Today's game really showed a strong performance from Fred who brought in close point after close point - showing a 13/3 and a 13/2 set of scores for the day.
Sunday September 26th is Grand Final Play-Offs Day to be held at.....The White Hart, BlythburghWe would require Grand Finalist teams to arrive by 11.30am, ready to commence semi-finals by 11.45am.Dependent upon how these matches go time wise, the 3rd/4th Place Play-Off and the Grand Final itself could start at 1.30pm at the earliest.This would then mean that the End of Season Presentations will be
Photo SlideshowThis past Sunday, Howard Ando and Jane Wilkinson of the Ann Arbor Petanque Club held yet anoother stellar tournament. Beginning at around 2pm, dozens of people joined in on the merriment as we played random selected teams in three games.Some familiar faces from the Royal Oak circuit were present (Michel & Jeannette; Danny; Arnold...) as well as a visitor from North Carolina: Bob
Not able to make a direct link to the papers.Duval's shield hopes ended in semi-finalClass told as Diss Duval's runin the Norfolk Petanque LeagueKnockout Shield came to an end in the semi-finals.League leaders Freethorpe Ferrets proved far too strong for the Division Three underdogs with a 4-1 verdict.Division One's top team gunshot and outpointed their visitors in four of the five games, with Duv
A tremondous effort away at unbeaten Orwell Division leaders, Suivre Les Boules Playford, saw the Turks Head Hasketon finally gain their first league point of the season with a 2-2 draw.This was the Turks Heads' ninth match of the season and, to be fair, was probably not the scoreline most people would have expected, but once again the formbook was turned on its head and the Turks Head fully deser
With baited breath, everyone is awaiting the news on the venue for this years 2010 Grand Finals Play-Offs, due to be held on Sunday 26th SeptemberWe can now reveal that the venue will be announced on the 31st August and the only place to find out this information first-hand will be this site.
First of all I would like to thank everyone for turning and playing, you are all a nice crowd.It was dry all day except for the end of the last two games then it poured. During the day we watched 2 displays by the Red Arrows and an ear spilting display by the Euro fighter and all of this at no extra cost. We all ate in the club most of us consuming a very good Sunday Roast and some even continued
Waveney DivisionLaxfield B 1 Three Horseshoes North Cove 3Orwell DivisionTurks Head Hasketon 0 Deben Vikings 4
The Bell Inn Walberswick, only a few weeks ago, were way behind schedule for a variety of reasons, but nonetheless made a commitment to the league to get their matches completed by the September 5th deadline.On Wednesday 25th August, they entertained Wenhaston Star Two and gained a 3-1 home victory, thereby completing all their 5 home matches, all being 3-1 scorelines. This latest win has seen the
Waveney Division - Three Horseshoes North CoveBlyth Division - ?Deben Division - Golden Key SnapeOrwell Division - ?Gipping Division - Ipswich PC'09Stour Division - The Dicky East Bergholt
When last we heard from our bike rambler friend and founder of the Fresno Pétanque Club Tim Channel, he had just won the FPUSA National Triples in Portland with Mike Stasack and Ryan Baker.As we look in on his progress in this, the third chapter of his bike tour of the Pacific Northwest, we read that he is having a close-up and personal encounter with this country few will ever experience.Chapter
Belgian Petanque contest in Carvoeiro28/8/2010 Last weekend the very first petanque (jeu de boules) contest took place on the brand new surface in Carvoeiro at Vale de Milho. About 12 petanque experts played very professionally and seriously. Although the contest was initially organised for the men, the ladies decided to set up their own contest. As the event was so successful, the organisers
In a surprise move, Team-Abu, at a 2-11 losing position robbed victory from Team-Pat with some bold shooting and pointing moves (Thanks Buzz!) making a 13/11 celebration for Abu and Friends. Pow!
