Edmonds Municipal Court Judge Linda Coburn returned to Edmonds from the Huntsman World Senior Games Wednesday, Oct. 12 with a gold medal in women’s volleyball after leading her team — Vintage — up through the losers bracket in St. George, Utah.

According to Coburn, this was the 30th anniversary of the games, which are designed to foster worldwide peace, health and friendship through sports. Participants must be at least 50 years old to compete, and there were 28 teams in the division that Vintage competed in.

After pool play, Vintage landed in the silver playoff bracket. Having been knocked down to the losers bracket on the first day of tournament play, the team put together an amazing comeback, playing four matches in 12 straight sets in six hours. They gave the previously undefeated Mile High Hops from Colorado their first loss in the championship match, winning two out of three very close sets.

According to Coburn, because the tournament was double-elimination, Vintage had to win one more deciding set to 25 against the Colorado team, which had a significant height advantage. “Mile High Hopes was the very same team that knocked Vintage into the losers bracket, so to come back and win the gold medal by beating the same team in the finals was sweet victory,” Coburn said.