The phrase “Fall Classic” has only one real meaning for Maldonians in October of 2017 — “you are correct sir,” I’m talking about the Italian American Citizen’s Club Annual Bocce Championship Series Finals. This year it took Pete “Boss Of The Bocce Court” Robinson and his band of merry men five games to put this barn burner of a series to sleep for the winter and to take their second straight title home. A few takeaways from the night:

• It was a chilly night with passions running high as the boys played flawless bocce in front of one of the bigger crowds all season.

• These friendly opponents battled on the bocce court and verbally sparred for hours for those all important bragging rights until next April when the season begins anew.