Info submitted by Brad Thayer BOCCE SOCIAL, Local Singles Tournament on Long Island in New York. “Hats off to Russell and Anthony for a hard fought pointing battle ending at 12-10, with Russell rolling in the last deep tight point for the win.” – Brad Thayer Congrats to: 1st Place: Russell Johnson (traveling from Toccolana […]
Author: Joe Quartarone
Western Sector US Bocce President’s Team Finally Wins Marin Doubles Tournament After 10 Years
Submitted in part by Ben Campbell and John Lopez. Ben Campbell, Western Sector US Bocce President, and John Lopez went undefeated and won the annual Marin Bocce Federation Doubles Tournament after a decade of attempts. Congratulations, guys! This year, 3 non-Marin teams took the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Marin is a long time US […]
2026 Annual Mario Massa Bocce Tournament is October 10th – 11th
Each year the folks in the Chicagoland area gather at the Highwood Bocce Club to honor Mario Massa. This year, the bocce tournament will be on October 10th to 11th. Please contact the club with questions: www.HighwoodBocce.com. Open Bocce Rules rules apply for the event. Entry is $500 / 4 person team and it’s a […]
2026 US Bocce National Championship Results
In June, US Bocce Federation and Methuen Sons of Italy volunteers enthusiastically hosted the 2026 National Championship north of Boston, MA at the East Coast’s internationally sanctioned facility. The winners of the Precision Shooting Tournaments for both Singles Women and Men directly earned a spot on the USA National Team to compete in the 2026 World […]
19th Aldo Della Croce Bocce Tournament set for November 6-8, 2026
The 19th Annual Aldo Della Croce Bocce Tournament, hosted by the IABC in St. Louis, will take place on November 6-8, 2026. Join other players from across the Midwest at this annual event. Open Bocce Rules apply.
2026 US Bocce Nationals Schedule Released
2026 US Bocce Nationals Schedule USBF and Methuen Sons of Italy enthusiastically invite you to compete in the 2026 US Bocce National Championship. The winners of the Punto Raffa Volo (PRV) doubles events for Women, Men and Mixed will proudly represent the USA in North American playoff matches in late July or early August in […]
Top USA Bocce Athletes to Compete in World Championships
This October, our 2024 US Bocce Champions head to Turkey to take on the best bocce players from 27 countries in the 2024 World Bocce Championships. All four USA athletes won 1st place in our US Nationals in June. Three of them then competed with Canada’s top players to earn the opportunity to represent not […]
2024 Open A National Championship Results
Congratulations to The Alliance team for their 1st Place finish in the 2024 US Bocce Nationals in the Open A Tournament. Team Alliance is a combination of players from New York and Michigan. Brad Thayer, from Long Island and a staple of the American Bocce Club and Methuen Sons of Italy, is not a stranger […]
2024 Men’s Precision Raffa Shooting Championship Results
Tom Holleman, President of the Highwood Bocce Club, can now add Gold Medalist to his list of bocce accomplishments. Holleman won first place today out of a field of 22 who are from New York to California and all across the USA. With another fascinating display of bocce expertise during the past 5 days, Anthony […]
2024 Women’s Precision Raffa Shooting Championship Results
What a remarkable feat! Between Monday June 24th and today, Friday June 28th, Courtney Strickland won a hat trick of Gold Medals. Today she won the Gold Medal in the 2024 Women’s Precision Raffa Shooting Championship in addition to top place in the Mixed Doubles PRV and Women’s Doubles PRV events. Lauren McDermott, another great […]