In West Springfield, people of all ages are coming together to play the sport of bocce. At the Dante Club in West Springfield, teams are set and the balls are rolling. The group is playing bocce, an Italian ball sport. “We’ve been playing since the 90s here, when we built the indoor bocce court, and we have anywhere between eight and 12 teams,” said league coordinator Philip Serra.

The rules of the game are simple. There are two teams of one two or four. Each team has four balls and the goal is to get as close the smaller ball as you can. If you’re close, you earn a point. The first team to score 12 points wins.