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Seniors glory in the cards at 55+ BC Games in Kamloops
The round-robin event has 47 teams chasing gold, silver and bronze as more than 100 volunteers support the 55+ BC Games.
- At the Kamloops Games, 47 cribbage duos conclude their medal competition this afternoon with gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded to the top three teams following final matches.
- The Kamloops Games have drawn more than 3,000 registered participants across 24 sports, with cribbage featuring diverse pairs including brothers, sisters, moms, daughters, husbands, and wives competing in the Tournament Capital.
- Vernon's Mary Viala and Margaret Church lead the field with more than 2,100 points, the only team at that score after securing a bonus point by managing to "skunk" their opponents .
- Two competitors withdrew from the gruelling cribbage schedule due to a serious knee injury and sickness after the intensive 18-game format tested endurance of aging athletes.
- Surrey will host the 2027 Games following this year's conclusion, while more than 100 volunteers have stepped up to support the Kamloops Games, ensuring the tournament's success.
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Seniors glory in the cards at 55+ BC Games in Kamloops - Northern Sentinel
You know who has it rough at the 55+ BC Games in Kamloops this week? Cribbage players. I don’t say that – well, yes, I suppose I do – because I’m a participant in the gruelling card game that has fractured familial relationships. At least, in my family. Take my late, great Uncle Norm, for example, who once infuriated his brother – my father, Bill – with, as my dad so elequently put it, “such *&^&^%$#@! luck” in a cribbage game that Bill ripped t…
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Seniors glory in the cards at 55+ BC Games in Kamloops
More than 3,000 athletes taking part from 13 zones, including the Yukon
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