A strong contingent of Zone 2 athletes was at the 55-plus Winter Games in Edmonton from April 7-10.
Drumheller is part of Zone 2 and this team represented around 200 of the 1,100 athletes that competed in Edmonton. Zone 2 President Linda Traquair was excited by the participation and the results.
Some local members of the team came home with a collection of medals.
In Pickleball, in the Mixed Doubles age 55, Laurie and Duane Bolin won gold, and Irv and Corinne Gerling took the silver medal in the Mixed Doubles age 70. In the Men’s Doubles, age 65 Irv Gerling and Bob Chambers took bronze, and in the Women’s Doubles, age 60 Laurie Bolin and Corinne Gerling took sixth place. In the Men’s Doubles age 55, Duane Bolin and Robert Thomas won gold.
The bowling teams also did well. The 65 -plus team, consisting of Sandra Irwin of Hanna, Tillie Llewellyn, Wendy Sisson, Debbie LaPlante, and Carol McLean won bronze. The 75-plus team, consisting of Remie Defoor, Jim Milman, Margaret Nielsen, and two competitors from Okotoks won bronze. Linda Traquair won bronze in the 55-plus scratch.
The Zone 2 Women’s hockey team, the Rundle Deuces, which includes Alison Ostergard and Karen McMillan competed at the games and came home with a bronze medal.
Already the team is preparing for the summer games in Peace River from June 16-20. So far six of the eight spots for crib are Drumheller teams. A competitor will be playing in Slow-pitch, and Jim Millman will be competing in cycling. There are also golf athletes getting ready to compete.
“We are just doing the competitions for photography and arts and crafts,” said Traquair, adding on Sunday April 24, the qualifier for floor shuffleboard is in Drumheller.
