Seniors do well at state Games
Warren County was well represented at the 21st annual Tennessee Senior Games, which were held last week in Clarksville.
More than 1,800 senior athletes from across the state competed in 17 different sports including volleyball, bowling, 1500-meter race walk, tennis, shuffleboard, swimming, golf, horseshoes, basketball, archery, cycling, table tennis and track and field.
Representing Warren County in golf was Paul Watson, who brought home a silver medal. Flo Slatton only played one day and had to withdraw on the second day because of the heat, but still did well enough to qualify for the nationals.
Barbara Turner, Betty Eaton, Carolyn Lance, Isabel Smith and JoAn Cantrell made up the McMinnville Bulldogs in the three-on-three basketball event and placed second. It was the second of two medals on the basketball court for Cantrell, who also brought home the gold in the free-throw contest with a perfect score of 10 out of 10. Smith captured the silver medal.
The state games were held from July 19-25. Seniors, ranging in age from 50-92, competed in the games with the medal winners moving on to compete in the 2003 national senior games competition scheduled for May 26 through June 9 in Hampton Roads, Va.