Blind competitor wins five medals

Timberlakes resident Bill Scholl has something in common with U.S. diver Greg Louganis, U.S. tennis player Venus Williams, New Zealand canoer Ian Ferguson and Norway speed skater Johann Olgu Koss.

Each won four gold medals and one silver medal in athletic competition.

Four of them earned their medals at Olympic competition. Scholl, a former minister who lost most of his sight, won his medals in four days last month at the National Veteran Golden Age Games in Salt Lake City.

Scholl competed in bocce ball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, cornhole and disc golf at the event. More than 1,000 competitors...