Huntsman World Senior Games Update

Thanks family and friends for wishing me well. Guess I needed more than that. Monday - Ladies Doubles age 70-74 included 8 teams, and we were seeded 7th, which meant we played the #2 seeded team for our first match!!! They beat us 2 our of 3, so we dropped down into the consolation finals. That’s o.k., because you can progress across that tier and if you keep winning, you get a chance to play for the Gold... However, there was a team I know from home, my kayaking, pickleball friend Sharon, who has played here for about 4 years and always medaled in several of her events. This year she turned 70 (my age group) and I never expected to see her loose her first match...she and her partner Claire (whom I also know from the Rocklin area at home), but she did, which is the reason why we lost our first consolation match...and were out of the competition!!! But I really enjoyed the day, watching Sharon and Claire, go all the way to the Gold Medal round where they closely lost, but walked away with the Silver.

Wednesday I will play with my mixed doubles partner Bill Fixmer (from home) who is 68, which means I play down one age group and up at least one skill level...those are the rules. The age group 65-69 is the largest group here, with 32 teams registered. They split it into an A and B level of 16 teams each. Since we were originally seeded as team #15, this means we have to play in the A group, which includes all the top teams; 5.0, 4.5, 4.0 (Bill). There are only 2 of us at level 3.5 in this upper division... Bad news for the luck of the draw. Hopefully we’ll have fun and win a game or two anyway. I’ll let you know.

Thursday is Women’s skill level 3.5 and I registered for age group 70-74 with my partner Janice (from Mesquite NV) whom I played with on Monday... We are seeded 8 out of 9 teams, an my friends Sharon and Claire are also there - so it may be a short day again, but I’ll give it my best and report in later. They grouped 2 age groups and 2 skill levels together so it’s the luck of the draw again... I've included a few photos and hopefully you'll be able to play the one video... Later!!!