2007 State Games in the U.S.A.
Date postedJune 11, 2007
College Sports Information Directors of America
Most of the states in the U.S.A. have created Olympic-style amateur events that provide for competition at all age levels and in a wide variety of sports. In an effort to help sports information directors find out how to participate in, or work at, their respective State Games, the following list has been compiled by the CoSIDA Allied Organizations Committee. When available, contact phone numbers and e-mail addresses have been included. The web site for each State Game also is listed. An additional event this summer will be the State Games of America, hosted in Colorado Springs, Colo., from August 2-5. The State Games of America are held every other year, with competition involving athletes who have placed in an event at one of the State Games over the previous two summers.
Also, the Allied Organizations Committee needs additional members. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact Robert McKinney of Willamette University, Allied Organizations Chair, or Debbie Copp at the University of Oklahoma, Committee on Committees Chair. McKinney may be reached at (503) 370-6110 or rmckinne@willamette.edu. Copp may be reached at (405) 325-8367 or dcopp@ou.edu.
| Governing Organization | National | National Native American Games |
|---|---|---|
| Governing Organization National Congress of State Games (Member organizations of the NCSG are the various State Games) Web site includes links to State Games | National State Games of America (for medal winners from various State Games) August 2-5, 2007 (held every other year) Colorado Springs, Colorado Phone: (719) 634-7333, ext. 1000 http://www.thesportscorp.org/SGA2007/ | National Native American Games July 19-22, 2007 Phoenix, Arizona Phone: (480) 517-9700 Web: http://www.gcsg.org/events/nativegame/index.html (connected to web site for Grand Canyon State Games) |
| Regional | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regional Southeast Sports Festival (Next year; Second ever - held every two years) August 1-3, 2008 State of Florida Athletes must participate, but not necessarily place, in local State Games to qualify States Included: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina Provisional States: Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia http://www.southeastsportsfestival.org |
STATE-BY-STATE DIRECTORY
| Alabama Alabama Sports Festival June 29 - July 1, 2007 Birmingham Metro area, Alabama Phone: (800) 467-0422 or (334) 280-0065 Web: www.alagames.com | Alaska No State Games at this time | Arizona Grand Canyon State Games June 21-24, 2007 Greater Phoenix area, Arizona Phone: (480) 517-9700 Web: www.gcsg.org |
| Arkansas No State Games at this time | California California State Games July 13-15, 2007 San Diego, California and surrounding communities Phone: (619) 223-2033 E-mail: info@calstategames.org Web: www.calstategames.org | Colorado Rocky Mountain State Games August 2-5, 2007 (Will be combined with the State Games of America) Colorado Springs, Colorado Phone: (719) 634-7333, ext. 1000 Web: www.thesportscorp.org/rmsg/ |
| Connecticut Nutmeg State Games July 28 - August 5, 2007 Bridgeport, Connecticut Phone: (860) 528-4588 E-mail: nsg@nutmetstategames.org Web: www.nutmegstategames.org | Florida Sunshine State Games June 9-10, 15-17, 2007 Polk County, Florida Phone: (866) 354-2637 (in Florida) or (850) 488-8347 E-mail: games@flasports.com Web: www.flasports.com/page_sunshine.shtml | Georgia Georgia State Games July 12-22, 2007 Atlanta, Georgia Phone: (770) 528-3580 Web: www.georgiagames.org |
| Hawaii Aloha State Games June 2-3, 9, 16-17, 21-24, 29-30, July 1, 6-8, 14-15, 21-22, 29, 2007 At various venues Phone: (808) 732-8805 Web: www.alohastategames.org | Idaho No Summer State Games at this time | Illinois Prairie State Games Summer, 2007 Southwestern Illinois Phone: (618) 233-8665 Web: www.prairiestategames.org/home.htm (web site is not working) |
| Indiana State Games of Indiana Summer, 2007 At various venues Phone: (219) 629-3821 E-mail: dgobbie@iun.edu Web: www.donnsports.com/games.htm | Iowa Iowa Games July 7-8, 12-15, 20-22, August 5, 2007 Ames, Iowa Phone: (888) 777-8881 or (515) 292-3251 Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau: (800) 288-7470 E-mail: info@iowagames.org Web: www.iowagames.org | Kansas Sunflower State Games July 13-15, 20-22, 2007 Topeka, Kansas Phone: (888) 774-7721 (in Kansas) or (785) 235-2295 E-mail: sunflowerops@sbcglobal.net Web: www.sunflowergames.com/index.sp |
