Northwest, BV-Lakes Competitors Strike Gold at BC Seniors Games

Games held in Burnaby

John Crawford

8/28/2012

Competitors from the Northwest and Bulkley Valley and Lakes District zones are returning home from the BC Seniors Games in Burnaby with 52 medals -- including 23 golds, 25 silvers and 24 bronze.

Gold medalists from the northwest zone were Don Davies of Prince Rupert -- he won three in swimming -- Doug Mumford, Carol MacDonald Teft, Lorraine Johnston and Lillian Farkvan of Terrace plus Anne Berrisford of Kitimat in golfing; Marg Sharp, Rose Thomas, JeanPaul Bourgoin and Bud Hallock of Terrace in horseshoes; and Fred Hutchings and Debbie Glover of Prince Rupert in archery. The team of Lloyd Striker and Henriette Gagnon won gold in whist.

From the Bulkley Valley-Lakes District zone, the gold medalists were Jim McGregor of Smithers in golf; Adrian Meeuwissen of Houston won two in track and field; while Jo Meeuwissen of Houston and Virginia Hoover of Telkwa also won gold in track. In team sports, Shirley Reitsma and Willy Bakker of Smithers won gold in bocce; Marie and Peter Hiebert of Burns Lake won gold in cribbage; and Tom Castle and Terrence Bayfield of Topley captured gold in darts.

=== Complete results below (from BC Games website) ===

ZONE 10 (NORTHWEST ZONE) TEAM EVENTS:

