Photos: United States National Bocce Championships rolls into St. Louis
Competitors from around the United States gathered on the Hill for a week of Bocce tournaments.
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Jose Botto of Michigan shoots the ball in an attempt to knock one of his opponent's balls out of scoring position during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Spectators came out to watch the the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Teresa Passaglia of Land O'Lakes, Florida, reaches for one of her bocce balls during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Vanessa Garippo of Chicago rolls a bocce ball during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Italia-America Bocce Club member Cam Clifton of St. Louis switches sides of the court between frames during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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An official checks marks the position of a bocce ball during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Margaret Shindelus of Livermore, California, shoots the ball during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Jose Botto of Michigan rolls the ball during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Brigid Reidy of Chicago attempts to knock one of her opponent’s balls out of scoring position during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024. The week-long event, which included men’s and women’s singles and doubles competitions, concludes on Saturday, July 29.
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Italia-America Bocce Club America member Tony Sanna of St. Louis shoots the ball in an attempt to knock one of his opponent's balls out of scoring position during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Martha Crosley of Antioch, California, rolls a bocce ball while competing in the singles category during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Spectators came out to watch the the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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Natale Scala of New York rolls a bocce ball during the United States National Bocce Championships hosted at the Italia-America Bocce Club in St. Louis on Thursday, June 27, 2024.