2015 October newsletter

“Play Because You Absolutely Love the Sport.”

2015 | North Vancouver

Zone 2 Newsletter

Well the closing ceremonies are over and the curtain is down on the 2015, 55+ BC Games. North Vancouver was a most gracious and enthusiastic host. They have a lot to be proud of as theGames were an unquestionable success. Kudos to the very professional officials and all the work put in by a wonderful group of volunteers. Thank you to everyone who worked toward the success of the Games this year in whatever capacity. It wasn’t until 1904 at the Olympic Games in St. Louis that Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals for first, second and third place were first given out to competitors. Whether a medal is Gold, Silver or Bronze, it is given out to participants of the 55+ BC Games for exceptional achievement.

October, 2015

Track and field consistently brings in more than a few medals for our Zone .

“The competition is good and several of the participants have set Provincial and World records,” says Barry Sparkes, track & field sport co-ordinator. Even more than medals Barry feels it is the camaraderie that keeps participants coming back every year. “And sometimes,” he says, “you just feel lucky to be healthy enough to be competitive.” Into life and the Games a little rain did fall, and so too did a bit of disappointment. This was especially true for the participants of the morning hurdles event and the walk and run 10K race, which had to be cancelled because of heavy rains in North Vancouver. Participants understood however, as safety was the priority.

Determination soon replaced disappointment as these same participants re-set their goals for 2016 in Coquitlam. This year was especially fun for Zone 2 as we were showing off our new uniforms. There was a lot of green and white out there. A few of the comments were “ you look great”, “love the new shirts”, and “Best dressed Zone at the games.” Similar comments were heard and made throughout the Games culminating in some people asking where they could buy one. All in all, pictures from the Games gave the impression of one big happy sport family having a lot of fun together. The 2016 55+ BC Games will be held in Coquitlam. See you there!

Archery

Gold Gold -





Gold Gold -

Bob O'Brien

Men's Recurve Bow with Sight & Fingers- Target 60-64 Men's Recurve Bow with Sight & Fingers- 3D.

Ida McClellan



Women's Recurve Bow with Sight &Fingers- Target 60-64 Women's Recurve Bow with Sight & Fingers- 3D

Badminton - Silver                     Bronze                       Silver                       Gold                       Gold -

                      Silver                       Bronze -

Michael Collery George Harm Jackson Hirota Toney Lambert Joan Galley Murray Serjeant Cheryle Sosnowski

Men's Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles 75-79. Men's Doubles Rec. 60-64. Men's Doubles 75-79. Men's Singles 85+, Silver Mixed Doubles 85+. Women's Doubles 70-74, Silver Women's Doubles 75-79. Men's Doubles 55-59. Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles 70-74. 

Cycling -

Derek Steel

Men's Competitive Time Trial,Road Race, Hill Climb,70-74.

Gold -

Bridge (duplicate) Silver Olga & Hugh Power



Bronze - Jean Tait & Denise Holt Bridge (social) Bronze Doug & Miriam Peacock



Congratulations Zone 2 Area 1 Medal Winners Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Lantzville

Dragon BoatBronze











Lesley Heavy- coach - Robert MacDonald, Gordon Witham, Arlene Witham Ann Walker, Lavonne Patterson, John Corlett, Garry Heiman Dave Thomson, George Hinchliffe, Bill Walker, Prue Wilson, Marg F

Golf



Gold, Gold

Silver -

Stan Zeller Marge Bibby   Leslie Hazeldine

Slo Pitch,

Silver

Mid Island United Men's Slo Pitch 60-64.

Soccer



Bronze Bronze

Balding Eagles 55+, Balding Eagles, 60+

70+ Gross B Event 55+ Gross A Event 60+ Gross A Event

 Swimming Gold







Silver

Ian Burvill



Ian burvill

25m Butterfly,50m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly, 100m Breaststroke, Medley Relay, Freestyle Relay. 100m Individual Medley, 200m Individual Medley.



