By the time Bill Stanbach and Gail Greenwald scored their first point, it appeared Rita Rapella and Steve Jusick were on their way to a rout in the championship match of the Beach Haven Bocce League.
“We really had no expectations,” said Greenwald, part of the winning duothat dethroned the three-time defending champs and captured the Mike Vitulli Cup on the grounds of Joan Barron’s home on Aug. 24. “We just wanted to be in the match and not be part of a blowout. We were here for the fun of it.”
No doubt Jusick and Rapella were there for fun as well – except their fun in past years meant winning the title.
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