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North Carbon County seniors lead on first day

With one day of competition complete, Northern Carbon County seniors from Panther Valley, Jim Thorpe and Weatherly are leading the pack in points during the 2015 Carbon County Senior Games with a combined score of 109.

But who will capture the Commissioners' Cup? Will it be Southern Carbon County, which is made up of Lehighton and Palmerton seniors, or the returning champs of Northern Carbon County? Only time will tell.Senior Games officials report that Lehighton's score for the day is 79 and their teammate in the final tally, Palmerton, has a score of 28, bringing the combined team's score to 107; while Jim Thorpe has 72; Panther Valley, 28; and Weatherly, 9.With a close race starting to form, it's anybody's guess who will be this year's top dog.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: Jim Costello of Jim Thorpe, gold; Dave Getz of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Roger Berger of Palmerton, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: Larry Klotz of Lehighton, gold; Ray Berger of Palmerton, silver; and Harry Miller of Panther Valley, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Roy Arellano of Jim Thorpe, gold; Mike Freund of Palmerton, silver; and Jim Wolfe of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Bill Burkhardt of Jim Thorpe, gold; Joe Grayo of Palmerton, silver; and Willard Doll of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Anthony Mazzocchi of Jim Thorpe, gold; Fred Nasarenko of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Don Galade of Panther Valley, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Lester Wentz of Lehighton, gold; Richard Ockenhouse of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Jim Anewalt of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Melody Mertz of Jim Thorpe, gold; Darlyne Hinkle of Weatherly, silver; and Mary Horn of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Mary Lou Sherel of Jim Thorpe, gold; Ruth Holden of Palmerton, silver; and Martha Moyer of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Shirley Kuntz of Palmerton, gold; Nancy Bollinger of Palmerton, silver; and Diana Bochantin of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Diann Stephens of Jim Thorpe, gold; Virginia Rehrig of Lehighton, silver; and Mary Lou Sheehan of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Evelynn Wyatt of Lehighton, gold; June Farber of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Shirley Stein of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Helen Neifert of Panther Valley, gold; Beatrice Smith of Lehighton, silver; and Frances Hager of Panther Valley, bronze.The individual bean bag toss results are:• Men age 60 to 64: Terry Smith of Lehighton, gold; James Ketchledge of Lehighton, silver; and Jim Costello of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: Larry Klotz of Lehighton, gold; Pete Malaska of Panther Valley, silver; and Lewis Hirochek of Panther Valley, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Ed Bailey of Jim Thorpe, gold; Bill James of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Vic Tiounoff of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Willard Doll of Lehighton, gold; Ron Bowman of Lehighton, silver; and Ron Prator of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Mario Iezzoni of Panther Valley, gold; Dale Evans of Lehighton, silver; and Joe Mustacchio of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: James Davis of Lehighton, gold; Tom Wehr of Lehighton, silver; and Don Neifert of Panther Valley, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Joanne Koons of Lehighton, gold; Karen Klotz of Lehighton, silver; and Melody Mertz of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Ann Marie Hinkle of Weatherly, gold; Joyce Springer of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Linda Swartz of Palmerton, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Linda Bottcher of Lehighton, gold; Judy Walck of Palmerton, silver; and Karen Brandis of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Barbara Locher of Jim Thorpe, gold; Marie Haberman of Lehighton, silver; and Dorothy Contrady of Weatherly, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Mary Hudicka of Panther Valley, gold; Wanda McGinley of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Joyce Ricciardi of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Helen Neifert of Panther Valley, gold; Althea Haydt of Palmerton, silver; and Bessie Bauchspies of Lehighton, bronze.

AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS Sun Lee Malick of the Panther Valley seniors, left, and Bob Bochantin of the Jim Thorpe seniors eye their targets during the bean bag toss event.