

More than 120 participating are competing this week in the 20th Annual Yukon Senior Games.
Event categories are: Pickleball, billiards, archery, horseshoe pitching, cornhole, weightlifting, fitness, golf, basketball, and bowling. Creative arts contests include poetry, photography and art.
First, second and third place finishers in each category earn awards.
Yukon Parks & Recreation facilities, including the Dale Robertson Center, Jackie Cooper Gym and Yukon City Park, are hosting the competitive events.
Other venues include Miller Fit and Archery Traditions in Yukon; along with Lake Hefner Golf and Heritage Lanes in Oklahoma City.


A Hawaiian luau-themed social was Tuesday night at the Dale Robertson Center.
After many special events were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, Yukon Parks & Recreation Director Jan Scott said she was thrilled to host the Yukon Senior Games again this spring.
Oklahoma’s State Senior Games, in September, is a qualifier for nationals.

