The Meaford Figure Skating Club hosted the Ice Dreams Rising Stars Northwest Area Skating Competition sanctioned by Skate Canada - Central Ontario on Saturday and Sunday at the Meaford arena.
Skating clubs from Beaver Valley, Chatsworth, Markdale, Meaford, Osprey, Owen Sound, Paisley, Saugeen Shores, Shallow Lake, Tara, Wiarton took part.
The event was organized through the hard work of the Meaford Skating Club Committee, consisting of Committee Chair Wanda Raycraft, Co-Chair Chris Weldrick, Registrar & Media Debbie Shaw, Ice Captain Shelly Knight, Sponsorship/Advertising chair Bonnie Kelly, Hospitality / Secretary Jane Smith and Program organizer Laurie Bell.
Here are some selected results from the weekend:
Saturday, January 19th results.
Orange CanSkate Freeskate - 1st - Taylor Ferguson - Saugeen Shores, 2nd - Alex Madill - Wiarton, 3rd - Madison Cornelisse - Meaford.
Junior Bronze STARskate Freeskate - 1st - Sydeny Prahl-Davis - Owen Sound, 2nd - Jayme Raycraft - Meaford, 3rd - Iris Bannon - Beaver Valley.
Purple CanSkate Freeskate - Group 1 - 1st - Cassidy Kazimer - Saugeen Shores, 2nd - Cathrinia Fawcett - Meaford, 3rd - Madison Rettinger - Tara.
Pre-Preliminary STARskate Freeskate - Group 2 - 1st - Katie Bender - Owen Sound, 2nd - Bethany Jones - Meaford, 3rd - Kim Finnie - Saugeen Shores.
Grasshoppers Team Elements - Group 1 - 1st - Saugeen Shores Flaming Flamingos - Erica Oliveiar, Hailey Astle. 2nd - Owen Sound Stars - Natalie Cameron, Lauren Ellacott, Rachel Hurst. 3rd - Meaford Pony Tails - Skye Kavicic, Hannah Knight, Teagan Davies.
Bumble Bees Team Elements - 1st - Meaford Love Bugs - Madison Cornelisee, Taylor Toth, 2nd - Wiarton Busy Bees - Alex Madill, Cassidy Carson, Eve Holly-Hime, 3rd - Saugeen Shores Vals Gals Too - Sasha Morano, Emma Martin, Kaitlin Ferguson.
Rainbows CanSkate Team Elements - 1st - Meaford Rainbow Girls - Cathrinia Fawcett, Spenser Risk, 2nd - Saugeen Shores Happy Feet - Danica Bender, Nicole Brown, Coralee Raposo, 3rd - Chatsworth Wiggles & Giggles - Samantha Webster, Madison Doig.
Team Shoot the Duck - Group 2 - 1st - Owen Sound DanSidLisEm - Dan Seymour, Lisa Stobbe, Emily Rowcliffe, Sidney Prahl-Davis, 2nd - Beaver Valley 1 - Deanne Service, Nicole Perrault, Gitty Botden, Sara Harvey, 3rd - Meaford Quackers - Leah Bowes, Angela Michener, Jayme Raycraft, Mariah White.
Team Sprials - Group 1 - 1st - Owen Sound Lorilee's Leggy Ladies - Emily Rowcliffe, Emma Trottman, Sydney Prahl-Davis, Laura Beaton-Williamson, 2nd - Beaver Valley 1 - Sara Harvey, Deanne Service, Nicole Perrault, Megan Harvey, 3rd - Meaford Leggy Ladies - Bethany Jones, Megan Weldrick, Cody-Jo Dunnill, Jayme Raycraft.
