Posted by ern, July 31, 2010
It’s been a whirlwind week of good press for La Boule New Yorkaise and Bryant Park petanque, starting with a feature on the New York Daily News. It ran on Bastille Day, July 14, which was also the special Steinbrenner memorial issue.
Latinos make a pitch for French-game pétanque
by Erasmo Guerra.
A few days later, NPR’s aired on “All Things Considered” the following story by Margot Adler.
French Game Draws Melange to New York City Park
Now turn to page 43 of the August 2, 2010 issue of the New Yorker. It’s an illustration entitled “Bryant Park Pétanque”. We are still trying to work out who those beefy guys are.
Posted by ern, July 3, 2010
La Marseillaise (Mondial la Marseillaise à Pétanque Marseille), the biggest petanque tournament in the world starts this Sunday. If it is anything like the past few years, you can expect nearly 5,000 triples teams (around 15,000 players). It’s a grueling, single-elimination tournament played in the heat and sun of Marseille.
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Posted by ern, June 15, 2010
Battling a field of 14 triples team and an extremely long “passing shower”, Richard “Ti” Meas, Phil Hemery, and Ernesto Santos prevailed to win the 3rd edition of the Hery Open.
Teams representing La Boule New Yorkaise, New York Petanque Club, Boca Raton 2000 (via Philly), and independents took the terrain on an overcast, mildy humid [...]
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Posted by ern, June 1, 2010
La Boule New Yorkaise is holding its annual Hery Open this year on Sunday, June 13, at Bryant Park, in the heart of NYC.
It is an OPEN tournament. All are welcome. The deadline for registration is JUNE 11.
Click to download the pdf of the 2010 HERY OPEN Entry Form.
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Posted by ern, April 25, 2010
The Spring Tournament is rained out. I don’t remember another time when we cancelled a tournament. But it is just miserable out there. And there’s always next time.
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