About Highlights:
Highlights is a 30 minute weekly TV show featuring organizations, events, grass-roots efforts and people who move our state and community forward in a positive way.
The show is a collaboration with Kanawha County Schools, Optimum Communications and Jim Strawn & Company.
The show airs daily at 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Optimum’s channel 17.
WV Senior Sports Classic
The show airing April 28, 2025 – May 5, 2025 features the WV Senior Sports Classic. We interviewed Harold Vealey, Chair of Board and Scott Mourier, Board Member.
Harold & Scott discussed what the WV Senior Sports Classic is all about. They are a non-profit organization created to promote and create interest in lifetime sports, recreation and physical exercise as a means of enhancing one’s quality of life. They sponsor an annual fitness event, WV Senior Games, with several events for older adults 50 years of age and older.
Events Include
Pickleball August 8, 9 2025 Charleston Tennis Club
Swimming May 31 2025 Tri-County YMCA
Volleyball May 31 2025 Tri-County YMCA
Billiards July 12 2025 Pool 21, Sissonville, WV
Track & Field May 30 5pm – finish Track Events Laidley Field, Charleston, WV
May 31 9am – finish Field Events
Basketball June 14 2025 So Charleston Recreation Center
Bowling June 19 2025 Galaxy Lanes, Charleston, WV
Golf TBA
Racquetball June 21 2025 Shepherd College
National Senior Games Association
The West Virginia Senior Sports Classic is a member of the National Senior Games Association. The NSGA spearheads the senior games movement, sanctioning, and coordinating efforts in 50 states. A community-based member of the United States Olympic Committee, the NSGA serves as one of the USOC’s official arms to the senior population. The NSGA is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles for seniors through education, fitness and sports.
The West Virginia Senior Sports Classic follows the commitments of the NSGA by giving seniors the opportunity to achieve greater value and quality in their lives by staying healthy, active and fit. The Games are a great socialization event that offer opportunities to meet new people and provide fun, friendly competition.
National Games
This year’s National Games are in Des Moines, IA.
For more inforrmation on the National Games click here.
To Register for the WV Senior Games
To register for the 2025 West Virginia Senior Sports Classic, follow this directions.
During the registration process you will be able to select the events you want to participate in, make payments and update your contact details. If you need help with the online registration system at any point please email us and we will be happy to assist you in the registration process.
*Please check the Schedule of Events to make sure your desired sports do not overlap.
If your sport is not offered as an option during registration, then it is not being offered at this year’s games. Please note that the full slate of events will return for the 2025 WV Senior Games.
Venue directions are available at wvssc.com.
*Each Athlete will pay a one-time $45 games fee which covers three (3) events in any one sport and then will be charged additional event fees based on the sports they sign up to particpate in.
*** if you are registering to play doubles, you must be sure that you “pair” by “accepting” the invitation to pair.****
At the end of the registration process you should receive two emails. One will be a receipt and the other a confirmation email. Please check your spam or junk folder if you do not receive these emails within 24 hours.
Payment is required at the time of registration by credit card. Registrations are not completed until payment has been made. We will only accept the following credit cards: Visa & Mastercard. We apologize for the inconvenience this may create.
Please click ‘Next’ to begin your registration process.
Email wvseniorgames@gmail.com if you have any questions or problems with the registration process.
We will see you at the games this summer.
If you would like to learn more about the Highlights TV Show, contact Host and Executive Producer Jim Strawn at 304-541-4756.
