The Games Daily
Welcome to the Games Daily News archive! Here you can find daily news pages from 2019, 2017 and 2015 that capture the spirit of competition and cameraderie that the National Senior Games is famous for.
Enjoy the memories with links for each day’s edition. You can also use the search box to enter keywords to find athletes by name or year for events or athlete names mentioned in the Games Daily. See you in 2021!

The Games Daily – June 6, 2017

Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary View photos of the action from today’s competition here.    Vivian Stancil’s Costco Connection Vivian Stancil of Riverside, California was determined to make a change when doctors told her she might not live to see her 60th birthday. She was terrified of water,

The Games Daily – June 5, 2017

Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary View photos of the action from today’s competition here. Team Hanson: Five Siblings Take the Plunge When the five Hanson siblings dive into the pool at the 2017 National Senior Games presented by Humana, it will prove that dreams really do come true.

The Games Daily – June 4, 2017

Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary View photos of the action from today’s competition by visiting NSGA.com/2017photos.   Pat Boone to Play (and Sing!) at The Games Legendary entertainer Pat Boone is coming to Birmingham to play basketball and share a song with his fellow athletes. Last Thursday, the

There’s No Reining in Marion Lisehora

Marion Lisehora never hesitates to jump at a chance to try something new, whether it is basketball, volleyball, softball, track and field, swimming, gymnastics…or diving off a 40-foot platform into a tank of water on the back of a horse. Marion is 85 and has no plans to slow down. She is coming to Birmingham

The Games Daily – June 2-3, 2017

Photo Gallery | Results | Games in the News | 30th Anniversary View photos of the action from today’s competition by visiting NSGA.com/2017photos.  Flame of Fitness Ignites 30th Anniversary Games Bo Carwyre of Birmingham has 91 reasons to celebrate. That’s because it took that many years before the track and field athlete was given the

The Games Daily – July 16, 2015

 2015 Games Photos – 2015 Games in the News – 2015 Games Results From DQ to Gold: Redemption for Grandma Ceil by Eric Todd Imagine the scene. It’s the 2013 National Senior Games presented by Humana in Cleveland, Ohio. Twenty-five family members from around the country, all in purple t-shirts, have come out to support

The Games Daily – July 15, 2015

 2015 Games Photos – 2015 Games in the News – 2015 Games Results Teacher Follows Student to Racewalking Gold in National Senior Games Gonzales Wins 1500 Meter Event for Third Time in a Row by Russell Barnes Donna Gonzales’ race walking career is a storybook, even if the story didn’t begin until she was past

The Games Daily – July 14, 2015

 2015 Games Photos – 2015 Games in the News – 2015 Games Results Native American Team Carries Wisdom of “The Ancient Ones” By Russell Barnes The Anasazi Ladies were here to win – on and off the court. Despite the outcome of their afternoon game, they celebrated Sunday night. Team captain Mary Begaye smiled on the

The Games Daily – July 13, 2015

 2015 Games Photos – 2015 Games in the News – 2015 Games Results The Unending Pickleball Honeymoon by Eric Todd What does a 72 year-old retired Air Force pilot and a 57 year-old retired Postmaster have in common? Pickleball…and love. Self-described lovebirds Larry and Jo Honeycutt from Canyon Lake, Texas, say they met on the

The Games Daily – July 12, 2015

 2015 Games Photos – 2015 Games in the News – 2015 Games Results An Unusual Eye for Bowling by Matt Oleszczak Who do you normally associate with precision? Jewelers? Tailors? Surgeons? How about an 88-year-old bowler—and she’s 90 percent blind? Mary Northrup from The Villages, Florida, plays with the best despite her visual impairment. She