8/24/2025 at Miller Park

 

New player Francine

Chris Paccione relaxing between play

We had 21 players yesterday at Miller Park in Winston-Salem. The crowds have been that many, or more, for sometime now and should only get better as the summer heat begins to depart.

One of players yesterday was a local, Francine, who happened to walk by the venue on Wednesday afternoon during our impromptu play session with Dan Dolan of Athens, GA.

Of course Shirley invited her to come back on Sunday. And she did! Happy to have you, Francine, and we have high hopes of you becoming a regular.

Chris was there for his last scheduled play before his upcoming surgery on Wednesday. We wish him all the best and a quick return to the group. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Chris's son Sebastien and his (Chris's) friend Phil were also there and we hope to see more of them in the future.

After play, 13 of us went to Mayberry's Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor for dinner. Chris generously picked up the tab for everyone and we thank him for his friendship and kind gesture. Johnnie presented him with a card signed by the players and a token donation towards a few meals should his hospital stay linger long enough that he might want a change from hospital food.

As you might imagine, Mayberry's kitchen was a little slower, service-wise, than usual with a table for 13 and Shirley and I decided to forego their delicious ice cream, knowing that we had some waiting for us in the freezer at home!

--Gary
 

8/20/2025 at Miller Park

 

Dan Dolan is in the blue standing between Johnnie & Fred

The Miller Park crowd had an impromptu play session on Wednesday afternoon to get a chance to play with Classic City Petanque Club (Athens, GA) president, Dan Dolan.

Dan happened to be passing through on his way to Virginia and asked if anyone would happen to be available to play, As you can see from the above group picture, several of us managed to make the time,

Come back anytime, Dan! 

8/17/2025 at Miller Park

 

2025 Mid-America Select Triples

 

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

Consolante 2nd: Goyo & Jen Martinez w/ Jordan Caldwell

Consolante 1st Theo Lunte, Guillaume Dumas, & Mourhite Louali

Kelly, Menzina, and Shirley

Great job by Jesse Israel as Tournament Director and Al Davison as Head Umpire at the 2025 Mid-America Select Triples at RendeVous in Asheville, NC, on August 10, 2025.

Congratulations to players, umpires, and staff for a job well done.

Sixteen teams competed. 

 

8/3/2025 Miller Park

 One of our largest turnouts in a while (30?) last Sunday in Winston-Salem was able to enjoy a break from the recent heat. Temps hit only about 75F and cloud-cover made playing conditions near perfect. There was even a very slight mist of rain for a brief period==think Preston's misting apparatus on a huge scale.

Max, Tracie, Kathy, Juan, and Marc made rare appearances--traveling considerable distance to do so-and were a very welcome addition to our regular W-S crowd.

We even had 11 people at Mario's pizza for post-play dinner.

Mother Nature really helps bring out the crowd!

--Gary