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Mr Marsh. Mr Turner.Mr Shinagawa. Mr&Mrs Johnson. Mr&Mrs Burton.Mr&Mrs Barsby. Mr Otty.Ms Hauton.and Mr True.
There were a total of 12 Doubles that came in to Battle for the Florida Trophy on this warm Sunday morning.The Results for the Florida Trophy:1st Roger Arpaia / Gerard Galiano2nd Claude Lopez / Juan Garcia3rd Michel Robichaud / Gilles LaChanceFlorida Trophy Pictures
Friday 10th February 2012Huntingfield Village Hall (opposite the Huntingfield Arms pub)Doors open at 7.30pm....not any earlier!!Registration is £15 per team and a team needs to consist of a minimum of 4 players.
Owing to the number of teams already registered and the remaining number of existing teams that we'd also expect to re-register for the new season, plus a sprinkling of a few new teams, it is looking highly likely that we will be requiring a 9th division to accomodate everyone.Therefore as we have more or less exhausted the names of rivers we could use and have infilled with Cardinal Wolsey last y
Diss vikings to pic up their medals today as runners up.Well done all.
A cool sunny day for a wonderful Mixed Triples Tournament at The South Florida Petanque Club Courts with lots of Tough Competitors from around Florida and Canada.There were a total of 12 Teams with three games to play in the morning and the Top Eight Teams moving to the Main Concourse and bottom Four to the Consolante.Main Concourse1st Place Juan Garcia ,Gilles Canesse and Raquel Garcia2nd Place C
We just had our First Tournament for the Year and it was a good one!The weather was just perfect.The format was to play a total of 4 Games in the morning and top Four teams will go to the Semi Final and then Final and third and fourth places. and the rest to the Consolant.1st Place Claude Lopez, Claude Lauhle and Bernard Martin 2nd Place Juan Garcia, Mario Olivieri and Raquel Diaz3rd Place Roger A
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Here is a wonderful audio clip narrated by Matthew Broderick about the game of pétanque in Bryant Park located in New York City. It's done so well, that you can "see" the sights and sounds of the park he describes and actually imagine yourself to be there in person.Bryant Park Soundwalk with Matthew Broderick
We are still waiting for team captains and team members.TIME IS GETTING SHORT.
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To all viewing this blog, we hope that you've had a great Christmas and wish you all a Happy New Year.Reminders are as follows;(i) 2012 Registration Deadline is just 6 weeks away, ending on Friday 10th February(ii) Further payments are required for the hotel costs for our May trip to Belgium(iii) Venues and teams are still required for our ''Festival of Boules'' event, planned for July.
.A Very Merry CHRISTMAS to all our readers
Right at the beach, in one of the busiest spots of California's coast. Kudos to Mark Greenberg and his friends of the Los Angeles Petanque Club.We can never stress it enough: to Promote Petanque, Play in Public Places!
It is with great sorrowthat I have to announce the passing of Ray Franklin of Scole. Hejoined the club in 2004 and was at the opening on September 11 2004 He was also the ViceChairman of the Diss Probus club the picture is of Ray doing what heenjoyed most playing his Hammond Organ at various private functionsin this he is entertaining guests after the 2010 Probus ChristmasLunch.Early this year he
Written by Nate Smith Tuesday, 13 December 2011The growing popularity of an obscure European lawn game has prompted a fundraiser to accommodate the increased number of people who wish to play.Members of the Zanesfield Petanque Club seek donations to fund an expansion of the club?s lone existing petanque court at Hall-Fawcett Park.?We?ve really outgrown the size that we have currently,? said Bo
PALISADES PARK ? For a game that is far from familiar for most Santa Monicans, Mark Greenberg and his boules are starting to attract some attention.It's Friday morning in Palisades Park and with the iconic Santa Monica Pier providing the perfect backdrop, pairs of tourists and locals in the middle of their workouts stop and stare as Geenberg crouches inside a small circle drawn in the sand. He pul
We have to report that the Christmas tree has been sunk. Reports of U Boat activities in the area are untrue.Also that the door to the phone box has been found.
