American Bocce Co.

02/11/2025

Congrats to our Random Draw champions, Jessie and Emily! 🔥🔥 These two came out swinging and went 6-0 to claim the top spot! No strangers to the random draw finals, last year’s defending champ and last year’s runner-up demonstrated how experience pays off.

Huge shoutout to our underdogs Ally and Dustin, who went head-to-head with some tough competition to get to 🥈 👏🏼

The silver ‘ship was exciting in its own right. Exchanging point-for-point in a close finals, Brian and Katie ultimately defeated Danko and Mary to take it home.

🥇Jessie Morris & Emily Krippinger
🥈Ally LaBelle & Dustin Kintanar
🥉Katie Hyrne & Brian Simmerman

The women were absolutely crushing it this weekend, and we can’t wait to see more of it at the next stop on the Tourney Line, ABC’s Women’s Tournament. 💪🏼👯‍♀️

02/07/2025

Join our team! American Bocce is seeking a league manager and territory manager.

Please contact [email protected] with inquiries.

02/03/2025

Let’s hear it for our Tournament of Champions champs, Billy and Dusty! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼These Turbo Two capped off an incredible 2024 on the Tournament Circuit with an epic run, claiming the ultimate win of them all. Congrats guys!!

🥇Billy & Dusty
🥈Keith & Jared
🥉Brigid & John
🥉Mike & Brian

Next up on the ABC Tourney Line is the Random Draw!

01/31/2025

✨ Big News! ✨

We are beyond excited to announce that American Bocce has been named 2024 Best Amateur Sports League by Chicago Reader! We’re so proud! From the OG’s to the rookies, each of you helps shape this incredible community into what it is today - we couldn’t have done this without you! Thank you to everyone who voted for us! Here’s to building something special together. 🙂🎉

01/17/2025

This weekend we were back at it with another round of American Bocce Core Development (ABCD) classes.

The ABC Bocce Lounge was filled with avid players looking to improve their game in the New Year. From grip and stance to “release the fish” imparted his knowledge on how to be a more consistent player.

Looking to up your game this year?? Keep your 👀 out for the next ABCD class. In the meantime, get some practice rolls in for free at our Official ABC Bocce Lounge at

01/17/2025

The 𝔍𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔩𝔢 was 𝔅𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔦𝔫 this year. Developed film as proof 🎞️

01/17/2025

📢 announcing the last of our s6 winners!!

ThNB SPF:
🥇kinda golden
🥈Ooooh, I’m Telling!
🩶 Blue Team

ThNB Brickhouse:
🥇SBWVBC
🥈Milwaukee Beers
🩶 Bocce Me To The Moon

01/17/2025

Last weekend, we inducted five new members into American Bocce’s Hall of Fame. Their nominations transcend the work put in on the courts during any one season or year; it is a reflection of a lifetime body of work. We could not be more proud to honor these five, who have each uniquely played an integral role in shaping our ABC community.

✨Class of 2024✨
Ray Stauffer
Matt Persin
Kate Adams
Mike Zaparaniuk
Alla Ventola

01/17/2025

ABC’s Annual Awards Season has arrived! Over the next two weeks we are accepting votes from you, the people, to help us determine who wins what! Today we start with nominees for Bocce Enthusiast of the Year ( ) and Rookie of the Year ( ).

- This award is all about the insatiable appetite for bocce. Their name is on the board first when signups come in and their passion is on full display when they’re around the courts. BETY history: 2019 Lauren McDermott, 2020 Milan Tomic, 2021 Lilia Zaparaniuk, 2022 Alla Ventola, 2023 Gerardo Gallegos.

The 2024 nominees are:
Flex Reid ()
Tweed Linderman ()
Christa & Julia Martens ( )
Carmen Dutton ()

01/17/2025

ABC’s Annual Awards Season has arrived! Over the next two weeks we are accepting votes from you, the people, to help us determine who wins what! Today we start with nominees for Bocce Enthusiast of the Year ( ) and Rookie of the Year ( ).

- This award’s about the biggest splash from a player fresh to the ABC scene. It’s not so much a Rookie of the Calendar Year, but a Rookie in their First Year that’s putting it all together on the courts. ROY history: 2019 Billy Dunlap, 2020 Courtney Strickland, 2021 Libby Previti, 2022 Brigid Reidy, 2023 Jess Slavejkov.

The 2024 nominees are:
Matt Orozco ()
Lauren Vignola ()
Alice Papara ()
Anna Brockway (.brockway)

01/17/2025

ABC’s Annual Awards Season has arrived! Over the next two weeks we are accepting votes from you, the people, to help us determine who wins what! It’s Day 2, which means it’s time to see our nominees for Bocce Ambassador of the Year ( ) and Team of the Year ( ).

- This award celebrates those who are helping create a bigger bocce world. These players are passionate about our sport and the positive effects it can have on people, and they go above and beyond to show that! BAY History: 2019 Andy Zimmerman, 2020 Bryce Barnes, 2021 David Hoffman, 2022 Peyton Bockholt, 2023 Brigid Reidy.

The 2024 nominees are:
Gina Champion ()
Billy Dunlap ()
Alan Khoutakoun ()
Emma Purola ()

01/17/2025

ABC’s Annual Awards Season has arrived! Over the next two weeks we are accepting votes from you, the people, to help us determine who wins what! It’s Day 2, which means it’s time to see our nominees for Bocce Ambassador of the Year ( ) and Team of the Year ( ).

- This award is for the collective unit. A great team has a presence, an identity, and is greater than the sum of its parts. A great team is a winning team. TOTY history: 2022 Le T**s, 2023 Vaguely European.

The 2024 nominees are:
Chew-Z-Boys
BRASKY!
Hakeem Oboccewon
Cats With Hats

01/17/2025

ABC’s Annual Awards Season has arrived! Over the next two weeks we are accepting votes from you, the people, to help us determine who wins what! It’s Day 3, which means it’s time to see our nominees for Player of the Year ( )

- This is the big one, folks. It’s all-reaching, holistic award celebrating the achievements and accolades, the participation across the board, the overall quality of the player and, to an extent, the fear of facing them on a court.

POTY history: 2018 Keith Young, 2019 Co-POTY Lydia Gara and John Brady, 2020 Lauren McDermott, 2021 Lolo Schroeder, 2022 Milan Tomic, 2023 Jeff Giegold.

This year’s nominees are:
Brigid Reidy ()
Chris MacGregor ()
Jessie Morris ()
Mike Masini ()
Billy Stripeik ()

07/26/2024

Last call for ABC Open Palazzo Di Bocce - room for 2 more teams. DM if interested.

03/26/2024

On Saturday, April 6th, RRamova Theatreand American Bocce will be teaming up to throw the neighborhood a mini bocce ball festival! With leagues set to debut in May, Ramova Theatre is kicking things off in style with an afternoon full of bocce fun!

Included in the afternoon will be open courts for casual play, bocce basics workshops, opportunities to play the pros, early bird registration on Spring leagues, and smack dab in the center of it will be our spectator-friendly Crosstown Classic Tournament featuring 48 of the city’s best players!

The Tap Room will be open to accommodate American Bocce’s favorite rule: players must have a drink in hand to throw!

Open to the public from 12PM-6PM. No skill necessary! If you're interested in attending (FOR FREE!) you can RSVP here -->

https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/54184608/bridgeport-bocce-launch-party-chicago-ramova-loft

03/11/2024

03/08/2024

Guess who's coming to Bridgeport!

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝘽𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚…
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲
𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞
└ 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟎𝟔 [ 𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝐰/ 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 ]
└ 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘺 - 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘵 American Bocce Co.:

We are so psyched to be partnering with Ramova Theatre to debut Bridgeport Bocce this year!

We’re kicking things off with a No Skill Necessary Wednesday Night League, perfect for all of our neighborhood friends looking to break up their week and be a part of something special right in the heart of Bridgeport. This league will kick off on Wednesday May 1st and run for six consecutive weeks. The league will come to an exciting conclusion on June 5th.

If you’re in the league, here’s what you can expect:

- two official games per night, accompanied by an experience referee who will teach the game to newcomers help keep games moving in a timely manner.

- weekly newsletters that offer things like Player of the Week, Team of the Week, Strategy Sessions, and updates on everything you need to know

- a friendly and high-energy community featuring dozens from the Southside alone, as well as hundreds of others throughout the city

- all teams compete for prizes, pins, and honor on a rowdy playoff night that features a Gold and a Silver Bracket

𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘚𝘝𝘗 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦! 👉 𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰.𝘤𝘰𝘮

02/07/2024

First Players Sport & Social Group collab! 🤝

1 Month Away - Thursday Bocce at SPF 😎

Players is teaming up with American Bocce Co. to bring you a fun and fast-paced bocce ball league, perfect for beginners and intermediate players!

Teams will play two games a night for the first five weeks, and on a Week 6, we blow it open with a Big Bocce Playoff Night featuring a Gold and Silver Bracket.

League starts March 7th! Register your team here: https://americanbocceco.leagueapps.com/leagues/bocce/4154991-2024-thursdays-at-spf-chicago-s2