A hush descends as the brightly colored ball leaves the player’s hand. It caroms off a side wall, knocks another ball out of its way and comes to rest against a small white ball — the pallino.

STRUTHERS, Ohio (WKBN) — The St. Anthony’s Youth Bocce League continued its third week with a playing session on Sunday. There are 37 kids in the league this year from ages 3 to 12. Kids ages ...

John Redaelli measures the distance from ball to the pallino at the bocce courts in Murdy Park in Huntington Beach, CA, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...

Four coworkers form Darling Paint play a game of bocce ball after work, at Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant in Blasdell, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. From left are Tim Drews, Nick Manolakis, Mike Neth and ...

The object is to roll the bocce balls -- diameter 41/2 inches, weight three pounds -- closest to the small, white target ball, called the pallino. The court is 60 feet long, and each team rolls ...

Bocce, a beloved Italian bowling game, is played with precision and friendly competition that involves rolling balls to get closest to a small target, known as the pallino.

WOOLMARKET, Miss. (WLOX) - Now’s your chance to learn to play the classic Italian game of Bocce Ball. There are two covered bocce courts at the Woolmarket Community Center, and on Monday, they ...

During a game, a ball is either rolled or tossed underhand down a long court with the aim of coming to rest near a smaller target ball called a pallino. Standard bocce balls weigh 2 pounds and ...

The goal is to earn points by getting one's 4 1/2-inch bocce balls closer to the pallino than a competitor, often by blasting the enemy's ball out of play.

John Redaelli measures the distance from ball to the pallino at the bocce courts in Murdy Park in Huntington Beach, CA, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...

John Redaelli measures the distance from ball to the pallino at the bocce courts in Murdy Park in Huntington Beach, CA, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...