Silver Breaststroke,





Gold

Silver

Doreen Scantland





James Scantland



25m Breaststroke, 50m Breaststroke. Bronze, 100m Medley Relay, Freestyle Relay. 100m Backstroke,100m Individual Medley,200m Individual 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke medley (Cont’d)

Tennis,









Area 1 (Cont’d) Silver

Bronze

Ron Ford & Doug Sturgess Judy Croome

Track & Field



Silver Barry Sparkes











Gold Sven Donaldson











Silver

Sven Donaldson

Silver Bob Gehm













Gold Sandie Bissessur









Men's Doubles 65-69. Ladies Doubles.

Men's 200m, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pentathlon. Men's 100m Hurdles, Triple Jump 65-69.

Men's Pole Vault. Men's 5000m Power Walk 75-79. 100m, 200m. Women's 100m, 200m, 400m 65-69. Silver Long Jump.

Congratulations Zone 2 Area 5 Medal Winners Campbell River And North Island

Track & Field





Gold Mark Stewart          Men's 70-74-  400 m--1.08.9 55+









(games record)                            Gold      Mark Stewart  Men's 70-74-800 m--2.41.7 55+









(games rccord)                            Gold      June Grain               women's 70-74- 5000 m



Power walk











                            Silver    Ron Kerr                 Men's 60-64- Javelin BADMINTON



Silver    Ross Campbell       Men's 55-59- doubles                            Gold      Mike Hrybko           Men's 70-74- mixed doubles                            Bronze                                     Men's 70-74- comp. singles                            Bronze  Roy Palmer            Men's 70-74- (record) doubles                            Bronze                                    70-74- mixed double                              Gold

   Jill Little                  Women's 55-59- ( record) singles                            Silver    Joanne Hood-Smith Women's 60-64- comp. singles                            Gold      Cindy Simpson        Women's 70-74- comp. singles                            Gold      Cindy Simpson        Women's 70-74- comp. doubles                            Gold

Cindy Simpson        Women's 70-74- comp. mixed                             Silver    Connie Vincent       Women's 80-84- comp. Doubles SOCCER:      



Bronze  Bob Jacques             Men's 60+ HOCKEY:        Silver     Lyle Dennison          Men's 70+ ( Nanaimo Old Buoys)                            Silver     Bob Rutland (Tahsis) Men's 70+(Nanaimo Old Buoys)   

Congratulations Zone 2 Area 2 Medal Winners



Nanoose Bay, Parksville, Quallicum Beach, Bowser, Deep Bay, Coombs, Errington Track and Field  -­‐        Joe Giegerich  from  Nanoose  Bay,  4  medals    



Hildegard Buschhaus  (Coombs)  6  Medals     Hans Tenor  (Qualicum) 5 medals!!







Jess Brewer - Silver

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Swimming









   

Heidi Bromley (Nanoose Bay) 9 medals Harry Keen (Nanoose Bay) 7 medals, Emmy Matte (Parksville) 7 medals Russell Sharock (Nanoose Bay) 9 medals Joan Nielsen (Parksville) 6 medals Mary Sluyter  (Qualicum Beach)  7  medals Clint Williams (Qualicum) Mid Island 70+ Men Silver Jack Laramie (Parksville)









John Connacher (Parksville) Rob Handford, Orcas 55+ mixed Gold Hugh Bohm, Chuck Sardo, Norman Joyce,Bryan Knights, Greg Corbett Jim Reynolds, Doug Damberger, Rick Deleau, Marilyn McKenzie, Gloria Young, Pauline Davidson, Charles Blakey, Susan Toth

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Horseshoes Peter Giesbrecht  (Coombs)    gold  in  Class  D,  Men  65+;                  Peter Kucey (Qualicum Beach) -  Bronze  

 

Cycling -                               Paul Connor  (Qualicum  Beach)  2Gold  and  4  Silver  

 



Floor Curling









Tennis -



Badminton -





Ice Hockey



Joyce and Bruce McCaig team (Bowser) Silver Gordon Lundine (Qualicum Beach) Wendy Pearce (Qualicum Beach) Douglas Sturgess mens doubles 65-69, silver; George Harm (Errington) 60-64 rec. doubles, bronze; Norm Bohl (Nanoose Bay) Donald Campbell (Errington)

