Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows athletes win multiple medals at 55+ BC Games

Athletes from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows won numerous medals at the 55+ BC Games, held in Kamloops from Sept. 8 to 12. Maple Ridge’s Ron Huckerby, 97, won gold in long jump, the 100-metre and 50-metre races, discus, shot put, hammer throw and weight throw in the 95–99 age category. His son Rodger, competing in the 60–64 category, earned silver in discus, javelin and weight throw, as well as bronze in shot put.

Raymond Alley won gold in pole vault and triple jump in the 70–74 category. In swimming, Myriam Schanofski earned bronze in backstroke for the 85–89 category, silver in the 25-metre butterfly, and gold in the 50-metre butterfly and 200-metre individual medley. She was also one of the opening-ceremony banner holders. Elizabeth Rosenau won bronze in 65–69 backstroke, silver in breaststroke and bronze in the 200-metre freestyle, while John Convey took gold in 85–89 breaststroke and silver in freestyle.

Cindianne Laninga won gold in singles darts. In golf’s 55–74 category, Randall Farrell won gold for low net and Randy Bach earned bronze for low gross. Pitt Meadows residents Chris Jensen won 55–64 singles pickleball, while Tim Smith won 55–74 golf low gross. The Games’ online database may not yet include all results and wins.