News

The regular season has come to a close. The standings have been calculated. And, the playoffs are ready to begin.

The Playoff schedule is now online, complete with which teams are playing and when. Check back regularly as playoffs matches complete and we fill out the bracket. And join us on the courts on Sept. 16 to watch the exciting conclusion to this year's season, as we crown our championship team.

If your team is in the playoffs, remember that you may be playing on a different night than you normally do.

Attention All Rollers,

The Benicia Bocce League will be hosting our first ever League Celebration at the bocce courts on Saturday September 8th from 4:00 pm - dark. Please note the new date!! (with our apology). The event is open to league and non-league members alike. Bring your family and friends. Meet players from the other divisions. Learn new bocce skills.
 
Food, treats, beverages, music all compliments of the league.
Bocce clinics for beginners and novices.
Dine, drink, mingle, play bocce on a Benicia summer eve. Bellissimo!

RSVPs are encouraged on our Facebook event page. Walk-ins welcome, too. We hope to see many of you there.

The Board of the Benicia Bocce League

p.s. We could use some volunteers to help with food and clinics. Email us at info@beniciabocce.org if you can assist.

After a long, hot, grueling day, the Superfriends were the last men & women standing in our first annual Benicia Bocce Tournament, barely, defeating Forgettabocce for the crown. Congratulations Superfriends!

Attention all Rollers!

The 2018 Benicia Bocce League registration results are in. A total of 60 teams registered this year, 54 returning teams and 6 new teams with just under 600 total league members. Of those 60 teams, amazingly only 1 team was not able to get its first choice. All other teams will play on their preferred day/night.

We still have room for 3 teams to round out seven 9 team divisions. The Sunday morning division needs 2 additional teams and Sunday evening needs 1 team. Although the registration deadline has passed, we are actively seeking to fill those 3 vacancies. If you know anyone who’s still thinking about joining the league and can play on Sunday, please have them contact us at info@beniciabocce.org as soon as possible. 

With the 9 team division format, we will be returning to a 16 match season with 2 bye weeks per team. Schedules will be released once we finalize the Sunday division makeup. We are targeting Sunday April 22nd to start the season, weather permitting.

Capos, please note that roster changes are allowed up until to the end of the 3rd week of the season and can be made through your registration confirmation notice.

Many of you still need to sign the online liability waiver that was emailed to you when your team was registered. In some cases, those emails have been found in junk or spam folders. Please check with your capo if you are having difficulties. They are able to resend the waiver, if needed. 

The Capos & Co-Capos meeting will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, April 7th in the basement of the Vet’s Hall at the 1150 1st Street. It is mandatory that both the capo and co-capo attend this meeting.


Greg Richey
President
Benicia Bocce League

Wow!

What an incredible season. Way beyond expectations. 2 new beautiful courts. 588 league members, 200+ of you new. 7 Divisions. 56 teams, 17 of them new. New friends made. New friendly rivalries in the making, rising new stars, and late rising old-timers. Beautiful harmony throughout all divisions. Unquestionably, a great success for the league.
The recently completed playoffs were filled with great play and several nail biter matches. 32 teams, 32 matches, topsy/turvey to say the least. Congratulations to 2017 league champion The Steamrollers, runner-up Superfriends, and 3rd place finisher Fuhgettabocce.

Looking Ahead
The planning process for the 2018 season is already underway. Below are some important agenda items for the fall & winter board meetings planned. 

New Board Members Needed - 4 long time board members have retired from the board this season. This was anticipated as many of them said some time back they would see the new courts project through to completion before departing. We have been fortunate to have 2 new volunteers, Gale Sequeira and Steve Pieroni of the Palino Pirates, join the board but are still looking to fill 2 vacancies. If you are interested in joining the board, please email us before the October 17th Fall board meeting.

Last Call for Tile Purchases - You have until November 1st to purchase a 4”x 8” or 8”x 8” tile with your individual, team community group or business name engraved on the tile. The tiles will be permanently placed on the block wall separating the upper and lower courts before the start of the 2018 season. For those who have already purchased tiles, we thank you for your patience. 

Possible League Expansion - Based upon the continual inquiries we get from people wanting to join the league, we think there is demand out there for even more new teams. If so, this will require some additional tweaking of the divisions. We may put out a questionnaire about possible restructuring as we did last year about this time. Keep an eye out for further communications from the league.

Rules Review - As is the case every off-season, the board completes a comprehensive review of the rules to address shortcomings in the league rules as written. If you have specific suggestions to improve them, please feel free to email us.

We are always looking for ways to improve the league. If you have any additional topics you would like to see considered, please feel free to email us at info@beniciabocce.org.