More than 350 athletes and artists ages 50+ participated in the 2026 Orange County Senior Games and Silver Arts. Some won medals by default if they were the only age group entry, others had to face one, two or three challengers to advance. Most local medal winners are eligible for the State Finals in the fall, primarily in the Raleigh area.
Here are Orange medal winners in the contested events–sports and arts:
Archery, conv-recurve with sight, 60-64, Brian Barnett, first, 704 score. Jack Urruh, second, 626; conv-recurve barebow, 55-59, Marcel Laurens, first, 706, Chris Wallace. Second, 353.
Badminton Singles, 60-64, Yi Chen first, Bill Wigger second; 70-74, Jawahir Basher first, Lee Schimmelfing second, Daryl Jones third; 75-79, Milt Sherman first, Velu Puvy second.
Badminton Doubles, 60-64, Lee-Ching Zhu and Sarandha Pandit first, Susan Ashbacher and Wendelin Chzran second; 70-74, Daryl Jones and Jawohir Bashir first, Lee Schimmelfing and Milt Sherman second.
Basketball Shooting, 55-59, Ali Hubbard, made 12 of 18, first, Clare Mullman, 10, second, Jennifer Arnold, 6, third; 60-64, Carmelita DeGraffinreed, 13, first, Linda Bourne, 12, second, Robin Mills, 12, third; 70-74, Monica Lewis, 13, first, Jo Ann Shelby, 9, second, Cinderella Jackson. 8, third; 75-79, Mary Terry, 9, first, Catherine Matthews, 8, second, Angela Andrews, 6, third; 70-74, David Chu, 13, first, Thomas Di Martino, 11, second; 75-79, Mark Herboth, 12, first, Mark Goodwillie, 8, second.
Basketball Teams, 3v3, Female 50+ Steel Cans, captain Sarah Hains, first, Silver Storm, captain Julia Collins second.
Billiards, 75-79, Mark Herboth first, Chris Smith second; 80-84, Richard Howerton first, Chris Smith second.
Bocce, 70-74, Tom Swanekamp first, Lee Schimmelfing second; 75-79, John Gaegler first, Bruce Buley second, Mark Herboth third; 85-89, Thomas Stumpf first, Dewitt Kennard second.
Bocce Doubles local only, 70-74, Lee Schimmelfing & Bruce Buley first, Tom Swanekamp & Lucas Giordano second.
Bowling Singles, David Nagelhout first, 548, Mark Williamson second, 409.
Cornhole Singles, 60-64, Jeff Wiebe first, Amar Shrestha second; 70-74, Jim Halloway first, Lee Schimmelfing second; 75-79, John Gaegler first, Mark Herboth second.
Croquet local only 75-79, Earlien Burch first, Ronnie Graham second; 80-84, Suzanne Porter first, Linda Blummer second.
Cycling/mile, 70-74, Gary Archer, first, 03:21.12, Jim Holloway, second, 03:15.35. 10K. 70-745 Hunt Covington, first, 18:54.31, Gary Archer, second, 24:23.41; 5K, 65-69, Bob Gingrich, first, 10:29.15, Thomas Hoerger, second, 12:06.50; 70-74, Albert Lauitano, first, 9:57.37, Gary Miller, second, 13:21.61.
Discus Throw, 55-59, Jennifer Marmarino, first 41/5, Stacie White second, 39/19; 75-79, Marci Kirtley first, 49/0, Mary Terry second, 39/4, Catherine Matthews third, 31/5; 65-69, Mark Williamson first, 91/4, Thomas Hoerger second, 60/4; 80-84, Steve Levitt first, 80/6, George Cliette second, 61/3.
Football Throw, 75-79, Marcia Kirtley first 140, Catherine Matthews second, 130, Mary Taylor third, 90; 65-69, Keith Harris, first, 80, Mark Williamson second, 50, Thomas Hoerger third, 40.
Golf, 65-69, Bryan Hedrick first, 79, Charles Hooker second, 80; 70-74, Gary Archer first, 85, Richard Ashe second, 97.
HERITAGE ARTS, Jewelry, 60-64, Kim Casadonte, first, spring, Gail Crane second, chainmaille bracelet, Carolyn Inselmann third, Mardi Gras bracelet. Knitting, 65-69, Karin Fitzpatrick, first, Amami sweater, Poly Riseling second, variations of blue, 65-69, Kimberly Dunn, third, Easy Does It with beach view. Needlework, Jack Gibson, first, The faces of Mardi Gras; Helen Frederick second, Summer Favorites. Quilting, machine stitched, Donna Musson first, Forest Friends, Jack Gibson second, Stars & Stripes. Stained Glass, Alvaro Maury, first, Flowers Dream, Bonnie Earnhardt, second, What’s the Point? Woodcarving, Mark Herboth, first Candle Tray, Michael Mitchell second, Kidney Bean, Joan Cecil third, Lynyrd. Woodturning, Michael Mitchell first Square Bowl, Mike Herboth second, second, Candleholder.
Horseshoes, 75-79, Mark Herboth first, John Gaegler second.
Standing Long Jump, 75-79, Mary Terry first, 4/2, Linda Wells second, 4/0.
Pickleball Singles, 75-79, Catherine Matthews first, Jane Schroeder second; 60-64, John Kerr first, Abel Macabangon second, Alex Dusek third; 70-74, Kevin Bamba first, Christian Schwoerke second, Barry Hupp third;
Pickleball Doubles, 60-64, Stacey Koval & Jane Schroeder first, Cecilia Csapo & Diana Tracey second, Carmen Carreno & Barbara Wiebe third; 65-69, Pamela Sanger & Helen Tompkins first, Lisa Warren & Audrey Lin second; 60-64, Abet Macabangon & Alex Dusek first, David Swanson & Charles Hooker second. Martin Glaude & Mark Willhoit third; 65-69, Chuck Newman & Joe Sinsangkeo first, Chris Boulton Michael Liles second, Tracy Tsuetaki & Pat Keenan third; 70-74, Kevin Bomba & David Test first, Barry Hupp & Richard Ashe second, Michael Bradley & Auriel Seleszeanu third; 75-79, Thomas Olson & Vincent Quinn first, Al Mendelsohn & Richard Gunnels second.
