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Smoky Mountain Senior Games winners listed

Games Robert Hendricks, 77, won a silver medal in the softball throw competition during Smoky Mountain Senior Games in the men's age 75-79 division. Volunteer Donald "Kool-Aid" Queen of Cherokee waits to measure Hendricks' throw.

Winners in the Smoky Mountain Senior Games held during the past two weeks qualify for competition in the state finals scheduled for the first week in October.

Winners include:

Women's 55-59

Sue Bullis - gold in shot put, discus, running long jump, standing long jump, 100M dash, 25-yard breaststroke, 25-yard freestyle, 50-yard breaststroke and 50-yard freestyle.

Norine Dills - gold in bowling doubles, bowling singles; silver in running long jump, standing long jump and Silver Striders Funk Walk.

Women's 60-62

Audrey Allison - gold in croquet and shuffleboard.

Rebecca Mack - gold in softball throw and football throw.

Mary Smith - gold in bowling mixed doubles and bowling singles.

Mary Todd - gold in bowling doubles; silver in bowling singles.

Women's 65-69

Beverly Ward - gold in golf.

Rita Lamanna - gold in badminton, tennis, croquet, basketball shooting, softball throw, spincasting, football throw, shuffleboard, table tennis and billiards; bronze in bowling doubles and bowling singles.

Marion El Bayadi - gold in bowling doubles and bowling singles.

Louise Campbell - silver in bowling mixed doubles, bowling doubles and bowling singles.

Amanda Swimmer - first place in heritage arts (pottery).

Mary Jane Ellsworth - first place in literary arts (life experience), second place in literary arts (essay).

Women's 70-74

Maude Bryson - gold in shot put, discus, bowling doubles, billiards, softball throw; silver in running long jump, standing long jump, basketball shooting; bronze, football throw, shuffleboard and bowling singles.

Virginia Short - gold in table tennis, first place in heritage arts (crocheting), second place in heritage arts (crocheting); silver in shot put, bronze, discus, Silver Striders Fun Walk, croquet, horseshoes and bowling doubles.

Ruth Caro - gold in bowling mixed doubles and bowling doubles; bronze in shot put, basketball; silver in1500M race walk, basketball shooting, spincasting, shuffleboard, horseshoes and bowling singles; and second place in heritage arts (quilting).

Nancy Taylor - gold in running long jump, standing long jump and 1500M race walk.

Doris Dorsey - bronze in running long jump, standing long jump, spincasting; silver, croquet and softball throw.

Nancy Danner - gold in croquet, football throw and shuffleboard.

Dorothy Rowland ­ gold in basketball shooting, spincasting and horseshoes; first place in literary arts (poem); silver in football throw and bowling doubles. Ruby Freeman - gold in bowling mixed doubles, bowling doubles and bowling singles.

Jeanne Nutter - first place in literary arts (essay and short story); silver in bowling mixed doubles; bronze in bowling doubles.

Women's 75-79

Danny Cobb - gold, shot put, discus, softball and billiards; silver in basketball shooting and football throw; second place in heritage arts (needlework/cross stitch). Florence Stutsman ­ gold in running long jump, standing long jump, 1500M race walk, 100M dash, basketball shooting and table tennis; silver in croquet; bronze in shuffleboard and horseshoes.

Virgie Buchanan - gold in croquet; silver in spincasting and billiards; bronze in bowling doubles.

Amanda Thompson - gold in football throw; bronze in basketball shooting, shuffleboard, horseshoes, bowling doubles and bowling singles.

Myrtle Youngbird - gold in shuffleboard, horseshoes, bowling doubles and bowling singles; first place in heritage arts (basket weaving); bronze in bowling mixed doubles and football throw.

Women's 80-84

Gertrude Allen - gold in basketball shooting, softball throw, football throw, shuffleboard and horseshoes; silver in croquet, bowling mixed doubles, bowling doubles and bowling singles.

Evelyn Haggard - gold in croquet.

Eileen Dillard - gold in bowling mixed doubles, bowling doubles and bowling singles.

Doris Coulter - gold in table tennis.

Women's 85-89

Mary Ann Lengyel - third place in heritage arts (needlework).

