Galveston County Daily News, March 25, 2007 GALVESTON -- About a month ago, LouCille Scoggins got sick after eating what she now believes to be tainted peanut butter. The 87-year-old Dickinson resident came down with Salmonella poisoning - something that could have been life threatening for someone her age. It barely even slowed her down. In fact, the nationally ranked tennis player still competed in two tennis tournaments while she was sick. "Most people would have gone to the hospital," Scoggins said. "I went and played tennis." Scoggins' story wouldn't surprise Elizabeth J. Protas, interim dean for UTMB at Galveston's School of Allied Health Services and a Ruby Decker endowed professor senior fellow for the Sealy Center on Aging. Protas said maintaining an athletic lifestyle is good for anyone age 65 or older. "There are many benefits, including improved strength, stronger bones, improved endurance and greater flexibility," she said.  Protas said physical activity also has been linked to reduced risks of numerous health problems, including osteoporosis, depression, heart failure, strokes and cancer.