Janice Bissonette realized her obsession with pétanque had reached a new level when she started practicing her throw-and-release motion while walking her two schnauzers. “The neighbors think I’m ...

Pétanque - pronounced "pay-tank", sometimes called boules, is a game that can be enjoyed by all the family and socially with friends for fun or more competitively up to European and World Championship ...

Petanque players practice at the Montmartre Petanque Club 'CLAP' in Paris on April 21, 2024. Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP If you thought Pétanque was just a bunch of Pastis-sipping elderly men idly ...

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LAKE WORTH BEACH — Focused and fierce, Delray Beach resident Enzo Lepore tossed his pétanque boule and smiled. It landed super-close to the cochonnet, a small wooden target. A feeling of satisfaction ...

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After two years of outdoor play, Carreau Club, the nation’s first pétanque bar has expanded with an indoor location with more space to get your game on while sipping a drink. The new indoor venue ...

Enthusiasts of the French game petanque will descend upon the wine country town of Sonoma this weekend for one of the country’s largest petanque tournaments, according to the Valley of the Moon ...

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