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New West athletes help zone to third at Seniors Games

Marta Nykl of New Westminster won four medals in table tennis at the B.C. Seniors Games in Kamloops last weekend.

Marta Nykl of New Westminster won four medals in table tennis at the B.C. Seniors Games in Kamloops last weekend.

Nykl won a pair of gold in competitive doubles, winning the 75/79 mixed and 70/74 women's divisions, while placing second in the 75/79 singles and 70/74 mixed doubles.

Peter McConville shone in badminton, sharing gold in the 75/79 men's competitive and mixed doubles. He also placed second in the singles final.

Grayden Baker won three medals in cycling, taking bronze in the 80/84 men's competitive time trial, hill climb and road race.

Norm Lesage was victorious in the men's 80/84 sprints, winning gold in the 100, 200 and 400m.

"I won three of them without breaking anything. Now I'm ready to meet somebody," said the 83-year-old Edmonds sprinter.

Lesage has plans to compete in Las Vegas with the intention of qualifying as a Nevada state champion Times holding up pretty good.

at the end of September for a spot in the U.S. national championships in 2014.

"I'm getting older, but my times are holding up pretty good," Lesage said.

Fung Yu Ching won gold in the competitive 80/84 men's doubles, while placing third in singles.

Laura Low and Heather Dixon paired up for gold in women's 55-plus lawn bowling.

Doug Wakefield won a bronze Jeanne Nightingale and David Cordery placed third in Flight C 55-and-over pairs whist.

Brian Dunphy helped the Mariners to a silver medal in men's over-65 ice hockey.

Mike Jones garnered a bronze medal with the Kootenay Glacier Kings in over-60 men's hockey.

Ross Morris and Bob Montgomery also shared a bronze with the Old Goats men's over-70 ice hockey team.

Zone 4 finished third overall with 295 total medals, including a second-best 138 gold. Fraser Valley and South Central placed first and second, respectively.