New York Petanque Club is hosting 3 doubles championships the weekend of September 25,26! The Mixed Doubles is on Saturday and both the Men's and the Women's Doubles follow on Sunday.Since converting their area in Brooklyn's Prospect Park into one of the most difficult petanque terrains in the country last year; the club has hosted numerous tournaments and offers FPUSA players a full weekend of th
(Lto R 2nd place winners, Philippe and Piere Agnesse and Joe Cortright, and 1st place champions Tim Channel, Mike Stasack, and Ryan Baker)With perfect weather in the 70's and 80's on the home courts of the Portland Petanque Club, 13 triples teams started their series of games on Saturday, August 21, games that would ultimately lead to four winners in the concours and two in the consolante by late
The Detroit Petanque Club's ranks swelled today with new players from Miller Canfield: Clark C. & Derek P. brought over by Scott T. "I feel confident that a future: Honigman vs. Miller Canfield tournament could arise in September" - exclaimed Jeff W. All played very well and with this magnificent weather - we'll have plenty of games for the season.
For the past 2 months, Amelia Island Boules meets every Wednesday night at Cafe Karibo, starting at 6pmBeautiful setting (nice & drinks galore), but ... there are only 2 courts, you never know how many people will show up, and at what time. The courts are lit, but most folks like to head home by 8:30pm.So one needs to improvise. We use a deck of cards to mix players into teams, fast. Doubles or t
VIDEO of Pat's great pointing...Amidst a huge gathering of the Letter Carrier's Union at Cadillac Square Park today, we re-located temporarily to Campus Martius Park (next door) for our afternoon's sport. We originally played at Campus Martius Park (and before that, as the Riverwalk down near the Renaissance Center). The grounds are slightly different from what we are used to playing upon which
Greetings from Portland,Our hosting of the FPUSA National Triples over the weekend was a very successful event and a lot fun. One might venture that the winners had a little more fun than the rest of us, but all would agree it was fun and successful because of a great effort from our volunteers and a very congenial group of players. The beautiful weather helped, too.We began on Friday aftern
Hello Everyone,It seems that getting around to another "The Bike Rambler" update is difficult at best for me on this extended my bike trip of the Pacific Northwest. For now, it is increasingly looking like I will only be able to give you these brief e-mail updates. If that is all I can do on the Northwest Bike tour, I will write a travelogue for all of you when I return home.I am having a
What does a 10 foot tall man, a 5 foot mime and Cantigny France have in common?Click (or cut and paste) this Chicago Petanque Club link for the answer.www.chicagopetanque.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/petanque-at-cantigny
Waveney DivisionCretingham Bell 3 Poacher Cratfield 13 Horseshoes North Cove 2 Laxfield A 23 Horseshoes North Cove 4 Laxfield Lovelies 0Blyth DivisionHoxne Swan PC 2 Cretingham Belles 2Deben DivisionGreyhound Pettistree 1 Parrot & Punchbowl Aldringham 3Orwell DivisionMartlesham WI 1 Henley Cricketers 3Suivres Les Boules Playford 3 Ye Olde Coach & Horses Melton 1Stour DivisionR
We are now just about ready for our Open. Two new benches arrived last week, and the finally wiring to the lighting poles was ccmpleted, next we need to fit the light fittings and reduce the pole heights. Roger and Ann two new prospective members turned up for our saturday meeting and we hope they will join us next week. Dont forget workers 8.45 next Sunday
The current seedings have been completely turned upside down with results in recent weeks with previously unbeaten teams on the end of losing scorelines.Firstly we had The Dicky East Bergholt losing away at Tattingstone Wheatsheaf against the Chaffs. Friday August 20th saw Hoxne Swan PC lose 3-1 away at The Bell Inn Walberswick, who had themselves lost last week away at Sunset Boulevards (Diss) by
