Published May 05. 2018 09:41AM
This year marks the 30th annual Carbon County Senior Games.
The eight-day Olympic-style competition has grown in popularity over the past three decades, growing to 242 participants this year.
Representing each team, they include 74 from the Jim Thorpe-Penn Kidder Senior Center; 74 from the Lehighton Senior Center; 35 from the Palmerton Senior Center; 38 from the Panther Valley Senior Center; and 21 from the Weatherly Senior Center.
Of those participants, 99 are men and 143 are women.
Here is a look at some of the action in the first few days of competition.
Jean and Robert Condly of Palmerton look through the commemorative Carbon County Senior Games booklet before the start of the games on Tuesday. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS
Martha Moyer of Jim Thorpe leads everyone in the senior games oath. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS
Robert Bochantin of Jim Thorpe makes a funny face following his turn at shuffleboard. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS
Diana Westermann of the Lehighton team gives a helpful tip to her teammate during the shuffleboard event. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS
Barbara Locher of Jim Thorpe prepares to take a shot during shuffleboard.
A pile of senior games medals. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS
Lewis Hirochek of the Panther Valley team prepares to take a shot during the cornhole event. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS
Ivana Okula of the Jim Thorpe team reacts during Tuesday’s competition. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS
Participants keep an eye on the competition during basketball at the Lehighton Rec center. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS
Charlie Messina from the Lehighton team takes a shot during the basketball competition. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS
The Lehighton Rec Center is packed Wednesday morning for the basketball competition. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS