The results are in. Another successful Bocce summer league. I would say the best attended summer league with over the 3 full months of play, with only one rain out. You can see the ladies ran supreme this year taking 3 of 4 cash spots. Overall champion in a close battle and winning by just … Continue reading “2026 Summer Bocce League Wrap-Up”
The 2026 lord bocce champion was crowned today and he is Robert Doble, who takes home the high coveted Lord Bocce Mug as well as a bragging rights for another year. Robert came back thru the loser’s bracket to twice defeat runner-up Brian Peterson who was at the time the only undefeated player. Rounding out … Continue reading “2026 Lord Bocce”
We made it thru the day dry, humid and at times a little windy. 9 teams battled it out thru pool play and double elimination. What ended up being a bocce event as well as an endurance event. Sons of Ichiro (this team goes back many years with different players) went undefeated and took the … Continue reading “2026 Riconosciuto Bocce Classic Results”
August 1st Saturday – Starts at 10 a.m. Entry fee $30 per player 4 person team. Entry covers morning treats, lunch, refreshments, medals and $500 in cash prizes. 4 game guarantee. Click on the flyer to the right to open the registration form. I can take payment using:Venmo @gregsingleton48orZelle gregsingleton@hotmail.com orprintout of form with mail in check. Thanks, … Continue reading “2026 Riconosciuto Bocce Classic”
Beautiful July day playing croquet at the club. We had a bald eagle looking over the game. These croquet open play sessions continue through the end of September and have been very popular.
Ohio style bocce under clear skies and comfortable temps was very popular this holiday Sunday. 1st place went to Bob & Jennifer Sheffels, Gail Dehnert & Greg Singleton 2nd place went to Bre, Richard, Gerry & Chuck.
Because of a late scratch by Erich with an injury, Sal randomly selected a team, and that team was Bre & Richard. Proved to be a good selection since they played well and took the 2026 Solstice title. This was Sal’s 3rd straight year of being on the winning team. Second place went to Glen … Continue reading “2026 Summer Solstice Bocce Tournament”
Some people want MORE COWBELL, other folks just want more bocce. By popular demand Bocce Sundays are starting up. Starting this Sunday (5/16) at 1 p.m. there will be members open play bocce at the courts. No signup or anything, just show up and there might be other folks that might want to play a … Continue reading “Bocce Sundays”
A glorious day it was, kicking off the outdoor bocce season at Lower Woodland Bocce Club in the Vegas-style event. 10 teams of 3 played a full day of bocce, starting with pool play, then single elimination money round. The top two seeds in the money round lost their first games and are out, while … Continue reading “2026 Las Vegas Style Bocce Results”
You can now purchase club gear—shirts, hats, and more—featuring the WPLBC logo so you can represent your favorite lawn bowling / bocce / croquet crew both on and off the green. Note that some of the items have logos specific to a sport and some feature just the main WPLBC logo. Credit card, PayPal and … Continue reading “★WPLBC merchandise store is now online★”
Did a little updating to the website by adding an “About” menu item at the top. Clicking on this link takes to information about contacting WPLBC, the club location and information on the public open play dates and times. I also added a “Sports” menu item that replaces the three separate menu options for each … Continue reading “Website Updates”
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 … Continue reading “WPLBC Members distinguish themselves in big Nevada bocce tournament”
Let’s count our blessings when we contrast the difference between 9/2022 and 9/25 Can it have been only 3 years ago? Some members might not want to see this, but our club was an island amidst turbulence not so long ago during the Covid days, and it’s quite jolting to see the chaos that was … Continue reading “Club Pics From September 2022”
The 2025 WPLBC Bocce League season closed on the final Monday of August with these winners: • Greg Singleton, Overall Points• Scott Henry, Shooting Skills Contest• Bob Sheffels, Lagging Skills Contest This season featured strong participation. Weekly attendance averaged around 20 players and shot up into the low 30s on particularly pleasant evenings. Weekly random draws resulted … Continue reading “2025 Bocce League Season Wrap-up”
Dave Gordon put his short and off-the-wall shot artistry on full display to seize the 2025 Lord Bocce Crown in final challenges held Saturday, Aug. 23 at WPLBC. Or in less majestic but more understandable terms, Dave is our 2025 Club Singles Champion. This is Dave’s third reign as Lord Bocce. His previous titles came … Continue reading “2025 Lord Bocce Results”
Saturday, September 27th and Sunday, September 28th This bocce tournament is one of the major events of Festa and we want you and your team to join the fun! This year the tournament is on the main floor of the Armory. We invite your club or organization to participate in the tournament with as many teams … Continue reading “38th Festa Italiana Bocce Tournament 2025”
The results of another successful fun Riconosciuto bocce event are in. Eleven 4-person teams competed on Saturday, July 27th. Pool play, then all advanced to a singe elimination championship round with the top 4 teams in the money. Two Oregon teams participated with the rest being local teams with some new faces. Fun day with … Continue reading “Riconosciuto Bocce Tournament 2025 Results”
The 2025 Summer Solstice Doubles Bocce Tournament was played on June 21st. We ended up with 13 teams (of 2). We made 3 groups, two of 4 teams and one of 1 team of 5. Play started at 4 p.m. and finished just a bit past midnight. Slight, really light drizzle the last 15 minutes; … Continue reading “2025 Summer Solstice Bocce Tournament”
On Saturday, April 26, eight teams competed in a “Vegas Style” club bocce tournament at Woodland Park. The Vegas format features three-person teams. In each frame, six people (3 per team) roll from the same end and every player throws two balls. That totals 12 balls on the court at once. The resulting chaos features … Continue reading “2025 Las Vegas Bocce Tourney Results”
Under clear skies and overall nice weather on Sunday 9/8 the club Tree Event occurred. It was the last WPLBC bocce tournament event of the season. Teams of two were made by random draw of the cards and each team played each other and that made for a very competitive day. Two teams ended up … Continue reading “2024 Bocce Tree Event”
On Saturday September 7th WPLBC member Mark Charonis hosted a Special Olympics family bocce tournament. Bob, Brian and Tony also supported the event. A good time was had by all.