In the unusual surroundings of playing on a Saturday morning, the Aldeburgh team met up at local rivals and fellow Deben Divisional contenders, Golden Key @ Snape.The Aldeburgh team were unbeaten whilst the Snape side had yet to lose at home this season, so in some ways a draw was looking likely on paper. Unfortunately our sport is played on gravel rather than paper and any sort of form guide coun
The Bell Inn, Walberswick are catching up fast...Having a 3-1 victory over Wenhaston Star, they then had a 3-1 loss at Sunset Boulevards (Diss), but then in the return fixture this week, reversed that scoreline and beat the Diss team 3-1 and moved to within one point of Diss in the league table, with two matches in hand.Last night (Friday 20th August) should have seen them at home to Hoxne Swan PC
Blyth DivisionBell Inn Walberswick 3 Sunset Boulevards (Diss) 1Gipping DivisionBramford Cock'N'Boules 3 The Exiles Bealings 1
There's clanking and clattering all over Lamorinda as the locals turn out to play variations of an ancient sport. And somehow, there's always a nice Merlot within reach.Growing up in the Midwest ? I won't say exactly when, but if the name Ozzie Nelson rings a bell, you're in the ballpark ? indoor bowling was hugely popular. Bowling places were popping up all over, so much so that it was dif
Hi all, Just in case you haven#39;t seen it yet: http://vpa.squarespace.com/ And we now welcome Mt Macedon Petanque Club to the VPA. See you all at Melbourne Petanque Club Sunday A meeting is being organised between all club Presidents to outline the aims of the VPA in the near future, presentations will then be made to each club for the benefit of members. Cheers Terry
The Associated Press article below was an incentive to update the post I wrote in 2007 about player statistics worldwide.In 1979, the international petanque federation - FIPJP - represented 18 countries, with a total of 403,963 members, of which 375,603 in France.In 2009, the number of countries had jumped to 88, with a total of 531,233 members, of which 313,985 in France.This means that France's
This has been a great summer for petanque in the press.To spread the word faster, I post them on Facebook as I see them.Last week the Globe and Mail published an article with a nice slideshow about Paris Plages.But the big "carreau" came today when Associated Press ran a story that got picked up by thousands of news outlets worldwide. Emma Vandore (based in Paris) looks at the game from an inter
A nice close game for most of the afternoon. The score was pretty even - until the end rounds where Pat's team pulled ahead (and then pulled in three points for the 13/8 finish).Big thanks to the weather for being so agreeable.
Is there anyone out there that can help get this icon of British phone box painted I have tried everywhere.It is outside the Post Office in Diss
AnnouncementSadly we have been informed that Norman passed away quietly in his sleep on saturday night.Our condolences and thoughts are with his family.He will be sadly missed by everybody in the Pétanque fraternity.Normans funeral will be held on Thursday 26th August11.15am at Earlham Crematorium, Norwichfollowed by a Wake at 1.30pm at The Cottage, NorwichPeter Astle (Acting Chairman)on behalf of
Sunday September 12 - Lamb Picnic, and OPEN tournamentPanaché Tournament Open to ALLRegistration ends at 11:00 a.m. !!Casual games before lunch. Games will start after lunch at 1:00 p.m.Lunch Menu: BBQ Lamb, white beans, salad, cheese & bread.Free for Members in Good Standing, $13.00 for non-members.Friends, family and guests are welcome.No Cash Prizes ? Wine awarded by raffle drawingAdditional ra
Previously unbeaten The Dicky from East Bergholt (6 wins and 1 draw) made the short journey over to Tattingstone Wheatsheaf to take on the Chaffs. The Wheatsheaf Chaffs had already got a victory in the week with a Thursday night victory over their Wheatsheaf colleagues, The Stooks, and have been moving up the table recently.The Dicky meanwhile had not lost during the season and were currently sitt
Blyth DivisionSunset Boulevards (Diss) 3 Bell Inn Walberswick 1Stour DivisionTattingstone Wheatsheaf Stooks 1 Tattingstone Wheatsheaf Chaffs 3Brantham Bull 4 Tattingstone Wheatsheaf Stooks 0Tattingstone Wheatsheaf Chaffs 3 The Dicky East Bergholt 1
