Wednesday, April 28, 2010
By Jessica Poitevien, Sun Sentinel
4:40 a.m. EDT, April 28, 2010
Ten weeks of intense competition among senior citizens across America has all come down to this: the Spring 2010 Senior Wii Bowling Championship.
The defending champs, SAS Strikers of St. Andrew's Estates in Boca Raton, will face off with The Wood Choppers of Lakeland on Wednesday.
"This time we're up against much stiffer competition," said Duane Webster, 88, a returning member of the SAS Strikers.
More than 800 bowlers from senior living communities in 23 states competed via Skype webcam in the second Nintendo Wii bowling championship hosted by the National Senior League.
This all-Florida showdown will be the culmination of what these senior citizens have been working toward for months. Members of the final two teams practice several times per week with some sessions lasting five hours.
"It's pretty wonderful to have competition at my age," Webster said
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