February 2015 - United States Bocce Federation
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February 2015 - United States Bocce Federation
February 2015 Navina Bernardi Drew Page The World Singles Bocce Championships will be held in Rome, Italy April 19 ~ 26, 2015 All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 2 This Month’s Cover Photos This month’s cover features two of the young bright stars in Western Sector bocce. They, along with Jose Botto of Detroit, Michigan, the National Men’s Singles Champion, will travel to Rome, Italy to compete in the World Singles Championships from April 19th to the 26th. We wish good luck to all three. Navina Bernardi - National Women’s Singles Champion Navina started playing bocce when the new Campo di Bocce in Livermore opened about 7 years ago. She, her older brother Joey and Dad would go over to Campo di Bocce and, little by little, we learned to play punto, raffa, volo (prv). Having played sports since she was 5 years old, including soccer, softball and competing for her high school on the tennis team, she has always been very competitive and, I think more important, very tough-minded. Nothing bothers her in the moment. She learned PRV very quickly and began to progress at it. At 14 years old, she made the USA Women’s brass ball squad and headed off to Bevagna, Italy. Looking back at it now, that was a wonderful experience for her. Having played in many of our local tournaments, she really enjoys the competition, but also the camaraderie and friendships she has made over the years. With the dates of the World Championships in Rome finally being announced, she has set her practice schedule to fit in between her schooling, and she will be ready to go come April 19th. She will also be able to get in a couple of PRV tournaments that are currently on the schedule. At 20 years old and a junior at USC enrolled in the Marshall School of Business, Navina has learned how to manage her time well without compromising any schooling work. She will be heading to Rome as the youngest USA Women’s champion in history and she is very excited about the opportunity. The only advice that she has received from older brother Joey, who competed at the exact same venue 4 years ago as the USA Under 21 Champion was this: “The name on the front of the Jersey (USA) means a whole lot more than the name on the back!!!” Good luck to Jose, Drew and Navina. Drew Page - National Under 21 Champion Drew Page is 22 years old from Stockton, CA. He has been playing bocce since the age of 6. Drew started playing in a kids league in 1999 at the Italian Athletic Club with his two older sisters, while his grandparents played with the adults. From the first time he picked up a bocce ball Drew has been a natural at the sport; from playing on a weekly kids team, being coached by Albert Leonardi, to playing in multiple tournaments and national tournaments. Drew is a natural bocce player and is known for being an on point shooter. After numerous tournaments with the kids league, he played in the 2004 nationals and took 2nd place. He loved the taste of victory. He then went on to continue playing bocce while attending high school, and at the age of 16, he played in the 2009 nationals under 21 division and took the silver. In 2010, Drew played in the St. Louis, Mo. Nationals but didn’t place. He continued to practice to better his game to be able to once again play in the 2013 Nationals. The nationals were held in Stockton, California at the Italian Athletic Club. He participated once again. This time he was 20, had more practice under his belt and took the GOLD. Drew and his family were very proud of him (he also played on a 4 person money team at the nationals which took first place) Taking the gold medal meant he would be able to play in world championships, which is what he has wanted since he started and was throwing bocce balls in the back yard, saying he was ready. So, after playing bocce since 1999, Drew has the great honor of playing in the world championships in Rome, Italy, in April 2015. As of now, Drew is practicing daily and doing all he can to prepare for his trip to Italy. He could not be more excited for this opportunity to represent the United States along with Navina Bernardi and Jose Botto. He knows what an honor it is and looks forward to doing all he can to place for the United States. “Principles are like prayers. Noble, of course, but awkward at a party.” - Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 3 Navina Bernardi U.S. Women’s Singles Champion Drew Page U.S. Under 21 Champion Dario and Navina Bernardi Sharon and Drew Page USBF Western Sector Newsletter The United States Bocce Federation Western Sector Newsletter is published by the Western Sector, a division of the United States Bocce Federation. Our mission is to promote the sport of bocce throughout the Western United States. Through our clubs and members, weekly tournaments, participation in national championships and publication of this newsletter, we accomplish this goal. Western Sector President Dario Bernardi Email: [email protected] Western Sector Vice President Margaret Shindelus Email: [email protected] Western Sector Representative Larry Cereghino Email: [email protected] If you would like to receive a PDF copy of this newsletter by email, please submit your request to be added to our mailing list to our newsletter editor at: [email protected] DISCLAIMER We welcome contributions of your articles, stories and photos about the sport of bocce. However, we reserve the right to refuse publication of any submission that does not meet our publication standards. Please submit your contributions to: Western Sector Newsletter Editor Frank Rivera Email: [email protected] February 2015 Articles This Month’s Cover Photos…………………….……..…………… 2 Here’s How I See It by Dario Bernardi…………………………………… 4 Ross on Rules By John Ross……………………………..………………….. 5 Pensieri e Riflessioni By Frank Rivera……………………...……….. 6 From the Archives……………………………...……….…...…....... 7 2000 Friendly, USA, China, France, Italy By Andrea Ross..………… 8 Bocce and Petanque By Joe Martin………………………………………… 9 Bocce In The Arizona Desert By Bonnie Klassen…………………...…. 10 Tournament Pictorial Reports Italian Athletic Club of Stockton 3 Player Raffa.…………....…. 12 Tournament Schedules and Applications Southern Region Tournament Schedule……………………….. 19 Upcoming Tournaments……………………………...…….….…. 20 Tournament Applications……………......……....………. 20 thru 29 2015 USBF Western Sector Tournament Schedule…….....….. 