UConn’s fencing team during a meeting. The team invites interested students to the Hawley Armory at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Photo courtesy of @uconnfencing on Instagram Two fencers are hawkishly looking ...

The fencing competitors looked virtually identical, clad head-to-toe in protective gear. But Stephanie Turner believed the athlete at the other end of the strip was not like her in one crucial way.

Fencing, while not a sanctioned Minnesota State High School League sport, still brought plenty of intensity and competitive spirit over the weekend to Myers Field House. The state’s top high school ...