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Le bocce con amici

Meet New Friends at Our Bocce Lanes

Life is just more fun for bocce players!

It’s BOCCE SEASON and the Kelowna Canadian Italian Club is excited to invite you to our lanes located at the Parkinson Recreation Center (behind the pickleball courts).  There are a number of tournaments throughout the season and the big wrap up of the Vendemmia in September.

Bocce is a great game for all ages and levels, we welcome members and friends to come down and play a few games, learn how to play or just come and enjoy being a spectator.

We ask that all participants contact Guido and Susanne prior to each tournament to pre-register.  Just call 250-764-4054 so they can expect you.   You an also contact us kcic@shaw.ca for more details.

Guido DiFabrizio, Bocce Committee Chair

2022 tournament schedule

BOCCE TOURNAMENT DATES
Sunday, September 18
LAST TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON!!!
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PictureAncient Egyptian carvings showing the playing of Bocce
What is Bocce Ball?
 
The sport is played with one small ball (the pallino) and eight larger balls (bocce-singular, bocci-plural) – Four for each team. The pallino is thrown first and becomes the target. Then each bocce is thrown with the goal of placing it as close to the pallino as possible.
 
The sport has been played for at least 7 thousand years, making it one of the oldest sports on earth. The first documentation of the game is in a wall mural in an Egyptian tomb from 5200 B.C. It was the Greeks that brought Bocce to Italy. It became so popular that it was banned for a time because errant balls kept hitting the knees of noblemen as they tried to walk through town. The modern game was popularized by Giussepe Garibaldi, the general and statesman who unified Italy in the 19th century.

Bocce Ball is truly a universal sport, being played under various names (with variations in rules and play) including lawn bowling, skittles, pentanque and boules. 

​At our Club, Bocce Ball has been played by members since the beginning. Over our history, teams from our club have won medals at local, regional, provincial and even national competitions.
 
Bocce is a great activity for all ages and abilities. For more information regarding Bocce contact the Clubhouse or Guido di Fabrizio at 250 764-4054.


The may 1, 2022 Tournament

On Sunday, May 1, the Kelowna Canadian Italian Club (KCIC) hosted its first bocce ball tournament of the season. Many KCIC members and friends in the community safely gathered outdoors by the bocce lanes at Parkinson Recreation Centre to “roll out” the 2022 bocce season.
The competition was stiff. There were some sharp players and observant officiators in the tournament.  Thank you to the volunteers who prepared the lanes and organized the tournament.
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Photos contributed by KCIC member - Elvia Picco
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Our lovely spectators and cheering squad.
Winners from the May 1 Tournament
First Place - Armando & Carlo
Second Place - Vince & Luccio
​Third Place - Danilo & Susanne


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The June 13, 2021 Tournament

coming soon to kcic!  - click below to find out more

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770 Lawrence Ave.
Phone: 250 762 0900

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The Kelowna Canadian Italian Club acknowledges that our clubhouse is situated on the beautiful unceded traditional territory of the Syilx/Okanagan people. Who, for thousands of years, have lived in harmony with nature and continue to this day to offer us so much culture and understanding.
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • About KCIC and Our History
    • President's Message
    • Vice President's Message
    • Executive and Directors
    • Membership
    • Volunteers
  • NEWS & ARTICLES
    • The Grapevine Newsletter
    • THE ITALIAN GARDENER
    • Kelowna's First Families
    • Pietro's Spazio Sport
    • Book Reviews
    • Mangia Mangia Recipes
  • WHAT'S HAPPENING AT KCIC
    • 2023 Calendar
    • Club Happenings >
      • KCIC Dinners & Special Events
      • La Nostra Famiglia Italiana >
        • Upcoming NFI Events >
          • NFI - L'Acqua
          • NFI - Bisnonno
          • NFI - Spaghetti
        • Past NFI Events >
          • NFI - Terrazzo
          • NFI - Guerra
          • NFI - Lilia
          • Coming to Pier 21
          • Dalla Terra
          • Dialetti!
          • Sveva Caetani
          • Emilio Picariello
        • Family Tree Workshops
        • Between Neighbours
      • Giuseppe's Cafe
      • La Bella Tavola - Cooking Classes
      • La Scuola Italiana - Italian Language
      • KCIC Library
    • Il Nostro Lascito Legacy Project
    • Our 55th Birthday!
  • More From Us
    • CONTACT US
    • Clubhouse Rentals
    • 50th ANNIVERSARY >
      • 50th Anniversary
      • Mercato
      • Dinner & Dance Gala
    • Miss Kelowna Cdn. Italian Club
    • PHOTOS >
      • Photos
    • Calendar Page
  • Take Out Dinners
  • New Page