Bocce Championship - Tony Simone

The team of (from left) Mike and Marianne Schmidt from San Jose, Calif., with Jenny and Tony Simone of Bartlett, placed third at the U.S. National Bocce Championship in Methuen, Mass., on June 26. (COURTESY PHOTO)

BARTLETT — Bartlett is looking to put bocce on the map, and two residents are doing their part.

Jenny Simone and Tony Simone recently returned from the U.S. National Bocce Championship in Methuen, Mass., and came up with bronze medals. They teamed with Marianne and Mike Schmidt of San Jose, Calif. to finish third overall in a field of 120 players from all over the country.

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