WOBURN, MA – Registration for the 38th
annual Bay State Summer Games is now open. The 2019 Summer Games will include thirty-one
sports with competitions from June 1 – July 27 at venues throughout eastern and
central Massachusetts including UMass Boston, Harvard University, Union Point
Sports Complex in Weymouth, New England Sports Center in Marlborough, and
Veterans Memorial Complex in Waltham.
Eight high school showcase
sports will take place for a variety of sports, including Baseball, Basketball,
Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball and Volleyball. Athletes
currently in grade 8-12 who live or go to school in Massachusetts are eligible
to attend regional tryouts during the month of June. These tryouts will
determine teams representing the various regions of the Commonwealth that will
compete against each other in July. Check each sport page for specific
eligibility requirements.
The Summer Games include a
wide variety of individual sports including Swimming, Track & Field,
Wrestling, Weightlifting, Table Tennis, Archery, Judo, Badminton and more.
These sports are open to a wide range of ages and skill levels from youth
participants to masters-aged athletes. Adaptive sport divisions in Archery,
Swimming, and Track & Field are available, as well. Bay State Games also offers
tournaments for pre-existing teams in Boys Basketball, Girls Lacrosse, Rugby,
Ultimate, and 6v6 Field Hockey.
The 2019 Summer Games will
feature three new sports – Pickleball, FootGolf, and Ultimate. The Figure
Skating Basic Skills competition has also been reinstated, the Swimming
divisions have been restructured, now opening participation to athletes aged 10
& under, and Wrestling has been combined into a one-day competition.
Athletes currently in
eleventh grade are eligible for the Bay State Games Future Leaders Scholarship
Program which awards six $2,000 college scholarships to Massachusetts High
School student-athletes who excel in academics, community service, and
athletics. Applications are now available at the Bay State Games website. The
deadline to apply is June 5.
For more information on all
sports in the 2019 Summer Games, the Future Leaders Scholarship, and links to
online registration, go to www.baystategames.org.
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