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2012 Rome, New York World
Series of Bocce Champions
Wickliffe Italian and American Club
Brian Polantz, Gino Marulli, Pete Russo, Marco
Cignarale
ELLWOOD CITY FESTIVAL CHAMPS
6th
Annual Youth Bocce
Danny, Shaun,
Lisa and Jimmy
2012 IMBS - KOPPEL, PA
Ross Wyszomierski and
Mike Rue
USABOCCE.COM and the Bessemer Croatian Club
SPECIAL OLYMPICS TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
GOLD MEDAL -
JJ's / Farrell Italian Home
Fred, Mike, Don and Bob
The 27th Annual
Cleveland Challenge CUP OF BOCCE
at the Italian - American Club, Wickliffe, OH
Rainbow Creek #24, Toronto, Canada
CLICK here for YouTube video of Tournament Pictures
Senator John Heinz
History Center’s Second Annual Bocce Tournament and Festival
Joe Palumbo, Gene Giotto, History Center President & CEO Andy Masich,
Jim Sacco and Tom Giotto
More than 1,500
spectators enjoyed the Senator John Heinz History Center’s Second
Annual Bocce Tournament and Festival on Sat., Aug. 20, in the Strip
District. Visitors indulged in Italian food provided by The Common
Plea and danced to Italian-themed music from Pure Gold, Vito DiSalvo &
Daniella Pasquini, and Jimmy Sapienza’s Five Guys Named Moe throughout
the day. Nearly 30 bocce teams competed against each other on
specially constructed bocce courts to raise funds and awareness for
the History Center’s Italian American Endowed Fund, which is dedicated
to preserving the history and culture of Italian Americans in Western
Pennsylvania. The bocce squad from the law firm Buchanan Ingersoll &
Rooney PC took the first place prize, while W.G. Tomko battled to a
second-place finish. All prize winnings totaling $10,000 were
generously donated back to the History Center.
CLICK here for YouTube video of Tournament and Festival Pictures
McFarland Wisconsin
Youth Bocce League - Summer 2011
Molly Caviezel, Gina Ruchti, Jered Green, Spenser Ross, Elliot King
IMBS 2011 Koppel, PA
4-Man Tournament
Danny, Stuey, Mooch and Harp
2011 CASCADE PARK
ITALIAN FESTIVAL BOCCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
Mike, Greg, Harp and Debo
2011 KOPPEL IMBS 2-man
BOCCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
Chip and Karl
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2012 Bocce Tournaments
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February 25,
2012. California - IAC Stockton. RAFFA 2 MEN 1 WOMAN PLAYERS.
Contact Romano Lotti @ 209-951-8256.
March 24, 2012 - California - IAC Stockton. RAFFA 3 PLAYERS.
Contact Rick Wagstaff @ 209-296-6151.
March 31, 2012 - California - IAC Womens Aux. OPEN 4 WOMEN
PLAYERS. Contact Shirley Croce @ 209-466-0541.
April 7, 2012 - California - Waterloo Stockton. OPEN 2 MEN 2
WOMEN PLAYERS. Contact David Canclini @ 209-957-3314.
April 14, 2012 - California - Campo Los Gatos. OPEN 4 PLAYERS
- Los Gatos Bocce Club. Contact John Ross @ 408-354-0625.
April 21, 2012 - California - IACC South City. OPEN 3 PLAYERS.
Contact Gene Semenza @ 650-872-0192.
April 21, 2012. Washington - Bellingham. 10th Annual
Bellingham Bay Bocce Tournament. Contact
Tom@Boccemon.com
April 28, 2012 - California - East Portal Sac. OPEN 4 PLAYERS.
Contact Bob Martinez @ 916-717-1947.
May 5 – 6, 2012 – California – IAC Stockton. Raffa – 3 Women
players. Contact JoAnn Jacobs @ 209-957-1223.
May 12, 2012 – California – PIASC San Mateo – Raffa – 3 Men
Players. Contact Mario Conti @ 650-589-7179.
May 12, 2012 – California – PIASC San Mateo – Open – 4 Women
Players. Contact Mario Conti @ 650-589-7179.
May 13, 2012 – California – Coppola Winery – OPEN – 4 players.
Contact Diane Pelligrini @ 415-485-5583.
May 26, 2012 - California - Monterey Bay Bocce. OPEN - 4
PLAYERS. Contact Giovanni Napoli @ 813-521-5092.
June 2, 2012 - California - Penn Valley. OPEN - 4 PLAYERS.
