The 23rd annual event was held this spring in Moore County. Senior Games in the Pines is sanctioned by North Carolina Senior Games, Inc.
NCSG, Inc. is sponsored statewide by the North Carolina Division of Aging.
SGP is part of a network of 53 Local Games held for all 100 counties of North Carolina. It consists of two divisions of competition -- Silver Arts for the creative person and official sports for those more athletically inclined. Senior Games is a wellness and health promotion program that includes fun, fitness and fellowship.
This year most participants qualified to compete in the North Carolina Senior Games State Finals in the fall. This is a qualifying year for the National Senior Sports Classic which will be in Louisville, Ky., in 2007. State Finals winners may qualify to represent North Carolina in these exciting Games.
Participants compete in age and sex categories. Winners are as follows:
Allen Ashdown -- gold (g) -- bowling doubles and mixed doubles, silver (s) – bowling singles, basketball shooting and bronze (b) – golf; Lois Ashley – (s) – heritage arts woodworking; Fleurette Barclay – (g) – bocce singles, horseshoes singles, shuffleboard singles and mixed doubles; Audrey Beddingfield – (g) – tennis mixed doubles; Robert Beddingfield – (g) – tennis singles and mixed doubles; Ellen Black – (g) – croquet, shuffleboard mixed doubles, (s) – bocce doubles, mixed doubles, bocce singles, horseshoes singles, football throw, softball throw and shuffleboard singles and (b)- shuffleboard doubles; and Harold Black – (g) – shuffleboard mixed doubles, (s) - bocce mixed doubles and horseshoes singles and (b) – bocce singles and shuffleboard singles.
Also Ruth Bondurant – (g) – tennis doubles; Courtney Brokenbrough – (g) – bowling singles, doubles and mixed doubles; Gert Brokenbrough – (g) – bowling doubles and mixed doubles; David Brooks – (g) – 5K and 10K cycling; Maureen Burke-Horansky – (g) – standing long jump and softball throw and (s) – literary arts; Jack Burks – (g) – bocce singles, doubles and mixed doubles, shuffleboard singles and mixed doubles; Erma Burley – (g) – doubles bowling, (b) – singles bowling; William Campbell – (g) – tennis singles and doubles; Nathaniel Carter – (g) - running long jump, standing long jump, 100 M dash, 200 M dash; Frances Caudill – (g) – bocce doubles, bowling doubles and singles, horseshoes, football throw, and shuffleboard singles and doubles, (s) – basketball shooting, shuffleboard mixed doubles and heritage arts crocheting.
Also winning medals were Arthur Clark – (g) – horseshoes, (s) – shuffleboard and table tennis; Caroline Clark – (g) – tennis doubles; Cleet Cleetwood – (g) – discus, shot put, basketball shooting, billiards, football throw, golf, softball throw and spin casting; Joyce Cole – (g) – bowling doubles, (s) – bowling singles and (b) – bowling mixed doubles; Bob Cotner – (s) – golf; and Mary Crusius – (g) – discus, running long jump, standing long jump, billiards, singles and mixed doubles table tennis, tennis singles and 100 M, 200 M, and 400 M dashes and (s) – tennis mixed doubles.
Silver Arts performing arts winners were Sarah Daffron, Aileen Garner and Brenda Ritter – The Hot Flashes clogging group. Other winners were Diane Dash – (s) – discus, shot put and (b) - football throw and softball throw; Edward Dash – (g) – horseshoes, (s) – discus, shot put, football throw and softball throw; Robert Dauenhauer – (g) – golf; Jackie Davis – (g) – bowling singles, (s) – bowling doubles and visual arts watercolor; Mattie Dennis – (g) – bowling doubles and mixed doubles; Jollyn Erickson – (g) – running long jump, golf, 50 yd. and 100 yd. breaststroke, 50 yd. freestyle, and 100 M, 200 M, and 400 M dashes and Walt Evick – (g) – discus and shot put.
