Bandits capture championship in Spring Bocce Playoffs

Grand Champion Bocce Bandits, left to right, back row: Jan Ruedlin, Dave Ruedlin, Cheryl Kasselmann, John Ralph, Bill Wright and Vivian Klick (team cheerleader)l front row: Faye Ralph, Captain John Cacciola and Mike Coombs. Not pictured: William Moser and Doris Cacciola

Grand Champion Bocce Bandits, left to right, back row: Jan Ruedlin, Dave Ruedlin, Cheryl Kasselmann, John Ralph, Bill Wright and Vivian Klick (team cheerleader)l front row: Faye Ralph, Captain John Cacciola and Mike Coombs. Not pictured: William Moser and Doris Cacciola

Wednesday Day League Winners Bada Bing, left to right: William Forshaw, Gail Davidson, John Brnabich, Roger Milewski, Dick Gwilt, Muriel Milewski, Klara Fuerstenau and Captain Carol Gwilt, center

Wednesday Day League Winners Bada Bing, left to right: William Forshaw, Gail Davidson, John Brnabich, Roger Milewski, Dick Gwilt, Muriel Milewski, Klara Fuerstenau and Captain Carol Gwilt, center

Friday Day League Winners Bocce Bandits, left to right, standing: John Ralph, Bill Wright, Captain John Cacciola, Mike Coombs, Jan Ruedlin and Dave Ruedlin; kneeling: Vivian Klick, Faye Ralph and Cheryl Kasselmann. Not pictured: William Moser and Doris Cacciola

Friday Day League Winners Bocce Bandits, left to right, standing: John Ralph, Bill Wright, Captain John Cacciola, Mike Coombs, Jan Ruedlin and Dave Ruedlin; kneeling: Vivian Klick, Faye Ralph and Cheryl Kasselmann. Not pictured: William Moser and Doris Cacciola

Wednesday Night League Winners Bocce Knights: Dave Ruedlin, Alex Potapoff, Jan Ruedlin, Dick Gwilt, Captain Carol Gwilt, Roger Milewski and Muriel Milewski

Wednesday Night League Winners Bocce Knights: Dave Ruedlin, Alex Potapoff, Jan Ruedlin, Dick Gwilt, Captain Carol Gwilt, Roger Milewski and Muriel Milewski

Pat Milich

Although temperatures were below normal for mid-May in Arizona, things heated up quickly on the Bocce Courts at PebbleCreek when fierce team competitors Bocce Bandits and Bada Bing once again found themselves competing for the PebbleCreek Bocce Ball Association Grand Championship. In the end, the Bandits stole the show and walked away with the Spring Season trophy.

To get to the finals, Bada Bing won first place in the Wednesday Day League where the Thunderbirds won second place and Club 21 came in third. The Bocce Bandits took the top spot in the Friday League followed by Bocce Novas in second place and Boccelisms, third.

Competing in the association’s very first Wednesday Night League, the Bocce Knights came in first, Free Agents second and Thunderbirds third.