Tag: Bocce Ball

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…

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…

Thunderbirds and United 40 win Spring Bocce Championships

Members of the Thunderbirds team which captured the championship of the Spring Night League are (left to right): Lloyd Smith, Ardys Smith, Amy Potapoff, Alex Potapoff; not pictured are Mike Coombs and Beverly Loding.

Pat Milich Congratulations to the Thunderbirds who won the Night League Championship and United 40 who captured the Day League Championship in the PebbleCreek Bocce Association’s 2017 Spring Season. Statistician Carol Gwilt has announced the following Spring League final standings: Tuesday Night League: 1st Place Thunderbirds; 2nd Place Hare & Hounds; 3rd Place Bocce Knights. Wednesday…

Bocce players celebrate end of another successful year

Food and friendship were the order of the day as participants in Fall 2016 and Winter and Spring 2017 Bocce Seasons gather for their annual picnic at Sunset Park in Eagle’s Nest.

Mollie McErlean Registrations for the fall 2017 Bocce season are now being accepted on a first come, first served basis. Popularity of the sport, especially since two night leagues were added last year, is prompting the PebbleCreek Bocce Association Board of Directors to keep a close watch over the number of registrations already pouring in…

Bocce board urges participants to think ahead

In order to help both present and future participants in the PebbleCreek Bocce Association, especially our snowbirds, to secure a spot in next year’s play, the Board of Directors has prepared a list of important dates: 2017 Fall League: Early Registration: Turn in to Mollie McErlean by September 3. Regular Registration: Tuesday, September 5 and…

And the winners are Winter Bocce league champs

Winners of the Winter Night League Grand Championship team, Just Winter, left to right: Lloyd Smith, Alex Potapoff, Amy Potapoff, Mike Coombs, Cheryl Squillace and Richard Squillace

Pat Milich It was a great day for a picnic and for celebrating the end of the PebbleCreek Bocce Association’s chilly but challenging 2017 Winter Season. On March 22, hundreds of Bocce enthusiasts gathered on the freshly manicured lawn of Sunrise Park in Eagle’s Nest to bask in the warmth of the sun that did…

Bocce players combine fun with charitable efforts

Pat Milich There’s no denying the word is out. Joining the PebbleCreek Bocce Association is synonymous with having a good time! With membership growing to over 700 players, there’s plenty of fun and friendship going on Wednesday and Friday mornings and Tuesday and Thursday nights as 66 teams currently compete in the Spring Season’s Day…