Also winning were Richard Fortman – (g) – croquet; Roger Fromm – (g) – 25 yd. breaststroke, 25 yd. butterfly, 25 yd. And 50 yd. freestyle, and 100 yd. individual medley in swimming; John Gaida – (b) – basketball shooting; Ruth Gallagher – (g) – tennis singles; Ray Garner – (s) – bowling mixed doubles; Bill Greene – (g) – bocce doubles, shuffleboard singles and mixed doubles, (s) – bocce mixed doubles, horseshoes singles, softball throw, shuffleboard doubles and heritage arts pottery and (b) – bocce singles and football throw; and Peggy Greene – (g) – heritage arts crocheting, (s) – bocce doubles and mixed doubles and shuffleboard mixed doubles and (b) – shuffleboard doubles and singles.
Medals were won by Teddy Haggard – (s) – doubles bowling; Paul Halm – (g) – singles and doubles bowling; Don Hammerman – (g) – mixed doubles shuffleboard, (s) – spin casting, and shuffleboard singles and (b) – football throw and softball throw; John Harding – (g) – tennis mixed doubles and (s) – tennis doubles; John Heerema – (g) – bocce doubles and mixed doubles and shuffleboard singles, (s) – bocce singles, bowling singles and mixed doubles, and shuffleboard doubles and mixed doubles; Virginia Heerema – (g) – mixed doubles bocce, (s)- bowling doubles, mixed doubles and singles, and shuffleboard doubles and mixed doubles and (b) – shuffleboard singles and Dorothy Hilbert – (g) – mixed doubles bocce, (s) – horseshoes and doubles shuffleboard and (b)- bocce doubles and shuffleboard mixed doubles.
Other medalists were Richard Hilbert – (g) – bocce doubles and mixed doubles, and heritage arts woodworking, (s) – bocce singles and shuffleboard doubles and (b) – horseshoes and shuffleboard singles and mixed doubles; Blair Hildebrand –(s) - bowling singles; Jim Hilderbrand – (g) – basketball shooting and golf; Jean Hilsby – (g) – tennis doubles and mixed doubles; Dan Hopler – (g) – table tennis singles; Geraldine Horak – (g) – heritage arts tatting and needlelace and (s) – bowling doubles; David Howard – (g) – bowling singles, doubles and mixed doubles; Jack Hussey – (g) – singles, doubles and mixed doubles bocce, basketball shooting, football throw, softball throw, spin casting and singles, doubles and mixed doubles shuffleboard and Tom Hutton – (s) – golf .
Also winning medals were Vi Janz – (g) – bowling singles and mixed doubles; Wes Janz – (g) – bowling mixed doubles and (s) – bowling singles; Edith Kennedy – (g) – discus and softball throw and (s) – football throw; Robert Kinelski – (g) – billiards; Arte Knibbs – (g) – bowling singles and doubles and (s) – basketball shooting; Arthur Knibbs – (g) – bowling singles and doubles and (b) – bowling mixed doubles; Harry Lancaster – (g) – basketball shooting, football throw, softball throw, 100 M, 200 M and 400 M dashes and 800 M run and Sarah Lane – (g) – basketball shooting, football throw, softball throw and spin casting.
Medals were also won by Greg Maushart – (g) – running long jump, (s) – discus, shot put, standing long jump and football throw; Helene Mincz – (b) – bowling singles and doubles; Mildred Moore – (g) – heritage arts pottery and (b)- basketball shooting; La-Von Morales – (s)- football throw and softball throw and (b)- bowling singles; Shirley Morrison – (g) – heritage arts needlework; David Page – (s) – bocce doubles and (b)- bocce singles; Ed Paul – (g) – bocce mixed doubles and (s) – shuffleboard mixed doubles; Louise Paul – (g) – bocce mixed doubles and shuffleboard singles and (s) – bocce singles and shuffleboard mixed doubles; Margaret Pierson – (g) – bocce and bowling singles, (s) – shuffleboard singles and (b) – bowling doubles; Yoshiko Poindexter – (g) – visual arts sculpture; Paul Pressler – (g) – 200 M and 400 M dashes and Bonnie Quesenberry – (g) – golf.
