Registration open for 25th Anniversary of Bay State Winter Games
Celebrating silver anniversary in Berkshire County in 2010WOBURN, MA – Registration for the 2010 Bay State Winter Games is now open, as the annual Olympic-style amateur sporting event celebrates its 25th year in Northern Berkshire County. From Friday, January 22 to Sunday, January 24, 2010, individual competitions in alpine skiing and figure skating, and team competition in masters ice hockey will take place.
Since its inception, the Berkshires have played host of all the events in the Bay State Winter Games. Athletes participating in the Winter Games represent over 200 Massachusetts communities, and range in age from 8 to over 60.
“We are very excited about celebrating the silver anniversary of the Winter Games in 2010,” said Kevin Cummings, Bay State Games Executive Director. “Since 1985, the Winter Games have showcased thousands of winter sports enthusiasts from Massachusetts; some of whom have gone on to compete in the Winter Olympics, including figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan, Paul Wylie and Tiffany Scott, and alpine skiers Krista Schmidinger and Nikki Stone.”
The 2010 figure skating competition will take place at the Lansing Chapman Rink on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, MA, and features both ISI and UFSF competition for males and females. Masters ice hockey will be played in two divisions, age 40 plus and 50 plus, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Arena in North Adams, MA. Alpine Skiing, with scholastic, open and masters divisions, will be held at Bousquet Ski Area in Pittsfield, MA.
On Saturday, January 23 at 7:30pm, the Bay State Skate Figure Skating Show will take place at Williams College. The show will feature Bay State Games gold medal winners, regional figure skating champions and a special feature skater. Tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased at local Berkshire businesses or by contacting the Bay State Games’ office. All other skating competitions are free of charge for spectators.
For more information regarding the Bay State Winter Games including schedule of events, how to become a volunteer, and to register, please visit www.baystategames.org, e-mail info@baystategames.org or call the Bay State Games’ office at (781) 932-6555.
