Who is attending the US Bocce Federation Nationals during the week of June 19 – 25, 2023?
Highwood Bocce Club was established in 1969 just north of Chicago, IL and is the host this year’s national event. Highwood has held the US Championships as well as International Tournaments over the last 50 years. Many players from the club are national medalists from years past and currently, including Amy Lazzaretti and Miles Russell who won gold in the June 2022 Nationals at the Methuen Sons of Italy (Boston), then played in the World Championships in Turkey in November. Gordon Grunes who is from Highwood and was a silver medalist in Boston, also played internationally last year in the Pan Am Men’s Championship in November located in Uruguay.
Details of the specific tournaments are will be determined soon and listed on the site so please check back.
Registration Fees:
$75 per player
$10- Non Player Lunch
$25- Non-Player Dinner
Tournament Schedule: Friday, August 9
Open Practice All Day
4:00pm Brackets will be drawn
6:45pm- Captain’s Meeting
7:00pm- Lagging and Shooting Competition
7:45pm- Tournament Starts
Saturday, August 10
8:30 am- Tournament Resumes
11:00 am-1:00 pm- Lunch
7:00 pm- Gialde Dinner and Presentation
Sunday, August 11
9:00am- Knockout Round &Finals
As a founding member of the ASOC in 1964, Tom Gialde was a pioneer for Italian-American worker and civil rights. He championed many initiatives, at both the city and state level, to ensure Italian-Americans had the ability to pursue the American Dream. An avid player of many sports, Mr. Gialde always enjoyed the game of bocce. He, along with his brother Stan, promoted the sport throughout the Kansas City community. The ASOC is proud to name its invitational bocce tournament in his honor.
The 2019 Asian and Oceanian Juniors PRV Bocce Championship will be in Malaysia from September 13th – 17th. This is a Punto Raffa Volo Bocce Tournament.
2019 will be the inaugural Commemorative Cup Bocce Tournament hosted by the Martinez Bocce Federation and CK Mondavi Wine & Family. Martinez Bocce boasts 15 oyster shell courts that this tournament will be played on.
July 27 – 28, 2019 – 2 Day Bocce Tournament
Check in at 8:00 AM both days
Play starts at 9:00 AM both days
$300 per 4 Person Team (extra players are $50)
Open to the public and the first 48 paid entries
Includes light breakfast and lunch
Payouts for top 8 teams in the winners bracket
Payouts for top 4 teams in the second chance bracket