Other medalists include Joel Rabdau – (g) – 100 yd. freestyle, 50 yd. breaststroke, 1500 M run and 5K race walk and (s) – 25 yd. breaststroke and 25 yd. and 50 yd. freestyle; Jack Raffaele – (b) – golf; Robert Rannow – (g) – bocce singles and table tennis singles and mixed doubles and (s) – billiards and golf; Era Mae Rickman – (g) – horseshoes and (b) - shuffleboard singles; Art Rimbert – (g) - running long jump, football throw, softball throw, 100 M, 200 M, and 400 M dashes and 800 M run and (s) - 1500 M run; W. F. Ritter – (g) – bocce doubles and singles, discus, horseshoes, spin casting, and shuffleboard doubles and mixed doubles, (s) - shuffleboard singles and (b) – bocce mixed doubles and Oleen Ritter – (g) – bocce doubles, spin casting, shuffleboard singles, doubles and mixed doubles and (b) – bocce singles and mixed doubles.
Also winning medals were John Robbins – (b) – basketball shooting; Ray Rosinski – (g) – horseshoes, golf, table tennis singles and tennis singles; Gabriel Roy – (g) – literary art life experiences, visual arts acrylics, drawing, oil and watercolor; Richard Rycroft – (s) – tennis doubles; Guy Sandulli – (g) – running long jump, standing long jump, basketball shooting, football throw, softball throw and 100 M dash; Catherine Satonick - (g) – bocce singles, (s) – bocce mixed doubles, horseshoes and shuffleboard singles and Robert Satonick – (s) – bocce singles and mixed doubles, horseshoes and shuffleboard singles and Mittie Seawell – (g) – bocce singles, horseshoes, football throw, softball throw, shuffleboard and 100 M dash.
Medals were won by Gladys Shamblin – (g) – bowling singles, doubles and mixed doubles; John "Red" Sheridan – (g) – tennis doubles, (s) – bocce singles, basketball shooting, shuffleboard singles, and tennis mixed doubles; Mary Sheridan – (g) – bocce singles; Darrell Simpkins – (g) – cycling – 1 M, 5 K and 10 K, 100 yd, 200 yd and 500 yd. freestyle, 1500 M run and 5 K run; Carolyn Smith – (g) – bocce doubles and mixed doubles, bowling singles and doubles, shot put, horseshoes, croquet, football throw, shuffleboard doubles and mixed doubles, (s) – bocce singles, softball throw, and shuffleboard singles; Judy Smith – (s) – bowling mixed doubles; Trish Speers – (g) – 1500 M race walk and 5 K race walk and Loren Swearingen – (g) – bowling doubles and (b)- bowling singles.
Other medalists include Bill R. Taylor – (g) – doubles bowling; Bob Taylor – (g) – bowling singles and doubles; William R. Taylor – (g) – bowling singles and doubles; Clark Trivett – (s) – tennis singles; Bernie Truby – (g) – discus, shot put, standing long jump, football throw, softball throw, 200 M and 400 M dashes and (b) - basketball shooting; Joseph Valen-tino – (g) – golf; Sheila Wakefield – (g) – visual arts pastels; John Walker – (g) – bocce singles, shuffleboard singles and doubles, (s) – bocce doubles and shuffleboard mixed doubles and (b) – bocce mixed doubles and Daisy Watson – (g) – bocce singles, doubles and mixed doubles, horseshoes, football throw, softball throw, spin casting, and shuffleboard singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Finally, Charles Weaver – (s) – golf; Beth Whitman – (g) – basketball shooting, table tennis singles, tennis singles and tennis doubles; Alfred Wiggins – (s) – basketball shooting, football throw and softball throw; Patricia Wiggins – (g) – bocce singles, croquet, literary arts short story and poetry, (s) – spin casting and (b) - football throw; Ivy Wilczewski – bowling doubles and (s) – bowling singles; Harold Williams – (b) – basketball shooting and Ben Wilson, III – (g) – shot put, 1500 M race walk, (s) - discus, standing long jump and football throw and (b) - bowling singles and softball throw.
