
High Prairie’s Frank Tries was truly in a class all his own at the Canada 55+ Games at Quebec City Aug. 28-29. Tries won four gold medals in the 85 years and over category. The result was predetermined as Tries was the only entrant in all four events. Tries won the long jump with a best leap of 1.02 metres, the 3-kg shot put with a best toss of 5.52 metres, the 1-kg discus with a best toss of 12.16 metres, and the 400-gram javelin with a best toss of 11.0 metres. The track and field competition was held at Laval University.









