Tag: Bocce Ball

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…

New benches latest improvement at Bocce Complex

Pat Milich As participation in one of PebbleCreek’s most popular sports continues to expand, so has the need for adequate seating for Bocce team players. That need was met last month when 16 new concrete benches were installed at the community’s Bocce Complex at Eagle’s Nest. Added to the 16 benches that already existed at…

Bocce is back and bigger than ever

Pat Milich The popularity of Bocce Ball in PebbleCreek continues to burgeon as the 2016-2017 season opens to a record number of new players and plans move forward to expand permanent seating at the Eagle’s Nest Bocce Complex. A lot was happening over the summer hiatus, as leaders of both the PebbleCreek Bocce Association and…

Bocce Ball registration notice

Pat Milich With the addition of the Night Leagues, the 2015-2016 was a banner year for bocce enthusiasts as participation in the popular sport grew to over 700 players and a total of 64 teams in the day and night leagues. Now it’s about to start all over again preparing for the start of the…

Night Bocce popularity soars

Pat Milich Registrations for the fall 2016 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 Bandwagon keeps on rolling

Winter Night League Grand Champion Bocce Knights, front row, left to right: President Cheryl Kasselmann, Captain Dave Ruedlin, Co-Captain Muriel Milewski, Jan Ruedlin, Carol Gwilt and Dick Gwilt; back row: Amy Potapoff, Alex Potapoff and Roger Milewski

Pat Milich More and more players are jumping aboard the PebbleCreek Bocce Ball bandwagon as the sport’s popularity continues to soar to new heights. A record was set in the Winter Season when 626 players signed up to compete on 64 teams in the Wednesday and Friday Day Leagues and the Tuesday and Thursday Night…