Team picture added: Cornwall members win gold in curling and track and field at Canada 55+ Games in Saint John NB

(This story is from an event which took place in August, but we recently received a team photo, and are sending it out again so we will have it on file).

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The P.E.I. 55+ Games Society recently sent a contingent of 90 participants to the 2018 Canada 55+ Games in Saint John, N.B.

The Games are a biennial event encompassing more than 20 events ranging from very active sports like hockey and tennis to more sedentary competitions like Scrabble and bridge. P.E.I. was represented in hockey, curling, swimming, track and field, cycling, bowling, golf, bocce, and Scrabble.

(L-R): Janette Fraser, Elaine Hughes, Ruth Stavert, Gloria Clarke

The Cornwall Curling Club rink of Gloria Clarke, Ruth Stavert, Elaine Hughes, and Janette Fraser won the 65-plus women’s curling division while the 55-plus men’s rink of Philip McInnis, Pius McInnis, Cornwall member David Murphy, and Alan Long were defeated in their medal qualifying game.

Cornwall member Marjorie Matthews earned two gold medals and a silver in track and field while cyclist Paul Wright brought home a gold and a silver.

In bocce, Adrian Clarke and Cornwall member Ernie Stavert were in a four-way tie for first but lost on tie-breaking rules.

Swimmers Letty Abbott (two gold and a bronze) and Ann Andrews (four bronze) had strong showings.

In the 75-plus bowling competition the team of Hector MacDonald, Margaret Wigginton, Norma Morrissey, Vera MacLeod and Foch McNally won gold. In singles, MacDonald won silver and Wigginton bronze.

Phyllis McCabe won silver in the Scrabble competition.

In the hockey competition, P.E.I.’s 55-plus men won bronze, the 65-plus men lost in the bronze medal game, the 70-plus men did not qualify for the medal round and the women missed the medal round on a tie-breaking formula.

The 2020 Canada 55+ Games will be held in Kamloops, B.C., from Aug. 25-28.

Post last modified: Mar 24, 2019 @ 11:29 am

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Team picture added: Cornwall members win gold in curling and track and field at Canada 55+ Games in Saint John NB — 1 Comment

  1. Congratulations to Cornwall for a great showing at the St. John Summer games.Well Done. George P. Younker.