2018 BAY STATE SUMMER GAMES MEDIA INFORMATION KIT Bay State Games @BayStateGames @baystategames baystategames baystategames.org | #BSG2018 Bay State Games 55 Sixth Road Woburn, MA 01801 Phone:(781)932-6555 Fax:(781)932-3441 Email: [email protected] Local Press and Media, Thank you in advance for your coverage of the 2018 Bay State Summer Games. Included in this media information kit is a variety of information on the Summer Games. A listing of all the athletes from the Commonwealth who will be competing in the finals can be found at http://www.baystategames.org/participants. The list is organized by town and name. Please note that the athlete list was created as of July 5, and therefore is not a complete listing due to rosters and registrations still coming to our office. It will be updated throughout the Games. If you would like to get in contact with an athlete or a coach, please contact us and we will notify them. In addition, you can find results at http://www.baystategames.org/summer-games-results. Daily recaps and game summaries can be found in our Media Section at http://www.baystategames.org/press-releases. In the meantime, if you have any other questions or inquiries regarding the Bay State Games, please feel free to contact us. We hope to see you at the Summer Games! Best wishes, Erika Sheinhait Kiara Killelea Public Relations Interns Bay State Games 55 6th Road Woburn, MA 01801 781-932-6555 [email protected] | [email protected] Bay State Games @BayStateGames @baystategames STAFF & ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Kevin Cummings - Executive Director Margo Murphy – Sports Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] w. 781-932-3441 c. 617-281-3158 Alanis Tirabassi - Operations Intern Erin Laskey – Operations Intern [email protected] [email protected] Marc Tebbetts - Operations Intern Kiara Killelea – Public Relations Intern [email protected] [email protected] Abigail Weaver - Operations Intern Erika Sheinhait - Operations/Sports [email protected] Information Intern [email protected] Andrew Zibro - Operations Intern [email protected] Board of Directors Honorary Chairman-Emeritus Dr. Arthur Pappas (1931-2016) UMass Medical Center Board Members Philip Gloudemans – Chair Brown University Daniel Adams Sports Law Group, Polsinelli Lauren Bigelow Samsung Peter Buxton Executive Consultant Matt Chmura Boston Bruins David Choate Conventures Inc. William Cleary Harvard University Athletic Director (Retired) Peter Cohenno Children’s Hospital, Boston Joe Lemar U.S. Paralympic Gold Medalist Hon. David Harrison Judge (Retired) Phil Haughey The Haughey Company Lee Smith Kopelman & Paige, P.C. – General Counsel Charlie Titus UMass Boston Diane Wilcox Communities For People John O’Keefe Bay State Financial Services Bay State Games @BayStateGames @baystategames BAY STATE GAMES HISTORY The Bay State Summer Games is Massachusetts’ own Olympic-style athletic competition that has annually been held since 1982. Each year the Summer Games features 6,000 athletes competing in 27 sports. Athletes of all ages and abilities represent over 300 Massachusetts communities as well as Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New York each year. The Summer Games take place annually during the month of July consisting of showcase sports, individual sports, and team sports. Tryouts for showcase sports are held during the month of June statewide. Finals for all Summer Games competitions are held in the Metro Boston and Central Massachusetts areas. The Bay State Games are a program of an organization called The Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation (MASF). MASF is a 501© (3), non-profit organization that was established to host the first sanctioned State Games of Massachusetts. Today, the MASF operates with the mission of promoting personal development, education, physical fitness, teamwork, and good sportsmanship through athletic competitions and educational programs for the people of Massachusetts. The Bay State Games was founded by Dave McGillivray in 1982. McGillivray was on the Governor’s Council of Physical Fitness and Sports. He wanted to create a state-wide summer sports festival for Massachusetts. McGillivray appointed Doug Arnot to pitch the idea of “Sportsfest” to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to become the executive director. “Sportsfest” started off with only four sports with 500 athletes. The games were conducted on hardwood floors and playing fields at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The Summer Games’ breakthrough year came in 1985 when basketball became the showcase event in both women’s and men’s divisions. The same year, Arnot developed the idea of creating a winter sports festival for Massachusetts athletes. The Winter Games took place in the Northern Berkshire region because of the available facilities. Four