From humble beginnings, Camp Gray’s Cassidy Games has grown into a highlight for campers and staffers alike. Full of pageantry, goofiness, and fun, the Cassidy Games is a week-long competition taking place during every session of Summer Camp.
Named after former Camp Director, Fr. Kevin Cassidy, the Games provide a great opportunity to reap the benefits of healthy competition. Throughout the week points are tallied while campers grow in teamwork, sportsmanship, respect, etc. The Games then culminate on Camp’s final night with three mini-battles (games which are appropriate for the abilities of each age level), and the epic Lake Jake Relay Race. At the conclusion of the Relay Race, the Chief that first raises his/her team flag to the top of their team’s flag pole on the center of the lake dock, is deemed the winner of that running of the Games.
Please keep scrolling down to enjoy a brief look back at the first few years of the Cassidy Games!
Camp Gray has gone National! In the May, 2015 issue of the Camp Business magazine, a story about Camp Gray’s CASSIDY GAMES was the cover story! Read all about it HERE.
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The 2018 Cassidy Games
[twocol_one]What a summer of Cassidy Games! With the addition of the new St. John Paul II Dining Hall, we created a new game called Strike Those Objects, a game which involved the use of the deck of the new building! During session 3, the 75th Cassidy Games running took place, which was an incredible milestone to reach. We even had commentators from ESPN Gray (the local ESPN affiliates at Camp Gray) for the 75th! Thanks for your great support of the Cassidy Games!
We love hearing your stories from the Games. Please email us with memories you have from Cassidy 2018!
Mini Battles:
1. Tug-o’-War
2. Panda Ball
3. Strike Those Objects
Meet Your 2018 Cassidy Games Chiefs
Thanks again to all those that helped to make the 2018 Cassidy Games so great!
[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] [/twocol_one_last] [divider]The 2017 Cassidy Games
[twocol_one]The 2017 Cassidy Games were one for the books! A 5-5 split between Red and Blue for the fourth consecutive year. Many thanks to all of those who helped make the games such a resounding success for another year. Thanks for your great support of the Cassidy Games!
We love hearing your stories from the Games. Please email us with memories you have from Cassidy 2017!
Mini Battles:
1. Tug-o’-War
2. Panda Ball
3. Hit That Thang
Meet Your 2017 Cassidy Games Chiefs
Thanks again to all those that helped to make the 2017 Cassidy Games so great!
[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] [/twocol_one_last] [divider]The 2016 Cassidy Games
[twocol_one]The 2016 Cassidy Games rocked! Abundant thanks to all those that helped to make the 2016 runnings so great! During session 8, the 60th Cassidy Games running took place, which was an extremely exciting milestone to reach. Thanks for your great support of the Cassidy Games!
We love hearing your stories from the Games. Please email us with memories you have from Cassidy 2016!
Mini Battles:
1. Tug-o’-War
2. Panda Ball
3. Hit That Thang
Meet Your 2016 Cassidy Games Chiefs
Thanks again to all those that helped to make the 2016 Cassidy Games so great!
[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] [/twocol_one_last] [divider]The 2015 Cassidy Games
[twocol_one]2015 was a special summer for the Cassidy Games. Truly, each session of the Games gets better and better, and the credit for that goes to our amazing campers and our top-notch staffers. During session 8, the 50th Cassidy Games running took place, which was an extremely exciting milestone to reach. Thanks for your great support of the Cassidy Games!
We love hearing your stories from the Games. Please email us with memories you have from Cassidy 2015!
Mini Battles:
1. Tug-o’-War
2. Panda Ball
3. ARB (aka: Mayhem)
Meet Your 2015 Cassidy Games Chiefs
Thanks again to all those that helped to make the 2015 Cassidy Games so great!
[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [divider]The 2014 Cassidy Games
[twocol_one]To all those that helped make the 2014 Cassidy Games so grand, we thank you! We’re loving the Cassidy Games so much, this fall we launched the inaugural season of the Cassidy Talk Back Sessions – a 4-part series highlighting the Games. We think you’ll enjoy! Lastly, we love hearing your stories from the Games. Please email us with memories you have from Cassidy 2014!
Mini Battles:
1. Tug-o’-War
2. Panda Ball
Meet Your 2014 Cassidy Games Chiefs
Thanks again to all those that helped to make the 2014 Cassidy Games so great!
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The 2013 Cassidy Games
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The third summer of the Games was undoubtedly the best! An exciting addition to the 2013 Cassidy Games was the awarding of a blazer-jacket to the winning Chief. A pivotal moment from 2013 was the Day the Cassidy Games Stood Still. Please email us with other memories you have from Cassidy 2013!
Mini Battles:
1. Tug-o’-War
2. Panda Ball
3. Extinguish
Meet Your 2013 Cassidy Games Chiefs
Thanks to all those that helped to make the 2013 Cassidy Games so great!
[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [divider]The 2012 Cassidy Games
[twocol_one]Due to lack of rain, a burn ban was in effect in Sauk County for much of the summer in 2012. Typically, the winning Chief employs the “cross-brand” to make official their team’s win on the Cassidy Tally Pole. With no fire, we got creative and used a “cross-paint-brush” instead. Please email us with other memories you have from Cassidy 2012!
Mini Battles:
1. Trench Bowling
2. Panda Ball
3. Ducks on a Rock
Meet Your 2012 Cassidy Games Chiefs
Thanks to all those that helped to make the 2012 Cassidy Games so great!
The 2011 Cassidy Games
[twocol_one]The very first running of the Cassidy Games was during our 2011 Summer Camp Staff Training. What’s the best way to launch a new event at Camp Gray? First try it with our awesome 50-person staff! The Games received great feedback and a great number of suggestions to improve them. After that, we were off and running! Please email us with other memories you have from Cassidy 2011!
Mini Battles:
1. Extreme Hand Ball
2. Panda Ball
3. Trench Bowling
Meet Your 2011 Cassidy Games Chiefs
Thanks to all those that helped to make the inaugural running of the Cassidy Games so great!
