Sixteen members from Woodland Park represented our Club with distinction at the big Peppermill Casino Bocce Tournament held in late November in Reno, NV.
In that tournament, 67 four-person teams from across the United States competed for $14,000 in prize money. Round robin competition on the first day of play sorted teams into three divisions – Gold, Silver, and Bronze. On the second day, all teams competed in double-elimination brackets in their respective divisions to determine championships and prize money.
WPLBC members who finished in the money include:
- Dave Gordon, 3rd place in the Gold Division. Former WPLBC member Christopher Caligiuri – now living in Iowa – played with Dave on a strong team that also featured two elite players from California;
- Scott Henry, Greg Singleton, and Bob Sheffels, 7th in the Gold Division. Former member Clem Zipp also played on that team;
- Glen Cunningham, 1st place in the Silver Division. The other three players on Glen’s team are all members of the Paesano Bocce Club in Gresham, OR;
- Amanda Garcia, Brian Henry, and Pat Henry, 1st place in the Bronze Division. Former member Anthony Singleton was the fourth member of that team.
Other participating Club members were Salvatore Cascone, Gail Dehnert, Robert Doble, Daniel Henry, Wyatt Henry, Jeff Johnson, Phoebe Naguit, and Steve Vanderveer. They didn’t come home with prize money, but each played with class and skill to show they belonged and bring recognition and honor to our Club.