Four men's softball teams qualified to compete in State Finals by competing in three games.
The teams and their members are as follows: Men's (55+) - Mickey Elliott, Captain, Al Ashdown, Jeff Barnhardt, Robert Beddingfield, John Bonzo, Arthur Clark, Marlon Davis, Richard Fields, Thomas Fioretti, Harold Flinchum, Dennis Kolean, John Lenzi, Dave Peterson, Art Rimbert, Donald Senior and Richard Studenmund; DAK's Old Jocks (60+) – Archie Kelly, Captain, Carl Anders, Robert Balzer, Kenneth Black, Ted Carter, Paul Cottam, Robert Dauenhauer, Ken Fitzgerald, Craig Fogleman, Jody Hall, Jack Hussey, Harry Lancaster, Ronald Milam, Timothy Moore, Walter O'Hearn, Richard Phillips, Jerry Purvis, John Robbins, Ralph Vardis and Raymond Webber; Homewood Suites (65+) players are – Gene McConville, Captain, Mike Keogh, Vince Korfmann, John Mahan, James Mangrum, James Marshburn, Tom O'Day, David Page, Ron Raines, Wilson Revenaugh, Charles Rick, Lou Roth, Arthur Smith, and David Williams; Pinehurst Hip and Knee (70+) consists of – John Gaida, Captain, Eugene Annun-ziata, Gene Casnellie, James Chajkowski, Charles Clayton, Cleet Cleetwood, Alfred Davino, Bob George, William Gramacy, James Griffin, John Harding, Jack Lund, Greg Maushart, Vincent Puleo, Jack Raffaele, Richard Rycroft, John Sheridan, Bernie Truby and Robert Wood-worth.
These teams will compete at Walnut Creek Softball Complex on September 11 – 13. This is a qualifying year for Nationals.
There are also four basketball teams qualified to represent Senior Games in the Pines at State Finals, which will be October 27-29 in Greenville at East Carolina University. The women's teams are as follows: The Netters (55+) – Beth Whit-man, Captain, Lois Ashley, Joann Cameron, Leone McLester and Mary Vaughn; the Granny Bearcats (60+) include – Frances Caudill, Captain, Velna Brady, Laverne Davis, Peggy Greene, Sarah Lane, Mildred Moore and Judy Phillips.
The Men's (55+) team is Jack Hussey, Captain, Robert Bedd-ingfield, Tom Ferrell, Harry Lancaster, William McIlwain and Jim Streckfus. The Men's (70+) team is John Gaida, Captain, Bill Greene, James Griffin, John Sheridan, Bernie Truby and Harold Williams.
The non-competitive Silver Striders Fun Walkers are also eligible to participate in State Finals. Those completing the one-mile walk were Erma Burley, Mary Crusius, Diane Dash, Jackie Davis, Anne Fortman, Dick Fortman, Don Hammer-man, John Heerema, Ginny Heerema, Jack Hussey, Edith Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, Sarah Lane, and La-Von Morales. Marjorie Moran, Sarah Morden, Shirley Morrison, Era Mae Rickman, W. F. Ritter, Oleen Ritter, Nancy Ronalter, Mittie Seawell, Gladys Shamblin, Judy Smith, Bernie Truby, Daisy Watson, Alfred Wiggins, Patricia Wiggins and Ivy Wilczewski also completed the Fun Walk.
Qualifiers have until August 1 to register to represent Senior Games in the Pines at the State level.
To find out on how you can become a part of the 24th Annual Senior Games in the Pines in 2007, call 692-7376 or e-mail smith@southernpines.net. Mark your calendar for April 23 – May 9, 2007.
Senior Games in the Pines 2006 is sponsored locally by Oakdale Heights Senior Living, Commun-ity Home Care and Hospice and Humana MatchPoint.
Coordinating agencies are Southern Pines Recreation and Parks, Pinehurst Parks and Re-creation, Moore County Depart-ment of Aging, Moore County Parks and Recreation, Seven Lakes Landowners Recreation and Aberdeen Parks and Recreation.
