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South holds the lead in Carbon senior games

With two days of competition complete, South Carbon County is holding onto the lead. But it’s still anyone’s game.

The standings are North Carbon County: Jim Thorpe with 76 points, Panther Valley with 54 points, and Weatherly with 15 points, for a combined team score of 145 and South Carbon County: Lehighton with 153 points and Palmerton with 157 points, for a combined team score of 310.

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: Bob Benek of Lehighton, gold; Bob Kintz of Lehighton, silver; and Joe Herman of Palmerton, bronze.

• 65 to 69: Gary Fies of Lehighton, gold; Bruce Daud of Lehighton, silver; and Rick Van Horn of Panther Valley, bronze.

• 70 to 74: Rich Leeman of Jim Thorpe, gold; Duane Costenbader of Palmerton, silver; and James Campbell of Panther Valley, bronze.

• 75 to 79: Mike Beshock of Panther Valley, gold; Al Fanelli of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Dennis Getz of Lehighton, bronze.

• 80 to 84: Bob Bochantin of Jim Thorpe, gold; Bob Sluck of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Charles Furler of Palmerton, bronze.

• 85 to 89: Dale Evans of Lehighton, gold; Willard Doll of Lehighton, silver; and Hans Keller of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

Women’s results by age group:

• 60 to 64: Mary Arieta of Panther Valley, gold; Barbara Herman of Palmerton, silver; and Jodi Schweizer of Lehighton, bronze.

• 65 to 69: Fae Wentz of Palmerton, gold; Sue Wagner of Palmerton, silver; and Barbara Schneider of Weatherly, bronze.

• 70 to 74: Carol Costenbader of Palmerton, gold; Sandy Fritz of Lehighton, silver; and Carol Meixell of Palmerton, bronze.

• 75 to 79: Judy Walck of Palmerton, gold; Nancy Bollinger of Palmerton, silver; and Anne Marie Hinkle of Weatherly, bronze.

• 80 to 84: Marie Haberman of Lehighton, gold; Dorothy Contrady of Weatherly, silver; and Jane Nicolai of Lehighton, bronze.

• 90 and up: Charlotte Koenig of Palmerton, gold; and Althea Haydt of Palmerton, silver.

Darts

Men’s results by age group:

• 60 to 64: Joe Herman of Palmerton, gold; Bob Benek of Lehighton, silver; and Bob Kintz of Lehighton, bronze.

• 65 to 69: Rick Van Horn of Panther Valley, gold; Bob Boyer of Palmerton, silver; and Dale Smith of Palmerton, bronze.

• 70 to 74: George Mathews of Panther Valley, gold; Lewis Hirochek of Panther Valley, silver;

• 75 to 79: Mike Beshock of Panther Valley, gold; John DeWald of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Jack Stranger of Lehighton, bronze.

• 80 to 84: Reuben Zellner of Lehighton, gold; Herman Smale of Palmerton, silver; and Charles Furler of Palmerton, bronze.

• 85 to 89: Dale Evans of Lehighton, gold; Mario Iezzoni of Panther Valley, silver; and George Stritz of Weatherly, bronze.

Women’s results by age group:

• 60 to 64: Jodi Schweizer of Lehighton, gold; Louise Getz of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Mary Arieta of Panther Valley, bronze.

• 65 to 69: Fae Wentz of Palmerton, gold; Sue Wagner of Palmerton, silver; and Deb Lutz of Palmerton, bronze.

• 70 to 74: Sandy Fritz of Lehighton, gold; Carol Meixell of Palmerton, silver; and Carol Costenbader of Palmerton, bronze.

• 75 to 79: Nancy Bollinger of Palmerton, gold; Judy Walck of Palmerton, silver; and Mary Gilhool of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• 80 to 84: Joann Cook of Jim Thorpe, gold; Marge Antiga of Panther Valley, silver; and Janet Haggerty of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

• 85 to 89: Marva Snyder of Lehighton, gold; and Dorothy Contrady of Weatherly, silver.

• 90 and up: Althea Haydt of Palmerton, gold; Charlotte Koenig of Palmerton, silver; and Dorothy Blose of Palmerton, bronze.

Carol Meixell of Palmerton eyes her shot during the basketball shoot competition of the 2022 Carbon County Senior Games. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS