Campbell Bocce League’s first round of the season got off to a spectacular start on a windy Friday night. Popcorn, Peanuts, Red Hots and our new CBL baseball caps were all featured at Campbell Field while a rousing crowd cheered their favorites.

Just as our Champion Warriors took a dive in Cleveland, so did Captain Ted and his Labor Force to the impressive Rolling Stones. With Captain Cattich absent, ace bowler Jim Leon and Deborah Garcia were hot as dogs on the grill, with Michelle and Leslie also contributing to the Stones first win. The Labor Force with their full complement of players, Jaime, Jack, Nate and Rupert just couldn’t put a frame together and lost 13-4.

The evening’s second game was a surprisingly quick debacle for Deboccery. Yes that’s right, absent Captain Conor’s championship style, teammates Lynne, Kay and June quickly fell to the onslaught of Game of Throwns. Although Deboccery tapped all time high scorer Jim Leon as their substitute, GOT led by Captain Jill, with Rookie Travis accompanied by Clay, Moshia and Barb slaughtered Deboccery 14-3.

Holy Rollers and our newest Captain Carol Lingo with Burke, Coates & Woodcock  fought a drag out battle with Cozzie and The Hot Rollers, gaining no more than one point per frame for what seemed an eternity.  Holy Roller Jim Woodcock was back in epic form controlling angles and spin in a style that was reminiscent of his early years and multiple Championships. Carla and Rich were extremely effective for the Hot Rollers knocking Jim & Coates’ balls out of multiple scoring opportunities. At the opposite end of the court Rookie Kelly had an impressive showing for her first outing, and along with stalwart Bobby chalked up several points. Though The Holy Rollers were missing ace roller Carl and the Hot Rollers didn’t have their Rookie Gilbert,  when the dust settled the final score was Holy Rollers 12- Cozzie and the Hot Rollers 8.

Round 2 begins prompts at 6:30 with the Holy Rollers facing off against Deboccery and in recognition of that epic battle our theme will be “The Summer of Love”.

And in true 1967 fashion, we will have an authentic potluck. Please let me know what you can contribute and I will post here. Brownies anyone??

• Flower Power Hors d’oeuvres – Barb
• Digger Chicken- Chis & Jack
• Organic Mediterranean Farro Salad- Rich & Junehe shell- June & Rich
• Magic Mushroom Salad- Leslie
• “Baked” Beans -Jill & Jaime
• Wasted Watermelon- Clay
• Hot dogs & buns- Chris & Jack
• Ketchup, mustard, relish- Chris & Jack
•  sandwiches – Nate
• “Pot Lucky” Brownies – Lori
• Electric Kool-aid- Chris & Jack
• Beer or Wine- Volunteers needed

The Captains have been appointed, the teams selected and this Friday Round 1 begins promptly at 6:30. Captain Cattich and Captain Ted and their new respective teams are up first. Let’s see how these two captains who battled it out in last year’s Championship fare in the first round of the 2017 season.

First order of business- all teams must select a name. Captains please contact your team members and let me know your team name by noon on Friday. I have emailed a contact list to everyone.

The Teams are:

Captain Ted Lusher, Jamie Milliner, Jack Campbell, Nate Castillo, Rupert DePhillips

Captain Chris Cattich, Leslie deGiere, Deborah Garcia, Jim Leon, Michelle Smith

Captain Conor Pullman, June Weaver, Lynne Missin, Cris MacKenzie, Kay Missin

Captain Carla Brouillette, Bobby Corso, Gail Gilbert, Rich Weaver, Kelly Simmons

Captain Jill Milliner, Travis Simmons, Clay Lingo, Moshia Smith, Barb Kutschinski

Captain Carol Lingo, Chris Coates, Lori Burke, Carl Alderete, Jim Woodcock

Campbell Bocce League has a new rule this year, “Substitutes and the Designated Roller Rule”. The Captain may call on a single substitute to join the team only when he has less than 4 players present. A Designated Roller is a team member who at the Captain’s discretion may step in for any one of his teammates mid frame, or at the beginning of a frame. Once the DR has entered the game he remains in the game until its conclusion. The Team member he has replaced cannot rejoin the game. Additionally the Captain is responsible to make certain that every team member who is present plays no less than one full frame. The role of DR may be filled by a different team member in each round.

Friday’s theme is Take Me Out to the BallGame, the Menu is:

• Popcorn -Deborah
• Peanuts in the shell- June & Rich
• Ruffle Chips and Onion dip- Lynne & Jim
• Pretzels & Mustard – Carol
• Celery sticks and Blue Cheese dip – Leslie
• Hot dogs & buns- Chris & Jack
• Ketchup, mustard, relish- Chris & Jack
• Toppings, Onions, sauerkraut, hot peppers, grated cheddar –  Rupert, Jill
• Chili – Travis & Kelly
• Old Fashioned Coleslaw – Clay
• Potato salad – Michelle & Mo
• Ice Cream sandwiches – Nate
• Cracker Jacks – Cris
• Adult Lemonade-Chris & Jack
• Beer – Leslie, Lynne & Jim, Nate

Please let me know what you can contribute and I will post. See you Friday!