Woodbury (NJ) High School 's all-time highest scoring basketball player Shannon Gantt is coming to the St. Francis College Terriers next season. She tells the Newark Star Ledger, "The slogan is, The Small College of Big Dreams,' and that's me … I like the team, (they have) a great coaching staff with a lot of […]
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Joanie Beats Brigate
Another week, another loss for Brigate Bocce. Despite Naked Idiot's Dan scoring a four-pointer to save the second set, Joanie Loves Bocce squeaked out a win (7-3, 5-7, 7-4) in the final frame in Sunday's (2/11) match. Although each of their first two games have gone 3 sets, the Brigates just can't seem to wrap […]
ODB Rallies to Beat Brigate Bocce
Brigate Bocce almost pulled an upset over #2 ranked Old Dirty Barristers in the opening week of the FloydNY Winter Bocce League. "Abbiamo pensato perdere rapidamente," Capo Homer Fink told a disintrested bystander near the Men's room at the Waterfront Ale House after the game. "Tuttavia abbiamo giocato il gioco delle nostre vite!" The Brigates […]
Runs Brooklyn/Brooklyn Runs halfway done, Brooklyn Heights shunned
Still no sight of runs brooklyn this side of Court Street: Third, although there are a number of neighborhoods I clearly need to spend more time in, I have run at least once through all of the places listed with the glaring exception of Brooklyn Heights. Admittedly, I haven't yet run in Vinegar Hill or […]
Boccelism Fells Barristers
While Homer Fink and Brigate Bocce were out caroling in the Heights Saturday night, Boccelism repeated as champs of the Floyd NY Bocce League beating number one ranked Old Dirty Barristers in the Fall Championship Match. The day's matches were not as predictable as the final pairing. Newcomers Veni Vidi Bocce made it to the […]
It’s On: FloydNY Bocce Finals Today
While fans of Brigate Bocce are still crying in their Peroni, the FloydNY Fall Bocce Finals resume today at noon. Here's the schedule: Noon: Cobra Kai vs Veni Vidi Bocce 12:45: Boccelism vs Excessive Force 1:30 Coffee Flats Terrors vs Old Dirty Barristers 2:15 Sweet Meats vs If You Want My Bocce 3PM Cobra Kai/VVB […]
Brigate Bocce Out of Playoffs
The Mamalukes defeated Brigate Bocce in the first round of the Floyd NY Fall Bocce Playoffs on Sunday, 7-3, 7-3. Capo Homer Fink, after requesting his favorite holiday tune from some Christmas carolers who crashed the playoffs, told reporters, "Gradisco questi mamalukes, gioco il bocce con l'ironia. abbiamo messo in su una buona lotta, ma […]
FloydNY Bocce Playoffs: ODB Top List
Old Dirty Barristers (photo via ODB on Flickr)are the top seeded team in FloydNY's Fall Bocce League playoffs starting this Saturday. Summer League champs Boccelism are ranked 3rd with their opponent in the finals, Coffee Flat Terrors, ranked 9th If You Want My Bocce, ranked 5th. BHB's team Brigate Bocce (ranked 16th) is set to […]
Joanie Stops Brigate Bocce Streak
Joanie Loves Bocce halted Brigate Bocce's 3 game win streak in the final regular season game today at Floyd NY. The Brigates started strong, winning the first set 7 – 0 and came close to winning in the second before losing a heartbreaker 6 -7 before losing the third set 7 – 2. "Queste sono […]
Brokeback Bocce
Our fellow Floyd NY bocce playing pal, Jim from If You Want My Bocce blogs today about their pickup game last night at our fave nabe bocce bar. But they bury the lead — ACTUAL MOVIE STAR/Cobble Hill neighbor Heath Ledger checked out the action. If You Want My Bocce: By this point, unusual things […]
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