Local skaters compete in ESWG in Lake Placid

Once again, several girls from High Peaks Academy took the Empire State Winter Games by storm in February and brought home several medals.

The medal standings were as follows:

Beginner Girls Excel group: Sierra Welch, 1st place; Lyla Robillard, 2nd place; Rena Reandeau, 3rd place.

High Beginner Excel: Rylee Preston, 6th place.

Pre-Preliminary Girls Excel: Emilie Schuller, 3rd place; Alyssa Pickering 5th place.

Pre-Juvenile Girls Excel: Sophia Nadeau 4th place; Sarah Higgins 4th place; Elli Dukette, 4th place.

Juvenile Girls Excel: Abby Gavin 4th place; Michaela Gillis 5th place.

Intermediate Girls Excel: Kiera Levitt 4th place.

Pre-Preliminary Synchronized Skating Team, 3rd place: Aubrey Bissonette, Emilie Schuller, Hadley Savard, Isabel Tessier-Day, Jeanelle Lizotte, Lyla Robillard, Brianna Towne and Rylee Preston. These talented young ladies skate under the coaching direction of Amy Payton. While training for Empires these young ladies along with the rest of the HPA ladies are also training for an upcoming competition in Massena and their local show which both will take place later this month.