By Josh Glionna

Somerville residents Kaleigh Conte and Shannon Higgins will be participating in the Bay State Games for the Metro girls hockey team this summer.

Conte is entering her junior year as a defenseman at Phillips Exeter Academy. This is Conte’s third summer skating with the Metro team.

Higgins is a defenseman entering her senior year at Somerville High and skates with the Cambridge/Somerville High School co-op team during the winter. This is Higgins’ first summer with the Metro team.

The Metro team also includes Adrienne Ashe (Cambridge), Bella Corcione (Cambridge), Bridget Crane (Arlington Catholic), Bridget Flaherty (Arlington Catholic), Maggie Flaherty (St. Mary’s of Lynn), Bella Jaffe (Cambridge), Alexandra Keane (Arlington Catholic), Abigail Knight (Arlington Catholic), Erin King (Cushing Academy), Patricia MacLean (Medford), Ashley Morris (Medford), Reid Nichols (East Coast Junior Wizards), Laura Shea (Arlington), and Grace Toner (Cambridge).

The Metro team is coached by Medford High Girl’s varsity assistant hockey coach Josh Glionna.

The four day tournament starts Thursday, July 7 and concludes with a medal round Sunday, July 10. The tournament takes place at the Foxboro Sports Center in Foxboro, MA.

The Bay State Games is an Olympic style competition held annually since 1982.