Massachusetts foilist Simone Feldman

Nationally ranked Brookline fencer looks to place in Bay State Games
By Hannah McBride/correspondent
Wed Jul 16, 2008, 04:49 PM EDT
 
Brookline –
Standing just about 5 feet tall, 15-year-old Simone Feldman, who speaks carefully in a measured tone that makes her seem older than she is, does not come off as a nationally ranked fencer.

Known to yell “Opa!” and lunge as far as her legs can get her, the Brookline High sophomore took third in the open foil competition at last year’s Bay State Games. She’s looking to have a similar, if not better, performance at the 2008 Games this weekend in Billerica, her third appearance.

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