Last Name	First Name	Medal	Sport	Event	City	Place
Davies	Don	Gold	Swimming	Men 55 - 59 400m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	1
Davies	Don	Gold	Swimming	Men 55 - 59 800m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	1
Quast	Dawn		Swimming	Women 60 - 64 50m Breaststroke	Prince Rupert	6
Quast	Dawn		Swimming	Women 60 - 64 200m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	9
Quast	Dawn		Swimming	Women 60 - 64 800m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	5
Smith	Malcolm	Bronze	Swimming	Men 60 - 64 25m Backstroke	Terrace	3
Smith	Malcolm		Swimming	Men 60 - 64 25m Butterfly	Terrace	4
Anderson	Andrea	Bronze	Swimming	Women 65 - 69 800m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	3
Smith	Malcolm		Swimming	Men 60 - 64 50m Breaststroke	Terrace	7
Anderson	Andrea		Swimming	Women 65 - 69 200m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	4
Quast	Dawn		Swimming	Women 60 - 64 400m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	7
Anderson	Andrea	Bronze	Swimming	Women 65 - 69 400m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	3
Quast	Dawn		Swimming	Women 60 - 64 100m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	8
Anderson	Andrea	Silver	Swimming	Women 65 - 69 100m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	2
Davies	Don	Silver	Swimming	Men 55 - 59 100m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	2
Davies	Don	Gold	Swimming	Men 55 - 59 200m Freestyle	Prince Rupert	1
Farkvam	Ted	Silver	Golf	Men 70 - 74 20.1 - 36.4 Handicap	Terrace	2
Goodall	Colin	Silver	Golf	Men 70 - 74 20.1 - 36.4 Handicap	Terrace	2
Mumford	Doug	Gold	Golf	Men 75 - 79 20.1 - 36.4 Handicap	Terrace	1
MacDonald Teft	Carol	Gold	Golf	Women 55 - 59 24.4 - 40.4 Handicap	Terrace	1
Johnston	Lorraine	Gold	Golf	Women 60 - 64 24.4 - 40.4 Handicap	Terrace	1
Farkvam	Lillian	Gold	Golf	Women 65 - 69 24.4 - 40.4 Handicap	Terrace	1
Berrisford	Anne	Gold	Golf	Women 70 - 74 24.4 - 40.4 Handicap	Kitimat	1
Sharp	Marg	Gold	Horseshoes	Women 55+ Class E - 0% to 14.9%	Terrace	1
Thomas	Rose	Gold	Horseshoes	Women 65+ Class B - 35% to 44.9%	Terrace	1
Bourgoin	JeanPaul	Gold	Horseshoes	Men 65+ Class C - 25% to 34.9%	Terrace	1
Hallock	Bud	Gold	Horseshoes	Men 65+ Class E - 0% to 14.9%	Terrace	1
Price	Alfreda	Silver	Horseshoes	Women 65+ Class E - 0% to 14.9%	Terrace	2
MacDougall	Jim		Track and Field	Men 80 - 84 Discus	Terrace	6
MacDougall	Jim	Silver	Track and Field	Men 80 - 84 5000 Metre Power Walk	Terrace	2
Goodvin	Cecil	Silver	Track and Field	Men 85 - 89 Discus	Terrace	2
Goodvin	Cecil	Silver	Track and Field	Men 85 - 89 Javelin	Terrace	2
Graf	Donna	Silver	Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 100 Metres	Terrace	2
Graf	Donna	Silver	Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 Shot Put	Terrace	2
Graf	Donna	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 Weight Throw	Terrace	3
Graf	Donna	Silver	Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 Long Jump	Terrace	2
Graf	Donna		Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 Javelin	Terrace	6
Graf	Donna		Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 Hammer Throw	Terrace	4
Graf	Donna		Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 Weight Pentathlon	Terrace
Kirkaldy	Pat	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 75 - 79 Discus	Terrace	3
Kirkaldy	Pat	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 75 - 79 Shot Put	Terrace	3
Smallwood	Maxine	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 80 - 84 Discus	Terrace	3
Smallwood	Maxine	Silver	Track and Field	Women 80 - 84 Weight Throw	Terrace	2
Kirkaldy	Pat		Track and Field	Women 75 - 79 Javelin	Terrace	4
Smallwood	Maxine	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 80 - 84 Javelin	Terrace	3
Smallwood	Maxine	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 80 - 84 Hammer Throw	Terrace	3
Hutchings	Fred	Gold	Archery	Men 55 - 59 Long w/o Sight & Fingers	Prince Rupert	1
Martin	Jim	Silver	Archery	Men 55 - 59 Long w/o Sight & Fingers	Prince Rupert	2
Lundman	Wayne	Silver	Archery	Men 60 - 64 Long w/o Sight & Fingers	Prince Rupert	2
Bennett	Bob	Silver	Archery	Men 65 - 69 Long w/o Sight & Fingers	Prince Rupert	2
Woollacott	James		Archery	Men 65 - 69 Long w/o Sight & Fingers	Prince Rupert	4
Glover	Debbie	Gold	Archery	Women 60 - 64 Recurve w/o Sight & Fingers	Prince Rupert	1

TEAM EVENTS

Team	Medal	Sport	Event	Place
Frank Jackson,Harvey Calder, David Ridsdal, Myrna Shenton, Eunice Jackson (Prince Rupert)	Bronze	Carpet Bowling	Men and Women 55+ 1 Team of 4	3
Terry Dilladough, Elnora Dilladough, Robert Lynk, Dorothy Buick (Kitimat)		Carpet Bowling	Men and Women 55+ 1 Team of 3	7
Claudette Laplante, James Mackenzie (Terrace)	Silver	Cribbage	Men and Women 55+ Pairs	2
Dorothy Cheyne, Gloria Dielschneider, Eugene Dieschneider, Kathleen Hall, Maxwell Cheyne (Kitimat)		Floor Curling	Men and Women 55+ Team of Four - "A" Team	7
Sharon Paavola, Tero Paavola, Selma Stardring, Ann Whittles (Prince Rupert)	Bronze	Floor Curling	Men and Women 55+ Team of Four - "B" Team	3
Lloyd Striker (Kit), Henriette Gagnon (Ter), Mary Arneson (PR), John & Heather Basso (PR), Sharon Maguire (PR)	Gold	Whist	Men and Women 55+ Pairs	1
Glennis Godfrey, Ruby Wocknitz (Kitimat)	Silver	Whist	Men and Women 55+ Pairs	2

