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North team has slim lead in Carbon senior games

With two days of competition complete, North Carbon County is holding onto a small lead. But with the South Carbon County seniors following close behind, it’s still anyone’s game.

The standings are North Carbon County: Jim Thorpe with 123 points; Panther Valley with 99 points; and Weatherly with 29 points, for a combined team score of 251 and South Carbon County: Lehighton with 152 points and Palmerton with 88 points, for a combined team score of 240.

Wednesday’s events included the basketball shoot and darts. The results are recorded below.

Basketball shoot

Men’s results by age group:

• 60 to 64: Dave Getz of Jim Thorpe, gold; Robert Benek of Panther Valley, silver; and Robert Henenlotter of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• 65 to 69: Rich Leeman of Jim Thorpe, gold; Rick Van Horn of Panther Valley, silver; and George Mathews of Panther Valley, bronze.

• 70 to 74: Mike Freund of Palmerton, gold; Tom Haberman of Lehighton, silver; and Duane Costenbader of Palmerton, bronze.

• 75 to 79: Bill James of Jim Thorpe, gold; Rich Haberman of Lehighton, silver; and Mike Beshock of Panther Valley, bronze.

• 80 to 84: Charles Fuhler of Palmerton, gold; Dale Evans of Lehighton, silver; and Wilbur Niehoff of Lehighton, bronze.

• 85 to 89: Howard Farber of Jim Thorpe, gold; Charles Messina of Lehighton, silver; and James Gilhool of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• 90 and up: Jim Anewalt of Lehighton, gold; and Victor Pituch of Panther Valley, silver.

Women’s results by age group:

• 60 to 64: Louise Getz of Jim Thorpe, gold; Susan Wagner of Palmerton, silver; and Donna Johnson of Palmerton, bronze.

• 65 to 69: Darlyne Hinkle of Weatherly, gold; Louise Koons of Palmerton, silver; and Judy Remmel of Lehighton, bronze.

• 70 to 74: Martha Moyer of Jim Thorpe, gold; Ruth Holden of Palmerton, silver; and Joyce Springer of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• 75 to 79: Nancy Bollinger of Palmerton, gold; Kathi Wolter of Lehighton, silver; and Marie Haberman of Lehighton, bronze.

• 80 to 84: Shirley Snyder of Lehighton, gold; Dorothy Contrady of Weatherly, silver; and Fran Haas of Lehighton, bronze.

• 85 to 89: Reiko Summers of Jim Thorpe, gold; Wanda McNichol of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Charlotte Koenig of Palmerton, bronze.

• 90 and up: Kitty Bartholomew of Lehighton, gold; and Mary Pituch of Panther Valley, silver.

Darts

Men’s results by age group:

• 60 to 64: Dave Getz of Jim Thorpe, gold; Robert Benek of Panther Valley, silver; and Robert Henenlotter of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• 65 to 69: George Mathews of Panther Valley, gold; Rick Van Horn of Panther Valley, silver; and Wayne Leap of Lehighton, bronze.

• 70 to 74: Harry Miller of Panther Valley, gold; Robert Smith of Lehighton, silver; and Tom Haberman of Lehighton, bronze.

• 75 to 79: James Kindrew of Palmerton, gold; Vic Tiounoff of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Tom Pavlick of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• 80 to 84: Robert Condly of Palmerton, gold; Reuben Zellner of Panther Valley, silver; and Dale Evans of Lehighton, bronze.

• 85 to 89: Charles Messina of Lehighton, gold; Harold Hawk of Lehighton, silver; and Mario Iezzoni of Panther Valley, bronze.

• 90 and up: Victor Pituch of Panther Valley, gold; and Jim Anewalt of Lehighton, silver.

Women’s results by age group:

• 60 to 64: Barbara Herman of Palmerton, gold; Louise Getz of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Sue Wagner of Palmerton, bronze.

• 65 to 69: Louise Koons of Palmerton, gold; Fae Wentz of Palmerton, silver; and Darlyne Hinkle of Weatherly, bronze.

• 70 to 74: Joyce Springer of Jim Thorpe, gold; Mary Gilhool of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Gloria Walk of Palmerton, bronze.

• 75 to 79: Marie Haberman of Lehighton, gold; Kathi Wolter of Lehighton, silver; and Linda Bottcher of Lehighton, bronze.

• 80 to 84: Jane Nicolai of Lehighton, gold; Joan Dunkle of Lehighton, silver; and Diane Stevens of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• 85 to 89: Charlotte Koenig of Palmerton, gold; Reiko Summers of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Althea Haydt of Palmerton, bronze.

• 90 and up: Helen Neifert of Panther Valley, gold; Mary Pituch of Panther Valley, silver; and Kitty Bartholomew of Lehighton, bronze.

Rich Haberman of Lehighton takes aim during the basketball shoot competition on Wednesday. See additional photos from the Carbon County Senior Games at tnonline.com. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS