Bay State Games Announces 2026 High School Spirit Award Recipients

The 2026 Bay State Summer Games Field Hockey Showcase took place from Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12 at Game On, Fitchburg

The 2026 Bay State Summer Games Boys Soccer Showcase took place from Thursday, July 9 - Saturday, July 11 at Game On, Fitchburg

The 2026 Bay State Summer Games Girls Soccer Showcase took place from Thursday, July 9 through Saturday, July 11 at Game On, Fitchburg

The 2026 Bay State Summer Games Softball Showcase took place on Wednesday, July 8 and Thursday, July 9 at Willard Park, Devens

The 2026 Baseball Showcase took place between June 29th and July 1st at Pine Banks Park in Malden, MA.

Colin Roberts Awarded Kristian Rose Memorial Scholarship

Massachusetts Army National Guard Expands Partnership with Bay State Games

Bay State Games has announced new staff appointments and board leadership changes leading into the 2026 Summer Games.  Alanis Tirabassi has been promoted to deputy executive director. Alanis has been with Bay State Games since 2017, when she began as an intern while attending Salem State University. She was hired full-time as sports coordinator in 2020 and later promoted to director of operations before her recent promotion. She joins Kevin Cummings, who has been with the Bay State Games since 1984 and has served as executive director since 1999, as part of the organization’s two-person full-time staff. In addition to her role with Bay State Games, Tirabassi serves as a committee chairperson for the National Congress of State Games. She also works as a consultant for Dave McGillivary Sports Enterprises and Conventures Events, Communications & Marketing. After more than 22 years as chair of the Bay State Games Board of Directors, Phil Gloudemans will step down this spring. Under his leadership, Bay State Games has grown into one of the largest multi-sport nonprofit organizations in New England. He joined the Board of Directors in 1987 and he will continue to serve on the board and its executive committee. Gloudemans is the associate director of media relations at Boston College. Prior to his BC position, he held senior media relations roles at Brown University and Boston University, as well as with three international public relations firms in Boston. The Board of Directors has elected Dan Adams of Polsinelli PC Law Firm in Boston as its new board chair. Adams has served on the Bay State Games board for nearly 20 years and is head of sports and entertainment at Polsinelli PC. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College, a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an MBA from Harvard University. In addition to his volunteer work with Bay State Games, Adams serves on the Board of Directors of the East Greenbush Miracle League. His experience with state games spans decades, including as a three-time participant in the Empire State Summer Games of New York. Registration for the 2026 Bay State Summer Games will begin in early March. The 2026 Summer Games will feature events from May 9 through July 25 across 30 different sports throughout eastern and central Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.baystategames.org