30 Bumblebees were nicknamed foggy-toddlers in 18th century England All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 4 HERE’S HOW I SEE IT WE’RE OFF AND RUNNING! By Dario Bernardi President, USBF Western Sector We had our first official meeting as the new officers of the Western Sector a couple of weeks ago and, with my trusty companions beside me; Madam Vice President Margaret Shindelus, Madam Secretary Ursula Hansen and Madam Treasurer Cynthia Rivera, we said goodbye to 2014, thanked Vern and his staff and got straight to work. The 2015 tournament schedule has been completed and approved. Please check it out as there are a couple of new events on it that are sure to be fun. We elected our 5 allotted populous directors for the Western Sector; Laura De La Rosa, Frank Rivera, Ben Musolf, Nancy Martignago and Vern Cooper. I am very pleased with this group of bocce enthusiasts. Thank you to them for helping out. We now have 3 regions that make up the Western Sector. We have Robert Castagnola as the Southern regional Director, and Larry Cereghino as the Northwest regional Director. I will be the Central region Director. We are hoping that this will enhance our long range plan of helping to grow the sport. The USBF sphere of influence will expand to more western states and still funnel thru the Western Sector President. I am looking forward to good things from Robert and continued good things from Larry. Don’t forget that the Western Sector Open championship is early this year. It is scheduled for Sat, Feb 7th in Stockton at the Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club. Please keep in mind that this is one of the FEW chances we have to support the Western Sector directly, so get a team together and go play!! On the membership front…..we had a good discussion on this matter. The ‘WHATS IN IT FOR ME’ question has come up again and again. So ‘here’s what’s in it for you’: If you choose to become a member, you support not only the USBF, but our efforts as well….The Special Olympic-WORLD GAMES are coming to LA in late July. There are some 175 countries coming to compete. We don’t have an exact count on how many will be playing bocce, but it will be a big number, that’s for sure. We have been asked by Dave Dill, who is the Director of Special Olympics in Los Angeles, to help out in our event. He will need volunteers, score board help, some teaching and mentoring, etc. I told Dave that we will be happy to help in any way we can. This is going to be a huge event and ESPN will be televising from there as well. It is a great chance to promote our sport and be part of this wonderful event. Updates will continue as the date gets closer. We are also looking into getting into schools and boys and girls clubs. We would love to start some kind of training program for kids who seem to really like the game and want to learn the game. Also, more training for the elite players who would like to compete at a higher level. I personally stated at this meeting that I am mailing applications directly to family members and friends asking them to support me and my efforts in our venue. I would personally like to ask all of you who are reading this newsletter to do the same. Please mail an application directly to people you know. Perhaps write a quick note asking them for their support. Even if they know nothing about bocce, this would be a great introduction for them. Please consider this!! Thank you!! So……..’what’s in it for me’……well it’s the same thing that’s in it for me. It’s the satisfaction of supporting our efforts. It’s knowing we are helping out in local communities. It’s seeing our USA Women’s National Team compete with class and grace in China. It’s knowing that all 4 of these Women are part of our Western Sector. I’ve said this before and I will say it again, there is NOTHING in sports that can compare to wearing a jersey that has USA on the front…NOTHING!! It’s an incredible feeling. The Western Sector is currently home to 2 of the 3 National champions as well. Drew Page, who is from Stockton and is the current Under 21 USA National Champion, and Navina Bernardi, who is from Pleasanton and is the current USA Women’s National Champion. The current men’s champion is Jose Botto and he is from Detroit. They will be heading off to compete in the World Championships soon and I know they will appreciate all of our support. I am looking forward to competing in a few tournaments. As always, please say hello if you see me. And as always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to ask. Thank you - Dario After six years as Western Sector President, Vern Cooper passed the gavel to Dario Bernardi. A short presentation and gift given to Vern during the meeting afforded Vern the opportunity to thank the board as well as the Western Sector members for helping him to move the sector forward. “There is nothing simpler than avoiding people you don't like. Avoiding one's friends, that is the real test.” - Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 5 ROSS ON RULES MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS PRIVILEGES By John Ross Past President, USBF The new Western Sector Tournament schedule was just released. It was somewhat puzzling to see a heading at the top of the schedule that read: "United States Bocce Federation membership required at all Raffa and Western Sector Championship Tournaments. Membership recommended for Open." One might ask why this statement puzzles the author. One could read into the statement that membership is optional to play in open tournaments. A little history may help explain. In 2000 the Western Sector was the envy of the bocce world. The Sector had just sponsored a friendly competition hosted by Campo di Bocce of Los Gatos with men's and women's teams from the United States, France, Italy and China in attendance. The event was quite spectacular and the president of the CMSB, Mr. A. Lagier Bruno, was in attendance at the event. The CMSB is the highest governing body for all of bocce and also represents all disciplines of the sport at the world and Olympic level. Shortly after this event some disgruntled Western Sector bocce players decided to form a new organization to represent our sport. They named the new entity the American Bocce Association or ABA for short. The ABA signed up some Western Sector clubs and issued its own membership card. This rift or schism caused many hard feelings among players loyal to the USBF and those loyal to the ABA. Some clubs required an ABA card in order to play. Other clubs required USBF cards in order to play. Some clubs joined both organizations and accepted both cards. The bottom line was that a player had to be a member of one or the other organization in order to play in any tournament in the central region of the Western Sector. Some players became members of both the USBF and the ABA in order to be eligible play in all of the tournaments in the Bay Area. The USBF national board of directors even voted to ban officers of the ABA from renewing their memberships in the USBF! This aggravated the situation and created even