![]() ![]() The words “Pétanque Doodle” are in the background across a blue sky with two olive branches peeking down from the top corners.Īlt text: A large gathering of personified purple and green olives are playing Pétanque on a beach with the sea visible in the background. The best players attend showcase events like the Mondial La Marseillaise in France and the La British Open in England.Ĭlick today’s Doodle and get the boules rolling!Īlt text: A personified purple olive (left side of frame) stands with hands on hips smiling at their opponent-a personified green olive (right side of frame) standing with its eyes playfully closed, smile on face, one hand on hip and the other holding a boule. Nowadays, Pétanque is more than just a leisure activity with friends-the game is played competitively at regional, national and international levels throughout the world. “Shooting” is a popular strategy, often used at competitive levels, where players attempt to knock away an opponent's boule from the target. Over a series of rounds, the first player or team to score thirteen points wins! The goal might sound simple, but players can use a number of tactics to gain an advantage over their opponent. The rules of the game are fairly simple: throw, toss, or roll your team’s metal boules closer to the target boule than the other team. With a reduced length of the field and a stationary toss, Pétanque spread quickly across the country. The modern game of Pétanque originated in 1907 in Provence, France when a local cafe owner adjusted the rules to accommodate a player whose rheumatism prevented him from running. ![]() After modifying the game by adding a target ball, Ancient Roman soldiers and sailors brought the game to France. Long before Pétanque became France’s go-to afternoon activity, Ancient Greeks played games tossing flat stones and eventually stone balls. Just click the Doodle to play a random match or challenge your friends! we need four quarters to win.Today’s interactive Doodle game celebrates Pétanque, a beloved French outdoor game played around the world. We just need to focus the whole entire game. "Obviously, like in this game, missing layups is just lack of focus. "I think we need to stay focused the whole game," Schueler said. Schueler said the Knights need to come out more focused Thursday than they did on Tuesday if they want to knock off the Spartans for the second time this season. A lot of talent, a well-coached team, but I know our girls will be up for it." They're the best team in our conference for a reason. Now the Knights face Sycamore on Thursday, another team they split the regular-season series with, handing the Spartans their only conference loss. Kaneland and Rochelle split their two regular-season meetings, both games like this one decided by six points or less. ![]() Schueller finished with 11 points and four steals as the Knights forced 30 turnovers, helping offset a 45-27 advantage for the Hubs on the boards. We turned up the pressure, got some easy steals and got some easy buckets." Our big emphasis at halftime was play defense. We weren't too happy giving up 24 points in the first half. "It was huge, that energy those girls brought," Kaneland coach Brian Claesson said. Rochelle got the lead back to 24-16 just before halftime, but the Knights had it down to 33-32 after three. ![]() In the first half, Brown had a couple layups off steal attempts roll off the rim, emblematic of the shooting woes the Knights suffered early as Rochelle (8-24) built a 14-5 lead, although Kaneland erased it with nine straight. They pushed the lead to nine with 3:36 left on a steal and layup by Brown, who finished with a team-best 11 points, five steals and eight rebounds. Kaneland (14-16) never led until Ruh's bucket to start the fourth, then the Knights never trailed again. We were talking to each other during the game like, 'Hey, this is our game. "We missed a lot of layups, but we just never stopped fighting. "Obviously, we didn't start out very well," Schueler said. ![]()
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