There are three reasons Evergreen Park’s Phil Areddia likes to play bocce ball. “You can drink, smoke a cigar and roll a ball,” he said after around of competition last week at the Rock Island Public ...

Shirlene Treadwell was filled with confidence when she arrived early Saturday morning at the Special Olympics Missouri Training for Life Campus. The Columbia woman had been practicing bocce with her ...

Abigail Gerthoffer wasn’t sure what she was getting into when she joined Burrell High School’s unified bocce team during her ...

The participants had fun during the Special Olympics Missouri bocce tournament Saturday -- and some qualified for the upcoming State Outdoor Games. SOMO hosted teams from all over Central Missouri for ...

Because bocce ball competition is reserved for Special Olympians at least 30 years old, it's no surprise that the event is growing in popularity. "Our population is aging, just like the rest of the ...

Three school districts in Schuylkill County will introduce a competitive, PIAA-recognized bocce ball program to its athletics departments this year. The program, part of the Unified Champion Schools ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) – By growing up with a brother diagnosed with autism, Richland freshman Mari Weaver saw firsthand that not ...

WOOLMARKET, Miss. (WLOX) - As the Mississippi Senior Games continue here in South Mississippi, one activity is rolling through Woolmarket, stirring up some good natured competition. Friday, around 30 ...

When I left my home office recently to meet up with some friends who needed a fill-in for a game of bocce at Pacific Palisades’ Veterans Gardens, I knew I’d be squinting as I adjusted to the setting ...