Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2010 Bay State Winter Games in Northern Berkshire county of Massachusetts. The 25th anniversary was an amazing event, and we can't say enough good things about all the people who helped make this possible including the athletes, volunteers and facilities.

We hope to see everyone back next year as we start working towards our next quarter century of memories.

With alpine skiing in the books, figure skating and masters ice hockey take center stage on Sunday. Ice hockey will hold a couple more pool games for the Over 40 division and then finish up with the gold medal games for both divisions early this afternoon in North Adams. The figure skating competition at Williams College wraps up at 6pm tonight, but not before a slate full of action.

Action has come to an end in the second day of competition at the 2010 Winter Games. A ton of metals were distributed at figure skating and alpine skiing.

All the results from Friday and Saturday can be found on the Winter Games Results website.

The Games finish up Sunday with figure skating beginning at 8am at Williams College.

Photos like the one above can be purchased through SportsPix the official photography company of the Bay State Games.

The second day of figure skating action has begun at Williams College. Skaters took the ice Saturday morning at 8am. Figure skating action will continue nonstop throughout the day until 6pm.

The Bay State Skate Figure Skating Show will follow the competition at 7:30pm. Tickets are still available, and can be purchased at the door of the ice rink at Williams.

Alpine skiing and masters ice hockey are also taking place throughtout the day.

All the results from Friday and Saturday can be found on the Winter Games Results website.

Photos like the one above can be purchased through SportsPix the official photography company of the Bay State Games.

The 2010 Bay State Winter Games kicked off its 25th annual event on Friday morning with USFS Figure Skating. Rebecca Jacobs of Natick (pictured above) was one of the Games' first gold medal winners. ISI Figure Skating will follow this afternoon.

Check out the Results Page throughout the day for updated results straight from Williams College.

Registration is still open for the 2010 Bay State Winter Games Alpine Skiing competition. The two-run, giant slalom race begins at 9:30am on Saturday, January 23 at Bousquet Ski Area in Pittsfield, MA. This year’s competition features middle school, high school, open and masters divisions.

Skiers can register online for $50. The fee includes entry into the competition, a Bay State Games T-shirt and an all-day lift ticket for limited access to Bousquet Ski Area. Registration will remain open up until and including the morning of the competition. Competitors can sign up onsite, but please arrive at Bousquet no later than 7:30am on Saturday to ensure a spot in the race.

The Bay State Skate Figure Skating Show will take place Saturday, January 23 at 7:30pm at the Lansing Chapman Rink at Williams College. The show features national, state and regional skating stars, as well as Bay State Games medal winners.

Tickets are $10 and still available at the following locations:
Where'd You Get That?! in Williamstown
North Adams City Hall
North Adams Veterans Memorial Rink
Smith Brothers-McAndrews Insurance in Adams

Or you can order tickets directly from the Bay State Games by filling out the order form and sending it to the BSG office.

The FINAL program and schedule for ISI and USFS have been posted. Please click on the appropriate link below to review the information.

If you find an error or have a question, please contact the Bay State Games office immediately at 781-932-6555 or e-mail info@baystategames.org.

2010 ISI Figure Skating Schedule and Program
2010 USFS Schedule and Program

Also, please note that the Athlete Finalist Packet is now available.

From the more than 8,000 Massachusetts participants in the Bay State Summer and Winter Games, Amy Hicks has been selected as the 2009 Athlete of the Year.

Hicks, a Needham resident, is a senior competitor who won gold medals in both synchronized swimming and track & field at this year's Summer Games.

The Athlete of the Year Award involves over 38 states games programs across the country which represents over 400,000 nationwide participants annually. The program was developed to recognize outstanding state games participants from all member states. Each state games selects their representative who is then forwarded for consideration for recognition as the National Athlete of the Year.

The National Congress of State Games and each member state select their Athlete of the Year representatives based on a series of criteria which include length of participation in state games, number of medals won, sportsmanship, attitude and effort, overall athletic participation and achievement, the positive manner in which the athlete represents the spirit of amateur athletics and the state games movement, as well as other factors.

The High School Spirit Program, which annually rewards Massachusetts high schools with more than $5,000 in grants, has been extended to Winter Games participants.

When signing up for the Winter Games, be sure to choose a high school, whether it be yours, your child's or simply one in the area that you live. Each vote goes towards a tally for that school. After the Summer Games in July, nine schools will be awarded grants as a result of these votes.

Click on the High School Spirit webpage for more information on the program.

Registration for both USFS and ISI Figure Skating closes on Friday, December 11.

The 25th anniversary of the Bay State Winter Games takes place January 22-24 in Northern Berkshire County. The figure skating competition will once again be held at Williams College.

Visit the ISI and USFS webpages to sign up today.

