Photo: Steve Galluzzo
Ever since he captured gold at the United States Bocce Federation National Championships last June near Chicago, Memo Macalpin has longed to establish a tournament that would put Veterans Gardens center stage. Now he has, and he hopes the inaugural Hollywood Cup Bocce Ball Invitational on Saturday lures more players from outside the local community to see what the fun is all about at the state-of-the-art facility at the Palisades Recreation Center.
“Come on out August 10 for the event I’m hosting at the Palisades Bocce Courts,” said Macalpin, a Palisades Bocce Club member since it was founded in the spring of 2021 by proud Palisadian Jimmy Dunne.
“We’ll have a great time, most of the players participate in our local league and I’ve even sprinkled in some celebrities. Flour Pizzeria in the Palisades will be serving free lunches at noon to all players, staff and volunteers and the YMCA will have a water and First Aid station present. Jimmy [Dunne] will present the championship cup and gold medals to the winners.”
The format is as follows: 12 teams (each consisting of four players) will be divided into two pools of six in a round robin-style with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the knockout rounds. Play begins at 9:40 a.m. sharp and should wap up by 5 p.m.
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