Bocce Ball – League Play
We invite all Branch 8 members and partners to join us. You will require some knowledge of how the game is played and we will explain the rules that govern in League Bocce play. Never played?, join the Branch 8 Open Play Bocce and gain some experience. Visit the Open Play Activity information on the web page. When you have the basics of play, league play may be what you’re looking for. The CBF League provides all the equipment. The Concord Bocce Ball Federation (CBF) League season is from May to September (playoffs may extend to October). The League plays at Newhall Park and Baldwin Park courts in Concord. We (SIR Bocce team name) play Tuesday nights at 6:30 PM on the Baldwin Park courts which are located off Beach St. (near Port Chicago Highway and Bonifacio St.) Games complete no later than 10:00 PM. Play is limited to 10 SIR members and/or partners as we currently have only one team registered to play.
If you have any questions, please call Chick.
925/932-4886
925-348-6443
Play schedule, results and photo follow:
June 2026
The League Bocce team is moving up in the stats. It seems that the two evenings that I wasn’t available to lead the team, Bob Barnes took over as Capo and lead the group to three games won both evenings. I certainly hope Elaine and I are not a pox for the team. We are currently sitting in the seventh place with a 33%-win ratio. I’m certain that we can move up another level as the season progresses. The skill level of the group is growing.
Go Sir Bocce!!!
Chairman: Chick Lowry – Clowry2845@gmail.com
Asst. Chair: Bob Barnes – Bob_Barnes@msn.com
May 2026
League Bocce season has begun again in 2026. All 10 team members from last year have returned to hone their playing skills towards that perfect game.
Bob and Laurie Barnes, Bob and Susan Weiss, Dennis Mierzwa, Peter Shapiro, Ray Pixton, Jim Sowell, Elaine Lowry and myself comprise the team.
We were seeded 8th again this year with a promise to ourselves that our competitiveness will improve and move up the standings. Our current standing with the first 12 games played is 3 wins, 9 losses for a 25% winning ratio. The teams we are scheduled against were seeded higher and we will need to concentrate. We score points in most every game, just not the team first to 12 points. Bummer.
Go Sir Bocce!!!
Chairman: Chick Lowry – Clowry2845@gmail.com
Asst. Chair: Bob Barnes – Bob_Barnes@msn.com
April 2026
The league Bocce season is approaching quickly. The entire Branch 8 Sir Bocce Team has returned for the 2026 season. Bob and Laurie Barnes, Bob and Susan Weiss, Peter Shapiro, Dennis Meirzwa, Ray Pixton, Jim Sowell and Elaine Lowry and myself comprise the Sir Bocce group for another year.
We will begin play on the evening of April 28th and attempt to improve play over the season. We are again seeded 8th in the 9-team division playing Tuesday nights at Baldwin Park in Concord.
Sprits are high with anticipation to make the more experienced teams we will play against bow to our improved play. Some of the folks we play are excellent, lifelong Bocce players. We’re going to surprise them this year.
Go Team Sir Bocce.
It is unfortunate there are only 10 positions per team currently available for branch 8 members. If an opportunity arises where we can create an additional team. We will alert our Branch members. While you wait for the opportunity, there is Open Play Bocce available at 8;30 AM Friday mornings throughout the Bocce season. Play is located at Newhall Park in Concord each week. No knowledge of the game nor equipment is required. We will teach you. No need to call ahead, just show up. Play lasts about 2 hours. Come have some Bocce fun.
Chairman: Chick Lowry – Clowry2845@gmail.com
Asst. Chair: Bob Barnes – Bob_Barnes@msn.com
September 2025
Well, Sir Bocce has completed yet another year of fun on the courts. We started the season seeded 8th in the league and by some stroke of luck (or maybe) consistent play we finished 8th again. Amazingly enough or Win/Loss record was identical to last year with 16 games won out of 48 played, a winning percentage of 33.3%. We are indeed consistent. However, team players all stated that they had fun and that’s an important element of the game. An end of season highlight was we won the last game of the season 12 to 6 against the 3rd placed team in the league. Superb effort reigns.
We celebrated the season completion with a brunch at the Walnut Creek Black Bear Diner while discussing the interesting moments of the season, all vowing to return next year to do it all again.
This will be the last article for the season and will return again next year when it all begins again. Go Team Bocce!
Chairman: Chick Lowry – Clowry2845@gmail.com
Asst. Chair: Bob Barnes – Bob_Barnes@msn.com
August 2025
Well as the Bocce season nears completion the Sir Bocce Team has made a statement many times at our Tuesday evening play, but we remain in the 8th place position in the league.
We surprised several more experienced teams with great play and made them work hard to pull out the wins. We started in 8th position and our team winning percentage has remained just short of 36% for the season. Leaving us in the 8th slot.
We have two evenings left to make another statement, however the teams we will play are farther up the standings. We’ll work hard to show them we are still a threat.
Needless to say we are not near the cutoff for a playoff opportunity this year. We’ll see what we can do in future play. All team members have improved their play skills and will be even better next year. I hope to see them all return.
Chairman: Chick Lowry – Clowry2845@gmail.com
Asst. Chair: Bob Barnes – Bob_Barnes@msn.com
July 2025
Our League bocce Team play has improved following our latest BYE week and we won all 3 games played. The team effort provided 3 wins for the evening with scores of 12-5, 12-2 and 12-6 making the 3 win evening a positive reinforcement for team members. If this represents a momentum change for the Sir Bocce Team we will continue with high spirits. We are a little over half way through this year’s season. Our winning percentage has improved to 33.3% and with continuing wins we can still make the playoff threshold.
Looking forward to more positive results. Go Sir Bocce.
June 2025
Our win/loss record has improved some as we have now won 5 games as of 6/17/25. At our latest evening of play we started out like truly seasoned players running the score up 9 to 0 as the 1st game began. We stalled for a bit letting the score slip to 9-7. We ultimately won with a 12 -7 outcome. Feeling good about the win, we concluded the evening with two losses. We just can’t seem to close out the evening with multiple wins. Our current win/loss record (5 of 21) percentage is 23.8%. We will improve as we continue through the season. Go Team Sir bocce!
