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The 1997 Sun Life Newfoundland Sectional Figure Skating Championships came to a close in Labrador City November 10. The Sun Life Award of Merit was presented to Janelle Dinn of St. John's Figure Skating Club.

The Polaris Cup for the Most Artistic Performance went to Deanne Leonard of St. John's Figure Skating Club.

The Travel Management Trophy for the Least Deductions in a Technical Program went to Kristina Dooling of the Mount Pearl Figure Skating Club.

The team to represent Newfoundland at the Atlantic Figure Skating Championships, December 5 to 8, in Dartmouth will be comprised of the following skaters:

Junior Ladies: Adrienne Mercer, Prince of Wales FSC, Lelia
Button, Prince of Wales FSC, Janice Hynes, Polaris FSC
Novice Ladies: Janelle Dinn, St. John's, FSC, Jodi Frye,
Polaris FSC, Kristina Dooling, Mount Pearl FSC, Lori Brett, Mount Pearl FSC
Novice Men: Stefan Dean, St. John's FSC

Pre-Novice Ladies: Carla Ryan, Conception Bay South FSC, Deanne

Leonard, St. John's FSC, Virginia Toombs, Prince of Wales FSC, Heather Dawe, Conception Bay North FSC
Pre-Novice Men: Mark Spurrell, Prince of Wales FSC, Thomas
Hawkins, Silver Jets FSC, Neal Thorne, Trinity- Placentia FSC, Nicholas Gibbs, Polaris FSC

Top placing skaters from Atlantics will proceed to the Bank of Montreal Canadians to be held in Vancouver February 3 to 9, 1997.

The medallists in other categories decided at this competition were:

Juvenile Ladies A: Aimee Collier, Mount Pearl FSC
Nichole Templeman, Mount Pearl Janis Noftle, Conception Bay South
Juvenile Ladies B: Jessica Pike, Silver Blades, Clarenville
Kate Woodford, Conception Bay South Terri-Leigh Allen, Polaris FSC
Juvenile Men: John Smith, Silver Blades, Clarenville
Matthew Lawlor, Silver Wings, Bonavista
Juvenile Dance: Jessica Pike/John Smith, Silver Blades
Ashlee Daley/Matthew Lawlor, Mount Pearl, Silver Wings