Pickleball Mixed Doubles, 60-64, Anne Dusek & Alex Dusek first; Xianoshu Wong & Oei Coreen second; 65-69, Kurt Yokum & Pamela Sager first, Staci Newlin & Charles Hooker second; 70-74, Kevin Bomba & Barbara Teagarden first, Auriel Selezeanu & Linda Godwin second, Christian Schwoerke & Lois Maple third; 75-79, Jane Schroeder & Howard Schroeder first, Renu Annechiarico & Tim Hubbard second, Martha Wolf & Vincent Quinn third.
Shot Put, 75-79 Marcia Kurtley first, 21/16, Mary Terry second, 16/11, Catherine Matthews third, 13/7; 65-69, Thomas Hoerger first, 22/10, Mark Williamson second 22/10.
Softball Throw, 75-79, Mary Terry first 71/3, Catherine Matthews second, 66/6, Maria Kirtley third, 64/3.
Swimming, 100 free, 65-69, Joanne Field first, 01:30.31, Joan Levitt second, 01:40.19, Beth Rosenberg third, 01:43.20. 200 Free, 65-69, Joanne Field first, 03:29.83, Suzette Wilder second, 04:34.86; 50 Breast, 65-69, JB Culpepper first, 01:01.22, Beth Rosenberg second, 01:06.14; 50 Free, 65-69, Joan Lewvitt first, 041.38, Beth Rosenberg second, 043.81, JB Culpepper third, 0:45.19. 85,89, Mary Ann Peter first, 0:56.01, Sharon Roggenbuck second, 1:22.08.
Table Tennis Singles, 75-79, Arlene Green first, Carolyn Bennett second, Catherine Matthews third; 70-74, Alan Johnson first, Lee Schimmelfing second; 75-79, Siva Vialpak Kann first, Uttam Shah second, Gregg Gerdau third.
Table Tennis Doubles, 75-79, Carolyn Barrett & Hilary “Sunny” Ladd first, Catherine Matthews & Marguerite Leclezio second; 75-79, Uttam Shah & Arthur Finn first, Gregg Gerdau & Richard Lesperance second.
Table Tennis Mixed Doubles, 60-64, Amar Shrestha & Arlene Green first, Cecilia Csapo & Mark Willhoit second; 70-74, Lee Schimmelfing & Catherine Matthews first, Sandy Hammersly & Utam Shah second; 65-69, Connie Brown & Philip Cook first, David Nagelhout & Linda Nagelhout second.
Tennis Singles, 85-89, Robert Rose first, Bruce Wieland second.
Track & Field, 100m Dash, 65-69, Suzette Wilder first, 0:21.09, Quanda Turner second, 0:23.01, 75-79, Mary Terry first, 20.28, Linda Wells second, 24.78; 85-89, Sharon Roggenbuck first, 27.56, Jeanette Boxill second, 44.47; 1500 run, 60-64, Roxanne Springer first, 06:16, Mary-Russell Roberson second, 8:28; 65-69, Ronald Kramer first, 5:44.0, Thomas Hoerger second, 6:05.0; 200 dash, 55-59, Libia Rodriguez first, 32.31, Amy Fowler second, 39.53; 400 dash, Libia Rodriguez first, 01:18.40, Amy Fowler second, 01:28.25; 60-64, Roxanne Springer first, 1:21.19, Lucinda Covington second, 1:32.03, Mary-Russell Roberson third, 1:48.13; 60-64, Jim Hussey, first, 1:15.69, John Intintolo second, 1:23.07; 65-69, Ronald Kramer first, 1:17.34, Thomas Hoerger second, 1:25.01; 50 dash, 60-65, Quander Turner first, 10.38, Suzette Wilder second, 11.38; 85-89, Sharon Roggenbuck first, 14.88, Jeanette Boxill, second, 24.12; 800 run, 65-69, Ronald Kramer first, 3:12.64, Thomas Hoerger second, 3:12.72, Charles Rainey third, 3:17.40.
VISUAL ARTS, Acrylics, Jackie Tiryukian, first, The writing on the wall, Helen Frederick, second, Carolina’s Lighthouses, Cheryl Ulmer third, Sunset. Drawing, Helen Frederick first, Miss Spring Time, Walter Chestnut second, Sly Stone, Danielle Dodder, third, Horse Study. Mixed Media 2D, Leslye Sinn, Diwali, Denise Wilson, second, Barn Cat, Jayne Hanzak, third, Freedom. Mixed Media 3D, Nancy Gibson, first, Ramblin Man-Jacks…, Helen Frederick, second, Dad’s Favorite. Oil, Joan Cecil, first Miss Eva, Polly Fleming, second, Flight, Mark Williamson third, Pumpkin Sunset. Pastels, Helen Frederick, first Mmm Good, Tim Williams, second, Man with a hat. Photography-Digital, Kim Steffan, first, Are You The One…? Raymond Tice, second, Hands that create, Uttam Shah, third, The Thinker. Sculpture, Maria Justice, first, Rowdy Steampunk Teddy Bear, Bonnie Earnhardt, second, Autumn, Susan Hayman third, Contemplation. Watercolor, Mark Williamson, first, Pee Dee Doodle, Sarah Tillis, second, Blue Ridge Memory, Leslye Sinn, third, Going Up.