Local athletes returned home from the 55-plus B.C. Games with a major medal haul.
The West Kootenay Boundary accounted for 49 gold, 52 silver and 30 bronze at the Games, which took place Sept. 11 to 15 in Kimberley and Cranbrook.
Familiar names led the way.
Nelson swimmer Marylee Banyard won three golds in women’s 80-84 50-metre butterfly, 100 individual medley and 200 IM, respectively. She also took bronze in the 200 freestyle, the 25 butterfly, the women’s free relay and the medley relay.
Nelson cyclist Sharisse Kyle, meanwhile, took gold in the women’s 60-64 hill climb, gold in the time trial and silver in the road race.
Slocan’s Don Currie also powered his way to five track and field medals. Currie finished first in the men’s 80-84 1,500 as well as the 5,000 power walk, a silver in the 400 and bronze medals in the 50 and 100 races, respectively.
Keep reading below for more medal winners.
Badminton
Roger Kirby: gold in men’s 85-plus singles open, silver in 80-84 mixed doubles open with partner Margaret Oxnard of Port Coquitlam.
Bridge
Nelson’s Patrick O’Neil and Sandra Edson: gold, men’s and women’s 55-plus duplicate.
Nelson’s Peter and Doris Laktin: silver, men’s and women’s 55-plus duplicate.
Cribbage
Nelson’s Doreen Reimer with partner Mary Bermel of Castlegar: silver, men’s and women’s pairs
Nelson’s Eleanor Thomas and Dave Thomas: silver, men’s and women’s pairs
Dragon Boat
Kootenay Dragons: silver
Golf
Nelson’s Howie Ridge: silver, men’s 70-74 Div A
Hockey
Kootenay Kings (Nelson’s Norm Deverney, Pat Severyn, Mike Grace, Brent Mason and Andrew Kyle): silver, men’s 60-plus.
Kootenay Glaciers (Nelson’s Greg Banks, Darrell MacKay, Terry Maglio): bronze, men’s 55-plus.
Glacier Kings (Nelson’s Dan Maglio, Doug Kennedy, Joe Williams, Bill Kestell, Doug McMullin): bronze, men’s 65-plus.
Slo-pitch
West Kootenay team (Nelson’s Ken Haynes, Rick Loewen, Joe Capriglione, Lorne Wuori, Luree Gould, Mike Roach, Salmo’s Alta Pinney): gold, men and women 55-plus mixed.
Track and field
Nelson’s Jim Reimer: bronze, men’s 65-69 1,500; bronze, 5,000.
Salmo’s Monte Comeau: gold, men’s 60-64 10-kilometre road race; gold, 5,000.
Swimming
Nelson’s June Johnston: silver, women’s 70-74 200 IM; silver, 100 breaststroke.
Nelson’s Peter Lee: bronze, men’s 4 x 25 freestyle relay; bronze, mixed 4 x 50 free relay.
