By Kevin Deutsch
Margate seniors turned out in force for the city’s senior games last month, with residents competing in sports like basketball, pickleball, shuffleboard, and even Wii bowling and table tennis.
A total of 147 city residents age 60 and over competed in the games, held from March 7 to 11 at various locations across Margate, after seeing last year’s games canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We welcome our senior residents to participate in this multi-sport, friendly competition specifically designed for ages 60 and older,” said Margate Mayor Antonio Arserio. “This is a great opportunity for our seniors to socialize while staying fit and healthy.”
In last month’s games, Margate seniors competed in horseshoes, billiards, shuffleboard, Rummikub, dominos, golf putting, bowling, basketball, Wii bowling, table tennis, Petanque, bocce, pickleball, pinochle, and mixed doubles tennis.
The senior games will be back in 2023 for another week of competition.
The competitions were held at the NW Focal Point Senior Center, AMF Bowling/Margate Lanes, Coral Cay Plantation, Firefighters Park, and Oriole Golf Club.
City of Margate Senior Games 2022 Medalists |
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Billiards |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
David Puhl |
Ramon Valentin |
Skip Reed |
Petanque |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Ray Gagnon |
Jean Pierre Gagnon |
Claude Courville |
Colette Gagnon |
Ghislaine Gagnon |
Michel Lemay |
Mary Ramoski |
Bernard Proulx |
Lisa Lemay |
Dominic Nuzzo |
Gisile Gravel |
Claudette Drapeau |
Basketball Free Throw – Men |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Ramon Valentin |
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Basketball Free Throw – Women |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Rose Morency |
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Shuffleboard – Men |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Michel Fournier |
Mau Seguin |
Claude Courville |
Shuffleboard – Women |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Francine Seguin |
Helen Compton |
Claude McCaughan |
Golf Putting – Men |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Skip Reed |
Gaston Perreault |
Harry Rubright |
Golf Putting – Women |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Pierrette Mailhot |
Claudette Drapeau |
Wanda Latkowska-Kozlowski |
Bocce – Men |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Dominic Nuzzo |
Rejean Charron |
Mau Seguin |
Vincent Guarda |
Robert Massil |
Jean Therrien |
Ray Gagnon |
Jean Sabourin |
Gerard Vezina |
Al Mansi |
Andre Lamonde |
Jean-Pierre Gagnon |
Bocce – Women |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Jacinthe Daoust |
Helen Compton |
Cheryl Beaudoin |
Micheline Gagnon |
Dee Nielsen |
Rose Morency |
Ghislaine Gagnon |
Colette Gagnon |
Lynn Young |
Renee Lortie |
Chris McCarthy |
Barb Shannon |
Horseshoes – Men |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Ray Gagnon |
Skip Reed |
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Horseshoes – Women |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Mary Ramoski |
Colette Gagnon |
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Bowling – Men’s and Women’s Together |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Wilfredo Lugo |
Isabel Lugo |
Jane Estis |
Wii Bowling |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Esmie Straw |
Marie Rousseau |
Jean Rousseau |
Rummikub |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Francisco Martin |
Mevin Flaster |
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WII Table Tennis |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Prabha Puzhakkal |
Jean Rousseau |
Angeline Vanriper |
Dominos |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Sandra Skeene |
Gabby Caldes |
Prabha Puzhakal |
Ramon Valentin |
Josue Ambroise |
Jane Estis |
Pickleball |
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Kevin McGuire |
Pierrette Mailhot |
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Jeff Brown |
Gaston Perreault |
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- Kevin Deutsch is an award-winning crime journalist and author. A graduate of Florida International University, Kevin has worked on staff at The Miami Herald, New York Daily News, and The Palm Beach Post.
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