2024 North Reading Diamond Club Bocce Tournament
The North Reading Diamond Club raised nearly $3,000 for the Todd Verdonck Memorial Scholarship at this year's tournament! Congratulations to the winning team: Todd Santora, Mark Meaney, Dave Doherty, and Chuck Cimalore.
2023 North Reading Diamond Club Bocce Tournament
Each year the North Reading Diamond Club hosts their 16-team Bocce Tournament held indoors at the Methuen Sons of Italy. Funds raised from the tournament go directly toward the Todd Verdonck Memorial Scholarship which is awarded each spring to a graduating senior from the NRHS Varsity Baseball Team.
The Diamond Club established the Verdonck Memorial Scholarship shortly after Todd's passing in 2017. Todd was the ace of the 1992 Hornets pitching staff who would go on to captain the St. Anselm College baseball team and play for the Lynn A's of the North Shore Baseball League.
This year's tournament crowned a new pair of champions with Hornet baseball great Chris Hayter `03 and former NR faculty member Dave DeLong hoisting the trophy. They defeated the father-son duo of Vin & Steve Bonanno who were gunning for their second Bocce title but Hayter & DeLong would not be denied.
The North Reading Diamond Club thanks the following sponsors for their contributions of raffle items and gift certificates to help with the fundraising efforts: A Touch of Class Hair Salon, Horseshoe Grille, Hopothecary Ales, One Stop Liquors, Hillview Country Club, Kitty's Restaurant and Heav'nly Donuts.
The Diamond Club established the Verdonck Memorial Scholarship shortly after Todd's passing in 2017. Todd was the ace of the 1992 Hornets pitching staff who would go on to captain the St. Anselm College baseball team and play for the Lynn A's of the North Shore Baseball League.
This year's tournament crowned a new pair of champions with Hornet baseball great Chris Hayter `03 and former NR faculty member Dave DeLong hoisting the trophy. They defeated the father-son duo of Vin & Steve Bonanno who were gunning for their second Bocce title but Hayter & DeLong would not be denied.
The North Reading Diamond Club thanks the following sponsors for their contributions of raffle items and gift certificates to help with the fundraising efforts: A Touch of Class Hair Salon, Horseshoe Grille, Hopothecary Ales, One Stop Liquors, Hillview Country Club, Kitty's Restaurant and Heav'nly Donuts.
2022 North Reading Diamond Club Bocce Tournament
The sixth annual North Reading Diamond Club Bocce Tourney conducted indoors at the Sons of Italy in Methuen was another huge success!
The proceeds will be used to fund the Todd Verdonck 92' Memorial Scholarship which is presented to a senior member of the varsity baseball team each Spring.
Again, this year the tourney was filled to capacity and provided many exciting and competitive matches remembering the words of former Coach Carey, "nobody remembers who came in 2nd place!"
Hearing those words inspired Vin Bonanno 77' and son Stephen to clutch the championship from former champions Tim Haynes 83' and partner John "Hammer" Meaney in the championship game.
The Diamond Club would like to thank our local merchants for donating gift certificates; Hillview C.C., Heavenly Donuts, Horseshoe Grille, Kitty's among many others.
The proceeds will be used to fund the Todd Verdonck 92' Memorial Scholarship which is presented to a senior member of the varsity baseball team each Spring.
Again, this year the tourney was filled to capacity and provided many exciting and competitive matches remembering the words of former Coach Carey, "nobody remembers who came in 2nd place!"
Hearing those words inspired Vin Bonanno 77' and son Stephen to clutch the championship from former champions Tim Haynes 83' and partner John "Hammer" Meaney in the championship game.
The Diamond Club would like to thank our local merchants for donating gift certificates; Hillview C.C., Heavenly Donuts, Horseshoe Grille, Kitty's among many others.