Women's 90-94

Dessie Gilmore - gold in 1500M race walk.

Men's 55-59

Glenn Davis - gold in shot put, discus, 100M dash, basketball shooting, softball throw, spincasting, football throw and horseshoes; bronze in running long jump.

Carl Hooper - gold in 1500M race walk; silver in shot put, discus, running long jump and 100M dash; bronze in standing long jump.

Doug Dills - gold in running long jump; silver in standing long jump, Silver Striders Fun Walk, bowling mixed doubles and bowling mixed singles.

Jesse Welch - gold in golf.

Russ Bradley - gold in bowling mixed doubles, bowling doubles and bowling singles.

Lloyd Arneach - gold in table tennis; first place in performing arts (comedy).

Men's 60-64

William Bullis - gold in shot put and 100M dash.

Robert Huskey - gold in discus, running long jump, standing long jump, softball throw, football throw, spincasting and horseshoes; silver in shot put; bronze in golf.

Robert Martyn - gold in golf.

Ronald Pressley - silver in golf.

Ben Ward - gold in bowling singles.

John Childers - gold in bowling mixed doubles and bowling doubles; silver in bowling singles.

Simon Goldstein - gold in swimming 100-yard freestyle, 50-yard butterfly, 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard medley and 200-yard medley.

James Welch - gold in table tennis and billiards.

Men's 65-69

Glen Reed - gold in golf, softball throw, spincasting and horseshoes; silver in football throw.

Joe Buchanan - silver in golf.

Charles Guenther - bronze in golf; silver in bowling singles.

Willard McCoy - gold in croquet, basketball shooting and football throw; first place in heritage arts (woodcarving); silver in softball throw, spincasting, shuffleboard and bowling doubles; bronze in bowling mixed doubles and bowling singles.

George Elliott - gold in shuffleboard, bowling mixed doubles, bowling doubles and billiards; silver in croquet, basketball shooting and horseshoes; bronze in spincasting, football throw.

Bud Uffelman - bronze in basketball shooting.

Walter Rattler - bronze in softball throw and Silver Striders Fun Walk.

Neil Todd - gold in bowling singles; silver in bowling doubles.

Men's 70-74

Padgett McCoy - gold in shot put, discus, bowling mixed doubles, bowling doubles and bowling singles; silver in football throw.

Charles Ward - gold in softball throw, shuffleboard and horseshoes; silver in shot put, discus, Silver Striders Fun Walk and basketball shooting.

Spaff Taylor - gold in golf, basketball shooting and football throw.

Dennis Ensley - silver in golf.

Edwin Norton - bronze in golf.

Billy Buchanan - gold in table tennis.

Men's 75-79

Robert Hendricks - gold in shot put, discus, standing long jump, 1500M race walk and football throw; silver in softball throw.

Joe Bradshaw - gold in running long jump, croquet, basketball shooting, softball throw, spincasting, shuffleboard, table tennis and billiards; silver in standing long jump, football throw and horseshoes; third place in heritage arts (watercolor).

Daniel Scott - gold in golf.

Dan Hooper - silver in golf.

Irv Nutter - gold in horseshoes.

Elmer Hooper - gold in bowling doubles.

Men's 80-84

Jack Cobb ­ gold in shot put, discus, standing long jump, basketball shooting, spincasting, football throw, horseshoes, bowling mixed doubles and bowling doubles; first place in heritage arts (woodworking); silver in running long jump, shuffleboard, bowling singles; bronze, softball throw and billiards.

Jerry Rice - gold in running long jump, 100M dash, 200M dash, golf, badminton, softball throw, shuffleboard, table tennis and billiards; silver in shot put, standing long jump and basketball shooting; bronze in football throw.

Cliff Wolffer - silver in bowling mixed doubles, bowling doubles and billiards; bronze in shot put, shuffleboard and bowling singles.

Frank Moody - silver in softball throw, football throw and horseshoes; bronze in running long jump, standing long jump and basketball shooting.

Ernest Jamison - gold, bowling doubles and bowling singles; silver in bowling mixed doubles.

Men's 90-94

Jim Hall - gold in softball throw, spincasting, football throw, bowling doubles and bowling singles; silver in bowling mixed doubles.

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