June, 2010, Cheer News & Views

DSO Sports News

By Marion Lisehora mlisehora@mchsi.com

DSO Membership: Be a supporter of Delaware Senior Olympics by becoming a member, and you will also receive many benefits and discounts. Annual membership will streamline the annual games entry process and eliminate the need to pay a registration fee to enter the games. Your membership will keep you in-touch and involved with DSO, even if you are not able to participate. Your new membership card will also give you access to discounts from vendors, and free Members-Only events. One discount is a $5.00 ticket (half price) to the Blue Rocks 7:05 p.m. home game on Monday, June 7th. Please keep an eye on the DSO website for updated lists of the vendors, clinics, and events.

Annual Games Registration: Dates for competitions are posted on the Events Calendar. Registration information should be on the web-site soon! Plans are being made to hold an Opening Ceremonies - Kickoff on Sunday, August 8. Keep up-to-date by visiting the website often. http://www.delawareseniorolympics.org/

Wii Bowling is a new DSO sport. All the fun and excitement of ten pin bowling without the stress on your knees and back. Start practicing now. Check with your local CHEER or Senior Center for Wii bowling activities. Even better compete with your grandkids and win! Wii bowling is fun! Even if you have never bowled or tried Wii bowling, it is easy. Wii bowling offers a distinct sport experience, using the Wii remote controller provides a natural and realistic feel. Join us – have a good time, get some exercise and believe that you can do your personal best. The Wii Bowling Tournament is for women and men 50 and over. The Tournament will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010, 9:00 AM (check in at 8:00 AM, and breakfast available) at The Long Neck CHEER Center, 26089 The Shoppes at Long Neck, Millsboro, DE 19966. For more information contact Wii Bowling coordinator Jeanette Partilla, Jenniren325@msn.com or call 302-947-1116. Register via email: admin@delawareseniorolympics.org or call 888-881-6128.

Washers is another new sport. It is a game of skill, similar to Horseshoes, in which individuals or teams compete against one another in an effort to be the first to reach a winning score of 21 points. The game consists of two washer boxes located opposite one another, each with a 4” dia cup. Contestants stand next to one box and throw washers toward the cup in the other box. The object is to land in the cup, or in the box, to score. The cup is 4 inches in diameter, and the boxes are at least 16” square and positioned 16 ft apart, into which players throw washers to score points. Washers are standard round metallic washers,1.75” to 2.5" in diameter with a center hole.  Each pair of washers should be painted or otherwise marked to distinguish them from others, and should be the same weight and thickness. Bright colors are recommended, particularly in grassy or wooded environments where errant washers might easily be lost.

Volleyball: The Senior Women’s Volleyball League will start its summer season at Delmarva Christian High School in Georgetown on June 10. Seven teams have registered to play.

Women’s Softball: The five teams in the Senior Women’s Softball League, which includes players 45 and older, have been practicing at Sports At The Beach in Georgetown this spring. Opening games will be on June 7, and the season will run through September. The DSO State Softball Tournament will be on September 25 at Schutte Park in Dover. In tournaments a team must play in the 5 year age group of its youngest player. Age groups are 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, etc. Older players may play down into a younger age group.

YMCA Women’s Volleyball League: The season will end on June 16 with both semi-finals and the championship match at Beacon Middle School. The league is very well-balanced this spring. The Rough Edges have been in first place most of the season, but the last couple of nights will be crucial in seeding the teams for the play-offs, which start June 9. The YMCA will offer women’s and co-ed volleyball leagues again in the fall.

Dover Downs: DSO volunteers enjoyed working at Dover Downs doing pre-race and post-race inventories of the vendors’ items that were sold over the NASCAR race week-end. DSO appreciates all the volunteers who donated time in this fund-raiser for DSO.

SeniorWomen’sSoftballLeague: Almost 70 Members of 5 Senior Women’s Softball League teams gathered for a picture the first night of practice, April 19. Now there are nearly 100 women on the rosters! League games will be played Monday evenings at Sports At The Beach in Georgetown starting June 7.

MarieMaureen: The USMS Colonies Zone Short Course Swimming Championship took place at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, the weekend of April 23-25, 2010.  Maureen White (right) swam in 5 events and earned 1st place in her age group in each the 50 yard and 200 yard breaststroke and a 2nd place in the 100 yard breaststroke.  She also raced in the 50 Free (5th place) and the 100 IM (6th place).  Marie Neaves participated in the 3 breaststroke events - the 50 yard, 4th place; the 100 yard, 3rd place; the 200 yard, 4th place.

Joyce Perry: We were saddened by the death of Joyce Perry, 58, on April 17. She was one of our champions in basketball and tennis. The former University of Delaware basketball coach received both the DSO Outstanding Athlete Award in 2006 and the Charlie Marten Award for returning to DSO competition after undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer in 2008. She was an inspiration to all of us and will be greatly missed. Joyce (right) is shown holding her 2008 Charlie Marten Award along with Marion Lisehora, recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Athlete Award.

Carla Markell, Delaware’s First Lady, addressed members of 48 volunteer organizations, including DSO, on April 24 at the Volunteer Fair held at Bear Trap Dunes in Ocean View. Each county had a Volunteer Fair that day, and she attended all three of them.