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Each year, the IAA supports the KSO by sponsoring the “Lou Perry Bocce Tournament,” which is named in honor of longtime IAA board member Lou “Mr. Bocce” Perry. The bocce tournament is one of the more popular events at the KSO.  As part of our support, Bob Scorcolini, IAA Board Member and the IAA’s representative to the Kentucky Special Olympics (KS...

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The Italian-American Festival plans to install two bocce courts on Market Square by June. The city has OK’d the group’s request to build in the northwest corner, parallel to the parking lot, said City Engineer Dan Moeglin. They are surface courts with a raised border. “It doesn’t need a whole lot of formality,” he said. City crews removed a few pin...

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The Friends Of The North End (FONE), began their 12th annual Spring Bocce season on Sunday, April 22. The season will continue every Sunday until May 27, followed by an award ceremony banquet where trophies will be given to the winning team. The Friends are carrying on a long time tradition of playing bocce at the North End Park, the same location...

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Welcome to Ferndale’s first American Bocce league taking place Thursday nights at Pop’s For Italian!!! What: American Bocce hails from Chicago where it has become a huge hit with the locals. Fast paced, casual leagues that revolve around having some good drinks and fun with like minded folks. ABC recently launched in the Detroit area and we are ext...

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The Everett Kiwanis is happy to announce its first annual Bocce Tournament to sustain its scholarship fund for Everett High School students. Each year we try to give $10,000 for up to 10 deserving Everett High scholars who plan to continue his or her education. Unfortunately, some years we have been unable to sustain this amount. So, let’s mix some...

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Altro che dopolavoro da bagnare col cicchetto. Vietato anche considerarlo un passatempo da spiaggia degli stabilimenti balneari della Romagna. E guai a definirlo uno sport per vecchi. Le bocce sono roba per atleti veri e adesso aspirano a diventare una disciplina olimpica. Le speranze, adesso nelle mani del Comitato olimpico internazionale, insieme...

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Stop by Mackle Park and see firsthand how bocce’s popularity has continued to grow each year. There you may find a group of residents who play every single day year round, when the Marco Island weather permits. Luckily, living in paradise allows for many days of outdoor fun playing bocce at Mackle Park. In addition to the Italian-American Society o...

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A Tulane associate dean is helping to keep an old New Orleans tradition alive. T.J. Stranova, associate dean for student affairs and admissions in the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, is president of the Italian-American Bocce Club of Greater New Orleans. In the sport of bocce, players throw balls at a target ball called a pallino. Th...

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Fri, April 6, 2018. 5:30 PM – 11:00 PM EDT. Ybor City -across from Centennial Park behind Carmine's. East 8th Avenue - Tampa, FL 33605. Registration starts at 5:30 pm. You must be there no later then 5:50 pm. The Object: Each team has four bocce balls to throw. The object of the game is to end play with your team’s bocce balls closest to the pallin...

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A highly social, fun, outdoor recreational institution in the Cape for 30-plus years is more popular than ever. The most dedicated and expert bocce players at Veterans Park belong to men’s and women’s associations, Italian-American and Goodfellas leagues that compete on six courts nearly every day and evening during busy season. Players are also we...

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