Pickleballers earn medals

Published 11:53 am Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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By Carrie Miller
Davie Senior Services

Davie County Senior Games hit the ground running with the Pickleball Doubles events March 12 at the Davie Community Park.
Participants enjoyed fellowship with others while playing Pickleball.
Winners
Males: (50-54) 1st: Corbin Dirks and Christopher Speer. (55-59) 1st: John Bullins and Clayton Peele. (60-64) 1st: Scott Fowler and Gary Hatley. (65-69) 1st: Mike Jenkins and Harold Wood, 2nd: Reggie Booe and Craig Michael, 3rd: Daryl Thomas and Charles Barr. (70-74) 1st: Rich Orsini and Tim Maloney, 2nd: Gary Dailey and Robbie Jackson. (75-79) 1st: Ron Seamon and Lester Key.
Females: (60-64) 1st: Kim Kinder and Renae Tkach, 2nd: Anna Newman and Nancy Sansoni. (65-69) 1st: Maria Hennessy and Barbara Harris, 2nd: Vickie Hardy and Julie Cartner, 3rd: Lily Shelton and Tina McDaniel. (70-74) 1st: Cathy Wells and Alice Monk, 2nd: Jacalyn Martin. (75-79) 1st: Joan Marie Belnap and Charli Wilcox, 2nd: Carole Pierce and Edna Hendrix. (80-84) 1st: Barbara Chapman and Sue Couch.
On Thursday, March 13, the Pickleball Mixed Doubles events were held at the park. Several folks in the 60-64 and 65-69 age brackets vied for gold. The matches were exciting, and many folks sat in the bleachers to cheer for their favorite teams.
Winners
(55-59) 1st: Christopher Speer and Melissa Bowles. (60-64) 1st: Kim Kinder and Mike Jenkins, 2nd: Sandra Boyette and Gary Hatley, 3rd: Anna Newman and Daryl Thomas. (65-69) 1st: Barbara Harris and Harold Wood, 2nd: Reggie Booe and Jude Lee, 3rd: Danny Cartner and Julie Cartner. (70-74) 1st: Clayton Peele and Diane Poindexter, 2nd: Gary Dailey and Cathy Wells, 3rd: Robbie Jackson and Alice Monk. (75-79) 1st: Joan Marie Belnap and Rich Orsini. (80-84) 1st: Howard Hutchens and Sue Couch.
Following Pickleball Mixed Doubles, the Pickleball players took to the courts for Pickleball Singles.Winners
Female: (60-64) 1st: Kim Kinder. (65-69) 1st: Lily Shelton. (70-74) 1st: Alice Monk, 2nd: Jackalyn Martin. (80-84) 1st: Barbara Chapman, 2nd: Sue Couch.
Male: (55-59) 1st: John Bullins. (65-69) 1st: Reggie Booe, 2nd: Harold Wood. (70-74) 1st: Charles Barr, 2nd: Walter Gretka.