more hard feelings. This confusion or insanity lasted from 2001 until 2006 when the USBF board voted at the board meeting in St. Louis to accept all ABA members and bury the hatchet so to speak. Some ABA officers re-joined the USBF right away and most of the ABA members soon followed. There is a silver lining in every cloud. Because of the turmoil during those years when two organizations were competing for members, it became automatic and ingrained in every bocce player that in order to play in a tournament they had to have a current membership in one or the other organization. This mind-set carried on after 2006 and USBF cards were required for all sanctioned open or raffa tournaments. Membership in the USBF Western Sector grew to 884 by 2008 and all tournament players carried a current USBF card. The sport of bocce was growing by leaps and bounds not only in the west but also in other parts of the United States. New clubs were springing up and introducing new players to the sport. Somewhere along the way membership started to decline. A lot of the new players joined the USBF in their enthusiasm for the sport but settled in to become more casual players and did not renew their memberships. There are other reasons for the decline in membership, but that is beyond the scope of this article. In 2013 the Western Sector board voted to require USBF membership to play in sanctioned raffa tournaments, but not in sanctioned open tournaments. Many open players who had been long time members of the USBF and had experienced the membership competition that took place between the ABA and the USBF early in this century were insulted by this new policy. Some felt that the USBF looked down on open players as second-class members of the organization. It made no sense to them that membership in the USBF was required to play in raffa tournaments but not in open tournaments. Many were hurt by this policy and did not renew their memberships in 2013. The USBF lost 267, or 40% of the members in the Western Sector in 2013. Open players really do count! The Western Sector board saw the drastic decline in membership in 2013 and corrected their mistake. They fixed the problem for 2014 voting to require USBF membership to play in all sanctioned open and raffa tournaments. One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over hoping for a different result. Yes, the Western Sector board voted in November of 2014 to once again make membership a requirement to play in sanctioned raffa tournaments but not sanctioned open tournaments. One of the arguments used by the proponents of this policy is that some of their members only play in one tournament and don't feel that they need a membership in the USBF to play at their home club. The key term that has been used in this discussion is "sanctioned" tournaments. Policy until 2013 was that in order to have a club's tournament "sanctioned" and listed on the Western Sector Bocce Schedule, membership in the USBF was mandatory for players at these tournaments. The schedule is a very valuable marketing tool for clubs to make players aware of their tournaments. Some clubs now join the USBF and gain a seat on the Western Sector board. They can make motions and vote on policy for the sector. Sometimes the motions may not be in the best interest of the sector but more specific to the interests of the club. One problem is that some of these clubs only have a few members but have the same vote as clubs with dozens of members. This is a problem that should be addressed, but is also beyond the scope of this article. As a backlash to the policy re-introduced for 2015, several clubs will ignore the policy and require membership in the USBF in order to play in both raffa and open tournaments. The following clubs have taken this stand: Italian American Citizens Club of South San Francisco; Peninsula Italian American Social Club of San Mateo; Italian Athletic Club of Stockton; Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club of Stockton; and Los Gatos Bocce Club. Perhaps more clubs will look at the situation and take the same action. Please consider renewing your membership and take a stand on this issue. Support the clubs that embrace USBF members in both open and raffa tournaments. Membership has its privileges. One of those privileges is the right to play in sanctioned tournaments! Pupaphobia is the fear of dolls and puppets. All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 6 Pensieri e Riflessioni Thoughts and Reflections by Frank Rivera I MISS THE GUY ALREADY AN INVALUABLE GROUP Well, Vern Cooper has been the Past Western Sector President for less than a month now, and I miss him already, even though I’ve seen him several times since he gave up the gavel. Yeah, I miss working with him, but not in the way you’d think. The truth is, Vern was a real pain in my butt! You don’t know the hell he drove me through when dealing with him in regards to the newsletter. More often than not, his Page 2 contribution to the newsletter was the last article I received from anybody; and I got it only after emailing him threatening words or pictures asking him to “...please send me Page 2.” But in reality, it was somewhat of a game between the two of us. We’d send insults back and forth for a few days, then the newsletter would get issued; maybe a day or two later than I had hoped, but issued nevertheless. Yeah… I miss working with Vern. He gave me a good reason to drink vino rosso. Note to Dario Bernardi: The above two paragraphs are in no way a suggestion that you should adopt Vern’s methods of working with the newsletter. Getting your “Here’s How I See It” column two weeks in advance of deadline is soooo refreshing! The newsletter editorial board has done a fantastic job catching all my mistakes over the past few years. We started out with just Vern and Jerry South on the board, but have added some people since then. Chris Bond and Larry Cereghino joined the board a few months after startup and have both done a great job. Now that he’s Western Sector President and ultimately responsible for the newsletter content, Dario Bernardi is now on the board. There’s one more board member I must mention: Theresa Robarge. Theresa is from the Downey Bocce Club in Southern California. She joined the board about a year ago. The woman is brutal. She catches it all and lets me know every last mistake down to the use of a comma versus a semicolon. She keeps me on my toes. Thank you, Theresa. I send out my hearty thanks to Vern, Jerry, Larry, Chris, Theresa, and new board member Dario for keeping me honest. I can’t do it without you, guys. Vern Cooper HE WAS NO HELP TO ME ANYWAY Vern was one of the first guys on the editorial board. The main job of the editorial board is to check over a proof copy of the newsletter just prior to