Where to play bocce on Long Island
Photo credit: Thomas A. Ferrara | Bocce is somewhat similar to bowling. Players roll a roughly 2-pound ball down a narrow court -- but instead of knocking down pins, players take turns trying to land it as near as possible to a smaller ball, called the "pallino." (July 5, 2012)
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Southampton Bocce League
Bocce -- it's not just a game played by older men.
"It has a stereotype that I'm trying to dispel," says Peter Rabito, 47, president of American Bocce Club in Huntington. The league has about 50 members in their 20s to 60s, up about 25 percent from last year.
Bocce is somewhat similar to bowling. Players roll a roughly 2-pound ball down a narrow court -- but instead of knocking down...
