Huntsmen World Senior Games

October 6-11, 2010 St. George, UT

By Jim "Makevery" Schatz

The Huntsman takes place every year in St. George, Utah, around the beginning of October.  This is the premium senior athletic event that seniors, all over the world, look forward to every year.  10,000 senior athletes and approximately 15,000 visitors came this year to have fun and compete in 26 different sports.  The real story is that those athletes and their guests bring into the St. George community over 13 million dollars every year. 

The Huntsman World Senior Games was founded in 1987on the principles of connecting through sports for peace, friendship and an active life style.  The major sponsor is the Huntsman Corporation.  The Huntsman Corporation, located in St. George, is one of the world's largest chemical companies. 

Every year 2,000 local volunteers make sure everyone feels at home and every thing runs smoothly.  It seems like the results are in their local papers almost as fast as the events are concluded.  Everything is so amazingly organized.

A group of us, NBSA founders and members, came specifically for the basketball shooting events. It seemed like every top senior shooter in the world was there.  They held the hot shot competition on Saturday and the free throw and three point on Monday.  The 3 on 3, half court, started on Thursday and finished on Saturday.  There was also a full court senior 5 on 5, which started on Tuesday. 

The hot shot is a 60 second event where you score from different positions on the court.  It helps to be able to make the 3 point shot in order to excel in the hot shot.  The new record for the Huntsman hot shot is 61.

The free throw/3 point competition combines 3 point shooting with the free throw score.  Shooters get 25 free throws and six three point shots.   43 is a perfect score in the free throw/3 point competition.

Each sport was very well represented.  The best senior athletes were competing in their respective age groups - 450 tennis players, 1000 plus softball players, 500 plus basketball players, and volleyball holds their Global Senior Cup, etc. 

Next year it has been suggested that we hold our annual NBSA Senior Free Throw National Championship there in addition to the other traditional basketball events.  This would be an age division championship with all the winners, both men and women, where those who shoot 92% or better going into the open division to determine the national open senior champion.

2010 Basketball Results

Men's Results - Hot Shot 

Men 50-54
Gold, Kim Atwater, Port Orchard, WA, 49
Silver, John Rosander, St. George, UT, 27

Men 55-59
Gold, Arnold Whitman, Alpharetta, GA, 51
Silver, Tim Stone, Lakeport, CA, 50
Bronze, Robert Carlson, Keyport, WA, 43

Men 60-64
Gold, Terry Jones, Paul, ID, 46
Silver, Ed Palubinskas, Greenwell Springs, LA, 39 (NBSA Founding Member)
Bronze, Ronald Sassano, Scottsdale, AZ, 37

Men 65-69
Gold, Harry Carothers, Pinellas Park, FL, 61
Silver, Robert Owen, Gary, IN, 45 (NBSA Founding Member)
Silver, Gary Waldron, Syracuse, UT, 45
Bronze, Tarrel Palmer, Brigham City, UT, 41

Men 70-74
Gold, Duane Shaw, Kansas City, KS, 49
Silver, Burke Eldredge, Sandy, UT, 46
Silver, James Hann, Fargo, ND, 46
Bronze, Fred Newman, Santa Monica, CA, 44 (NBSA Honorary Member)

Men 75-79
Gold, Dale Perkins, Nibley, UT, 34
Silver, Arnold Pope, Lehi, UT, 31
Bronze, Melvin Fackrell, Morgan, UT, 27

Men 80-84
Gold, Richard Nygaard, Salt Lake City, UT, 32
Silver, Joseph Carvalho, St. George, UT, 29
Bronze, Jerry Brown, Cottonwood Heights, UT, 27
Bronze, Wendell Fackrell, Bountiful, UT, 27

Men 90-94
Gold, Cleon Tucker, Bountiful, UT, 17


Men Results - Free Throw and 3-point 

Men 50-54
Gold, Kim Atwater, Port Orchard, WA, 40
Silver, Jerry Finley, Winlock, WA, 23
Bronze, John Rosander, St. George, UT, 21

Men 55-59
Gold, Jack Broughton, Powder Springs, GA, 40
Silver, Neil Garnaas, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 38
Bronze, J D Clark, Bozeman, MT, 34

Men 60-64
Gold, Ed Palubinskas, Greenwell Springs, LA, 40 (NBSA Founding Member)
Silver, Vic Deauvono, Orem, UT, 39
Bronze, Terry Jones, Paul, ID, 38

Men 65-69
Gold, Robert Owen, Gary, IN, 39 (NBSA Founding Member)
Silver, Harry Carothers, Pinellas Park, FL, 38
Bronze, Gary Waldron, Syracuse, UT, 35

Men 70-74
Gold, Burk Eldredge, Sandy, UT, 37
Silver, Ron Linford, Gilbert, AZ, 36
Bronze - tie, Bob McCoid, West Alexander, PA, 35
Bronze – tie, Fred Newman, Santa Monica, CA, 35 (NBSA Honorary Member)

Men 75-79
Gold, Dale Perkins, Nibley, UT, 26
Silver, Arnold Pope, Lehi, UT, 24
Bronze, Royd Shumway, Mesa, AZ, 22

Men 80-84
Gold, Lyle Timmons, Spanish Fork, UT, 23
Silver, Richard Nygaard, Salt Lake City, UT, 21
Bronze, Wendell Fackrell, Bountiful, UT, 10

Men 90-94
Gold, Cleon Tucker, Bountiful, UT, 14


Women's Results - Hot Shot

Women 50-54
Gold, Pamela King, Omak, WA, 30
Silver, Kris Hart, Iona, ID, 26
Bronze, Caryn Esplin, Rexburg, ID, 22

Women 55-59
Gold, Gwen Woodbury, Sugar, ID, 47
Silver, Chirley Arnold-Rodriguez, Lindon, UT, 44
Bronze, Kerrie Webb, Modesto, CA, 30

Women 65-69
Gold, Shirley Owen, Gary, IN, 27 (NBSA Founding Member spouse)

Women 70-74
Gold, Marquita Molina, Wasco, CA, 24
Silver, Edythe Hulet, Olympia, WA, 19

Women 75-79
Gold, Alice Purdes, Madison, IL, 15


Women Results - Free Throw and 3-point 

Women 50-54
Gold, Kris Hart, Iona, ID, 17
Silver, Pamela King, Omak, WA, 12
Bronze, Caryn Esplin, Rexburg, ID, 8

Women 55-59
Gold, Chirley Arnold-Rodriguez, Lindon, UT, 27
Silver, Gwen Woodbury, Sugar, ID, 25
Bronze – Tie, Angela Gomez, Stockton, CA, 17
Bronze – Tie, Diane Ramirez, Stockton, CA, 17
Bronze – Tie, Kerrie Webb, Modesto, CA, 17

Women 65-69
Gold, Shirley Owen, Gary, IN, 17 (NBSA Founding Member spouse)

Women 70-74
Gold, Rosie Melichar, Aurora, CO, 27
Silver, Marquita Molina, Wasco, CA, 14
Bronze, Edythe Hulet, Olympia, WA, 10

Women 75-79
Gold, Alice Purdes, Madison, IL, 2

Women 80-84
Gold, Joan Reeves, Albuquerque, NM, 7