"Admired by many, hated by others, but passionately observed and followed by all..."Thus starts an in depth interview with champion Foyot at Boulistenaute.com, right after he returned to France after winning the Petanque America Open.Original article in FrenchEnglish translation by GoogleNoteworthy passages:- the Canadian players he met in Amelia Island have invited him for a tour in Canada.- "in
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Now that the Detroit Petanque Club's courts have been professionally groomed in the winter bouleodrome we decided to start our Friday pizza parties. Throughout the Winter we'll be bouleing it up down in the club and don't worry about something cold to drink -- we have a fridge too!We're getting the couches and dartboard brought in next week...Today's score: Sam & Jeff = 7 to Tim & Fred = 10 (we
Neither snow, nor sleet, nor darkness of night shall keep us from playing petanque. At least in Detroit! Pat secured a top secret location for the club to play during the cold Winter months in Detroit. The space comes complete with ample court space, a very realistic rolling surface, with high ceilings for plombe, shooting, and shouts of victory!Oh did I not mention that there's a giant vault i
The AGM went well 17 attended. The finances are well so we do not have to go to the Marshalsea.The membership dues have been reduced Husband/wife/couples now £30 single £20 pa Roger remains as Treasurer. Yoshi is Secretary. Ken stays on as Chairman, his report was long and detailed. No decision was made on who should be captain of Vikings and Duval so will have to wait and see on that one. Also
Cow stuck in septic tankFIRE crews were called to rescue acow stuck up to its neck in a septictank in Long Stratton this week.Crews from Long Stratton,Harleston and Great Yarmouthattended a Held in Hall Lane lastSaturday at 5pm, along with twoUrban Search and Rescue Crews.The crews and the farmer secureda harness around the cow attachedto a tractor, and the cow managed topull itself out. It was ch
The unthinkable happenedby Petanque America on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 7:30pmToday, the unthinkable happened. The US Embassy in Paris declined to renew my E-2 (Business Investor) Visa.Petanque America is still not profitable, we have no full time employees, and I draw very little salary (living from savings), so I was told to just close up or sell the business and get out of the country.No a
We are still planning our trip to Belgium between the dates of Friday 4th until Monday 7th May 2012 and are close to securing both the coach travel and hotel rooms.However we still have places available for the trip at a cost of £235 per person, which includes your hotel costs, coach & Eurotunnel costs, and you are invited to be part of this trip by getting in touch with us as soon as possible.We
Last night we picked up a Certificate of Commendation as runners-up in the Coastal Sports Alliance category at the Suffolk Coastal Sports Awards, held at BT Adastral Park, Martlesham.Originally nominated with 9 others, we made the final 4 on the short-list and were invited onto the stage to await the announcement of the winner. Unfortunately it wasn't our night (always the bridesmaid, never the br
2011 PA OPEN RESULTSCONCOURS A1 Marco Foyot / Bernard Martin2 Jean-Pierre Subrenat / Damien Hureau3/4 Mario Gagné / Ben GauthierPeter Mathis / Antoine Geoffroy5/6/7/8Alec Sweet / Karim GuennounJean-Pierre Hemery / Phil HemeryJuan Garcia / Yanick LauhléJoseph Hassoune / Khalid MesbahConcours AA1 Gali Shriki / Alice Aviran2 Yehuda Cohen / Margalit Ossi3/4Ed Porto / Frank PipalGuy Labourie / Mi
After a 13-month closure, Flood County Park in Menlo Park is set to reopen Saturday afternoon(Nov. 12) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration, San Mateo County officials said.The 21-acre park has been closed since fall 2010, county officials said, to repair and replace water supply pipelines.Aside from the park's petanque court and baseball diamond, all park facilities will be open and rea
(published, November 10th) This Saturday and Sunday, downtown Fernandina Beach will look and sound like any typical town on the French Mediterranean. More than 260 competitors (in teams of two) will be playing p/tanque (pronounced pay-tonk), the French cousin of horseshoes and "bocce," the Italian bowling game. Teams are coming from 23 states, Canada and Europe to compete in the 2011 P
Here they are. As always, we like to spread it out, so almost one in 4 teams goes home with something. Amounts this year ranged from $1,000 to $50 , for a total purse of $7,500.