| Kentucky Bluegrass State Games June 8-10, July 13-15, 21-22, 28-29, August 4-5, 2007 Lexington, Kentucky Phone: (800) 722-2474 (in Kentucky) or (859) 255-0336 Web: www.bgsg.org | Louisiana No State Games at this time | Maine Maine Games June 2, 16, 22-24, July 29, September 16, 21-22, 2007 At various venues Phone: (207) 284-2003 Web: www.mainegames.org |
| Maryland No State Games at this time | Massachusetts Bay State Games July 1, 9-15, 17-22, 2007 At various venues Phone: (781) 932-6555 E-mail: info@baystategames.org Web: www.baystategames.org/summer/ | Michigan No State Games at this time |
| Minnesota Star of the North Games June 15-17, 22-24, 2007 Rochester, Minnesota Phone: (800) 756-7827 or (763) 785-5603 Web: www.starofthenorthgames.org | Mississippi State Games of Mississippi June 2-3, 15-17 and 20-24, 2007 Meridian, Mississippi Phone: (800) 482-0205 E-mail: stgamiss@aol.com Web: www.stategamesofms.org | Missouri Show-Me State Games July 20-22, 27-29, August 3-5, 2007 Columbia, Missouri Phone: (573) 882-2101 Web: www.smsg.org |
| Montana Big Sky State Games July 20-22, 2007 Billings, Montana Phone: (406) 254-7426 E-mail: info@bigskygames.org Web: www.bigskygames.org | Nebraska Cornhusker State Games July 20-22, 27-29, 2007 Lincoln, Nebraska and surrounding communities Phone: (800) 304-2637 (in Nebraska) or (402) 471-2544 E-mail: csg@conrhuskerstategames.com Web: www.cornhuskerstategames.com/index.sp | Nevada No State Games at this time |
| New Hampshire New Hampshire Amateur State Games Summer, 2007 Manchester, New Hampshire Phone: (603) 626-4263 Web: www.nhgames.com | New Jersey Garden State Games Summer, 2007 Phone: (973) 618-1111 Web: www.gardenstategames.com/index.html (web site has not been updated) | New Mexico New Mexico Games May 5-6, 25-28, June 2, 7-10, 15-16, 29-30, 2007 Albuquerque, New Mexico Phone: (505) 764-1510 Web: www.nmgames.com |
| New York Empire State Games July 25-29, 2007 Westchester County, New York Phone: (518) 474-8889 Web: www.empirestategames.org/summer/default.asp | North Carolina State Games of North Carolina June 1-24, 2007 Greensboro, North Carolina Phone: (800) 277-8763 (in North Carolina) or (919) 361-1133 E-mail: stategamesnc@ncsports.org Web: www.ncsports.org/sgmain.php | North Dakota Prairie Rose State Games July 13-15, 2007 Fargo, North Dakota Phone: (701) 328-5369 or (701) 241-1350 (Fargo organizing committee) E-mail: info@prairierose.org Web: www.prairierose.org |
| Ohio No State Games at this time | Oklahoma Sooner State Games Summer, 2007 At various venues in Oklahoma (mostly Oklahoma City area) Phone: (405) 236-5000 E-mail: bschmitt@okcallsports.org Web: www.soonerstategames.org/summer_games.htm | Oregon State Games of Oregon June 1-3, 9, 16-17, July 7-15, 21-22, 2007 (mostly July 7-8) Porland, Oregon area and other venues in Oregon Phone: (503) 520-1319 Web: www.stategamesoforegon.org/index.php?season=summer |
| Pennsylvania Keystone State Summer Games July 24-29, 2007 York, Pennsylvania Phone: (888) 445-4559 (in Pennsylvania) or (570) 823-3164 Web: www.keystonegames.com/SummerGames.htm | Rhode Island No State Games at this time | South Carolina No State Games at this time |
| South Dakota No State Games at this time | Tennessee None State Games at this time | Texas TAAF Games of Texas July 21-22, 26-29, 2007 Williamson County, Texas Phone: (512) 863-9400 Web: http://www.taaf.com/gamesoftexas |
| Utah Utah Summer Games June 7-24, 2007 Cedar City, Utah and various venues Phone: (435) 865-8421 Web: www.utahsummergames.org | Vermont No State Games at this time | Virginia Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia July 20-22, 2007 Roanoke, Virginia Phone: (800) 333-8274 (in Virginia) or (540) 343-0987 Web: www.commonwealthgames.org |
| Washington Washington State Games Summer, 2007 At various venues Phone: (509) 965-9260 Web: www.wsgames.org (web sit has not been updated since 2006) | Washington, D.C. No games at this time | West Virginia No State Games at this time |
| Wisconsin Badger State Games June 15-17, 22-24, 2007 Madison, Wisconsin and various venues Phone: (608) 226-4780 E-mail: info@sportsinwisconsin.com Web: www.sportsinwisconsin.com/bsg/index.php | Wyoming No summer State Games at this time Cowboy State Games (Winter) E-mail: tolin@tribcsp.com Web: http://w3.tribcsp.com/~csg/ |