It is time to Sign Up for Festa Italiana Bocce played at the Seattle Center. This attended every year by many WPLBC bocce players. Here are the details to sign up. 37th Annual Festa Italiana2024 Oberto Bocce TournamentSaturday, September 28th and Sunday, September 29th Come join the fun at one of the major events of The Seattle … Continue reading “2024 Oberto Bocce Tournament”
On August 25th, 2024 the champions of 2024 Lord Bocce competition was determined. Christopher won this year for his third straight Lord Bocce championship. Robert finished 2nd and Phoebe 3rd. Of the 8 competing for the Lord Bocce title on Sunday our club ladies made a strong statement with 3 ladies in the final 8 and … Continue reading “2024 Lord Bocce Competition”
This annual event happened Saturday, July-27. The format is 4-person teams with a round robin consisting of seeding round (3 game guarantee) then single elimination money finals. Here were the top 3 winners.
Congratulations to the 20 players that represented Washington State in the 2024 WA Vs. OR Ryder Cup Challenge on July 13th in Gresham OR. The majority of the WA team were members of the Woodland Park Bocce Club. The final was WA 19 wins to OR 16 wins. This is the first time the WA … Continue reading “2024 Ryder Cup”
The WPLBC was recently featured in the Seattle Times Pacific NW Magazine section. The story includes a history of the Woodland Park Lawn Bowling Club and describes how people are embracing the laid-back atmosphere and social nature of these games, which include bocce, croquet, and lawn bowls. Read the Seattle Times Article
The bocce summer solstice doubles event was held on June 22nd, 2024 and started just after 4pm and finished just before 1 am(!). It was well attended and the weather was great. Nine 2-person teams took part in this bocce competition. There were two groups of round robin play with 6 teams advancing to single … Continue reading “Bocce Summer Solstice Doubles Results”
A work party was assembled on June 1st to do early season cleanup. It was very well attended. In addition to the normal clubhouse cleaning and weeding we upgraded bocce court #4 by laying plastic court bed tiles as a base for the court.
This is a yearly tournament that is part of Festa Italiana Seattle at the Seattle Center. Saturday play is the Recreational Division. Sunday play is for the Experienced Teams Division. This event is not organized by our Club nor held at our site, but many of our members participate each year in this tournament.
Some people want MORE COWBELL, other folks just want more bocce. By popular demand Bocce Sundays are starting up. Starting this Sunday (5/16) at 1 p.m. there will be members open play bocce at the courts. No signup or anything, just show up and there might be other folks that might want to play a … Continue reading “Bocce Sundays”
You can now purchase club gear—shirts, hats, and more—featuring the WPLBC logo so you can represent your favorite lawn bowling / bocce / croquet crew both on and off the green. Note that some of the items have logos specific to a sport and some feature just the main WPLBC logo. Credit card, PayPal and … Continue reading “★WPLBC merchandise store is now online★”
Saturday, September 27th and Sunday, September 28th This bocce tournament is one of the major events of Festa and we want you and your team to join the fun! This year the tournament is on the main floor of the Armory. We invite your club or organization to participate in the tournament with as many teams … Continue reading “38th Festa Italiana Bocce Tournament 2025”
Congratulations to the 20 players that represented Washington State in the 2024 WA Vs. OR Ryder Cup Challenge on July 13th in Gresham OR. The majority of the WA team were members of the Woodland Park Bocce Club. The final was WA 19 wins to OR 16 wins. This is the first time the WA … Continue reading “2024 Ryder Cup”
The WPLBC was recently featured in the Seattle Times Pacific NW Magazine section. The story includes a history of the Woodland Park Lawn Bowling Club and describes how people are embracing the laid-back atmosphere and social nature of these games, which include bocce, croquet, and lawn bowls. Read the Seattle Times Article