issue. Being one who types with only my two index fingers, I have a habit of making some pretty boneheaded mistakes, and I rely on the editorial board to find them for me. I would send the proof to Vern and a few hours later, he’d send me an email with a short “Another fine job.” I bet he didn’t even check for mistakes. He probably just looked at all the pictures. Did I mention bonehead mistakes? In one issue, I mis-captioned a photo of Vern’s wife Sharon. I accidentally named her Shirley. Vern didn’t catch it and the issue went out with the mistake intact. Luckily, Sharon has a sense of humor. “I don’t care what you call me,” she said, “as long as you don’t call me the name of his ex-wife.” Yep. It was a fun two and a half years trying to squeeze Page Two out of Vern and getting little to no help with the proof-reading. I’ll miss working with him…. but not that much. Welcome aboard, Dario. A SLOW NEWS MONTH? NOT HARDLY It would seem that January, with only one tournament on the schedule, should be easy for us here at the Western Sector Newsletter offices, but I’ve been burning the midnight oil. I’ve been in an adrenaline rush trying to get two, count ‘em, two publications out on time. Now that Jerry South is the USBF President, he wants to start a fairly regular national publication; something that’s been rather sporadic these last few years. It won’t be very much like our little news sheet here. For starters, it will come out only four times a year; Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. And it won’t be nearly as big. No local tournament reports; just the big stuff. National and International tournaments. Along with some other things, such as big regional tournaments, highlighting clubs and bocce venues, as well as informative articles on the various federation officers, it is meant to be to the entire USBF what the Western Sector Newsletter is to us. Something we can look to for bocce information on a wider scale beyond our own clubs. GOOD LUCK TO OUR THREE BRIGHT STARS Good luck to two of the Western Sector’s best, Navina Bernardi from Pleasanton, and Drew Page from Stockton; and to Jose Botto of Detroit Michigan on their quest for Gold in Rome this coming April. Navina Drew “The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end, that’s all there is.” - Mr. Carson All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector Jose 7 From the Archives August 11, 2012 - South San Francisco, California Pat Ross demonstrates her shooting skills at the 4 Women Open Tournament, held at Orenge Memorial Park by the Italian American Citizens Club of South San Francisco. Pat’s team, the IAC Golden Girls, with Joyce Ashenbrener, Marilyn Greco and Sharon Cooper came in 4th Place. July 13, 2012 - Gresham, Oregon Paul Barasch stepped on the court with nails to match his balls, taking the team uniform concept ’one step’ too far at the Edward Jones Christina Price Financial Advisor 2nd Annual West Coast Shootout, held at Cedarville Park August 18, 2012 - Pittsburg, California John Lopez is ready to roll - and he knows it at the Aiello - Bellece Memorial Tournament held at the Pittsburg Bocce Federation. John’s team, Capone’s Posse, with Will Kessler, Jonathan Simmons and Jeremey Ward, came in 3rd Place. June 2, 2012 - Penn Valley, California One Ball Short won 1st Place at the Nevada County Bocce Tournament, held at Western Gateway Park. One Ball Short is, from left: Mike Malarae, John Costanza, Tony Archuleta and Captain Todd Ferry. If you have any old photos of bocce players or tournaments you would like to share, send them to: [email protected] “The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.” - Dorothy Parker All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 8 2000 Friendly USA, China, France, Italy By Andrea Ross I know Frank has photos from the archives but his archives only go back a few years. I thought I would delve into my own bocce archives. Some of my first bocce photos are of the "friendly" between China, France, Italy and the USA. It was organized by the western sector and hosted by Campo di Bocce Los Gatos. It took place in October 2000. It was nothing but fun from the very first minute! It was the first time most of us had a chance to see punto raffa volo played on such a high level. The French outdid themselves. The French ladies put on a demonstration of volvo speed shooting. There was plenty of French wine from the Fitou appellation in southeastern France. With a lot of pomp and pageantry several of us were inducted as "Chevaliers" of Fitou. The most memorable time was the night we had the Chinese for dinner. Some of the women on the US team found out that the Chinese team had no plans for dinner. It was decided to have a backyard barbeque at our house. After a quick trip to the store and a lot of scrambling around in the kitchen we had enough food for an army. The Chinese were fascinated by our home. They did a slow tour and took turns posing like Vanna White in front of appliances. The washer and dryer were the biggest hit. Over dinner, we were introduced to a drinking game that involved a coin toss. Whoever lost had to drink to cheers of "ganbei" and the "Ole, Ole" song. Just as that was in full swing the Italian group marched in lead by John Chiappe playing his accordion. Everyone grabbed a partner and started to dance. We did the polka and the waltz. There was line dancing, break dancing and even the limbo. Everyone went home exhausted and happy. It was a magical evening! Playing at Campo di Bocce Getting to know you Ganbei! One big happy family Sometimes the road less traveled is traveled less for a reason.—Jerry Seinfeld All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 9 Bocce and Petanque Cousins, Twins, Distant Relatives? By Joe Martin A couple of years ago, after playing Petanque, the French both teams can stand almost anywhere in the playing area, even game of boules, for some years, I took up Bocce to see if it close to the “head,” or the area where the jack (pallino) is. And measuring is done for the same reasons as in bocce. Where is the was as easy as it looked. Okay, I only said it was easy to get your interest, I never point? What balls can be moved to gain more points? What balls thought it was easy, but knowing how similar the games are, and need to be “shot” out (by raffa or volo) to add points? Playing distance is shorter in petanque. Play starts in a 6-10 indeed, British lawn bowls is also one of the “target ball” sports, meter (20’ to 30’) range in an open area not usually bounded by and all three sports are members of the CMSB (Confederation timbers (side and back walls), but in tournaMondiale des Sports de Boules), it made ments playing areas are 4 by 15 meters(13’ me wonder if the skills needed for bocce x 50’) Numbers of courts are not usually the