Lake Tahoe Petanque Club Holds First Annual Competition

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sept. 24, 2013 - PRLog -- South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2013) – The Lake Tahoe Petanque Club has named Tony Lyle as the 2013 winner of their first ever annual competition. After a tightly fought game Lyle beat Steve Heslop in the finals of the adult singles class. In an ironic coincidence Scott Heslop (Son of Steve Heslop) defeated Noah Lyle (Son of Tony Lyle) to be crowned champion in the junior class. The competition was held on Sunday, 22 September, 2013.

“I was excited to get through to the final and win against such a strong player,” said Tony Lyle, who is also the President of the club. He went onto say, "We are really excited that the club has grown to 20 members. Petanque only takes minutes to learn to play, is not too physically demanding and can be played on a range of surfaces, except grass, concrete or asphalt."

The club has been meeting on a weekly basis over the past summer at members’ private homes but they hope that the South Lake Tahoe Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan will include a public location for the club to meet and play. A flat open space where Petanque is played is called a terrain. A larger terrain can be divided into areas called pistes so that separate games can occur at the same time.

“We hope to continue to grow awareness and participation of the sport of Petanque in the Lake Tahoe area. It’s an inexpensive and social game where players become friends” said Lyle

About the Lake Tahoe Petanque Club: The Lake Tahoe Petanque Club is newly formed and based in South Lake Tahoe, California. The club is affiliated with the Federation of Petanque USA (FPUSA) and the International Federation of Petanque and Jeu Provencal (FIPJP).  The Lake Tahoe Petanque Club is an informal, casual club and welcomes players of all abilities, ages and nationalities. For more information visit the club website: http://www.tahoepetanque.com

About Petanque: Petanque or Boules, as the game is also known, are not the same as Bocce Ball, but similar. Bocce Ball is of Italian descent and is more of a bowling game.  The French game of Petanque is more of a tossing game. Bocce balls are rolled palm up whereas Petanque balls or boules are thrown palm down to get a backspin. Petanque boules are about the size of an orange and always made of metal. Bocce balls are the size of a grapefruit and made of resin or wood.