Athletes from the South Okanagan came home with a medal haul from the 55-plus B.C. Games held in Kimberley and Cranbrook from Sept. 11 to 15.
Penticton athletes Betty Gibson earned two medals (silver and bronze) in darts and Cliff Young picked up two bronze medals in archery. In track and field competition, Allan Kerr was a double-gold winner, taking the top spot in the men’s 10 kilometre race and in the 5,000 metre race.
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Heather Jackson, from Okanagan Falls, had a great showing in the pool winning three bronze medals in the 25 metre medley relay, 25 m freestyle relay and in the 400 m freestyle race.
Summerland’s Joyce Naugler, Murray Naugler and Lynn Schulberg teamed up to help their crew win the bronze medal in coed 55-plus team five pin bowling — Division B.
Penticton:
Robert Baker — bronze — men’s 55-64 doubles darts
Doug Belanger — bronze — co-ed 55-64 teams of four darts
Cathy Cole — bronze — women’s 60-64 doubles competitive badminton
Yvan Duouchel — bronze — coed 55-plus team five pin bowling Division B
Betty Gibson — silver — women’s 55-64 doubles darts
Betty Gibson — bronze — co-ed 55-64 teams of four darts
Brian Graham — bronze — men’s 70-74, triple jump
Allan Kerr — gold — men’s 75-79, 10 kilometre road race
Allan Kerr — gold — men’s 75 to 79, 5,000 metres
Irene Lind — bronze — women’s swimming team 25 metre medley relay
Betty Pilon — bronze — women’s 65-plus doubles darts
Rick Redwood — bronze — coed 55-plus team five pin bowling Division B
Ted Shumaker — bronze — archery men’s 63 to 69, target – compound with sight and with release
Garry Wadson — bronze — men’s 60-64 doubles competitive badminton
Patty Wadson — bronze — women’s 60-64 doubles competitive badminton
Cliff Young — bronze — archery men’s 70-plus, target – recurve bow without sight
Cliff Young — bronze — archery men’s 70-plus. 3D – recurve bow without sight
Okanagan Falls
Heather Jackson — bronze — women’s swimming team 25 metre medley relay
Heather Jackson — bronze — women’s swimming 25m freestyle relay
Heather Jackson — bronze — women’s 55-59 400m freestyle
Kaleden
Sandra Hawthorne — bronze — women’s 65-plus doubles darts
Andy Rupp — bronze — men’s 60-64 doubles competitive badminton
Andy Rupp — gold — men’s 65-69 singles recreational badminton
Summerland
Joyce Naugler — bronze — coed 55-plus team five pin bowling Division B
Murray Naugler — bronze — coed 55-plus team five pin bowling Division B
Lynn Schulberg — bronze — coed 55-plus team five pin bowling Division B
Oliver
Cathy Adams — gold — coed whist 55-plus pair
Cathy Adams — bronze — coed whist 55-plus pair Flight A
Corien North — gold — coed whist 55-plus pair
Corien North — bronze — coed whist 55-plus pair Flight A
Mary Ostermeier — gold — women’s archery 63-69, target – compound with sight and with release
Mary Ostermeier — gold — women’s archery 63-69, 3D compound with sight and with release
Ron Ostermeier — gold — men’s archery 70-plus, target – compound with sight and with release
Ron Ostermeier — gold — men’s archery 70-plus, 3D compound with sight and with release
Osoyoos
Marie Middler — silver — women’s golf 80-plus, Division B, Flight A
Marie Middler — silver — women’s golf 80-plus, Division B, Low Net
Ingrid Nicholson — bronze — women’s golf 75-79, Division B, Flight B
Ingrid Nicholson — bronze — women’s golf 75-79, Low Gross
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