JEAN TRIMBOLI: First captain - we had six girls on the team. In the early 1970s, Jean Trimboli of Norwalk, Conn., was the first woman to receive a basketball scholarship to Sacred Heart University. I'm encouraged to do more and keep playing.įORSTADT: Back in high school, Bingham led the women's team, but older female athletes at the games remember a time when school teams for girls weren't guaranteed. ![]() As you're aging, you can't move as quickly because that's what I am accustomed to - moving and maneuvering quicker than most people.įORSTADT: Sheila Bingham came with her team, the Jackson Madisons Elite, from Jackson, Tenn.īINGHAM: And we actually have a player that's 82. SHEILA BINGHAM: So it's a little bit disappointing. JILLIAN FORSTADT, BYLINE: Inside the Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, roughly a dozen teams - men and women - play basketball half-court. ![]() As Jillian Forstadt from member station WESA reports, competitors at the National Senior Games are vying to take home the gold. For thousands of athletes, old age has not been enough to keep them from competing in sports like pickleball, shuffleboard, even basketball.
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