Nation's Largest Winter Sports Festival: Now Accepting Registration

Badger State Winter Games, the Nation's largest winter sports festival is pleased to announce online registration is open for the 2006 Winter Games.

"Amazingly enough we were able to open registration for the (Badger State) Games a month earlier than usual," stated Ron Vincent, Executive Director for the Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation. "With people being able to register in early November there's one less thing for them to take care of during the holiday season."

The 2006 Games will take place the last weekend in January and the first weekend in February. Archery, Bowling, Youth and Women's hockey will take place January 27-29, 2006, while the remaining sports, Alpine Skiing, Billiards, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Men's Hockey, Indoor Archery, Nordic Skiing, Quadrathlon, Ski Jumping, Snowboarding, Snowshoe Racing and Speedskating will occur February 3-5, 2006 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, Marshfield, 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.