This is the second year for the state-level competition and the second year that Hastings has sent a team. This year the adult group, over age 21, will join them. There will be 12 school-age players and 18 adult players participating in games as singles or in teams of two or four players. All Special Olympics coaches, assistant coaches and other team helpers are volunteers. We really do have a lot of fun.
Bocce is played in a manner similar to lawn bowling, ninepins or skittles.
It can be played on any level surface by anyone willing to give it a try. Players are given points for the balls thrown closest to the pallino ball. Our athletes have learned a lot and practiced well. We've kind of learned as we've played. Fitzke's first experience with bocce was several years ago at the Nebraska State Special Olympic Summer Games in Omaha.