and petanque compliment each other, ie. limiting factor as they are in bocce since could I learn and play bocce quickly belarge graveled areas are easier to find and cause of my years tossing the metal maintain than the typical bocce courts, so petanque balls, or would bocce and not much waiting around to play. petanque skills “fight” each other? Why play either of these games? Same The Portland Bocce League players and reasons, camaraderie with others, low imthose at the Paesano Bocce Club were most pact but beneficial activity, and skill develwelcoming to a new player and I soon had a This is what the boules look like, holopment. set of shiny black Super Martels to roll. low steel balls, weighing about 1 ¾ Right away, I had to learn to release the Where to play? The FPUSA (Federation lbs each and just under 3 inches in ball from my hand with my palm facing up, Petanque USA) with 50 clubs and about diameter, sizes and weights can vary rather than the underhandedly releasing the 2000 members, is the USBF equivalent, and according to player preference. orange-sized ball with backspin to slow it if there are clubs in your area, they can be when it hits the hard and unevenly packed gravel playing surface. found on the website (www.usapetanque.org). In Sonoma, for And, my goodness, would that big black grapefruit-sized boc- example, bocce and petanque play side by side. ce ball ever stop rolling? So, have I become a champion in bocce? No, just the odd Points played to are about the same, 13 in petanque versus 12. medal or two, and though I have some petanque trophies and Scoring is the same, a team’s balls closest to the jack (pallino) medals, I am not the exceptional player in that sport either. But it are worth a point each. In doubles petanque players each get 3 has become clear to me that playing both sports has helped my balls, so 6 per team. In singles, it is 3 balls per player, and in tri- game in both and has given me another set of friends and acples, 2 balls per player, and 6 per team. Trying to roll a ball close quaintances who are very much alike in temperament even to the jack is called “pointing” (lagging) and trying to knock a though their ancestries tend to be from two adjacent European countries. To me, bocce and petanque are cousins, maybe even ball away by “shooting” is the same as a raffa or volo play. Play is from a 20” circle, either drawn on the ground or a plas- kissing cousins. tic one, instead of from behind a line, but in petanque, players of To see Masters Petanque 2011, click on the ball A player “pointing” (lagging) from within a plastic circle in a recent tournament in France. Measuring during a tournament in Portland, Oregon. A Player “shooting”. This shot is equivalent to a volo, hitting directly on the target. Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. - Ambrose Bierce All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 10 MountainBrook Village (MBV) is an Active Adult Community (55+) of over 1600 homes about 30 miles east of Phoenix and just north of US Route 60 in Gold Canyon Arizona. Last year MBV celebrated its 25th anniversary. The community consists of residents who are full-time or parttime winter visitors. The winter visitors are over 50% of our community and they leave during our hotter months. I am one of those full-time residents having retired nearly three years ago from Tempe Arizona. When we moved in I wanted to get involved in Bocce having noticed two Bocce Courts while we were looking at homes. I soon learned there wasn’t an active Bocce program, so in March 2013 I decided to coordinate one for the community. The Original Eight L to r, sitting: Phil Rees, Helen Rees, Carol Adkins, Dallas Adkins. Standing: Bonnie Klassen, Grant Klassen. Missing: Marion Hickman and Warren Hickman I marketed the new Bocce program to start in the fall of 2013. I put out flyers and announcements in our monthly newsletter “The Mountaineer” (www.mbvaz.org). I joined the United States Bocce Federation (USBF) as an individual to have support if needed. I eventually did need to contact our Western Sector President for a rule interpretation and that was very helpful. I fretted over the start of the very first game day. Would anyone show up or would I be playing alone? On the first Bocce day we had eight people show up including my husband and me. It was perfect because we could play doubles on one of our courts. They were all new to the sport, but picked it up quickly. Those same players are still playing with us and are among the most experienced players now. They have become mentors to other players just starting out. I offered a Bocce introductory class during the first year before each game. I teach the USBF Open Rules. We held Bocce on one day a week for two hours the first year. The most we had on game day the first year were 18 players. With 18 players I had to introduce them to triples using 12 balls on one of the courts. By the end of the first season 41 players were on the active roster. In fall of 2014 we continued to grow and add new players. It was necessary during the second season to add one more Bocce day. We currently play from 9:30-11:30 on Wednesdays and Fridays (we have organized play from November through April). On Wednesdays we have a community barbecue “Canyon Cookout” that begins right after we finish playing. Most of the players stay for the barbecue to socialize as a group. We now regularly have 22-24 players on game days. The maximum we can play on the two courts is 24 (triples). Our Bocce courts are in need of an update. They are currently made of golf putting synthetic turf over ¼” minus crushed aggregate. The turf was added over the aggregate about six years ago and the courts have not been leveled since. We also have deteriorating side boards and the courts are narrow. I have been working with our Building and Grounds Committee and HOA (Home Owners Association) to request upgrades. There are other Active Adult Communities in the Phoenix area with really big Bocce programs and new stateof-the-art concrete Bocce courts. One community about 12 miles west of us in Mesa is Valle del Oro. We were invited there once last year and again this year to participate in a Round Robin event. It was fun for our Bocce players to experience their nice courts. It has been a very rewarding volunteer retirement activity for me. As a former teacher I cannot help but educate and spread the “Joy of Bocce.” It is something I hope to be able to do for a long time. Myles Ginther measures under the watchful eyes of Dallas Adkins. Nothing so dates an era as it’s conception of the future. - Brian Eno All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 11 Drawing cards for teams L to r: Bev Ginther, Bev Kruse (pink), Dallas Adkins (gray), Janis Calkins (yellow), Sandy Smith (purple), and Phil Rees. L to r: Vernette Strasser, Janis Calkins, Larry Smith (rolling) and Phil Rees. L to r: Del Strasser, Rita Conjonte (rolling), Ralph Hubbell and Don Kruse. L to r: Helen Rees, Bev Ginther, Carol Adkins and Sandy Smith (rolling). L to r: Myles Ginther, Bev Kruse and Rita Vadasz-Miller watching Dallas Adkins roll. L to r: Ralph Hubbell (rolling), being watched by Don Kruse, Rita Conjonte and Del Strasser L to r: Larry Smith, Vernette Strasser (rolling), Janis Calkins and Phil Rees “Canyon Cookout” L to r: Hank Grant, Phil Rees, Helen Rees, Bonnie Klassen, Grant Klassen, Vernette Strasser, Del Strasser, Jack Twa, Carol Adkins, Dallas Adkins, Don Kruse, Bev Kruse, Mary Gay Twa, Jan Grant and Ralph Hubbell. Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway. - Eleanor Roosevelt All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 12 Italian Athletic Club of Stockton, California 3 Player Raffa Tournament Saturday, January 24, 2015 Photos By Janine Belluomini and Frank Rivera Armond Cevasco Dario Bernardi Emi Fujii Deanna Contreras Colleen Randazzo Carol Del Prete Sue Botti Joey Bernardi Chuck Loney and Karen Corlett In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. - Martin Luther King Jr. All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 13 David Camardo Phil Roble Jack Woo Rick Wagstaff Brian Peterson Karen Corlett Romano Lotti and Ben Campbell Jean Godin John Contreras Mario Veltri Dario Bernardi and Margaret Shindelus Kurtis Jahn Ouch! There are 1,000 barbs in a single porcupine quill. All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector Jim Magnuson 14 Dave Imwalle Bob Tomasello Kurtis Jahn, Vern Cooper, Poalo Pro, Ben Campbell, Sharon Cooper and Diane Kelley. Due to the late hour, these two teams elected to share 1st and 2nd Place. 1st/2nd Place - The People L to r: Navina Bernardi, Dario Bernardi and Joey Bernardi 1st/2nd Place - Team Napoli L to r: Jack Woo, Joyce Woo and Giovanni Napoli Due to the late hour, these two teams elected to share 3rd and 4th Place. 3rd/4th Place - Fratalli De Bocce L to r: Dave Imwalle, Kelly Moriarty and Brian Peterson 3rd/4th Place - The Shooters L to r: Bob Kennedy, Laura de la Rosa and Albert Leonardi Earthworms have five hearts All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 15 Methuen Sons of Italy Lodge 902 is proudly hosting the 2015 US Bocce National Championships from June 22 – June 27 Over 150 Elite Bocce Players to Shine at the Nationals which are being held in New England for the First Time ever. In fact this is the first time the games are being played east of Ohio! 4 Bocce Events will be played over the course of the week. Those include an Open Tournament with a $4000 Grand Prize and separate Open National Tournaments with the top place teams earning a medal or trophy for the A and B Divisions. “Open” Bocce is a type of game that people are most familiar with. Some main characteristics of the game are that players can use the side boards to angle their shots and they can hit their own or their opponent’s bocce balls at anytime and in any location on the court. For all 3 of these tournaments, the teams will consist of 4 players, which can be all men, all women or mixed. The 4th Championship Bocce Tournament is Punto Raffa Volo (PRV), an internationally recognized bocce game. These teams will be competing for the distinguished honor to play in the 2015 World Bocce Championships! The members of the first place team will only have to pay their airfare to arrive in the host country (TBA), then once there, all expenses will be paid for by the the host. In Punto Raffa Volo, players have to be extremely precise and actually “call their shots,” much like in some billiards games. Invalid throws result in balls being removed from the court without a chance of scoring points with them, or otherwise know as a “dead ball.” The location of where the pallino or other bocce balls are located on the court dictates the specific style of shot that the next player will make. This year’s Punto Raffa Volo Tournament format is played by “Teams.” This simply means that 3 or 4 person teams can be made up of anyone, including all men or all women or mixed, and they don’t need to belong to the same club. In other years, “Clubs” teams compete against each other, and still in other years, “Singles” play PRV Tournaments. In “Clubs,” all teammates are members of the same club and in “Singles,” there are 3 divisions – Men, Women, Under 21. One person from each group will be crowned champion and represent the USA in the World Games. Contact us if you would like to: sponsor part of the event play in the games write or produce a media story Volunteer Joe Quartarone (978) 204-3663 [email protected] Ralph Bagarella (978) 479-4949 [email protected] All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 16 Artichokes are flowers All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 17 BOCCE MARKETPLACE This is the place to buy and sell new and used bocce balls. Looking for balls to buy? Have any balls for sale? Send a photo of your balls and the particulars to: [email protected] Two Sets of Perfetta 991 Line Normally $301. $200 each Interested? Email Mario Veltri at: [email protected] Life is very interesting… in the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths, -Drew Barrymore All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 18 To print application, click “print” on the menu bar. Remember to select “current page” to avoid printing the entire newsletter. Cut along dotted line and send completed application, along with check made out to USBF, to the address at the bottom of the application How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. - Winnie the Pooh All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 19 POLICY FOR INCLUSION OF NON-USBF MEMBER TOURNAMENT APPLICATIONS The policy of the Western Sector Newsletter is that we will gladly list non-USBF sanctioned tournaments on our Upcoming Tournaments section and display applications for those tournaments hosted by non-USBF member clubs as long as the date of those non-member tournaments do not conflict with a date on which a USBF sanctioned tournament will be held. Even if a non-USBF member club tournament is not promoted in our Upcoming Tournaments section due to this conflict, we will gladly post photos of those tournaments in the next issue of this newsletter immediately following the month in which the tournament took place. If you wish to have your tournament represented in this newsletter, please make every effort to provide us with the winners photos with the names of the winners from left to right as they appear in the photo. Please feel free to provide as many photos as you wish of your tournament during play. The newsletter editor will determine how many photos