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Carbon Senior Games

With one day of competition complete, the nine-time defending champions, the Lehighton seniors, are in the lead of the 2011 Carbon County Senior Games with a score of 120. The Jim Thorpe seniors are in second with a score of 55.

Following Lehighton and Jim Thorpe are, Panther Valley in third with 20 points; Weatherly with 13 points; and Palmerton with 8 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: Guy Zern of Lehighton, gold; James Ketchledge of Lehighton, silver; and Dennis Getz of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: Raymond Swatt of Lehighton, gold; Rich Haberman of Lehighton, silver; and Charles Parsons of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Joe Brennan of Jim Thorpe, gold; Rodney Snyder of Lehighton, silver; and Wilbur Niehoff of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Ed Leininger of Weatherly, gold; Arnold Rex of Lehighton, silver; and Ken Frymoyer of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Angelo Cannarella of Palmerton, gold; Charlie Messina of Lehighton, silver; and Larry Close of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Tom Wehr of Lehighton, gold; Charles Wilson of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Don Neifert of Panther Valley, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Mary Lou Sherel of Jim Thorpe, gold; Gene Boyd of Panther Valley, silver; and Linda Daubenspeck of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Dorothy Quigley of Panther Valley, gold; Diana Bochantin of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Linda Bottcher of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Marie Haberman of Lehighton, gold; Janice Cunfer of Lehighton, silver; and Louise Bishop of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Evelyn Wyatt of Lehighton, gold; Grace Wilson of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Marva Snyder of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Sue Dopira of Panther Valley, gold; Bessie Bauchspies of Lehighton, silver; and Catherine Cook of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Ann Daley of Jim Thorpe, gold; Elaine Stockmal of Panther Valley, silver; and Betty Rokita of Jim Thorpe, bronze.The individual bean bag toss results are:• Men age 60 to 64: Dennis Getz of Lehighton, gold; Guy Zern of Lehighton, silver; and Jamese Ketchledge of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: Lee Getz of Lehighton, gold; John DeWald of Jim Thorpe, silver; and James Wolfe of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Gene Bricket of Lehighton, gold; Mick Sherer of Lehighton, silver; and Bob Bottcher of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Roy Miller of Lehighton, gold; Hayden Snyder of Lehighton, silver; and Henry Long of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Jim Anewalt of Lehighton, gold; Eli Serlenga of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Ted Curcio of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Glenn Warner of Lehighton, gold; Tom Wehr of Lehighton, silver; and Charles Wilson of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Linda Daubenspeck of Lehighton, gold; Linda Swartz of Palmerton, silver; and Betty Finelli of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Joanne Dantonio of Jim Thorpe, gold; Elaine Simonson of Weatherly, silver; and Maria Reczek of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Shirley Haberman of Lehighton, gold; Betty Willet of Lehighton, silver; and Marie Haberman of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Marva Snyder of Lehighton, gold; Reiko Summers of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Fortunata Zanet of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Catherine Cook of Jim Thorpe, gold; Helen Neifert of Panther Valley, silver; and Millie Hoffman of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Elaine Stockmal of Panther Valley, gold; Beatrice Smith of Lehighton, silver; and Ann Daley of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS Judy Cooper of the Weatherly Senior team prepares to compete in the shuffleboard event on Tuesday morning.