Shoreham-Wading River High School's fencing team had a banner week and some athletes stood out from the crowd.
The team watched as freshman Joseph Losquadro, who was in the Sabre competition, had an amazing run in his first year of high school fencing competition.
An integral part of driving his team to a fourth-place finish in the Suffolk County playoffs, Joseph finished an impressive 12th place in the Individual County’s.
For his skill and determination all season long we earned All-League and First Team All-County honors by the Suffolk County Fencing Coaches Association.
The fencing team also was led by senior Charles Pedersen, in the Foil. He had the highlight of his high school athletic career this past Saturday.
Pedersen has already established himself as one of the best on the Island as he has qualified for individual playoffs all four years of his high school career.
Over those playoff years he earned third place in his freshman year, fourth place in his sophomore year and second place in his junior year.
This week he was in a competition that forced a three-way fence-off after he led by seven touches at the end of regulation in the tournament.
Pedersen won back-to-back bouts in the fence off, for a final record of 16-1, to secure the 2025 Suffolk County Championship in Boys Foil Fencing.
Shoreham-Wading River said of Pedersen "Congratulations to senior “King” Charles Pedersen for his incredible perseverance and triumphs thus far and wish him continued success as he furthers his academic and athletic careers at Wheaton College in Norton, MA as a member of the Lyons Men’s Fencing Team."