FPUSA Northwest Regional '65 Over/Under' Mixed Doubles Tournament
again this year.
Last year was an unqualified success, why not be a part of it this year?
Get a printable copy of the entry form : click here...
The most fun you can have standing up!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
FPUSA Northwest Regional '65 Over/Under' Mixed Doubles Tournament
We are happy to be hosting the
FPUSA Northwest Regional '65 Over/Under' Mixed Doubles Tournament
again this year.
Last year was an unqualified success, why not be a part of it this year?
Get a printable copy of the entry form : click here...
FPUSA Northwest Regional '65 Over/Under' Mixed Doubles Tournament
again this year.
Last year was an unqualified success, why not be a part of it this year?
Get a printable copy of the entry form : click here...
Friday, March 22, 2013
March 17 - St.Patrick's Day Petanque at Lamorinda
Our 2013 Season opener. A beautiful day and a nice turnout with 21 Doubles teams playing 5 games. There was definitely home-court advantage - 1st and 3rd going to Lamorinda members.
It was great to have see so many of our old friend and to welcome new ones from La Petanque Mariniere, new club Napatanque and Robert Dunn, visiting from the new York Petanque club.
Thanks to Gilbert for the pictures.
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| First Place: Beth and Robert |
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| Second Place: Hans and Wolfie |
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| What...? |
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| Third Place: Roberto and Bill |
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| Morning coffee and something to eat... |
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| At the end of the Rainbow... |
Monday, March 11, 2013
2013 California Commemorative Cup
Here we go again… The Commemorative Cup.
Why by the way is this event called the Commemorative Cup?
According to Louis Toulon, it was created to celebrate and pay tribute to La Pétanque Marinière’s founding fathers: Louis Toulon, Jean-Louis Bontemps, Marcel Parnell,René Di Maio, and Charles Davantes.
Merci messieurs!
Why by the way is this event called the Commemorative Cup?
According to Louis Toulon, it was created to celebrate and pay tribute to La Pétanque Marinière’s founding fathers: Louis Toulon, Jean-Louis Bontemps, Marcel Parnell,René Di Maio, and Charles Davantes.
Merci messieurs!
Contestants came from all over California in an effort to get their names engraved on the Perpetual Trophy.
In case you had forgotten, last year’s winners were Claudie Chourré and Etienne Rijkheer who defeated Ed Porto and Teri Sirico in the finals.
They teamed up again this year for a second win.
Can it be done?
Improbable, unless they are on a Lance Armstrong regimen (which of course they will deny).
Just kidding guys!
In case you had forgotten, last year’s winners were Claudie Chourré and Etienne Rijkheer who defeated Ed Porto and Teri Sirico in the finals.
They teamed up again this year for a second win.
Can it be done?
Improbable, unless they are on a Lance Armstrong regimen (which of course they will deny).
Just kidding guys!
The field looked good due in part to David Riffo and Christine Cragg who laid some highly visible strings on the ground to delimit playing boundaries.
The field was also groomed again last Saturday by a handful of volunteers.
Thank you all ladies and gentlemen for your help.
The field was also groomed again last Saturday by a handful of volunteers.
Thank you all ladies and gentlemen for your help.
The weatherman promised good playing conditions and he kept his word. We enjoyed a cloudless sky and except for a few hours in the morning the temperature hovered around 70 degrees most of the day.
“Viennoiseries” were offered by Jean-Claude Bunand. Thank you Great Bearded One! “Avec un boulanger on n’est jamais dans le pétrin.”
The format of the tournament was Mixed Doublettes (1 man + 1 woman).
Since we have twice as many men as women in our club, I assume that women were in hot demand. It is nice to be wooed ladies, isn’t it? Was it flowers? Candy? Money?
Your secret is safe with me.
Your secret is safe with me.
Last year 20 doublettes participated in this tournament. This year we got 32!
