The Carbon County Senior Games has helped keep area seniors young at heart for the last 26 years.

Each year, over 200 men and women from five county senior centers come out to throw, shoot, swim, dance, and putt their way into the winner's circle.One week of competition has been completed and the Southern Carbon County seniors, comprised of Lehighton and Palmerton, are still in the lead with a combined score of 340. But, don't count out the Northern Carbon County seniors, made up of Jim Thorpe, Panther Valley and Weatherly. They are making this year's games a close race with a combined score of 308.Next week's competition includes, bowling and ping pong; the Philip Steigerwalt Memorial Walk, softball throw, horseshoes, and bocci; and bingo, pinochle and rummy, and dancing the polka, slow dance and jitterbug.Friday's event included miniature golf. The results are recorded below.The individual miniature golf results are:• Men age 60 to 64: Terry Heiney of Palmerton, gold; Lewis Hirochek of Panther Vally, silver; and Jim Ketchledge of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: Lee Getz of Lehighton, gold; George Kunkel of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Ray Berger of Panther Valley, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Jack Stranger of Lehighton, gold; Joe Brennan of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Gil Walters of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Henry Long of Lehighton, gold; John Power of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Tony Mazzocchi of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Mario Iezzoni of Panther Valley, gold; Hayden Snyder of Lehighton, silver; and David Lautt of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Tom Zuber of Panther Valley, gold; Don Neifert of Panther Valley, silver; and Jim Anewalt of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Linda Daubenspeck of Lehighton, gold; Deb Biery of Lehighton, silver; and Linda Kunkel of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Gloria Walk of Palmerton, gold; Sandy Fritz of Lehighton, silver; and Mary Gilhool of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Connie DiJohn of Jim Thorpe, gold; Carol Stefanik of Lehighton, silver; and Dawn Sheckler of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Marva Snyder of Lehighton, gold; Anneliese Bird of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Shirley Snyder of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Nancy McGinley of Jim Thorpe, gold; Reiko Summers of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Wanda McNichols of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Mary Pituch of Panther Valley, gold; Helen Neifert of Panther Valley, silver; and Millie Hofmann of Jim Thorpe, bronze.