{"id":10087,"date":"2022-07-24T22:04:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T02:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?p=10087"},"modified":"2022-07-24T22:04:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T02:04:14","slug":"irish-road-bowling-tournament-hartford-division-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/2022\/07\/24\/irish-road-bowling-tournament-hartford-division-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Road Bowling Tournament (Hartford Division 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5568\" height=\"3712\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10088\"\/><figcaption>The Jamie Forzono Championship Trophy was presented by Hartford Brothers Kevin Morton (far left) and Tim Tully (far right) to Brothers Jeff Toohil, Tom Giblin, Chip Jarry and John Elie of Worcester (Mass.) AOH.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ancient Order of Hibernians Hartford Division 2 held its annual Irish Road Bowling Tournament on Saturday, July 16. The event was held at Riverside Park along the Connecticut River in Hartford. Approximately 30 teams took part in the event, which raised funds to fight hunger in the Hartford area. The championship trophy was named for Jamie Forzono, a former AOH Hartford president who passed away in the last year and originally brought Irish Road Bowling to the area several years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament featured Brothers from all over the state of Connecticut, plus Worcester and Springfield, Mass., and Staten Island, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the awards ceremony and a raffle drawing, contestants socialized at the Hartford Food Truck Festival and at nearby Vaughan\u2019s Public House, who offered discounts for contestants. \u201cTwo for the Road\u201d \u2013 a local favorite Irish band \u2013 performed at the finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1741\" height=\"2176\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10091\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?attachment_id=10091\" class=\"wp-image-10091\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Kaitlin Morton, daughter of AOH Hartford treasurer Kevin Morton, had a team in the tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4303\" height=\"2872\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10092\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo4.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?attachment_id=10092\" class=\"wp-image-10092\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The scenic course for the Hartford Irish Road Bowling Tournament was right along the Connecticut River.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2493\" height=\"1994\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10090\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?attachment_id=10090\" class=\"wp-image-10090\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dave Grady of AOH Meriden, Conn., rolls a ball during the competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3548\" height=\"2838\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"10089\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?attachment_id=10089\" class=\"wp-image-10089\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Irish groups from around the region had teams in the tournament, including the Hartford GAA.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<div class = 'socialMediaOnEveryPost'><div id=\"sgmbShare1-1\" class=\"sgmbShare jssocials-theme-classic sgmbWidget1-1\"><\/div><div class=\"dropdownWrapper dropdownWrapper1 dropdownWrapper-for-widget \" id=\"dropdownWrapper-for-widget\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dropdownLabel\" id=\"dropdownLabel-share-list\"><span class=\"sgmbButtonListLabel1\">Share List<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dropdownPanel dropdownPanel1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><script>  SGMB_URL = \"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-builder\/\"; 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