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Skating club competes at sectionals in Melville

Seven members of the Estevan Skating Club represented the city at the Skate Canada sectional competition in Melville last week. It was the largest contingent of skaters the club has sent in the last 10 years to compete at such a high level.
Estevan Skating Club

Seven members of the Estevan Skating Club represented the city at the Skate Canada sectional competition in Melville last week.

It was the largest contingent of skaters the club has sent in the last 10 years to compete at such a high level. The event ran from Thursday through Sunday.

Skaters in the pre-novice levels and higher advance from the sectionals to the Western Challenge competition, and from there to nationals.

For some of Estevan's skaters, this was a new level of competition, giving them valuable experience.

Emily Hanson was the club's top performer, bringing back a bronze medal in the juvenile under-14 ladies division. She also achieved a personal best score.

In the same division, Nicole Kistanov finished in fifth place.

In the pre-juvenile ladies under-14 division, Madison Folkerts led the way with a sixth place finish. Avery McNabb finished 18th and Jaycee Young was 21st.

In the under-11 pre-juvenile ladies division, Carly Paton was 16th and Isabel Marcotte finished 38th.