The Bremerton Figure Skating Club is hosting a free ice skating exhibition Sept. 20 which will feature local figure skaters, including six skaters who will perform their solo ice routines in preparation for the upcoming 2015 Northwest Pacific Regional Figure Skating Championships Wenatchee, October 5-7. The general public is invited to try ice skating immediately following the exhibition at no cost up until 5:00 p.m. Rental skates will also be provided at no cost until 5 p.m.

Two skaters, Alec Schmitt and Kendal Reynolds are competing in qualifying events. They are seeking to qualify for the 2015 Pacific Coast Sectionals Championships which will be held in Spokane  November 19-23. In order to qualify, each must place in the top four in their division at these 2015 Pacific Northwest Regional Figure Skating Championships.

Port Orchard resident Alec Schmitt, 18, is competing in the Novice Mens division.

Kendal Reynolds, 16, of Gig Harbor, is competing in the Novice Womens division.

Additionally, Peyton Zuarri-Cott, Ashley Christman, Sophie Derout and Teegan Skjonsby are competing in non-qualifying events.

Seabeck’s Peyton Zuarri-Cott, 10, is competing in the Pre-Preliminary Girls division.

Ashley Christman, 9, of Kingston, Sophie Derout, 9, of Olalla, and Teegan Skjonsby, 9, of Grapeview, are competing in the Non-Test Girls division.

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Alec Schmitt, Peyton Zuarri-Cott, Teegan Skjonsby are coached by Brenda Peterson.

Sophie Derout is coached by Heidi Sullivan and Kendal Reynolds is coached by Arlene McSorley.

The Bremerton Figure Skating Club is a non profit organization founded in 2006, whose mission is to foster the sport of figure skating in Kitsap County.  The club operates in accordance with U.S. Figure Skating and is a member of the Pacific Northwest Interclub. All skaters currently train at Bremerton Ice Center.