Due to my scheduling mistake, we are cancelling Bocce this Friday and postponing Round 4 until August 3rd. This means we will have Bocce two Fridays in a row, August 3rd and August 10th. The schedule then resumes as normal every other week through the Championship.

Last week’s bocce matches were inspiring. We saw some new talent emerge, a couple upsets and some very looooong games. A shoutout to new Captain Jamie Milliner and his M$ney Balls, they are currently undefeated, a great start for rookie Captain Jamie. We had guest roller Olivia Lingo stepping in for Cozzie’s missing Captain Carla. This young woman continues to amaze us each summer with her guest appearances and fabulous skills. And quiet but deadly has been Mo, he sits silently along the sidelines then steps into the court and unleashes with deadly accuracy. Jamie and team were wise to tap Mo as their sub for the vacationing Kelly. For brevity, I am just going to list the individual results and the new standings.

Game 1  M$ney Balls 12 – Lords of the Rolls 9

Game 2 Sausage Rollers 12 – Cozzie & The Hot Rollers 11

Game 3 The Incrediballs 12 – The Honor Rollers 6

STANDINGS

Menu for Round 4, August 3rd will be Asian Luau. Once again please let me know what you can contribute and I will post:

• Eggrolls- Lynne & Jim
• Potstickers with Dipping sauce -Michelle & Mo
• Maui Onion potato chips- June & Rich
• Asian Ribs- Chris & Jack
• Teriyaki Chicken- Chris & Jack
• Fried Rice- Cris
• Tropical Fruit Salad- need volunteer
• Asian Salad- Leslie
• Coconut cupcakes- need volunteer
• Asian Beer- Travis & Kelly
• Wine- need volunteer
• Pina Coladas- Chris & Jack

It really was the sweet life Friday June 29th for Round 2 of CBL. With numerous guests, a gorgeous Italian meal of antipasto, grilled sausages,warm pasta, summer tomatoes, salad and garlic bread all washed down with Aperol Spritzes and Carl’s bubbly the beautifully warm night was the classic example of “Noi non possiamo avere una vita perfetta senza amici.” Look it up!!

Bocce was also nearly perfect, at least for the three teams who won their night’s game.

Game 1 featured Carla’s Hot Rollers assisted this round by British import Alex Moody in excellent form. A reprise of the Hot Rollers first round win showed them quickly defeating June Weaver’s Incrediballs. Rich Weaver and Chris Coates managed to place several points on the board for the IBalls but the effective rolling of Jack and Nate suppressed the scoring potential of the Iballs Clay, Michelle and June at the north end of the court. Cozzie & The Hot Rollers 12, Incrediballs 5

Lords of the Rolls and The Honor Rollers truly battled out the evening’s second game. Jim Leon’s Lords displayed their true potential with Leslie, Barb, Chris Cattich and Kay effectively rolling point after point to capture the win over Captain Carol’s Honor Rollers. Despite their eventual loss, The Honor Rollers made a very impressive showing assisted by Travis, Jill and Leann substituting for Jim Woodcock. The long game finally concluded with Lords of the Rolls 12, The Honor Rollers 10. Correction from our scorekeeper, the Honor Rollers impressive showing was a rally near the end of the game that resulted in a win for the Honor Rollers!  The Honor Rollers 12, Lords of the Rolls 10. Congratulations Captain Carol, Travis, Jill and Leann. The standings have been updated and Honor Rollers are now in third place.

Our evening concluded with another interesting match between M$ney Balls captained by Rookie Coach Jamie Milliner and DePhillip’s Sausage Rollers. When we spoke of the fine ball skills displayed by Sausage members, Conor, Ted, Carl and Mo, Captain Ru said if they were all that good they would have won. Alas, so true, so true. However, with Missin at the absolute top of her game, ably assisted by Milliner and a really hot Corso there was no stopping the inexorable mounting tally of M$ney Balls as they slowly but surely reached the magic 12, deflating the Sausage Rollers drive and hopes. Final score M$ney Balls 12, Sausage Rollers 8.

We now have standings to report:

Friday our theme will be Viva la Mexico aka Holy Guacamole. First teams playing at 6:30 are Lords of The Rolls and M$ney Balls. The menus is:

• Chips- June & Rich
• Salsa, green, red, fire roasted-  Lynne & Jim
• Guacamole- lots of guacamole! –  Gail, Bobby
• Grilled Adobo Chicken- Chris
• Chipotle Flank Steak- Chris
• Tortillas , corn 6″-  Michelle & Mo
• Cheese, shredded or crumbled-  Jill & Jaimie
• Beans-  Rupert
• Rice-  Barb
• Black bean corn, and tomato salad –  Carol
• Mexican fruit popsicles-  Lori
• Margaritas- Chris & Jack
• Mexican Beer-  need volunteers

Let me know via this website, email or text what you can bring and I will post.