Several medals earned in both district, state
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A group of senior athletes from Warren County recently competed in the district and state Senior Olympics, representing Warren County very well by bringing back medals in several events.
In the district back in May, seven senior bowlers ranging in age from 68-85 captured 13 medals. In singles, Jean Simmons, Madeline Hutchins and John Hillis won the gold. Billy Hayes got silver, Frances Hobbs bronze and James Hutchins finished fourth. In doubles, Hobbs and Patty Womack won the silver. Hutchins and Simmons silver, Coy Hillis and James Hutchins silver, Hayes and Jack Newby bronze. In mixed doubles, Hutchins and Hutchins captured the gold and Simmons and Loren Farr brought home silver.
In the women?s basketball free-throw competition for ages 70-74, JoAn Cantrell won the gold, JoDean Ward took silver, Beverly Schwind bronze and Carolyn Lance finished fourth. In the 75-79 group Blanche Cook won the gold. For the men?s division, Dewey Cantrell and Clayton Cook each captured a silver medal.
In the three-on-three basketball division, the Lady Bulldogs brought home the gold medal as teammates JoAn Cantrell, Blanche Cook, JoDean Ward, Jo Robinson , Wanda Shanks, Beverly Schwind and Jean Hinkle celebrated the victory.
Alan Hitchcock won the gold medal in golf, while Troy Jones won silver and Paul Watson claimed the bronze. In tennis singles, Gene Money won the silver, Lester Cowell captured the bronze and in doubles Cowell and Carl Chambers won the gold medal.
In the state competition, JoAn Cantrell hit a perfect 10-of-10 to win the gold in the free throw division. Jean Hinkle won the silver and JoAn Ward the bronze and Blanche Cook won the silver in the 75-79 age bracket. The McMinnville Bulldogs also claimed the silver medal in the three-on-three basketball game.
Alan Hitchcock won the gold medal in gold and Paul Watson qualified for the national as well. Lester Cowell won the bronze in tennis.
This year?s state competition drew a record 1.930 participants.
Hitchcock, Watson and the McMinnville Bulldogs qualified for the National Senior Games, which will be held next Summer at Louisville.