The Results for the 2011 Edition of the John Roland Open goes as follow:Main Tournament1st Yanick Lauhle and Jean Michel Lauhle2nd Marco Foyot and Bernard Martin3rd Pascal Corchia and Gilles Canesse3rd Maryse Bergeron and Marieke RolandConsolante A1st Ziggy and Juan Garcia2nd Michel Robishaud and Gilles LaChanceConsolante B 1st Ives Chenette and PacoLink to the John Roland Open Pictures:JR Open Pi
With colder temperatures arriving I'm thinking this might be the last game for the 2011 Season - outdoors that is. Pat has secured an indoor location which might be put into use as early as next week. (Note: I'm not in the office from Thursday to Monday so our next boule-ing opportunity will be Tuesday (11/22).Today's game: Abu/Jeff vs. Fred - with Team Abu/Jeff taking an early lead, getting 6
Players of all stripes, from Israel, Netherlands, France and Canada, joined their American brothers and sisters in-boules as they met this past weekend, November 11-13, on 68 courts constructed by host Philippe Boets of Petanque America in Fernandina Beach, Florida, to play in the largest petanque tournament in the U.S., the Petanque America Open. As in past years, Christophe Chambers, familiar
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I was happy to wear my sherpa hat today because the wind and chill definitely cut into our hands and after a few rounds really worked against our shooting/pointing. I'm not sure if this is it for the season because you never know when the weather will become warm again in Michigan. Pat A. has secured an indoor location which will allow us to continue despite any snowdrifts and ice on the ground.
MVP Sam really tightened the screws at today's game in Campus Martius Park. Leading the batting order for our team, Sam rolled in close boule after close boule - leaving Team-Pat/Abu/Maury scrambling to point in. We took the lead early on and kept a healthy margin - with Team-Pat only gaining 1 point in their early rounds while we gained 2 and 3 points per round. Towards the end they made a com
It is hard to imagine that in a month the rink behind our court will be filled with skaters. For now, hoever, the conditions are ripe for petanque playing. Multi-tasking is our middle name. When a business phone call rings in, we can still point in the close boule. Seasonable weather for a monday, with lots of folks congregating in the park for the cider and doughtnuts (at the Compuware float)
Here is a great book, just published, about pétanque. Actually the first english language book to be written about the sport.Pétanque is the world's most egalitarian sport. It can be savored by almost anyone, regardless of age, gender or physical constraints. Yet the complex biomechanics of advanced throws take years to master. Game play is so obvious that even a child can follow it. Yet st
Following hot on the heels of our recent success at the 2011 Suffolk Sports Awards, we have now received our notification that we have been nominated and subsequently short-listed for a similar category in the 2011 Suffolk Coastal Sports Awards, due to be held at BT Adastral Park, Martlesham, on Sunday 20th November.To be short-listed once again is a major achievement especially as this now our se
?With November came some really bright color transformations in the foliage surrounding Campus Martius Park in Detroit where we play our afternoon petanque games in the warmth of the sun. There's some leave on the terrain, but they don't disturb our boule pointing, in fact, it only adds to the charm of playing so deeply into our season. The ice rink is installed and soon the park will be getting
Today's game was full of careful playing by the rules as a cochonnet, knocked (for an Article 13 hopeful) out of bounds bounced against a "dead boule" that remained on the court. The ruling? The cochonnet was still in-play as it did not leave the field of play but the dead boule became dead when a player (from the same team as the boule thrown) stopped the boule with his foot before it rolled of
THE AGM will be held November 28th at the Football Club 7:00 for 7:30.Will need a new secretary Mr Coe is standing down.
Today's game brought up a situation where a Player from Team-A threw a boule which was closest, but he didn't realize and he then threw a 2nd boule. Then Team-B threw their boule to get closer. What is the proper protocal/rule for this situation?Typically, if the proximity of the 1st boule was not obvious, and a measurement was not called for, and the 2nd boule was thrown, we would keep the 2nd
Today, Pat struck the cochonnet with his boule, but his teammate, standing nearby, accidently blocked the cochonnet's travel off the Court, and it bounced back on to the court. We, as the opposing team, chose to (i) leave the cochonnet in its new position. (We didn't "mark" the cochonnet's original position and so we couldn't choose options ii or iii. But, we were happy for the accident as it
A hard won victory for Sam/TimC./Nick/Jeff against Fred/Pat/Maury at Campus Martius Park this afternoon. ? Sam led off each round putting in a boule at around 20 inches from the cochonnet at a medium distance - tempting for the opposition to beat his point (and not to shoot) - which worked to our advantage time and again as Team-Pat threw down 80% of their boules before regaining the point. This
At the recent Gala Presentation evening, held at Trinity Park, Ipswich, we picked up the runners-up spot in the BBC Radio Suffolk sponsored category in the 2011 Suffolk Sports Awards.This is a major achievement for the league in only its 4th season of existence and made the ''bigger sports'' sit up and take notice of us, as we were probably the most minority sport represented at the event (with th
We have received 24 entries for the 2012 season via our ''Early Bird'' Registration Scheme, but this will end on Monday 31st October, with the Registration Fee rising to £15 per team thereafter.If you haven't already done so but would like to register your team at the discounted price of £12, then please do so before the 31st October.If you require further Registration Forms, then please contact t
Team-Jeff/Fred/Sam were schooled today at Campus Martius Park with a Fanny (13/0 loss) to Team-Pat/Maury/Abu. Every round they had a close first boule, and we expended nearly everything to win back the point. I'm not sure what was keeping us back - we switched up our playing order, we changed strategy on pointing and shooting - but nothing we attempted worked to our advantage. They were just t
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2012 Florida Trophy -RESULTS-
2012 Registration Event
NINTH Division????