ZONE 11 – BULKLEY VALLEY/LAKES DISTRICT

Last Name	First Name	Medal	Sport	Event	City	Place
Reitsma	Shirley	Silver	Bocce	Women 55+ Singles	Smithers	2
Lowe	Ron	Bronze	Cycling	Men 60 - 64 Time Trial - Competitive	Telkwa	3
Lowe	Ron		Cycling	Men 60 - 64 Road Race - Competitive	Telkwa	4
Lowe	Ron	Bronze	Cycling	Men 60 - 64 Hill Climb - Competitive	Telkwa	3
McGregor	Jim	Gold	Golf	Men 60 - 64 20.1 - 36.4 Handicap	Smithers	1
Barth	John		Track and Field	Men 65 - 69 10 Kilometre Road Race	Burns Lake	5
Barth	John	Bronze	Track and Field	Men 65 - 69 Shot Put	Burns Lake	3
Barth	John	Bronze	Track and Field	Men 65 - 69 Pentathlon	Burns Lake	3
Barth	John		Track and Field	Men 65 - 69 5000 Metres	Burns Lake	4
Barth	John		Track and Field	Men 65 - 69 5000 Metre Power Walk	Burns Lake	4
Barth	John	Bronze	Track and Field	Men 65 - 69 Long Jump	Burns Lake	3
Meeuwissen	Adrian	Silver	Track and Field	Men 80 - 84 100 Metres	Houston	2
Meeuwissen	Adrian		Track and Field	Men 80 - 84 Discus	Houston	5
Meeuwissen	Adrian	Silver	Track and Field	Men 80 - 84 200 Metres	Houston	2
Meeuwissen	Adrian	Bronze	Track and Field	Men 80 - 84 Long Jump	Houston	3
Meeuwissen	Adrian	Gold	Track and Field	Men 80 - 84 Triple Jump	Houston	1
Meeuwissen	Adrian	Bronze	Track and Field	Men 80 - 84 Javelin	Houston	3
Meeuwissen	Adrian	Gold	Track and Field	Men 80 - 84 Hammer Throw	Houston	1
Barth	Sandra		Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 100 Metres	Burns Lake	4
Barth	Sandra	Silver	Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 10 Kilometre Road Walk	Burns Lake	2
Barth	Sandra	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 Shot Put	Burns Lake	3
Barth	Sandra	Silver	Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 5000 Metre Power Walk	Burns Lake	2
Barth	Sandra	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 60 - 64 Long Jump	Burns Lake	3
Hoover	Virginia	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 70 - 74 High Jump	Telkwa	3
Hoover	Virginia	Silver	Track and Field	Women 70 - 74 Discus	Telkwa	2
Hoover	Virginia	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 70 - 74 Shot Put	Telkwa	3
Hoover	Virginia	Bronze	Track and Field	Women 70 - 74 Weight Throw	Telkwa	3
Hoover	Virginia	Silver	Track and Field	Women 70 - 74 Triple Jump	Telkwa	2
Hoover	Virginia	Gold	Track and Field	Women 70 - 74 Pole Vault	Telkwa	1
Meeuwissen	Jo	Gold	Track and Field	Women 75 - 79 2000 Metre Optional Power Walk	Houston	1
Barth	John	Bronze	Track and Field	Men 65 - 69 100 Metres	Burns Lake	3

TEAM EVENTS:

Team	Medal	Sport	Event	Place
Shirley Reitsma - Willy Bakker (Smithers)	Gold	Bocce	Women 55+ Pairs	1
Aren Bakker - Willy Bakker (Smithers)	Silver	Bocce	Men and Women 55+ Pairs - Mixed	2
Marie Hiebert - Peter Hiebert (Burns Lake)	Gold	Cribbage	Men and Women 55+ Pairs	1
Tom Castle - Terrence Bayfield (Topley)	Gold	Darts	Men 55 - 64 Doubles	1