The Emile Furlan Memorial Tournament will take place this year on Labor Day weekend at the Furlan Ranch just outside of Knights Landing, north of Woodland, Ca. If you have never participated in this event, it is surely one you don't want to miss.Bring your R.V., or tent and sleeping bag and sleep under the wonderful canopy of walnut trees, or if you prefer something a bit less rustic, there are se
One of the most driving forces behind pétanque in the last few years has been a humble, self effacing young man, Tim Channel, of the Fresno Pétanque Club. Tim is a real mover and shaker, partly to blame for the fact that the Fresno Club is the largest and fastest growing club in the nation! Although this post really doesn't have to do with pétanque, it is all about one man's energy and determinati
Nels JohnsonPosted: 08/11/2010 03:47:00 PM PDTCounty officials are negotiating with the owners of the 35-acre, 455,000-square-foot Marin Commons complex in San Rafael to determine what it would cost to buy the facility. Acquiring the complex and turning it into a public safety center instead of constructing a building next to the Marin Civic Center is among proposals under consideration by the
Blyth DivisionWenhaston Star Two 0 Wenhaston Star One 4Bell Inn Walberswick 3 Wenhaston Star One 1Gipping DivisionBT Antares Allstars 2 Hollesley Shepherd & Dog 2
The Bell Inn Walberswick started their '5 matches in 12 days' marathon schedule last night with a 3-1 home victory over Wenhaston Star One.This leaves them in third place behind Hoxne & Sunset Boulevards (Diss) but a lot of matches to go, although these are mainly against the current top two.
With the Pétanque America Open coming up in November, UBK Studios, a low or "no funded" group of cinematographers is trying to raise enough funds for travel expenses from Chicago, IL to Amelia Island, Florida for 3-4 crew members. Equipment rental (Canon DSLR Cameras, audio equipment, lighting kits), music licensing rights and DVD Duplication. Their goal is to film the entire tournament proce
When I saw the short documentary Ludo in June, I liked how the game was presented. The camaraderie, the cheerfulness, combined with top quality photography, editing and sound.The Open in Amelia Island will be the perfect occasion to capture this same spirit, on American soil, in English. Players from at least 20 states and beyond, who drive or fly in to meet, mingle, play, and have a good time.Al
Waveney DivisionLaxfield B 3 Cretingham Bell 1Poacher Cratfield 2 Laxfield Ladies 2Gipping DivisionThe Exiles Bealings 4 BT Antares Allstars 0Orwell DivisionHenley Cricketers 4 Deben Vikings 0Martlesham Womens Institute 3 Deben Vikings 1
We have a limited supply of sets of leisure boules as follows;Set of 6 boules, with 1 coch, 1 measuring device and all enclosed in a clear-fronted zip-up carry case. Each set of 6 boules contains 2 seperate sets of 3 boules apiece with each set of 3 having distinctly differing markingsFor the cost of just £9 per 6-boule set.First come, first served basis.These are certain to sell fast so let me kn
Edith Piaf - Non, Je ne Regrette Rien (LIVE 1962!!!!) No! No regretsNo! I will have no regretsAll the thingsThat went wrongFor at last I have learned to be strongNo! No regretsNo! I will have no regretsFor the grief doesn't lastIt is goneI've forgotten the pastAnd the memories I hadI no longer desireBoth the good and the badI have flung in a fireAnd I feel in my heartThat the seed has been sownIt
As you may have heard by now, the trio of fine youngsters from Fresno, have won the World Qualifier Competition and are headed next year to the Junior World Championships. What was interesting to see during the competition was the extreme sportsmanship on both sides of the battle. Congratulations on winning shots or points could be heard from one team across the court to the other. A breath of fr
A selection of Photo's from Semur Boules Club The President The President and his mother (Fair haired )
Read all about it !!In the doubles, Duval ripped apart their opponents, conceding just four points in the three games with a 13-0 win for Chris Johnson and Yoshi Shinagawa the highlight of the 65-15 success.Eccles proved the graveyard for a Diss team again where Vikings repeated Duval's early-season woes with a 5-0 defeat against G2.
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Amities Boules Club
BROOKLYN BOULE
Cranleigh Petanque Club
Diss Waveney Petanque Club ENGLAND.
