10 Belleville athletes will be on the provincial stage next week at the Ontario 55+ Summer Games in Mississauga.
The Games, running from August 10-12, will feature a total of 1400 participants aged 55-93 competing in a number of events, including darts, lawn bowling, floor shuffleboard, pickleball, swimming, cribbage and much more.
The competition runs every two years and is held in support of healthy active living for older adults in Ontario.
The list of participants from Belleville, plus the events they’re competing in is as follows:
Sager, Shirley- DARTS
Rohrback, Leverne- DARTS
Phoenix, Mary- LAWN BOWLING
Reid, Elizabeth- LAWN BOWLING
Pidduck, Tim- LAWN BOWLING
Mumford, Cheryl- PICKLEBALL
Tesluk, Andy- PICKLEBALL
Courtney, Dale Anne- PICKLEBALL
Drummond, Joe- CRIBBAGE
Southwell, Karen- PICKLEBALL
For more information on the event, visit the Ontario 55+ Summer Games website