Ready for the Masters Games of Alabama

Lillian Adell, of Athens, tries the Basketball Free Throw in the Age 80-84 category as TARCOG Volunteer Lina Barnett watches. Lillian won third place in Frisbee Throw and Shuffleboard in the regional games to qualify for the state games in the fall.

TARCOG is ready to cheer on 61 active North Alabama adults aged 55 and older who have qualified to compete in the Masters Games Alabama during October.

Throughout the month of June, 216 first, second and third place, medals were awarded, and 49 qualifications were made for those who participated in the regional games to qualify for the State Games, which will be held Trussville.

This year’s games include Basketball Free Throw, Billiards, Bowling, Cornhole, Domino Doubles, Domino Singles, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw, Rook, Shuffleboard, Softball Throw, and Table Tennis. Preliminary competitions were held at different locations throughout the region.

We are also excited to announce that Roxie Wright, 89, and Wilma Shortt, 87, from Jackson County’s Scottsboro Senior Center will be inducted into the Hall of Fame for the State Games because their longtime participation. Both will be competing again this year, along with a strong representation from throughout the Masters Games District 2, which is made up of Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties.

We are proud of all the participants from North Alabama area who qualified including:

DeKalb County ribbon winners and qualifiers include:

• Brenda Womack, Fyffe, second place, Frisbee Throw and Nerf Throw; third, Cornhole (age 80-84 category)
• Brenda Pettry, Fyffe, third place, Softball Throw (age 75-79 category)
• Carmie Pettry, Fyffe, first place, Nerf Throw and Shuffleboard; second, Frisbee Throw, third, Cornhole, qualified for bowling. (age 80-84 category)
• Carol Logan, Fort Payne, first place, Cornhole (age 70-74 category)
• Christine Ashley, Fort Payne, first place, Domino Singles, Shuffleboard, Table Tennis; second Basketball Free Throw, Rook and Softball Throw; third, Nerf Throw. Qualified for Domino Doubles (age 80-84 category)
• Colon Daniel, Fort Payne, first place, Cornhole, Rook and Table Tennis; second, Basketball Free Throw, Domino Singles, Nerf Throw, and Shuffleboard. Qualified for Softball Throw (age 70-74 category)
• Connie Green, Fort Payne, first place, Domino Singles; second, Domino Doubles; third, Cornhole, Frisbee Throw, Shuffleboard and Table Tennis (age 65-69 category)
• Debbie Daniel, Fort Payne, first place, Nerf Throw, Rook, Shuffleboard, Table Tennis; second, Basketball Free Throw and Frisbee Throw; third, Softball Throw (age 70-74 category)
• Debbie Busby, Rainsville, first place, Basketball Free Throw and Rook; second, Domino Singles and Frisbee Throw; third, Nerf Throw (age 65-69 category)
• Dee Vaughn, Crossville, qualified for Basketball Free Throw, Cornhole, Rook and Softball Throw (age 55-59 category)
• Denise Harris, Sylvania, first place, Domino Doubles, Nerf Throw and Table Tennis; second, Bowling and Cornhole; third, Basketball Free Throw and Billiards; qualified for Rook (age 65-69 category)
• Dianne Manning, Collinsville, first place, Cornhole, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw, Rook, Softball Throw; second, Shuffleboard; qualified for Bowling (age 80-84 category)
• Dorothy Berry, Grove Oak, second place, Rook (age 75-79 category)
• Dot Twilley, Fort Payne, first place, Rook; qualified for Domino Doubles (age 50-59 category)
• James Manning, Collinsville, first place Rook; second, Cornhole, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw and Shuffleboard (age 80-84 category)
• Janet Hood, Henagar, second place, Rook (age 75-79 category)
• Janine Sims, Fort Payne, first place, Basketball Free Throw, Rook and Table Tennis; second, Billiards, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw, Shuffleboard and Softball Throw (age 75-79 category)
• Joann Carter, Fort Payne, qualified for Basketball Free Throw, Cornhole, Domino Singles, Domino Doubles and Softball Throw (age 55-59 category)
• Patsy Griggs, Fort Payne, first place, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw, Rook, Shuffleboard; second, Domino Singles, Domino Doubles, and Table Tennis (age 65-69 category)
• Wanda Henderson, Fort Payne, first place, Cornhole, Domino Doubles, Shuffleboard, Softball Throw; second, Basketball Free Throw and Table Tennis (age 65-69 category)
• Wayne Henderson, Fort Payne, qualified for Basketball Free Throw, Corn Hole, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw, Shuffleboard and Softball Throw (age 75-79 category)

Jackson County ribbon winners and qualifiers include:

• Barbara Brune, Section, first place, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw; second, Cornhole, Shuffleboard and Softball Throw; qualified for Basketball Free Throw ((age 60-64 category)
• Roxie Wright, Scottsboro, first place, Nerf Throw, Shuffleboard and Softball Throw; second, Basketball Free Throw, Cornhole, Domino Singles and Domino Doubles, Frisbee Throw; qualified for Rook (age 90+ category)
• Sheila Gifford, Scottsboro, qualified for Table Tennis (age 60-64 category)
• Wilma Shortt, Scottsboro, first place, Domino Singles, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw, Shuffleboard; second, Domino Doubles; third, Cornhole; qualified for Basketball Free Throw, Rook, and Softball Throw (age 85-89 category)

