Jim Thorpe team takes early lead
With one day of competition complete, the Jim Thorpe seniors are in the lead of the Carbon County Senior Games with a score of 101. The 2009 defending champions, the Lehighton seniors, are a close second with a score of 77.
Following Jim Thorpe and Lehighton are, Panther Valley in third with 18 points; Palmerton with 15 points and Weatherly with 5 points.The first-day events included shuffleboard and bean bag toss.A point system is attached to each medal. Gold represents five points; silver, three points; and bronze, one point.The individual shuffleboard results are:• Men age 60 to 64: Bill Boscia of Jim Thorpe, gold; Dennis Getz of Lehighton, silver; and Lee Getz of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: Norman Sutters of Lehighton, gold; John DeWald of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Charlie Asman of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Ken Frymoyer of Jim Thorpe, gold; Lenny Bishop of Lehighton, silver; and Willard Doll of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Dave Lautt of Jim Thorpe, gold; Howard Farber of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Joe Mustacchio of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Rich Ockenhouse of Jim Thorpe, gold; Mike Hudicka of Panther Valley, silver; and Harry Guardiola of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Tom Wehr of Lehighton, gold; Dan Petrecca of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Joe Carnish of Panther Valley, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Sharon Wolfe of Lehighton, gold; Mary Lou Sherel of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Linda Swartz of Palmerton, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Linda Bottcher of Lehighton, gold; Mary Gilhool of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Helene Dombrowski of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Bev Dolgopol of Lehighton, gold; Terri Darling of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Marge Frymoyer of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Evelyn Wyatt of Lehighton, gold; Ann Brown of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Mary Hudicka of Panther Valley, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Joyce Shaika of Jim Thorpe, gold; Amy Kmetz of Panther Valley, silver; and Millie Hofmann of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Stephena Kurtz of Palmerton, gold; Barb Marikovics of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Betty Rokita of Jim Thorpe, bronze.The individual bean bag toss results are:• Men age 60 to 64: Al Fanelli of Jim Thorpe, gold; Dennis Getz of Lehighton, silver; and Lee Getz of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: James Wolfe of Lehighton, gold; Norman Sutters of Lehighton, silver; and John DeWald of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Robert Sluck of Jim Thorpe, gold; Harold Zimmerman of Palmerton, silver; and John Power of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Hayden Snyder of Lehighton, gold; Howard Farber of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Del Swartz of Palmerton, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Richard Ockenhouse of Jim Thorpe, gold; Glenn Warner of Lehighton, silver; and Bert Reinhart of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Thomas Wehr of Lehighton, gold; Dan Petrecca of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Joe Carnish of Panther Valley, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Linda Swartz of Palmerton, gold; Linda Daubenspeck of Lehighton, silver; and Mary Lou Sherel of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Joanne Dantonio of Jim Thorpe, gold; Rosann Leininger of Weatherly, silver; and Mary Gilhool of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Rosemarie Bronko of Jim Thorpe, gold; Marie Haberman of Lehighton, silver; and Dorothy Contrady of Weatherly, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Shirley Stein of Lehighton, gold; Rieko Summers of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Evelyn Wyatt of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Amy Kmetz of Panther Valley, gold; Vicie Pecha of Panther Valley, silver; and Verna Lazorchick of Panther Valley, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Barbara Marikovics of Jim Thorpe, gold; Ann Daley of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Catherine Schoch of Weatherly, bronze.