Photos: Dutch Unified Bocce Battles Albany
Last Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Guilderland Unified bocce team hosted the season and home opener at the Italian American Community Center against Albany. Both teams fought evenly till the end where the match had two roll-offs that saw Guilderland fall, 5 to 4.
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Letting it fly: Guilderland’s Shravya Srinivasan smiles as she releases her ball as it sails towards the jack, the small white ball.
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Prepared to roll: Guilderland’s Andrew Depew stares down the court as he prepares to throw the ball.
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Relaxed throw: Guilderland’s Sammie Moffre looks down as he lets the ball roll off his hand towards the other end of the court.
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Locked in: Guilderland’s Masha Savage watches her ball fly off her hand down the court during her try.
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Aim right there: Guilderland teammates help Autumn Savage out by pointing where she should roll her ball when it’s her turn.
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Good form: Guilderland’s Alexandra Tanner follows through with the ball as it starts to go down the court.
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Heave ho! Guilderland’s Jacob Smart releases the ball with two fingers as it starts to fly down the court.
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Flick of the wrist: Guilderland’s Alex Marmet releases the ball, with determination on his face, as it starts to soar down the court.
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Good teamwork: Guilderland’s Kiran Venkitanarayanan looks at the ball in his hand as Carter Sweeney and Samantha Stukenborg talk to Kiran.
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Happy throw: Guilderland’s Abby Fisher smiles after she makes a throw as the ball goes down the court.
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Setting the placement: Guilderland’s Alyssa O’Connor starts off the next end by throwing the jack, the little white ball, down the court.
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Backspin: Guilderland’s Brandyn Morgan flips the ball with a flick of his wrist to send it down the court.
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Easy throw: Guilderland’s Kateri Reddy takes a small step forward as she starts to release the ball to send it down the court.
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Getting low: Guilderland’s Isabella Mantova squats down to send her shot down the court in hopes to get it close to the jack.
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Low release: Guilderland’s Kristian Rodiguez bends down low to release his shot to get it close to the jack.