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Carbon seniors aim for strikes during the games

One week of competition is in the books and the South Carbon County seniors, consisting of Lehighton and Palmerton, are still in the lead with a combined score of 401.

But, don't count out the North Carbon County seniors, made up of Jim Thorpe, Panther Valley and Weatherly, who have a combined score of 343.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 pingponged instead of putted their way to medals to finish out the first week of competition.Friday's events included bowling, held at Cypress Lanes and Fritz Lanes and Pro Shop, both in Lehighton, and pingpong at the Lehighton Recreation Center.The individual bowling results are:• Men age 60 to 64: Dale Evans of Jim Thorpe, gold; Jerry Reed of Lehighton, silver; and Larry Bresnick of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: George Mathews of Panther Valley, gold; Warren Kromer of Lehighton, silver; and James Ketchledge of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Dennis Getz of Lehighton, gold; Jack Stranger of Lehighton, silver; and John Frosdick of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: John Power of Jim Thorpe, gold; James Kindrew of Palmerton, silver; and Ron Bowman of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Tony DiMiceli of Panther Valley, gold; Harold Hawk of Lehighton, silver; and Dale Evans of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Charles Messina of Lehighton, gold; Fred Nasarenko of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Charles Frey of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Carol Hassett of Lehighton, gold; Judy Remmel of Lehighton, silver; and Trish Kane of Panther Valley, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: Linda Daubenspeck of Lehighton, gold; Sally Mann of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Karen Klotz of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Sofia Mathews of Panther Valley, gold; Sharelle Kratzer of Palmerton, silver; and Linda Bottcher of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Marie Haberman of Lehighton, gold; Barbara Klass of Lehighton, silver; and Yvonne Nailor of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Elaine Dunkle of Lehighton, gold; Dorothy Contrady of Weatherly, silver; and Wanda McNichol of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Shirley Stein of Lehighton, gold; Jodee Cutola of Lehighton, silver; and Charlotte Koenig of Palmerton, bronze.The individual pingpong results are:• Men age 60 to 64: Wayne Leap of Lehighton, gold; Dave Getz of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Larry Bresnick of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 65 to 69: Larry Klotz of Lehighton, gold; Ray Berger of Palmerton, silver; and Jim Ketchledge of Lehighton, bronze.• Men age 70 to 74: Charles Parsons of Jim Thorpe, gold; Ernest Stauffer of Weatherly, silver; and Don Weaver of Panther Valley, bronze.• Men age 75 to 79: Ed Bailey of Jim Thorpe, gold; Ron Pickett of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Ed Pienkosz of Panther Valley, bronze.• Men age 80 to 84: Dale Evans of Lehighton, gold; Ed Kusko of Panther Valley, silver; and Delano Swartz of Palmerton, bronze.• Men age 85 and older: Howard Farber of Jim Thorpe, gold; Don Lilly of Palmerton, silver; and Rich Ockenhouse of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 60 to 64: Susan Wagner of Palmerton, gold; Carol Hassett of Lehighton, silver; and Barbara Koons of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 65 to 69: LaRae Hlavity of Lehighton, gold; Sally Mann of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Sandy Fritz of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 70 to 74: Linda Bottcher of Lehighton, gold; Gloria Walk of Palmerton, silver; and Nancy Bollinger of Palmerton, bronze.• Women age 75 to 79: Barbara Klass of Lehighton, gold; Marie Haberman of Lehighton, silver; and Louise Bishop of Lehighton, bronze.• Women age 80 to 84: Wanda McNichol of Jim Thorpe, gold; Elaine Dunkle of Lehighton, silver; and Nancy McGinley of Jim Thorpe, bronze.• Women age 85 and older: Helen Neifert of Panther Valley, gold; Mary Pituch of Panther Valley, silver; and Jodie Cutola of Lehighton, bronze.

Robert Bochantin of the Jim Thorpe seniors reacts after striking in the first frame during the Carbon County Senior Games bowling event on Friday. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS