2024 Bocce Ball Tournament Recap
/On Friday, August 2 we were excited to host our second ever Bayside Bocce Ball Tournament at the Little Italy Amici Park! The bocce courts are adjacent to the historic, original site of our center at 250 W. Date Street. We were glad to see so many come out and enjoy this fun and traditional Italian field game with us. Proceeds and donations from this event support our continued work to empower diverse communities throughout San Diego.
We owe our thanks to this year’s event sponsors Molina Healthcare, the University of San Diego, and San Diego Mesa College Foundation. We also want to thank the Amici Bocce Club, Convivio, and Jack Pecoraro for their special support of this fun annual event. Because of their combined support, 10 teams comprised of San Diegans from all over the county, and Bayside volunteers and board of directors, as well as institutional partners were able to participate in this year’s tournament.
We also want to thank Danny Moceri and Romantic Sounds of the Past for the fantastic live music, photographer Kevin Raquidan (@kevrockydon) for capturing the energy and excitement of the day, and all of our guests who came out to watch the games and enjoy delicious pizza from Mona Lisa Italian Foods! Fun fact: Mona Lisa's founders met in 1950 while attending English classes at Bayside!
Enjoy the many pictures and video of the game winning throw below.
Meet the Teams
Our congratulations go to this year’s winning team and defending champions of the 2023 bocce tournament, the Bayside Board! Also of note, runner-up team, New Kids on the Bocce, won second place and was awarded the Little Italy gift basket.
The Bayside board, two-time tournament winners
New kids on the bocce, 2024 runners-up
Event Recap Pictures