Congratulations Zone 2 Area 3 Medal Winners Port Alberni

Dragon Boat Lewis,



Bronze Sharon Powell, Chris thompson, Thelma Mayfield, Mel

Maggi Slassor, Bob Milton, Collen Locke

Golf























Equestrian

Gold Silver Bronze Gold Bronze

Carol hastings Janice Cross Barb sheare Carol Bouchard Frank Hastings

Silver

Elena Bonar

Carpet Bowling



Bronze Judith Bourassa, Jim Bouleau, George Bourassa Silver Fred Luecke, Joyce Luecke

Badminton

Silver

Les Dane

Slo- Pitch

Silver

Greg Farris, Steve Clayton, Eric Netzer, Ed Nygren

Ice Hockey

Silver

Garry Korven

Gold

Bruce Kendall, Steven Eng, Frances eng, Sandy Forbes

Ice Curling



Track& Field









Gold Dave Oscienny Silver Dave Oscienny Bronze Dave Oscienny

Table Tennis











Silver(3) Ann Grist Silver(2) Hugh Grist Silver Evelyn Hay Bronze(2) Evelyn Hay

Cribbage







Floor Curling





Soccer











with her horse Lasxaux Mojo

Bronze Tony Bos, Velma Innes, Maggie Bown, Gordon Meyer, Ruth Castelsky, Marg Delau Gold

Larry Lehtonen, Jake Van Kooten, Junior Johnston, Elaine Van Kooten Marino Pedisic, Mitch Fitzgibbon, David Timmons, Peter Kurcz, Paul robertson, Larry Vermette

Congratulations Zone 2 Area 4 Medal Winners Courtenay/ Comox Cumerland Black Creek, Fanny Bay Badminton:





















Duplicate

2 Gold and 1 Bronze medal 3 Bronze medals



1 Bronze













Bridge Bronze









Russel Lang                     Mary Reid                      Anna Robitaille







Cycling

2 Bronze







Denise Holt





Noel Villard

Dragon Boating  



Bronze







Ray St Denis



Golf:

         



         

Bronze



Gold



Gold



Gold



















Pat Schmidt Marie Israel           Grace Coulter Gary McGregor

Ice Curling













Bronze































Kim Jonsson MickeyColburn Mary Holden Sharon Walker



Jonsson Rink

Soccer:

















         























Bronze



















  Bronze







































Doug Quilty-Peters Mark Simonson Ron Quilter Kelly Wirth Pat Bell





Balding Eagles 55+-           





















Vernon Dean Ted Katelanis Doug Hillian Sven Svendsen John Ross



Balding Eagles 60+           











from Denman Island

with Mid Island Masters

Swimming    











Table Tennis



2 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze

Maggi Thran-           1 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze

Joan Lightfoot



7 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze

Brian Staton:

1 Gold and 1 Bronze

Track & Field





2 Gold Medals





Ed Schum



Rainer Sillantaus



 

Set 2 55+ Games records

Congratulations Zone 2 Medal Winners in Area 6 Powell River

Swimming             Bronze Nancy Mae Lalonde  women's    75-79-50 m. breast stroke                          Silver        Nancy Mae Lalonde women's    75-79 100 m. freestyle                          Bronze      Nancy Mae Lalonde women's    75-79  relay Track & Field          

Gold

Mel Chatwin               Men's  95 + Discus                         Gold         Mel Chatwin               Men's  95 + Shot put                                                                                                                      Silver       Lorne Morrow          Men's 75-79   long jump                         Bronze     Lorne Morrow          Men's  55-59  Shot put                         Gold      Victor Njume             Men's 70-74  Javelin                         Silver       Victor Njume              Men's  70-74  Shot put                         Bronze     Victor Njume              Men's  70-74  400m race                                                                                            

Zone 2 Uniforms Do we look awesome or what!!