PITT COUNTY, N.C. – Pitt County Community Schools and Recreation (CSR) announces registration for the 2023 40th Annual Greenville-Pitt County Senior Games is currently open. The Local Games are scheduled for April 17 – May 7, 2023, with the deadline for registration set for March 23, 2023.
Athletes and artists age 50 and over will have an opportunity to compete in more than 40 sports events, and SilverArts (including visual, literary, performing, and heritage). Sports events include pickleball, horseshoes, walking, swimming, basketball, softball, bicycling, bowling, billiards, table tennis, team sports for softball and 3-on-3 basketball, and much more.
The Greenville-Pitt County Senior Games Program is a leading health promotion and well-being program for the citizens across Pitt County. During the Local Games, participants are joined by seniors from Beaufort, Martin, Hertford and Bertie Counties. Participants have year-round opportunities for practice sessions, clinics, and sports competition.
Greenville-Pitt County Senior Games is one of 53 local games sanctioned by North Carolina Senior Games. Select participants on the local level will be qualifying to compete in the N.C. Senior Games State Finals this fall.
The Greenville-Pitt County Senior Games are coordinated by CSR with the support and sponsorship of the Greenville Recreation and Parks Department, ECU Campus Recreation and Wellness Department, College of Health and Human Performance, Edward Jones: Gregory A. Weigum, Humana and Brown & Wood Automobile Dealer.
Community Schools and Recreation is coordinated jointly by Pitt County Schools and the Pitt County Board of Commissioners. For more information or to register, contact CSR at 252-902-1975 or visit https://www.ncseniorgames.org/greenville.