Senior Games finish out first week of competition

The Carbon County Senior Games help keep area seniors young at heart and light on their feet.

Each year, more than 200 men and women around the county come out to throw, shoot, dance and putt their way into the winner’s circle.

One week of competition is in the books and the South Carbon County seniors, comprised of Lehighton and Palmerton, are back in the lead with a combined score of 369.

But, don’t count out the North Carbon County seniors, made up of Jim Thorpe, Panther Valley and Weatherly, have a combined score of 352.

They still have time to make a comeback next week during week two of the games.

The wet weather this week forced the senior games coordinators to shift around events that were planned for Friday and Monday, meaning participants bowled and ping ponged instead of putted their way to medals to finish out the week.

Friday’s events included bowling, held at Cypress Lanes and Fritz Lanes and Pro Shop, both in Lehighton, and Ping-Pong at the Lehighton Recreation Center.

The individual bowling results are:

• Men age 60 to 64: Dave Getz, Jim Thorpe, gold; Jerry Reed, Lehighton, silver; Robert Benek, Panther Valley, bronze.

• Men age 65 to 69: James Ketchledge, Lehighton, gold; Wayne Leap, Lehighton, silver; George Matthews, Panther Valley, bronze.

• Men age 70 to 74: Dennis Getz, Lehighton, gold; James Laverick, Jim Thorpe, silver; Frank Carazo, Palmerton, bronze.

• Men age 75 to 79: James Kindrew, Palmerton, gold; Jack Stranger, Lehighton, silver; Ed Pienkosz, Panther Valley, bronze.

• Men age 80 to 84: Toni DiMiceli, Panther Valley, gold; Dale Evans, Lehighton, silver; Henry Long, Lehighton, bronze.

• Men age 85 and older: Charles Messina, Lehighton, gold; Harold Hawk, Lehighton, silver; Fred Nasarenko, Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• Women age 60 to 64: Maureen Hirochek, Panther Valley, gold; Julie Costello, Jim Thorpe, silver; Dawn Ahner, Lehighton, bronze.

• Women age 65 to 69: Linda Daubenspeck, Lehighton, gold; Karen Klotz, Lehighton, silver; Judy Remmel, Lehighton, bronze.

• Women age 70 to 74: Sofia Matthews, Panther Valley, gold; Sharelle Kratzer, Palmerton, silver; Karen Brandis, Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• Women age 75 to 79: Joan Ruane, Jim Thorpe, gold; Marie Haberman, Lehighton, silver; Linda Bottcher, Lehighton, bronze.

• Women age 80 to 84: Jane Nicolai, Lehighton, gold; Elaine Dunkle, Lehighton, silver; Louise Bishop, Lehighton, bronze.

• Women age 85 and older: Joyce Ricciardi, Lehighton, gold; Charlotte Koenig, Palmerton, silver; Jodee Cutola, Lehighton, bronze.

The individual Ping-Pong results are:

• Men age 60 to 64: Robert Henenlotter, Jim Thorpe, gold; Dave Getz, Jim Thorpe, silver; Don Rehrig, Lehighton, bronze.

• Men age 65 to 69: Rich Leeman, Jim Thorpe, gold; James Ketchledge, Lehightonm silver; Wayne Leap, Lehighton, bronze.

• Men age 70 to 74: Charles Parsons, Jim Thorpe, gold; Mike Freund, Palmerton, silver; Chuck Asman, Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• Men age 75 to 79: Vic Tiounoff, Jim Thorpe, gold; James Kindrew, Palmerton, silver; Robert Sluck, Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• Men age 80 to 84: Dale Evans, Lehighton, gold; Henry Long, Lehighton, silver; Delano Swartz, Palmerton, bronze.

• Men age 85 and older: Don Lilly, Palmerton, gold; Charles Messina, Lehighton, silver; Richard Ockenhouse, Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• Women age 60 to 64: Anna James, Jim Thorpe, gold; Sue Wagner, Palmerton, silver; Mary Arieta, Panther Valley, bronze.

• Women age 65 to 69: Harriet Karper, Jim Thorpe, gold; Karen Klotz, Lehighton, silver; Linda Daubenspeck, Lehighton, bronze.

• Women age 70 to 74: No participants.

• Women age 75 to 79: Marie Haberman, Lehighton, gold; Dawn Sheckler, Jim Thorpe, silver; Linda Bottcher, Lehighton, bronze.

• Women age 80 to 84: Wanda McNichol, Jim Thorpe, gold; Barbara Klass, Lehighton, silver; Louise Bishop, Lehighton, bronze.

• Women age 85 and older: Helen Neifert, Panther Valley, gold; Althea Haydt, Palmerton, silver.