February: On Wednesday, February 27, 2019, PC Bocce Ball had their 20th Anniversary celebration. Over 300 members and guests enjoyed a memorable and nostalgic celebration of 20 years of PC Bocce. President Cheryl Kasselmann presented plaques of gratitude to past Bocce Presidents, Joe Naworski, Tom Bailey and Ken Zitek, for their many years of service.…
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Sports, March 2019
Bocce news
February: On Wednesday, February 27, 2019, PC Bocce Ball had their 20th anniversary celebration. As of this writing over 250 tickets have been sold. More details will be available in the April PC Post. On Wednesday, February 13 the PC Wednesday Bocce teams had an exciting visit from FOX-10 reporter Ty Brennan. He stopped by to…
Sports, February 2019
PebbleCreek Bocce news
Carolyn Rota, Public Relations 2018 Fall Season ended with the “Show Me Shooters” taking the Grand Championship for Bocce’s night leagues. For the Bocce day leagues the Grand Champion is team Holy Rollers. Congratulations to all. Now on to 2019. 2019 Winter Season has started off with big plans for Bocce. Our membership is 700+…
Front Page, January 2019
PebbleCreek Bocce celebrates 20-year history
Pat Milich The old-world game of bocce ball has been around since early Egyptian times and was brought to America in the early 1900s by immigrants from northern Italy. But it was not until 20 years ago this month that the game, formerly associated with male players only, began to take root and eventually flourish…
Sports, April 2018
Annual picnic highlights social side of PC Bocce
Pat Milich Of course, there is a healthy competition among the Bocce enthusiasts in PebbleCreek. As each of the fall, winter and spring seasons wind down, there always is much excitement swirling around the winning teams as they vie for the Grand Championships of the Day and Night Leagues. But just as enjoyable as the…
Sports, February 2018
35 new players register for winter Bocce season
Pat Milich A soaking rainfall followed by above average temperatures in the upper 70s greeted the 584 players on 60 teams who anxiously awaited the start of the PebbleCreek Bocce Association’s Winter Season on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. The day before, on Monday, January 8, Statistician Carol Gwilt conducted a clinic for the 35 new…
Sports, December 2017
Fall bocce teams look forward to playoffs as officials prepare for winter 2018 season
Pat Milich Mother Nature threw a few curve balls that impacted the PebbleCreek Bocce Association’s fall 2017 season. First, there was that monsoon over the summer that damaged the shade canopies on the parking lot side of the Eagle’s Nest Court Complex. Representatives of the Homeowners Association (HOA) worked over time to reinstall the shades…
Sports, November 2017
Registration deadlines announced for 2018 winter Bocce season
Pat Milich More and more people are hearing about what a ball it is to play Bocce in PebbleCreek! That is why the volunteers who organize this popular activity are encouraging everyone who wants to participate in the Winter 2018 Season to get in their registration forms as soon as possible and to pay very…
Sports, October 2017
It’s all about fun and friendship as Bocce begins new fall season
Members of the PebbleCreek Bocce Association Board of Directors gather at the kiosk at Eagle’s Nest on September 6, the final day of Fall Season registration. Left to right are Treasurer Mollie McErlean, Vice President Bob Labenz, President Cheryl Kasselmann and Secretary Gail Davidson. Not pictured are Statistician Carol Gwilt and Publicity Director Pat Milich.
Sports, September 2017
September 6 last day to register for fall Bocce season
Pat Milich All summer long there has been a steady stream of registration forms being delivered in person and by mail to the Tuscany Falls home of Mollie McErlean, PebbleCreek Bocce Association’s treasurer and team registrar. The process of setting up teams for the Fall 2017 Season’s four leagues has been underway since the Spring…