The results are in from the 55-Plus BC Games in Vernon 鈥撯�� and 91原创 athletes came home with armfuls of hardware.
This year celebrated the 30th anniversary of the games, which featured more than 3,500 competitors ranging in age from 55 to 90-plus, who competed in 27 sports and activities from Sept. 12 to 16.
Medal winners from 91原创 and Aldergrove included:
Swimming
Joy Hargreaves (Women 70-74): gold 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle; bronze 25m backstroke and 50m backstroke; silver 50m backstroke; and gold as a member of the Fraser Valley women鈥檚 4 x 25m relay team, and mixed 4 x 50m relay team
Cribbage
Steve Clark and Charles Wong (Men and Women 55+ Pairs): bronze
Lawn bowling
Edward and Jean Wagstaff (Men and Women 55+ Mixed Fours): silver
Edward Wagstaff (Men 55+ Pairs): bronze
Jean Wagstaff (Women 55+ Pairs): bronze
Slo pitch
Diane Linton (Women 55+ Recreational): silver
Curling
Kevin Jeannette and Al McKinnon (Men 55-64 Team): silver
Betsy Turpsma and Claire Morrison (Women 55+ Team): silver
Ice hockey
Don Harris and David Neault (Men 65+ Team): silver
Soccer
Tony Quo Vadis, Wayne Ferguson (Men 60+ Team)
Golf
Albert Lum (Men 55-59): gold for low net
Peggy Hoolsema (Women 55-59): silver for low gross
Track and field
Al Essex (Men 65-69): silver discus, bronze shotput, weight throw, and hammer throw
Isaac Thiessen (Men 85-89): gold 50m sprint, silver hammer throw; bronze weight throw
Joyce Essex (Women 60-64): silver weight throw; bronze shotput, hammer throw, and throws pentathlon
Frances Seinfeld (Women 75-79): gold hammer throw, bronze discus
Archery
Peter Stiegelmar (Men 70+ Recurve bow without sight & fingers - Target & 3D): bronze
Helen Buchholz (Women 70+ Recurve bow without sight & fingers - Target & 3D): gold
Aaltje Stiegelmar (Women 70+ Recurve bow without sight & fingers - Target & 3D): silver
Pickleball
Sandra Herbert (Women 3.5 Singles): gold
