The 2019
Bay State Summer Games
saw lots of exciting competition across 30 different sports.
2019 introduced two new sports:
FootGolf
and
Pickleball
. In it's first year, we saw great interest in both sports and hope to continue to grow for 2020.
Other highlights included West winning gold in the Boys Lacrosse Showcase for the 5th straight year, an exciting finish in the Girls Basketball final, the return of summer figure skating, and significant expansion in the Boys High School Basketball Classic.
All results from the 2019 Summer Games can be found
here
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SHOWCASE SPORTS MEDALISTS
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Gold:
Southeast
Silver:
Northeast
Bronze:
Coastal
Gold: Metro
Silver: Coastal
Bronze: West
Gold: Coastal
Silver: West
Bronze: Metro/Northeast
Gold: Northeast
Silver: West
Bronze: Metro
Gold: Northeast
Silver: Metro
Bronze: Southeast/Coastal
Gold: West
Silver: Southeast/Coastal
Bronze: Metro
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Gold: West
Silver: Central
Bronze: West
Gold: Southeast
Silver: Coastal
Bronze: West
Gold: West
Silver: Coastal
Bronze: Southeast
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Gold: Southeast
Silver: Northeast
Bronze: West
Gold: Northeast
Silver: West
Bronze: Southeast
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Participation in nearly every individual sport increased. We introduced two new sports in Pickleball and FootGolf, expanded the age groups in swimming, and got through some rainy weather to finish out the track qualifiers.
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2019 brought us our largest rugby tournament yet, and a larger, more competitive High School Basketball Classic than we've seen in recent years.
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2020 WINTER GAMES PREVIEW
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Figure Skating
: January 4-5, 2020
Curling
: Late February/Early March
Masters Ice Hockey
: Late February/Early March
The 2020 Winter Games are quickly approaching. Registration for figure skating will be open soon and dates for Curling and Masters Ice Hockey will be announced in the coming weeks.
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The Bay State Games Athlete of the Year program was established to recognize individuals who excel above and beyond their athletic participation in the Bay State Games. Individuals are chosen based on overall achievements,
involvement
in the Bay State Games, involvement in their community, effort, sportsmanship, overcoming adversity and attitude on and off the field.
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Female Athlete 18 & Younger
Isabella Korbly (Acton, Mass.) - Swimming
Male Athlete 18 & Younger
Gabriel Matnog (Malden, Mass.) - Shooting
Female Athlete 19 & Older
Olivia Kane (Weston, Mass.) - Baton Twirling
Male Athlete 19 & Older
Roger Pierce (Rowley, Mass.) - Masters Track & Field
To read more on the accomplishments of each athlete,
click here.
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FUTURE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP
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In mid-June, Bay State Games held interviews for 18 talented and outstanding leaders who were picked from a large pool of statewide applicants. From those interviews, six were selected to receive the 2019 Future Leaders Scholarship:
Emily Dobrindt (Milton/Milton HS) - Swimming
Allondra Msallem (Dedham/Dedham HS) - Track & Field
Nishka Pant (Westborough/Westborough HS) - Swimming
Keleyia Lamarra Rochelle (Mattapan/Wellesley HS) - Swimming
Jacqueline Smith (Stow/Nashoba Regional HS) - Archery
Ella Stanwood (Wenham/Hamilton-Wenham HS) - Figure Skating
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The Bay State Games Internship Program offers candidates the opportunity to gain valuable experience in all phases of Sport Management. Interns have gone on to work for organizations including the Miami Dolphins, Big East Conference, the New England Patriots, and several college athletic departments.
Bay State Games offers summer internships for college students in event operations and marketing/communications.
To apply for the 2020 summer internship,
click here
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HIGH SCHOOL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
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Bay State Games is looking for high school students who are interested in studying sport management or marketing to be an ambassador to the Games. High School Ambassadors help Bay State Games market the Summer Games in their high schools by hanging up posters, advocating with coaches, and posting on social media.
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COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
Bay State Games wants to know where you are going to college! We are going to post college commitments of our athletes on the BSG website and social media platforms. To submit a college commitment announcement,
click here.
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The State Games of America (SGA) is an Olympic-style event featuring competition between State Games medal winners (gold, silver, bronze) from across the nation that is held every two years. There are currently 30 states conducting or organizing statewide sports festivals known as State Games. Over 50 sports are offered at the State Games of America.
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Virginia Amateur Sports, Liberty University, The City of Lynchburg, and the Virginia Commonwealth Games hosted the
2019 State Games of America
in Lynchburg, Virginia from July 31 - August 4, 2019. Bay State Games had 125 athletes compete at this national competition. Congratulations to all of the participants!
A short recap and list of athletes from Massachusetts can be
found
here
Results from the 2019 State Games of America can be found
here
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The 2019 and 2020 Bay State Games competitions qualifies athletes for the State Games of America in Ames and Des Moines, Iowa in 2021. They will be hosted by the Iowa Games and Iowa State University. Invitations to the 2021 State Games of America will be distributed at select 2019 and 2020 Bay State Games competitions. More information to come.
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RECRUITING RESOURCES FOR ATHLETES
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Bay State Games has started a
blog
to publish news and share tips on the college decision process for student-athletes.
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The
Recruiting Tools page
is for Bay State Games athletes who would either like to continue their athletic career in college, learn more about the college recruiting and decision-making process, or both. Use the resources below to learn more about your role in the college recruiting and decision-making process and how to begin and further pursue your post-high school plans.
New resources will be posted this fall.
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