The four recipients of a $500 grant for participating in the fall edition of the Kids Fitness Challenge are Alice B. Beal School (Springfield, MA), Arlington Elementary School (Lawrence, MA), Stony Brook Elementary School (Brewster, MA) and Woburn Street School (Wilmington, MA).

In total, 21,228 kids from schools across the commonwealth took part in the fall edition of the Kids Fitness Challenge. This was the largest number of participants in the three year history of the program with the total representing a 25 percent increase from the previous high in the fall of 2008.

Since November of 2006, the Kids Fitness Challenge has attracted nearly 100,000 elementary and middle school students from across the commonwealth with $12,000 in cash grants distributed to selected schools that participated.

The next Challenge will take place in April of 2010.

The 2009 fall edition of the Kids Fitness Challenge begins November 16 with 21,500 children from around the commonwealth taking part.

Have a great time with your event, and don't forget to e-mail Peter Cohenno with a brief synopsis of your Challenge.

If you have any questions about the Kids Fitness Challenge, please contact Peter via e-mail or call 781-932-6555.

If you're a figure skater, alpine skier or masters ice hockey player, you can now sign up to take part in the 2010 Bay State Winter Games.

This January, the Winter Games celebrate its silver anniversary in Northern Berkshire County and we hope that you can be a part of it with us.

To register, click on Winter Games to the left and then select your sport in the lefthand column.

The 2009 Jack Aborn Memorial Archery Scholarship was awarded to Amanda Ferrie of Auburn, Mass. Amanda is currently a senior Johnson & Wales where she has twice been named to the Dean’s List and started an archery program. She is ranked in the top 20 nationally as a collegiate archer. Amanda participated in Bay State Summer Games archery competition in 2004-2007 and in 2009.

The scholarship is a $250 Scholarship that will be awarded to a participant in the Bay State Games Archery competition.

Registration is now open for the fall 2009 edition of the Kids Fitness Challenge. All Massachusetts elementary and middle schools are eligible.

You can sign up your school today by clicking on the Register tab in the Kids Fitness Challenge menu on the left of the screen and entering your school's information. You can also click here to download a brochure which you can either fax to 781-932-3441 or mail to the Bay State Games, 55 Sixth Road, Woburn, MA 01801.

If you have any questions about the Kids Fitness Challenge, please contact Peter Cohenno via e-mail or call 781-932-6555.

Runners who were unable to qualify for the 2010 Boston Marathon can still take part in the world famous race by raising money for the Bay State Games as a member of our Marathon Team.

We are now accepting applications, so visit the Marathon Team homepage for more information. Make sure you sign up now as numbers are limited.

The Bay State Games are looking for college students who are seeking a sports operations internship for the spring semester.

Please see the Winter Internship webpage for additional information on the position.

Congratulations to all the Massachusetts athletes who competed in the 2009 State Games of America in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In all, Bay State Gamers brought home 28 gold medals.

The following athletes captured medals: 09 State Games Results - Massachusetts.

The Bay State Games are proud to announce that the Fifth Annual Marino Lecture and Sports Medicine Symposium is open to all the medical volunteers who were involved with the 2009 Summer Games free of charge.

For more information, please check the 2009 brochure.

Congratulations to the following schools for winning cash grants in the first annual High School Spirit Program.

Large Schools (more than 1,000 students)
1. Andover High School
2. Agawam High School
3. Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
Medium Schools (501-999 students)
1. Belchertown High School
2. East Longmeadow High School
3. Northampton High School
Small Schools (500 or less students)
1. Pioneer Valley Regional High School
2. Georgetown High School
3. Millis High School

The first, second and third place schools are awarded $1,000, $500 and $250, respectively, for having the highest number of students participate in the 2009 Bay State Summer Games.

The Bay State Winter Games celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2010. The event will be held January 22-24 in Northern Berkshire county. More information will follow as it becomes available.

It was an incredible site this weekend at MIT, as 19 new Bay State Summer Games records were established in track and field. Highlighting the incredible individual performances was Hyde Park's Carla Forbes. The 14 year old set an unofficial national record in the triple jump with a leap of 39 feet, 3 inches.

Congratulations to the top three finishers from the scholastic air rifle competition held at the Reading Rifle and Revolver Club as part of the 2009 Bay State Summer Games.

Click here for full results from the event.

Riding a strong start from Hanover's David Gibson, the Southeast beat Metro, 2-0, to begin baseball action in the 2009 Summer Games. More than 50 scouts and college coaches were on hand during the game keeping a close eye on the talented players from greater Boston and southeast Mass.

Check out the results page shortly after each game for recaps and box scores.

First pitch for the Bay State Games baseball tournament is slated for 9am Monday at Bentley College. The baseball game marks the traditional beginning of the Summer Games which will take place from Monday, July 6 through Sunday, July 19.

Check in here for updates and results on the 28th annual Bay State Summer Games.