FPUSA BLOG
La Pétanque Marinière
Longbeach Petanque Club
Midwest Petanque Alliance BLOG
Midwest Petanque Alliance BLOG
MILL INN ALDEBURGH PC
NZ Petanque Club
Petanque America
Petanque-Kaohsuing Taiwan
Suffolk Coastal Petanque Alliance
The Boules Lounge
Valley Petanque Club - Home to the Vipers
Fred K. Really Rolling in Deadly Points
The Announcement Of The Season
Jane & Howard's Ann Arbor Petanque Tournament a Big Success
Better late than never.
First point of the season
2010 Grand Finals Day venue to be announced
Cranleigh Open Triples results
Results - Sunday 29th August
'BellWatch' continued....
2010 Divisional Winners so far
The Bike Rambler "Asphalt Ruminatons"
Belgian Pétanque in Portugal
Team-Abu does some Shock & Awe - stealing victory from Pat's Hands
FPUSA National Doubles, Sep 25-25, 2010
FPUSA National Triples Champions!
More Troops from Miller Canfield Swell the Petanque Ranks
Simple, short but fun tournaments
Five Days - No Way !
FPUSA National Triples Results
The Bike Rambler - Asphalt Ruminations
A Petanque Riddle
Results Sunday August 22nd
Cranleigh Open 29th August
Unbeaten teams suffer over last two weeks
Poor performance 'key' to Aldeburgh loss
Bell Watch - Part Two
This Weeks Results
Wooden Balls, Metal Balls - Bowling Fever Grips Lamorinda
VPA web site etc.
Petanque in the world
Petanque's got swank
Pat is taking a nice lead in the rankings
HELP WANTED
RIP DEAR NORMAN
Annual Lamb BBQ and Open Panaché
Unbeaten Dicky slip at Wheatsheaf Tattingstone
Up-To-Date Results
2010 Emile Furlan Memorial Tournament
The Bike Rambler - ?Visage of America?
County negotiates to buy Marin Commons complex
Results Newsflash
Bell Watch - Part One
UBK Studios at Amelia Island
Petanque in America - a movie!
This Weeks Results
Leisure Boules - Very Special Offer
A Birthday song from me to you all. click here!
Fresno Hmong take World
Photo's from Semur Boules Club
NEWS LINK TO MERCURY
Oak hurst Pétanque Club
Skunked! Pat & Maury make a big win!
Brooklyn Bastille Day 2010
Honky Tonk Petanque 2010
Ipswich PC'09 scoop Gipping Divisional title
Rita Joins the Detroit Club
Longbeach hits the front!
Victorian Petanque Alliance
1st Anniversary afternoon
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Matches Sunday 1st August
Boules In The Park 2010 - A Great Success
Thursday 29th July
Date for 'crunch match' changed
Petanque @ Paris Plages
Buzz takes Second Spot in the Rankings
Petanque (and a pig) in Prague!
Portland Bouligans on Channel 6 KGW
LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
Let's play 'boules'
Demonstration of Petanque to the Infinity Group at Cadillac Square Park
Petanque vs Boule Provençale
Raphael Firing Off Strong Shots
Boules are cool!
Petanque in Zanesfield, Ohio
Latest Results.....I think!!!!
To Night
Inter-regional Championships at Brean Sands
Petanque league in Colorado
PA Open - Airfares to JAX (Jacksonville)
"Open 2010" Teams
Pétanque, Picnic and a nice bottle of wine....
Two New Players Try Out Petanque at Cadillac Square
Game of Life
Diss petanque teams go head to head Yesterdays news today.
French Game Draws Melange To New York City Park
Kudos and Saludos
La Boule NY on NPR
Cranleigh v Bedouins.
Cranleigh PC First Anniversay
The Mighty Giant - Finally Beaten - Just!
To Night
Unbeatable? Pat Thinks So...
Brooklyn Bastille Day
Team Tim C. a Hard Group to Beat
2010 Women's and Junior World Qualifier Early Report
One Hundred Up
Tim C. Still Holding Top Status
Results and info page