to use based on available space in the newsletter. If you wish to provide written commentary, please make that commentary no longer than 300 words, or approximately 1/2 page, using the Arial font at size 10. Frank Rivera USBF Western Sector Newsletter Editor [email protected] 2015 Southern California Region USBF Tournament Schedule As Of January 10, 2015 Rev 1 Sunday, March 8th 4S Rancho Bernardo, across from 15044 Dove Creek Rd, San Diego, CA 92127 Frank De Santis (619) 520-6963 cell (4S Ranch Community Park) Saturday, March 21 - 22* Las Vegas 3 Man Tourn, Justice Myron E. Leavitt Park (Jaycee Park) 2100 E. St Louis Ave, Las Vegas, NV Frank De Santis (619)520-6963, Guy De Santis (914)310-8814, Theresa Robarge (562)889-9924 Sunday, April 12th Downey 7850 Quill Dr, Downey 90242 (Barbara J. Riley Community/Senior Center) Theresa Robarge (562) 889-9924 cell, or Joe Dine (323) 251-1063 Sunday, April 26th Encinitas 1221 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024 (Oakcrest Park) Joe Granata (760) 212-5275 Cell, or Steve Papadopoulos (858) 759-0652 Sunday, May 17th Poway 13094 Civic Center Dr, Poway, CA 92064 (Poway Community Park) Sam Caeti (619) 887-4960 cell Sunday, June 7th Laguna Niguel 24802 Marina Hills Dr, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (Marina Hills Park) Don Gaggiano (949) 855-8554 cell Sunday, July 12th Hawthorne 3943 El Segundo Blvd (enter driveway on Prairie), Hawthorne, CA 90250 (Memorial Park) Bob Marsella (310) 308-3901 cell Sunday, September 27th San Pedro Berth 95 (by Swinford St), San Pedro, CA 90731; 110 Frwy South to San Pedro Terminal Island Exit 47; Right lane, exit Harbor Blvd. Middle lane. cross Harbor, follow signs to Catalina Terminal. Joe Trani (310) 833-3664 Sunday, October 11th* San Diego Little Italy Tournament (& Columbus Day festival); Amici Park, corner of Union & Date, San Diego, CA 92101 Frank De Santis (619) 520-6963 cell or Umberto Falcone (619) 502-1378 cell Sunday, October 25th * Attendance Optional Fontana Bocce Club Location To Be Announced Carmen Di Lorenzo (951) 757-2867 cell Published By: Robert Castagnola, Southern Regional Director - Cell: (310)-351-6711 The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. - Mark Twain All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 20 The tournaments listed below in red font are United States Bocce Federation Member Club tournaments. USBF membership is required to play in these tournaments The tournaments listed below in green font are not USBF member tournaments. USBF membership is not required to play in these tournaments. FEB 7 - 4 PERSON WESTERN SECTOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP - WATERLOO GUN & BOCCI FEB 14 - 2 MEN 2 WOMEN VALENTINES DAY BOCCE - CAMPO DI BOCCE LOS GATOS FEB 28 - 3 PLAYER RAFFA TOURNAMENT—IAC STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA MAR 7 - FOUR PERSON OPEN TOURNAMENT - WATERLOO GUN AND BOCCE CLUB MAR 14 - 28TH ANNUAL LADIES OPEN BOCCE TOURNAMENT - PIASC SAN MATEO CA. MAR 21 & 22 - LAS VEGAS OPEN BOCCE TOURNAMENT - LAS VEGAS, NV. MAR 28 - 3 PLAYER RAFFA TOURNAMENT - IAC STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA APR 11 - 19TH ANNUAL RAFFA TOURNAMENT - 3 PLAYERS - LOS GATOS BOCCE CLUB JUL 12 - 11TH ANNUAL ALDO ROSSI BOCCE TOURNAMENT - GRESHAM, OREGON THE FOLLOWING PAGES CONTAIN THE APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE ABOVE LISTED TOURNAMENTS. IF YOU WISH TO PRINT AN APPLICATION, CLICK THE “PRINT FILE” BUTTON ON THE MENU BAR. WHEN THE “PRINT” TEXT WINDOW APPEARS, REMEMBER TO CLICK THE “CURRENT PAGE” BUTTON OR YOU WILL PRINT THIS ENTIRE NEWSLETTER The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe it. - Neil deGrasse Tyson. All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 21 All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 22 All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 23 All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 24 WATERLOO GUN AND BOCCE CLUB 4343 N. Ashley Lane Stockton Ca.9521 Four Person OPEN BOCCE TOURNAMENT Saturday March 7, 2015 $35 per person ($140 per team) 8:00am check-in – 8:30am start USBF Rules (live backboard) Continental breakfast & lunch included Round Robin format ENTRY FEE MUST ACCOMPANY ENTRY FORM Make checks payable to Waterloo Gun and Bocce club USBF Cards Required (cards available at the club) Send your Entry forms to Albert Leonardi 331 Santa Clara St. Stockton Ca. 95207 1st 2nd 3rd 4th $400 $240 $160 $100 Prize Money Based on 16 Teams Team Name Captain Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Tel. # USBF# USBF# USBF# USBF# All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 25 THE PENINSULA ITALIAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB OF SAN MATEO PRESENTS ITS’ 28th ANNUAL LADIES OPEN BOCCE TOURNAMENT SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015 Check in begins at 8:00AM Play begins promptly at 8:30AM at the PENINSULA ITALIAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB 100 NORTH B STREET SAN MATEO, CA 94401 - ROUND ROBIN - LIMITED TO THE FIRST 12 PAID TEAMS - CASH PRIZES will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams -USBF CARD REQUIRED - Includes Continental Breakfast and BBQ Lunch $40.00 per player, 4 players per team APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 Any questions, please contact Mario Conti 650-455-1527 =========================================================================================================== MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE PIASC AND MAIL TO: Mario Conti, 732 Haven Ave., South San Francisco, CA 94080 TEAM NAME_________________________________ PHONE NO.____________________________ TEAM CAPTAIN___________________________________________USBF CARD NO.______________ PLAYER 2________________________________________________USBF CARD NO.______________ PLAYER 3________________________________________________USBF CARD NO.______________ PLAYER 4________________________________________________USBF CARD NO.