These old folks can roll.
A group of geriatric Wii bowlers from South Florida showed their virtual pin dropping dominance in the first ever National Senior League Championship yesterday.
Metamucil flowed like champagne and naps were aplenty after the St. Andrews South Strikers, from Boca Raton, squeaked past the Riverside Place Silver from Charleroi, PA.
The five Boca seniors bested Riverside by a mere 20 pins, and the thrilling victory had seniors like Duane Webster, 88, feeling like a kid again.
"This Wii bowling has been quite an experience," Webster told the Sun-Sentinel. "They didn't have this Wii bowling when I was young. They had that 16-pound ball...but it was not as accurate as this electronic ball."
A whopping 180 teams from 24 states participated in the five-week tournament. All players have to be over 62 and come from nursing homes, senior centers and senior-living communities.
As for the win going to the Strikers' heads? Don't worry, it already has.
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"We are very competitive," said team member Joseph Riccobene, 74. "We are the national champions, and I can't wait to call my sister and brother in Ohio."