Pre-Preliminary II Team Elements - Group 1 - 1st - Owen Sound Lorilee's Ladies - Clarissa Fortin, Emma Trottman, Katie Bender, 2nd - Meaford's Triple Threat - Cody-Jo Dunnill, Bethany Jones, Kendra Haines, 3rd - Owen Sound Carling/Madison - Carling McNeill, Madison Hutt. Open Team Elements - Meaford Weasley Wizard's Wheezes - Leah Bowes, Jayme Raycraft. Green CanSkate Freeskate - 1st - Laura Blodgett - Paisley, 2nd
Group/Family Showcase - Group 1 - 1st - Meaford Lollipop Guild - Leah Bowes, Angela Michener, Jayme Raycraft, Megan Weldrick, 2nd - Tara Wizard of Oz- Alannah Young, Hannah Weppler, 3rd - Charlies Angels - Hannah Breadner, Sarah Thorne, Iris Bannon.
Group/Family Showcase - Group 2 - 1st - Beaver Valley - Welcome To The Sixties - Jillian Gordon, Megan Harvey, 2nd - Beaver Valley The Wizard of Oz - Claire Dinsmore, Gitty Botden, Sara Harvey, 3rd - Beaver Valley The Girl of My Dreams - Taylor Hughson, Deanne Service. Silver Dance Biathlon - 1st - Michaela Grahame, Cameo Blondin - Tara.
Open Ice Dance Fours - Fourteenstep - 1st - Meaford Dumbledore's Army - Leah Bowes, Angela Michener, Jayme Raycraft, Megan Weldrick, 2nd - Paisley MVP's - Cameo Blondin, Rebecca McTeer, Sarah Stewart, Michaela Grahame.
Sunday, January 20th results.
Junior Bronze Solo Dance - Fourteenstep - 1st - Kassidy MacDonnell - Owen Sound, 2nd - Cassandra Shears - Saugeen Shores, 3rd - Kendra Haines - Meaford.
Pre-Preliminary B Freeskate - Group 1 - 1st - Kassidy MacDonnell - Owen Sound, 2nd - Tori Hughson - Beaver Valley, 3rd - Heather Aarup - Meaford. Junior Bronze Showcase - 1st - Jordaine Leeder - Saugeen Shores, Justine Voll - Saugeen Shores, 3rd - Megan Weldrick -Meaford.
Pre-Preliminary Solo Dance - Dutch Waltz - Group 2 - 1st - Megan McKenzie - Shallow Lake, 2nd - Heather Aarup - Meaford, 3rd - Jennifer Cahoon - Shallow Lake.
Introductory A Freeskate - Group 1 - 1st - Samantha Pratt - Owen Sound, 2nd - Kirstin Knight - Meaford, 3rd - Madison Calvert-Goetz - Meaford. Introductory B Freeskate - Mariah White - Meaford.
Preliminary Solo Dance - Fiesta - Group 2 - 1st - Cassidy Dunbar - Shallow Lake, 2nd - Olivia Smith - Wiarton, 3rd - Drew Fewster - Meaford. Senior Bronze Solo Dance - Keats - Group 2 - 1st - Bethany Jones - Meaford,
Open Ice Dancing Couples - Blues - 1st - Meaford - Leah Bowes, Jayme Raycraft, 2nd - Owen Sound - Emily Rowcliffe, Heather Graham.
Production Skate - 2nd - Meaford Grease - Heather Aarup, Will Adams, Leah Bowes, Mackenzie Breadner, Madison Calvert-Goetz, Madison Cornelisse, Tayah Davies, Teagan Davies, Cody-Jo Dunnill, Cathrinia Fawcett, Drew Fewster, Melissa Fisher, Megan Fisher, Kendra Haines, Bethany Jones, Skye Kavcic, Kirstin Knight, Hannah Knight, Emily Lemon, Karen Lemon, Leif McFadden, Angela Michener, Ben Parks, Bronwen Perry, Jayme Raycraft, Spencer Risk, Taylor Toth, Karen Verbrugge, Kendra Walker, Megan Weldrick, Rachel Weldrick, Mariah White, Emma Wright.