hundred athletes took part in the inaugural Winter Games with competitions including figure skating, alpine skiing, cross country skiing, and speed skating. Within the first couple of year of the Winter Games, there was much experimentation. Figure staking and alpine skiing are the only two sports which have been included in every Winter Games. Current sports in the Winter Games include figure skating, alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoe racing, curling, masters ice hockey, and bowling. Today, the Bay State Games produces quality Olympic-style competitions in summer and winter sports. The Bay State Games is a member of the National Congress of State Games which consists of over 30 member states. The National Congress of State Games is a member of the United States Olympic Committee’s Multi-Sport Organization Counsel. Athletes in selected sports who win medals at the Bay State Summer and Winter Games are invited to compete at the State Games of America held bi-annually at a selected location within the country. The State Games of America has been held in St. Louis, MO; Hartford, CT; Colorado Springs, CO; San Diego, CA; Hershey, PA; and Lincoln, NE. The Games will be held in Lynchburg, VA in 2019. Figure Skating has been one of the largest sports in the State Games of America since its inception. Massachusetts has lead the way in State Games of America Figure Skating participation often having the most competitors of any state in the event. Bay State Games @BayStateGames @baystategames 2018 SUMMER GAMES SCHEDULE 6 V 6 FIELD HOCKEY FENCING SOCCER Saturday June 30 Friday July 28 – Sunday July 28 Thursday July 12 – Sunday July 15 Worcester State University Boston Fencing Club Veterans Memorial Complex 7 V 7 GIRLS LACROSSE FIELD HOCKEY SOFTBALL Tuesday July 10 – Wednesday July 11 Friday July 13 – Sunday July 15 Monday July 9 – Wednesday July 11 Veterans Memorial Complex Veterans Memorial Complex Danehy Park ARCHERY ICE HOCKEY SWIMMING Saturday July 21 – Sunday July 22 Thursday July 5 – Sunday July 8 Saturday July 7 – Sunday July 8 Mansfield Memorial Park Foxboro Sports Center Harvard University BADMINTON JUDO SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING Saturday June 23 – Sunday June 24 Sunday July 15 Saturday June 16 Boston Badminton UMass Boston Worcester YWCA BASEBALL BOYS LACROSSE TRACK & FIELD Monday July 9 – Friday July 13 Tuesday July 10 – Thursday July 12 Saturday July 14 Boston College High School Veterans Memorial Complex Merrimack College GIRLS BASKETBALL RUGBY 7s TABLE TENNIS Friday July 13 – Sunday July 15 Saturday July 28 Saturday, June 9 Reggie Lewis Center Union Point Complex Boston Table Tennis Center BOYS BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING – PISTOL VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC Sunday July 15 and July 29 Saturday July 14 – Sunday July 15 Saturday July 21 – Sunday July 22 Massachusetts Rifle Association UMass Boston UMass Boston SHOOTING – TRAP WEIGHTLIFTING BATON TWIRLING Saturday June 23 Saturday July 21 – Sunday July 22 Saturday July 7 North Leominster Gun Club UMass Boston Reggie Lewis Center WRESTLING Friday July 14 – Saturday July 15 UMass Boston For more detailed information, please Visit baystategames.org/finals-schedule Bay State Games @BayStateGames @baystategames VENUES FOR THE 2018 SUMMER GAMES Boston Badminton Mass. Rifle Association 169 Flanders Road 290R Salem Street Westborough, MA 01581 Woburn, MA 01801 Boston College High School Merrimack College 150 William T Morrissey Boulevard 315 Turnpike Street Boston, MA 02125 North Andover, MA 01845 Boston Fencing Club North Leominster Gun Club 100 Holton Street 1501 Lancaster Avenue Brighton, MA 02135 Lunenburg, MA 01462 Boston Table Tennis Center Reggie Lewis Center 407R Mystic Ave #19D 1350 Tremont Street Medford, MA 02155 Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120 Danehy Park UMass Boston 99 Sherman Street 100 William T Morrissey Boulevard Cambridge, MA 02138 Boston, MA 02125 Foxboro Sports Center Union Point Complex 10 E Belcher Road 26 Memorial Grove Avenue Foxborough, MA 02035 Weymouth, MA 02190 Harvard UniVersity Veterans Memorial Complex 65 N Harvard St 385 Forest Street Boston, MA 02134 Waltham, MA 02452 Mansfield Memorial Park Worcester State UniVersity 111 Hope Street 486 Chandler Street Mansfield, MA 02048 Worcester, MA 01602 Worcester YWCA 1 Salem Square Worcester, MA 01608 Bay State Games @BayStateGames @baystategames 2018 SUMMER GAMES By the Numbers Years ...........................................................................................…………………………….……………………………37 Sports .............................................................................................................................................………..26 Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Boys High School Basketball Classic, Girls