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Comcast Presents Trophies and Plaque to Northampton GOP Bocce Champs
At the October 28, 2002 Northampton GOP committee meeting, Joe Czjakowski,
Dir. Community and Government Relations for Comcast presented the championship bocce
trophies and plaque to Chairman Gretel Bleich and the championship team members.
Click on each thumbnail below for the larger version.
 Comcast's Dave Breidinger
and Joe Czakowski show plaque. |
 Dave and Joe present the
plaque to GOP Chairman Gretel Bleich. |
 A smiling Chairman Bleich proudly holds plaque. |
 Champs pose with Comcast
officials. |
 Team captain Tony Albano holds his trophy. |
 Team member Joe Catignola holds his trophy. |
 Team member Bob Borkowski holds his trophy. |
 Team member Ted Hauptman receiving his trophy. |
Northampton GOP Wins 2002 Bucks County Bocce Championship
 Congratulations to the Northampton GOP Bocci team with Tony Albano, Bob
Borkowski, Joe Cotignola and Ted Hauptman who subbed for Jim Donahue. They won the Bucks
County Championship Sunday at the Grange Fairgrounds advancing all the way to the final
round where they knocked off Bensalem Township in the Championship game. They were the
only undefeated team in the tournament. To get to the final game   they beat
the Northampton Planning Commission 11-9, Lower Makefield Sr. Citizens Team#2 11-2, the
Bucks County Commissioners 11-6 and Bensalem 11-7.
The event was held as part of the 2002 International Day of Bucks County
Celebration and was coordinated by Northampton Supervisor Pete Palestina. Eleven teams
were entered into the tournament:
- Northampton Township: Pete Palestina, John Long, Jim Kinney, George Komelasky.
- Upper Southampton Township: Keith Froggatt, Walt Stevens , Steve Ulrich, Joe Golden.
- Bensalem Township: Joe DiGirolamo, Bill Maddocks, Joe Szafran, John DiEgidio, Ed
Kisselback,
 Joe Pileri.
- Northampton GOP: Tony Albano, Bob Borkowski, Joe Cotignola and Ted Hauptman.
- Toll Brothers: Greg LaGreca, John Mangano, Mike Palmer, Bruce Roth.
- Lower Makefield Sr. Citizens Assn. #1: Irv Hirsch, Orville Carkuff, Rich Schmidt, Carlo
Pulose, Arlene Farese.
- Lower Makefield Sr. Citizens Assn. #2: Diane Mays, Sophie Blazakir, Joanne Note, Jeannie
Schneider.
- Bucks County Commissioners: Miichael Fitzpatrick, Guy Matthews, Ken Biehn, Michael
Klimpl
- Northampton Vol. Fire Company: Bob Sutherland,Jr., Todd Murphy, Ted Hantwerker, Alan
MacFarlan.
- Northampton Planning Commission: Mike Marcus, Chuck Mateer, Andrea Mateer.
- Doylestown Lions: Paul Detterline, John McIntyre, E. Leibensperger.
 Teams
that advanced to the quarter final round were: Northampton Township, Bensalem Township,
Northampton GOP, Lower Makefield Seniors #2, Toll Brothers, County Commissioners.
Advancing to the semi-finals were: Northampton Township, Bensalem Township, Northampton
GOP.
After Bensalem Township knocked off Northampton Township 11-9 and  the Northampton
GOP knocked off the County Commissioners 11-6, the final championship match was played and
Northampton GOP defeated Bensalem 11-7.
Coordinator Pete Palestina was quoted as saying "It was great to see the
Northampton GOP win the championship as all but one person ever played bocce before today.
They beat a tough and experienced Bensalem team and it just goes to show that anyone can
play this game and have fun".
BOCCE INTRODUCED BY NORTHAMPTON GOP AND SUPERVISORS AT THE SEPTEMBER 30th
CHILDREN'S INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL DAY CELEBRATION
The Northampton Supervisors Bocce Team and the GOP held a bocce demonstration during
the September 30, 2001 Children's International Cultural Day Celebration. Taking on
all comers, the Supervisors lead by Pete Palestina, Jim Kinney and Art Friedman went
undefeated for the day. Participating for the Northampton GOP lead by team captain
Gretel Bleich were: Vince Deon, Tony Albano, Scott King, Bob Borkowski and Larry
Weinstein.
Winning Team |
Losing Team |
Final
Score |
Northampton
Supervisors |
Northampton
GOP |
11
to 7 |
Northampton
Supervisors |
Bucks
County Courier Times |
11
to 6 |
Northampton
Supervisors |
Toll
Brothers |
11
to 8 |
Northampton
Supervisors |
New
Beginnings |
11
to 9 |
Northampton
Supervisors |
Bucks
County Administration |
11
to 3 |
 Supervisors Jim Kinney,
Pete Palestina and Art Friedman with Gop challengers Vince Deon, Scott King, Bob
Borkowski, Tony Albano and Gretel Bleich |
 Supervisor Jim Kinney shows
his winning type roll to a group of teen challengers. |
 Supervisors Kinney, Palestina & Friedman with County GOP challengers
Margo Hunt, Pat Bachtel, Pat's husband and Larry Michaels. |
 Supervisor
Pete Palestina instructs the teen challengers how to play the game to win. |
 Vince Deon makes a score for the
GOP as his teamate Bob Borkowski and challengers Pete Palestina and Jim Kinney look on. |
 Courier Times bocce player reporter Jo Cavaglia rolls for a point while
teamates Harry Yanoshak and Tracy look on. |
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