Limestone County ribbon winners and qualifiers include:

• Babette Powe, Athens, first place, Cornhole, Shuffleboard, Softball Throw, Table Tennis; second, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw; qualified for Domino Singles (age 60-64 category
• Betty Bolton, Athens, first place, Cornhole (age 85-89 category)
• Claude Marks, Athens, second place, Basketball Free Throw, Cornhole; third, Softball Throw (age 80-84 category
• Debra Collins, Athens, first place, Frisbee Throw, Table Tennis; second, Billiards, Shuffleboard and Softball Throw (age 65-69 category)
• Faye Sangerman, Athens, second place, Billiards, Table Tennis; third, Frisbee Throw (age 70-74 category)
• Lillian Adell, Athens, third place, Frisbee Throw and Shuffleboard (age 80-84 category)
• Linda Black, Athens, first place, Billiards, Cornhole, Softball Throw; second, Basketball Free Throw; third, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw, Shuffleboard; qualified for Table Tennis (age 75-79 category)
• Martha McWilliams, Athens, second place, Bowling; third place, Basketball Free Throw, Cornhole (age 70-74 category)
• Mary Shoulders, Athens, second place, Cornhole, Domino Singles, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw, and Shuffleboard; qualified for Billiards (age 85-89 category)
• Patricia Southard, Athens, second place, Domino Doubles, Rook; third, Shuffleboard (age 70-74 category)
• Regina Emerson, Elkmont, first place, Billiards, Bowling, Domino Singles, Frisbee Throw; second, Cornhole, Nerf Throw and Softball Throw (age 70-74 category)
• Roger Bedingfield, Athens, first place, Basketball Free Throw, Domino Singles, Frisbee Throw; second, Billiards, Cornhole; third, Nerf Throw, Shuffleboard; qualified for Table Tennis (age 70-74 category)
• Teresa Suit, Athens, second place, Rook (age 65-69 category)
• Willie Mae Baker, Athens, second place, Domino Doubles, Rook; third, Billiards, Cornhole; qualified for Table Tennis (age 75-79 category)

Madison County ribbon winners and qualifiers include:

• Annette Jiles, Madison, first place, Billiards and Bowling; second, Nerf Throw and Softball Throw (age 65-69 category)
• Bill Cooley, Huntsville, first place, Billiards, Nerf Throw and Shuffleboard; second, Frisbee Throw; qualified for Table Tennis (age 70-74 category)
• Donnie Higgins, Huntsville, third place, Basketball Free Throw; qualified for Bowling (age 80-84 category)
• Eunice Jett-Day, Madison, first place, Table Tennis; second, Shuffleboard; third, Billiards (age 70-74 category)
• Eva Douglass, Madison, first place, Basketball Free Throw, Domino Doubles, Softball Throw; second, Domino Singles; third, Nerf Throw (age 70-74 category)
• Frank Mazzone, Owens Cross Roads, qualified for Billiards (age 75-79 category)
• Frazier Douglass, Madison, first place, Domino Doubles and Frisbee Throw; second, Nerf Throw, Rook, Shuffleboard, Softball Throw; qualified for Domino Singles (age 70-74 category)
• Huey Anderson, Huntsville, first place, Billiards (age 85-89 category)
• Preston Thomas, Huntsville, qualified for Table Tennis (age 70-74 category)
• Wanda Higgins, Huntsville, second place, Cornhole; third, Basketball Free Throw; qualified Bowling (age 75-79 category)
• Wayson Lee, Huntsville, third place, Frisbee Throw (age 85-89 category)
• Willis McKinney, Huntsville, third place, Billiards (age 70-74 category)

Cullman County ribbon winners and qualifiers include:

• Fred Ponder, Cullman, third place, Billiards (age 85-89 category)
• Gay M. White, Cullman, first place, Basketball Free Throw; second, Cornhole; third, Softball Throw (age 80-84 category)
• Rick White, Cullman, first place, Basketball Free Throw, Cornhole and Softball Throw (age 80-84 category)
• Winfred Seay, Cullman, qualified for Billiards, (age 60-69 category)

Morgan County ribbon winners and qualifiers include:

• Earnest Lee, Hartselle, first place, Cornhole, Domino Doubles, Frisbee Throw, Nerf Throw and Shuffleboard; second place, Billiards; qualified for Basketball Free Throw, Domino Singles, Softball Throw and Table Tennis (age 85-89 category)
• Jean Porter, Decatur, second place, Domino Singles and Rook; third, Basketball Free Throw; qualified Domino Doubles (age 80-84 category)
• Marjorie “Faye” Williams, Somerville, first place, Domino Singles; qualified Domino Doubles (age 75-79 category)
• Rita Patton, Somerville, first place, Domino Singles; qualified Domino Doubles (age 75-79 category)
• Sarah “Alice” Miller, Lacey’s Spring, first place, Basketball Free Throw, Cornhole, Domino Doubles and Frisbee Throw; second, Nerf Throw, Shuffleboard and Softball Throw; qualified for Billiards, Domino Singles and Table Tennis (age 90+ category)