Orange County teams earned six medals, five for women, in 3-on-3 basketball at the N.C. Senior Games State Finals in Greenville. Games are played cross-court, not full court, for each age group.
Steel Cans 55+ won gold (captain Lucinda Covington) and Orange Sprots 55+ (Karin Mills) silver.
Steel Cans 60+ (Sarah Hains) finished second behind Red Foxes.
Orange Sprots 70 (Jo Ann Shelby) took a silver.
Orange Sprots 75 (Laurie Renz) were second.
Double Nickels (Kevin Kelly) were 2-3 and third in men 65+. Wazee of Greensboro was first, Oak Island Gators second. Kelly and Chuck Friend led the team in scoring.
Efforts by CSN to get game scores and leading scorers were unsuccessful.
J.B.