Bocce Ball League provides relaxed, competitive recreation

Kevin PowellCity, Parks & Recreation

Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is offering a bocce ball league to adults 18 years-old and older.

Bocce ball is a relaxed, yet strategic game that can be easily learned. In this league, individuals will be ranked week to week based on their win/loss record. Each week individuals will be matched with an opponent to play in a three-game match.

Matches will be played 3-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 22 –Oct. 13, at Holcom Park, 2601 West 25th St. Cost is $20 per participant.

Registration can be done online at http://lprd.org/activity?n=327281 or at any Parks and Recreation facility, including: Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane; the Community Building, 115 West 11th St.; East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 East 15th St.; Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St.; Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive; Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. or the Administrative Offices, 1141 Massachusetts St.

For more information on the event, contact Gayle Sigurdson, lifelong recreation programmer, gsigurdson@lawrenceks.org, (785) 832-7920.