Ben's Been Busy | Ben Rothman has recently added quite a few posts to his croquet blog. The big news is that he has new croquet schools announced for January and February at Mission Hills. Check out additional details here. He also has good guide to attacking, a rundown on the two quadruples he performed at Selection Eights and some awesome croquet vs pop culture mashups.

Selection Eight Full Standings / The Third Eight was unavailable until late last week. Here is the list of standings for all four groups from the Croquet World Forum:

FIRST EIGHT FINAL STANDINGS
Place/Player/Record

1. Ben Rothman (10-4)
2. Danny Huneycutt (9-5)
3. Doug Grimsley (8-6)
4. Rich Lamm (7-7)
5. Jerry Stark (6-8)
5. Brian Cumming (6-8)
7. Jim Bast (5-9)
7. Paul Billings (5-9)

SECOND EIGHT FINAL STANDINGS

1. Rick Wilhoite (12-2)
2. Stuart Lawrence (8-6)
3. Bob Kroeger (7-7)
3. John Osborn (7-7)
3. Brit Ruby (7-7)
6. Charles Gillmartin (5-9)
6. Peter Just (5-9)
6. Johnny Mitchell (5-9)

THIRD EIGHT FINAL STANDINGS

1. Paul Emmett   (11-2)
2. George Cochran (10-3)
2. Leo Nikora (10-3)
4. Rich Curtis (6-7)
5. Louis Nel (4-10)
5. Steve Scalpone (4-9)
7. Dave Theiste   (2-11)
Jim Houser withdrew (2-5)

FOURTH EIGHT FINAL STANDINGS

1. Jon Essick (11-3)
2. Mike Gibbons   (10-4)
3. Tony Reaves (9-5)
4. David McCoy (7-7)
4. Ken Shipley (7-7)
6. Jane Beharriell (6-8)
6. Robert Coleman (6-8)
8. Stephanie Paduano (0-14)