Contact Bill Knuedeler @ 530-913-5179.
June 3, 2012 - California - IBS Sutter Creek. OPEN - 3 MEN 1
WOMAN PLAYERS. Contact Rick Wagstaff @ 209-296-6151.
June 9, 2012 - California - IAC Stockton. RAFFA 3 PLAYERS -
Western Sector Championships. Contact David Canclini @
209-957-3314.
June 10, 2012 - California - IAC Stockton. OPEN - 4 PLAYERS -
Western Sector Championships. Contact Roy Ramacciotti @
209-327-1770.
June 15-24, 2012 - Illinois - Round Lake at Alpine Club. USBF
National Bocce Championship. The tournaments will include
Open, Punto Raffa Volo and Volo competition. For more
information see (http://www.bocce.com)
or call Mike Conti cell 847-767-6453.
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June 17, 2012 - Vermont - Burlington. Open Doubles Tourney
(June 18 is the rain date). Double elimination or round robin
depending on # of teams. Contact Zander Ponzo @
zponzo@uvm.edu
June 30, 2012 - California - East Portal Sac. RAFFA - 3
PLAYERS. Contact Bob Martinez @ 916-717-1947.
July 7, 2012 - {9:00 AM Start} Vermont - Burlington. Men's
Singles Tourney (July 8 rain date). Double elimination or
round robin depending on # of teams. Contact Zander Ponzo @
zponzo@uvm.edu
July 14, 2012 - {9:00 AM Start} Vermont - Burlington. Women's
Singles Tourney (July 15 the rain date). Double elimination or
round robin depending on # of teams. Contact Zander Ponzo @
zponzo@uvm.edu
July 21, 2012 - {9:00 AM Start} Vermont - Burlington. Novice
Singles Tourney. A novice is any player whose name is not on a
courtside BBC plaque for a first or second place finish in
either singles or doubles. Contact Zander Ponzo @
zponzo@uvm.edu
August 4, 2012 - {9:00 AM Start} Vermont - Burlington. Mixed
Doubles Tourney (August 5 rain date). Depending on number of
entrants, the tournament will either be double elimination or
round robin. Contact Zander Ponzo @
zponzo@uvm.edu
August 11 & 12, 2012 - Vermont - Burlington. Vermont Senior
Games. Singles on Saturday, Doubles on Sunday. Contact Zander
Ponzo @ zponzo@uvm.edu
September 8, 2012 - {9:00 AM Start} Vermont - Burlington. 9/9
rain date. Ladder Tournament's Championship Tourney. Players
in positions 2 - 5 will have a double elimination tournament
to determine who will play the season champion in the
tournament final. A player, including the season champion.
will be eliminated from the tournament after two losses.
Contact Zander Ponzo @
zponzo@uvm.edu
September 29 & 30, 2012 - Vermont - Burlington. Burlington
Bocce Championship. Singles on Saturday, Doubles on Sunday.
(October 6 & 7 rain dates). Depending on number of entrants,
the tournament will either be double elimination or round
robin. Contact Zander Ponzo @
zponzo@uvm.edu
October 13, 2012 - {9:00 AM Start} Vermont - Burlington. This
tournament is open to anyone who has placed first in a singles
or doubles championship on BBC's courts during the 2012
season. October 14 rain date. Contact Zander Ponzo @
zponzo@uvm.edu
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Bocce . . .
Americans Newest Team Sport
What do you think of when you hear the word
"bocce"? Little old Italian men tossing balls on a dusty court? For
years, bocce was considered the game of Italian immigrants. Today, it
has become one of the country's newest team sports, it is now a part
of the World Corporate Games and is an event in the Special Olympics.
In other words, bocce is coming to town !
Bocce may be America's newest sport, but it is one of the world's
oldest games. Over the ages, bocce has changed from a crude
sport played with round rocks, or even coconuts, to today's game with
composite or metal balls. Bocce also has had many names: "
lawn bowling", "nine pins", "skittles"
and "pentaque", to name a few, and has been played by
many rules.
The USAbocce.com goals are to bring bocce to a higher level of
professional participation by seeking out U.S. bocce tournaments and
to connect US leagues for men and women. Bocce is a great game for
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The only difference between the novices and the tournament regulars -
was their mode of transportation. Instead of arriving by
automobile, they arrived via scooters and bicycles. I would like
to commend Matt Morella who started this Post 4th of July Youth
Tournament 4-years ago. I hope many more young players read this
article and continue learning, playing and growing to the popularity
of Bocce. 