The Carbon County Senior Games has helped keep area seniors young at heart for the last 27 years.

Each year, over 200 men and women from five county senior centers come out to throw, shoot, dance, and putt their way into the winner's circle.One week of competition has been completed 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 351. But, don't count out the Southern Carbon County seniors, comprised of Lehighton and Palmerton, who have a combined score of 295. They still have time to make a comeback during week two of the games.Next week's competition includes, bowling and ping pong; the Philip Steigerwalt Memorial Walk, softball throw, horseshoes, and bocci; bingo, pinochle and rummy, and dancing the polka, slow dance and jitterbug.Friday's event included miniature golf. The results are recorded below.The individual miniature golf results are:• Men age 60 to 64: James Ketchledge of Lehighton, gold; Roger Berger of Palmerton, silver; and Dave Getz of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: Lee Getz of Lehighton, gold; Pete Malaska of Panther Valley, silver; and Lewis Hirochek of Panther Valley, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Mike Freund of Palmerton, gold; Ron Fritz of Lehighton, silver; and Ed Bailey of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Willard Doll of Lehighton, gold; Ron Bowman of Lehighton, silver; and Joe Grayo of Palmerton, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Anthony Mazzochi of Jim Thorpe, gold; Charlie Messina of Lehighton, silver; and Mario Iezzoni of Panther Valley, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Lester Wentz of Lehighton, gold; Jim Davis of Lehighton, silver; and Richard Ockenhouse of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Anna James of Jim Thorpe, gold; Maureen Hirochek of Panther Valley, silver; and Joanne Koons of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Kathy Getz of Lehighton, gold; Linda Daubenspeck of Lehighton, silver; and Loretta Drissel of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Dawn Sheckler of Jim Thorpe, gold; Linda Bottcher of Lehighton, silver; and Aileen Steigerwalt of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Rosemarie Bronko of Jim Thorpe, gold; Dorothy Contrady of Weatherly, silver; and Marie Haberman of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Shirley Stein of Lehighton, gold; Sue Dopira of Panther Valley, silver; and Nancy McGinley of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Frances Hager of Panther Valley, gold; Helen Neifert of Panther Valley, silver; and Bessie Bauschspies of Lehighton, bronze.