______________ All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 26 When: Saturday & Sunday, March 21st & 22nd, 2015 Where: Justice Myron E. Leavitt Park (formerly known as Jaycee Park) 2100 E. St. Louis Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 (canvas-covered outdoor astro turf courts) (Enter driveway directly north of 2301 S. Eastern Ave., - north of Sahara Blvd) Time: Check-in at 8:00 a.m. Tournament play will begin by 9:00 a.m. Style: Open Rules, 3-Person Teams, Round Robin within multi-divisions selected by blind draw, 4-5 games minimum per team, 30 teams maximum. Only the first 30 teams to pay in advance will be accepted, so sign up soon. No refunds unless 30 teams register and a paid replacement team is found. Tournament is open to the public and may include co-ed teams. NOTE: The use of 107mm 920 gram bocce balls is required. Only a limited supply of bocce sets will be provided, so players are encouraged to bring their own sets of same standard. It’s recommended that team members and their substitute players wear matching-colored shirts. Those of you driving to Las Vegas should consider bringing your own chairs, as seating is very limited. Entry Fee: $375.00 per 3-person team. Substitutes are allowed for an additional $75 per player. Substitute players can enter at the beginning of any game or at the beginning of any frame within the game. A player who is substituted after the start of a game cannot re-enter the game from which he or she is substituted out. Includes: Subway sandwich, chips & bottled water will be provided for lunch for players only. Transportation, hotel accommodations & additional meals are each player’s individual responsibility. PLEASE NOTE THAT NO BREAKFAST OR COFFEE WILL BE PROVIDED. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS REGISTERED. Tournament Entry Forms with Fees must be received by February 21, 2015. Make checks payable to “FRANK DE SANTIS”, and mail along with the completed Entry Form below, to: Law Offices of Frank De Santis, 298 Third Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910 If you have any questions, please contact: Frank De Santis Guy De Santis Theresa Robarge (619) 520-6963 (914) 310-8814 (562) 889-9924 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] TOURNAMENT HELD IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LAS VEGAS ITALIAN AMERICAN INVITATIONAL BOCCE CLUB All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 27 All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 28 All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 29 11th Annual Aldo Rossi Bocce Tournament When: Sunday July 12th Where: Paesano’s Cedarville Park 3800 West Powell Loop Gresham, Oregon 97030 Check In: 8:30 Am Start Time: 9:00 Am 4 Person Teams, 5 Max Cost: $25.00 per person USBF Open Rules Format: Pool Play Top Teams From Each Pool Advance To Single Elimination Bracket Coffee and Donuts (Am), Assortment Of Salads And Sandwiches (Pm) Tournament Prizes 1st Place - $500.00 2nd Place - $260.00 3rd Place - $180.00 4th Place $100.00 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Places $40.00 to Each Team Winners Names Goes On Cup Displayed In Club Paesano Please Detach Form Below and Send With Payment Payable: Paesano Bocce Club To Arrive No Later Than July 1st 2015 Larry Cereghino 10006 Se 40th Ave. Milwaukie, Or. 97222 503-201-4585 [email protected] _____________________________________________________________________________ Team Name_____________________________ E-mail________________________________________ Team Captain____________________________ Phone____________ Address_______________ Players: ______________________ Player Name_____________________________ ______________________ Player Name_____________________________ Player Name_____________________________ Player Name_____________________________ Sub____________________________________ *Note: The Max. Number of Teams for This Tournament is 20. All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector 30 2015 WESTERN SECTOR BOCCE SCHEDULE United States Bocce Federation membership required at all raffa tournaments and Western Sector Championship Tournaments Membership recommended for Open Tournaments Revised January 11th Day Sun Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat/Sun Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Fri Sat Sun Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Fri/Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat/Sun Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sun Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Sat Date Jan 11th Jan 17th Jan 24th Feb 7th Feb 14th Feb 21st Feb 28th Mar 7th Mar 14th Mar 21st/22nd Mar 28th April 4th April 11th April 18th April 25th May 2nd May 9th May 16th May 23rd May 30th June 7th June 13th June 22-27th July 4th July 10th July 11th July 12th July 18th July 25th August 1st August 8th August 15th August 22nd August 28/29th Sept 5th Sept 12th Sept 19th Sept 26th/27th Oct 3rd Oct 10th Oct 17th Oct 24th Oct 31st Nov 7th Nov 8th Nov 14th Nov 21st Nov 28th Dec 5th Dec 12th Dec19th Dec 26th Location Campo Livermore Tournament Western Sector Meeting Contact Dario Bernardi Phone No. (408) 499-5203 IAC Stockton Waterloo Stockton Campo Los Gatos RAFFA 3 PLAYERS at least 1 woman OPEN 4 PLAYERS WS Open Championship OPEN 2 MEN 2 WOMEN Bob Kennedy Vern Cooper Ben Musolf (209) 570-7500 (916) 416-0678 (408) 395-7650 IAC Stockton Waterloo Stockton PIASC San Mateo Las Vegas Nevada IAC Stockton RAFFA 3 PLAYERS OPEN 4 PLAYERS OPEN 4 WOMEN OPEN 3 PLAYERS RAFFA 3 PLAYERS Vern Cooper Albert Leonardi Mario Conti Frank De Santis Bob Kennedy (916) 416-0678 (209) 951-6787 (650) 589-7179 (619) 520-6963 (209) 570-7500 Campo Los Gatos IACC South City IAC Stockton PIASC San Mateo East Portal Sac. IACC South City RAFFA 3 PLAYERS OPEN 3 PLAYERS OPEN 4 WOMEN IAC Ladies Auxiliary RAFFA 3 PLAYERS OPEN 4 PLAYERS OPEN 2 MEN 2 WOMEN John Ross Gene Semenza Shirley Croce Mario Conti Lisa Dobeck Gene Semenza (408) 354-0625 (650) 303-8935 (209) 466-0541 (650) 589-7179 (916) 524-5554 (650) 303-8935 IAC Stockton IBS Sutter Creek IAC Stockton Boston, Mass. OPEN 4 PLAYERS OPEN 4 PLAYERS RAFFA 3 PLAYER WS Raffa Championship U.S. NATIONALS Vern Cooper Rick Wagstaff Ron Jacobs (916) 416-0678 (209) 296-6151 (209) 957-1223 Gresham, Oregon Gresham, Oregon Gresham, Oregon Marin San Rafael IAC Stockton Campo Los Gatos Marin San Rafael IACC South City East Portal Sac. Laughlin Nevada OPEN 4 PLAYER IL SACCO NORTHWEST CHALLENGE 4 PLAYER OPEN 11th Annual Aldo Rossi OPEN 2 MEN RAFFA 1 MAN 1 WOMAN 3 balls each OPEN 4 PLAYERS OPEN 2 WOMEN OPEN 4 WOMEN OPEN 4 PLAYERS OPEN 4 PLAYERS Larry Cereghino Larry Cereghino Larry Cereghino Diane Pellegrini Bob Kennedy John Ross Diane Pellegrini Gene Semenza Lisa Dobeck Robt Castagnola (503) 201-4585 (503) 201-4585 (502) 201-4585 (415) 485-5583 (209) 570-7500 (408) 354-0625 (415) 485-5583 (650) 303-8935 (916) 524-5554 (310) 351-6711 IACC South City Penn Valley IBS Sutter Creek Marin San Rafael IAC Stockton Waterloo Stockton RAFFA 3 PLAYERS Italian American Games OPEN 4 PLAYERS OPEN 4 PLAYERS OPEN 4 PLAYERS RAFFA 3 PLAYERS OPEN 4 PLAYERS Mario Conti Stefano Landini Rick Wagstaff Diane Pellegrini Bob Kennedy Mike Tsamas (650) 589-7179 (530) 264-7030 (209) 296-6151 415) 485-5583 (209) 570-7500 (209) 931-0323 IAC Stockton Campo Livermore OPEN 2 MEN 2 WOMEN Western Sector Meeting Bob Kennedy Dario Bernardi (209) 570-7500 (408) 499-5203 IAC Stockton OPEN 4 PLAYERS Vern Cooper (916) 4160678 Board Approved January 11th All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2015 - United States Bocce Federation Western Sector