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 On April 25-30, 2005 the St. Charles County Golden Games held their annual local chapter games of the Missouri Senior Olympics. It was my pleasure to assist as Event Coordinator for the Electronics Darts event on  Friday, April 29th. This event is always fun to direct as although the competition is intense, so many of the competitors are friends and makes for a light hearted time. Each participant must be a minimum of 50 years old to be eligible. They gathered at Planet 8-Ball in St. Peters, MO, which is also the host for the 8-Ball Event, to play on their Valley Cougar dart machines. Participants are grouped  together based on 5 year age categories to compete in a game of High Score throwing 10 rounds of darts with the highest score in each age group earning the gold medal.
The medal winners qualify for the  Missouri State Games held annually in Columbia, MO to compete against winners from other chapters across the state. State winners in events can become eligible to compete in the National Senior Olympics held every two years.
Event Results
Medal Winners
Men 50-54
Gold: Jon Pais
Silver: Mark Kennedy
Bronze: Larry Helzerman
Men 55-59
Gold: Glenn Kerner
Silver: Warren Speh
Men 60-64
Gold: Denny Paulsell
Silver: George Ruh
Bronze: Dennis Squires
Men 65-69
Gold: Dave Lundgren
Silver: George LaBelle
Bronze: A. Duane Shaw
Men 70-74
Gold: William Cannon
Silver: Gene Spilker
Bronze: Donald Counts
Men 75-79
Gold: Gene Zimmerman
Silver: Robert Groh
Bronze: George Ward
Women 55-59
Gold: Pat Vincent
Silver: Rosemary Caroncino
Women 60-64
Gold: Connie Boschen
Silver: Joyce Newburry
Women 65-69
Gold: Loretta Hopgood
Silver: Marilynne Counts
Bronze: Janet Zimmerman
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