Here are this year’s contestants:
1. PJ Mallette/N. Garrett // 2. M. Couglin/Nicole Coughlin
3. J.M Poulnot/S. Mattei // 4. F. Moser/T. Efron
5. P. Wellington/B. Hall // 6. T. Parkinson/ H. Sammons
7. J. Sarafian/A. Paulsen // 8. K. Evoy/S. Bowman
9. J.C Etallaz/ G. Etallaz // 10. E. Rijkheer/C. Chourre
11. E. Porto/T. Sirico // 12. F. Menhaus/B. Howard
13. D. Riffo/M. Bricca // 14. M. McMillan/C. McMillan
15. F. Haney/D. Haney // 16. B. Bardet/K. Summers
17. A. Marchand/E. Marchand // 18. D. Carlton/C. Jones
19. A. Lofaro/E. Lofaro // 20. A. Gusella/D. Gusella
21. L. Toulon/C. Cragg // 22. J. Gautier/M. Di Maio
23. J. Lecouturier/L. Kraft // 24. B. Passmar/C. Van Der Meulen
25. E. Moilanen/S. Garcia // 26. R. Dunn/T. Whitney
27. B. Lysten/B. Forte // 28. M. Menefee/E. McTaggart
29. P. Kos/I. Koss // 30. J.C Bunand/J. Krauer
31. R. Di Maio/H. Facchini // 32. D. Feaster/N. Feaster
3. J.M Poulnot/S. Mattei // 4. F. Moser/T. Efron
5. P. Wellington/B. Hall // 6. T. Parkinson/ H. Sammons
7. J. Sarafian/A. Paulsen // 8. K. Evoy/S. Bowman
9. J.C Etallaz/ G. Etallaz // 10. E. Rijkheer/C. Chourre
11. E. Porto/T. Sirico // 12. F. Menhaus/B. Howard
13. D. Riffo/M. Bricca // 14. M. McMillan/C. McMillan
15. F. Haney/D. Haney // 16. B. Bardet/K. Summers
17. A. Marchand/E. Marchand // 18. D. Carlton/C. Jones
19. A. Lofaro/E. Lofaro // 20. A. Gusella/D. Gusella
21. L. Toulon/C. Cragg // 22. J. Gautier/M. Di Maio
23. J. Lecouturier/L. Kraft // 24. B. Passmar/C. Van Der Meulen
25. E. Moilanen/S. Garcia // 26. R. Dunn/T. Whitney
27. B. Lysten/B. Forte // 28. M. Menefee/E. McTaggart
29. P. Kos/I. Koss // 30. J.C Bunand/J. Krauer
31. R. Di Maio/H. Facchini // 32. D. Feaster/N. Feaster
If I misspelled any name, please forgive me for I just read handwriting.
If you see any mistake, send me a brief e-mail and I shall correct my mistakes.
If you see any mistake, send me a brief e-mail and I shall correct my mistakes.
Two 13 points qualifying games were played before lunch, and as a result 16 teams advanced to the Concours, 8 teams ended up in the Consolante A, and 8 teams in Consolante B.
After lunch
Consolante AParkinson/Sammons won 1st Prize by defeating Bardet/Summers
Consolante B:
Mickey and Nicole Coughlin won 1st Prize by defeating Dunn/Whitney (13/3)
Mickey and Nicole Coughlin won 1st Prize by defeating Dunn/Whitney (13/3)
Bottles of wine for all winners.
Concours:
Semi-finals
Semi-finals
Riffo /Bricca defeated Sarafian/Paulsen (13/4)
Di Maio/Facchini defeated Mallette/Garrett (13/10)
Di Maio/Facchini defeated Mallette/Garrett (13/10)
Finals:
David Riffo and Monique Bricca won the finals by defeating Di Maio/Facchini (13/2)
David Riffo and Monique Bricca won the finals by defeating Di Maio/Facchini (13/2)
The stars of the finals were definitely the women, with men playing supporting roles.
Both Monique Bricca and Helga Facchini did superb pointing jobs and both absolutely deserve to have their names engraved on the Cup.
If there was a special medal for pointing, I would give it to Monique who, on a scale from 1 to 10 would get a 9, while Helga would get an 8.
Men did what they were supposed to do, assist the women, keep quiet and strike when required.
Both Monique Bricca and Helga Facchini did superb pointing jobs and both absolutely deserve to have their names engraved on the Cup.
If there was a special medal for pointing, I would give it to Monique who, on a scale from 1 to 10 would get a 9, while Helga would get an 8.
Men did what they were supposed to do, assist the women, keep quiet and strike when required.
Congratulations David and Monique!
Yesterday, Genevieve and Jean-Claude Etallaz also celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary.Congratulations to the lovebirds.
A good tournament, and a good sign of things to come.
Alain
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