Prize day
SE Regional Mixed Triples -Results-
SE Regional Triples -Results-
2012 Bay Area & Beyond Calendar
Bryant Park, NYC soundwalk
New Year
Good ideas from Brighton
Happy New Year and all that
good morning all
Petanque in Santa Monica
Ray Franklin.
Petanque club seeks funds for Zanesfield, Ohio project
Palisades Park shuffle board courts now pétanque playground
Sinking in The Mere
Interview with Marco Foyot
La Pétanque Marinère Clothing and Accessories
Petanque Pizza Party a Success
Petanque inside a Bank Vault in Detroit
The AGM
Ho ar me byo nothing to do with Petanque
The Unthinkable Happened...
Belgium Trip 2012
Another Award for the League
Pétanque America Open 2011 - Results
Park Reopens in Menlo Park
Pétanque in Fernandina
Open 2011 Results
John Roland Open 2011 - Results-
Possibly the Last "Outdoor" Game for the Season in Detroit
Weekend to remember!
The sponsor
Hey, Someone Turned off the Heat!
We're Having a Heatwave in the Mid-West
Ice Rink Nearly Frozen Over at Campus Martius Park
Petanque - The Greast Game You Never Heard Of.
Nomination for 2011 Suffolk Coastal Sports Awards
Welcome to the Fall Foliage at the Petanque Courts in Detroit
Boule Playing As the Christmas Tree is Lowered into Campus Martius Park
AGM
2nd Boule Played When 1st Boule Already Had the Point
What Happens When Cochonnet is Accidently Struck by Opponent's Body?
Winter Time Detroit Bouledrome Secured at Secret Location
Success at the Suffolk Sports Awards 2011
2012 ''Early Bird'' Registration - Discount Period due to end on 31st October
Swept! Team-Pat sweeps up and propels to top of rankings
boules, bier und brats - VOMPC
Zanesfield Petanque Club's Newest Member
Strong Games Played - Now at Campus Martius Park
Last nights coaching.
County to buy San Rafael office building for public safety complex
Fred K. Tops the Club Standings
Suffolk Sports Awards 2011
No Sooner Has The Dust Settled.....
Double Losses Plague Team-Pat
Coming soon
Jacques Pépin Tribute Video
Players Becoming Scarce at Detroit Petanque Club
a couple of Carreau, a few 5 point rounds... neat!
Tino Lofaro Memorial Tournament
LAST GAME OFTHE YEAR
M6 in New York
Five Points on a Cochonnet Knock - Takes the Game
A bit about Hoxne ADNAMS LEAGUE
2011 Grand Final Results
Games latest
NE Regional Tournaments -RESULTS-
The Detroit Hub Visits the Detroit Petanque Club
2011 Grand Finals Line-Up
Challenge
Segway Petanque - Why Not?
Latest from Diss Express
Duval latest
Finally! a fusion of S.C.A. and Petanque
Court Surface at Campus Martius Park - a challenge
Early Bird Registration Scheme for 2012 season
2011 Quarter-Final Results
2011 Grand Finals Day - Venue Announcement
Both Teams Took a Beating at Campus Martius Park
JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING
The Sun Shines for Friday's Games at Campus Martius Park
Coming Games
Personal bits
Game Playing at Campus Martius Park
2011 Quarter Finals draw
2010 Grand Finalists both eliminated...on same day!!
Jazzy Day in the Park
Four Points - Lost in Error
Hello to Hitesh; Nick; and Sam who Rejoined Us at Cadillac Square Park
Fred Traded to Team-Jeff
Last 16 Play-Off Results
Steven and Elizabeth Leaving for Germany - See You Next Year!
Splendid Afternoon of Petanqueing
Latest
NW Region Doubles & Triples Results!
Jeff Returns to the Petanque Arena for his First Game in Three Months