BSG Athletes: Different Strokes For Different Folks

Over 4,000 athletes from around the State will compete in the Badger State Games this year. Not only do their home towns vary, but the sports they compete in. Attached is a list of Athletes, their sport and city of origin.

The 2006 Games started last weekend, January 27-29 and included Archery, Bowling, Youth and Women's hockey. Result are posted at www.badgerstategames.org. They will continue this weekend, February 3-5 with, Alpine Skiing, Billiards, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Men's Hockey, Nordic Skiing, Quadrathlon, Ski Jumping, Snowboarding, Snowshoe Racing, Speedskating as well as the Opening Ceremony in and around north-central Wisconsin.

For more scheduling information and to register for the 2006 Winter Games, log on to www.badgerstategames.org or call 608-226-4780.

Wausau Insurance Companies presents the Badger State Winter Games. Major sponsors are American Family Insurance, Charter Communications, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Saint Joseph's Hospital-Ministry Health Care, with special thanks to TravelWisconsin.com and the Wausau/Central Wisconsin Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation is a nonprofit sports management organization that helps develop sports tourism in Wisconsin and promotes positive lifestyles and physical fitness through amateur athletic events and health education programs. WSDC owns the Badger State Games, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, the Wisconsin Sports Foundation, Paddle & Portage, Shape Up Wisconsin Kids, Lighten Up Wisconsin and the Fit Kids Challenge. WSDC is also the local host of Ironman Wisconsin