The Carbon County Senior Games help keep area seniors young at heart and light on their feet.

Each year, over 200 men and women around the county come out to throw, shoot, dance and putt their way into the winner's circle.One week of competition is in the books and the Northern Carbon County seniors, made up of Jim Thorpe, Panther Valley and Weatherly, are still in the lead with a combined score of 374.But, don't count out the Southern Carbon County seniors, comprised of Lehighton and Palmerton, who have a combined score of 359.They still have time to make a comeback next week during week two of the games.The wet weather this week forced the senior games coordinators to shift around events that were planned for Friday and Monday, meaning participants bowled and ping ponged instead of putted their way to medals to finish out the week.Friday's events included bowling, held at Cypress Lanes and Fritz Lanes and Pro Shop, both in Lehighton, and ping pong at the Lehighton Recreation Center.The individual bowling results are:• Men age 60 to 64: Dave Getz of Jim Thorpe, gold; Wayne Leap of Lehighton, silver; and James Mazzotta of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: James Ketchledge of Lehighton, gold; Larry Klotz of Lehighton, silver; and Bob Leffler of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Richard Walk of Palmerton, gold; Charles Parsons of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Michael Freund of Palmerton, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Jim Kindrew of Palmerton, gold; Ron Bowman of Lehighton, silver; and Robert Bochantin of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Harold Hawk of Lehighton, gold; Dale Evans of Lehighton, silver; and Henry Long of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Charles Messina of Lehighton, gold; Fred Naserenko of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Harry Guardiola of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Maureen Hirochek of Panther Valley, gold; Pat Gable of Palmerton, silver; and Anna James of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Linda Daubenspeck of Lehighton, gold; Ardella Eidem of Lehighton, silver; and Karen Klotz of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Linda Bottcher of Lehighton, gold; Karen Brandis of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Judy Walck of Palmerton, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Marie Haberman of Lehighton, gold; Jane Nicolai of Lehighton, silver; and Fran Haas of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Elaine Dunkle of Lehighton, gold; Wanda McNichol of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Dorothy Contrady of Weatherly, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Shirley Stein of Lehighton, gold; and Bessie Bauchspies of Lehighton, silver.The individual ping pong results are:• Men age 60 to 64: Dave Getz of Jim Thorpe, gold; Wayne Leap of Lehighton, silver; and Jim Mazzotta of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: Todd Kanishock of Jim Thorpe, gold; Larry Klotz of Lehighton, silver; and Harry Miller of Panther Valley, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Charles Parsons of Jim Thorpe, gold; Lee Getz of Lehighton, silver; and Ed Bailey of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Ed Pienkosz of Panther Valley, gold; Robert Sluck of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Wilbur Niehoff of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Henry Long of Lehighton, gold; and Dale Evans of Lehighton, silver.• Men age 85 and older: Victor Pituch of Panther Valley, gold; Richard Ockenhouse of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Charles Messina of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Anna James of Jim Thorpe, gold; Trish Kane of Panther Valley, silver; and Maureen Hirochek of Panther Valley, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Linda Daubenspeck of Lehighton, gold; Karen Klotz of Lehighton, silver; and Sandy Fritz of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Dawn Sheckler of Jim Thorpe, gold; Connie DiJohn of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Elaine Sterling of Panther Valley, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Marie Haberman of Lehighton, gold; Louise Bishop of Lehighton, silver; and Jane Nicolai of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Wanda McNichol of Jim Thorpe, gold; and Elaine Dunkle of Lehighton, silver.• Women age 85 and older: Helen Neifert of Panther Valley, gold; Mary Pituch of Panther Valley, silver; and Millie Hofmann of Jim Thorpe, bronze.