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 […]
Category: Midwestern Sector
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 […]
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 […]
2024 Women’s Singles Punto Raffa Volo Championship Results
Courtney Strickland. Wow! Incredible! Congratulations for winning the 2024 Women’s Singles PRV Bocce National Championship. Courtney also won Gold this week with Anthony LaBarbera in the Mixed Doubles Championship, and they finished 2nd together in 2023. Both hail from Greater Chicago and play at Mazzini Verdi and Highwood Bocce Club. In addition, Courtney was the […]
2024 Men’s Singles Punto Raffa Volo Championship Results
The 2024 US Bocce Men’s PRV Champion is none other than, Jose Botto. Botto has been a multiple time national champion over the last 20 years after moving to the USA from Argentina. For the past 12 years, in other tournaments, he has been teammates with runner up, Hunter Gallero. Gallero is also an exceptional […]
2024 Mixed Doubles Punto Raffa Volo Championship Results
Anthony LaBarbera and Courtney Strickland are the Champions of the 2024 US Bocce Mixed Doubles Punto Raffa Volo Tournament at the IABC in St. Louis, MO. Congratulations to the duo who are from the Greater Chicago area. They often play at the Highwood Bocce Club. This is Anthony’s 2nd Gold Medal this week. Yesterday he […]