Quesnel brought home a handful of medals at the 55+ BC Games hosted in Salmon Arm in September.
The mens hockey team, the Goldpanners, representing Zone 9 took the gold beating five other teams. The final match was against Langley, which the Goldpanners previously lost to in the tournament but the Quesnel team pulled out a huge 8-4 victory.
Members of the team are:
- Bruce Broughton
- Dave Galbraith
- Mike Burke
- Colin Keis
- Richard Gauthier
- Bryan Dumaine
- Vince Kozuki
- Don McMartin
- Mickey Keen
- Tony Christy
- Don Sanke
- John McMillan
- Ken McMillan
- Don Doucette
- Jim Sales
Archery was another big win for Quesnel with two of Quesnel's shooters taking home medals. Dale Chapplow won the games' gold medal and Stu Murray, president of the Quesnel River Archers took home the silver.
The mens curling team also had an impressive showing and took home the bronze medal at the games. Team Hedden was lead by Blair Hedden, the other members of the team were:
- Steve Doerksen
- Dave Needham
- Shayne Yamamoto
- Don Ernst
Any other Quesnel athletes who took home medals from the games can reach out to The Observer to have their achievements recognized.
