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Zanesfield Petanque Club member Shannon Hodge participated in two petanque events over the weekend in Texas.
On Saturday, The Heart of Texas Petanque Club in Austin hosted The Federation of Petanque USA Central Region Women’s Doubles Qualifier. The top four teams automatically qualify for the National Doubles in Orlando, Fla., in November. The winners of that event will represent the USA in the World Championships in Belgium in 2017.
Hodge and her partner Gina Dejoy (Florida) won their three morning qualifying games and were ranked first in the Concours bracket. They won the tourney by going 5-0.
On Sunday, Hodge and Dejoy teamed up again for the eighth annual HOT Open Doubles. There were 18 teams participating and Hodge’s team made the consolante bracket.
The Zanesfield Petanque Club will be hosting the FPUSA Mid-America Region Men’s and Women’s Doubles Qualifier on Saturday, May 7, starting at 9 a.m.