Bay State Games Return to Northern Berkshire

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06:01PM / Friday, February 06, 2009

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Photo by M. Alvarez The Bay State Games kicked off in Northern Berkshire on Friday with Master's Ice Hockey competition at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink in North Adams. The annual games bring thousands of amateur athletes and fans to the region to compete in figure skating, Alpine skiing and hockey. This is the 24th year that the Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation has held the games here. Athletes participating in the Winter Games represent more than 200 Massachusetts communities and range in age from 8 to 60 plus. Events are free to watch with the exception of the Bay State Skate Show held in the Lansing Chapman Rink at Williams College on Saturday, Feb. 7, beginning at 7:30. The show features the games' gold medal winners, regional figure skating champions and the local Christmas Brook Skating Club. Tickets are $10 and available at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink, Where'd You Get That in Williamstown, and Smith Brothers-McAndrews Insurance in Adams.  The games will also, in conjunction with sponsors Greylock Federal Credit Union and Greylock Insurance, award the 2nd annual Berkshire Heroes Award. It was created last year to recognize Berkshire County citizens who have made significant contributions to the success of the Winter Games over the last 24 years. This year's recipients are Dale Waterman, Heidi Cornwell and Ken and Michele Gietz. Bay State Results

Friday, Feb. 6	Figure Skating Williams College Skating Rink Williamstown 2:30 – 9:15 p.m.	Masters Ice Hockey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink North Adams 2– 11 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7	Figure Skating Williams Rink 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Alpine Skiing Bousquet Ski Area Pittsfield 9:30 a.m.	Masters Ice Hockey   Veterans Rink 7:30 a.m. – 9 p.m	Bay State Skate Show Williams Rink 7:30– 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 8	Figure Skating Williams Rink 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.	Masters Ice Hockey Veterans Rink 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Bay State Skate Show

Marisa Marshalka ISI Freestyle 7 Alexia Rogers Juvenile Girls, New England Regional Bay State Games Intermediate Ladies Restricted, Gold Medalist Bay State Games ISI Level 6 Ladies, Gold Medalist Christmas Brook Junior Production Team Bennett Gottleib Juvenile Boys, New England Regional Bay State Games Intermediate Ladies Unrestricted Gold Medalist Bay State Games ISI Freestyle 7 Gold Medal Alexandra Male ISI Freestyle 7 David Conley Intermediate Men Bay State Games ISI Freestyle 7 Gold Medal -INTERMISSION-

Bonnie Lynch ISI Freestyle 8 Bay State Games ISI Freestyle 8 Gold Medalist Bay State Games Novice Ladies Freestyle Gold Medalist John McKenna, Novice Men, New England Regional Bay State Games Junior Ladies Gold Medalist Christmas Brook Senior Production Team Samantha Gervais ISI Freestyle 8 Jaimee Fernald State Games of America Senior Lady Short Gold Medal Bay State Games Senior Ladies Gold Medalist Jazmyn Manzouri Senior Lady, New England Regional

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