265 for various team entry fees and another $200 for incidental costs associated with this week's World Junior/Cadet Fencing Championships at the Century Center, only $635 remained in his kitty.
Daughter's doings difficult for Dad
(2000/04/21)
SOUTH BEND -- If an observer had any trouble figuring out how Mishawaka's Eleanor Leighton was doing Thursday at the Junior/Cadet World Fencing Championships, a quick look at her father, David, would have answered any questions.
Area businesses catering to guests
(2000/04/20)
SOUTH BEND -- The downtown area has become a scaled down version of the United Nations.
Iranians object to U.S. security policy
(2000/04/20)
SOUTH BEND -- Subtract by one the number of teams competing in the Junior/Cadet World Fencing Championships.
World-class athletes arrive
(2000/04/19)
SOUTH BEND
In a sport where sensors in the vest and blades of the weapons keep score, the sight of contestants at the Junior/Cadet World Fencing Championships sending e-mail demonstrates how pervasive technology is today.
Eleanor Leighton cuts to the chase
(2000/04/16)
MISHAWAKA -- How unfortunate for Eleanor Leighton that older brother James had to be standing by this particular evening at the Indiana Fencing Academy.
Junior/Cadet World Fencing Championships
(2000/04/16)
What: 2000 Junior/Cadet World Fencing Championships, with 700 fencers representing 58 countries.
Fencing team from 58 countries to compete
(2000/04/07)
SOUTH BEND -- Trying to make a point, Mike DeCicco asked an observer from which country his ancestors came.
Sports Briefs
(2000/03/22)
FENCING
Leighton goes to worlds
Eleanor Leighton, 15, of Mishawaka will represent the United States in the Junior/Cadet 2000 World Fencing Championships, April 25-28, at the Century Center in South Bend.
Mental game in focus
Fencing
(2000/01/16)
SOUTH BEND -- Deep in the bowels of the Century Center, far from the clanging of the Epee, Foil and Saber, Eleanor Leighton spun a lump of clay around on a pottery wheel and carefully molded it into a pot.