Tara Soni, age 14, won the Silver Medal for tennis in the Girls’ 14&Under Singles category in the recently held Bay State Games.  Tara is a sophomore at Lynnfield High School and was a member of the LHS tennis team last year.

Her brother, Atul Soni, age 17, won the Gold medal for tennis in the Boys’ 18 & Under Singles category in the Bay State Games.  Atul graduated from Lynnfield High School in June'06.  He was a member of the Lynnfield High School tennis team since his freshman year and was co-captain last year.  He will be attending Brandeis University this Fall and will be on their tennis team.

 The Bay State Summer Games are an Olympic-Style Sports Festival that allows its participants to not only have a great experience in their sport, but to take in all the other competitions that the Games' offer. 2006 marked the 25th anniversary of the Bay State Summer Games. What started as an event with 300 participants in 4 sports, has grown to include over 7,000 athletes in 25 sports from 300 cities and towns across the Commonwealth.

Some of the sports included in the Bay State Games are

Archery
Baseball
Basketball
Badminton
Baton Twirling
Diving
Fencing
Field Hockey
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Judo
Shooting
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Synchronized Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
6v6 Field Hockey
7v7 Soccer
Juniors Basketball
Lacrosse

For more information on the Bay State Games please check their website at

http://news.bostonherald.com/blogs/baystategames/
 

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