With the weather warming up, it was perfect timing for some heated bocce ball competition. The Italian team sport where you ...

In an effort to create unity among the unified teams across Southern Vermont, athletes gathered at Natowich Field recently to ...

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Bocce, first played in the 18th century in Italy, begins with one side rolling a smaller ball, called the pallino at Salisbury, from one end of the court to the other and it must land inside a zone.

The primary focus of bocce ball is precision and strategy. The objective is to toss or roll your bocce balls closer to the pallino (the smaller target ball) than your opponent. It’s a game of finesse, ...

In bocce, a small pallino ball is thrown in the court. Players each have two balls and try to throw them as close to the pallino as possible and knock their opponent’s balls out of the way.

Bocce ball is more than just a game. ... Penns Valley’s Emily Roland rolls the pallino during the unified bocce match against Philipsburg-Osceola on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

METHUEN — Come compete with the community at the Haverhill Rotary Club Bocce Ball Blast. Give the pallino a roll from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, at the Methuen Sons ...