The 2018 Croquet Network Central Quad Qualifier has announced starting lineups and the schedule for day one is set listed below. The Quad Qualifier takes place this Saturday and Sunday at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Read MoreKansas and Indiana Adjust 2018 Shield Rosters
Both Kansas and Indiana made successful post deadline roster request appeals for the 2018 Croquet Network States Shield over the past week. Kansas added Carl Archiniaco after losing two-time starter Darin Watson near the orginal roster deadline. Archiniaco is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was an alternate on the Oklahoma team who is now looking forward to getting some shield experience with the Kansas team. The Central Quad Qualifier will be held this Saturday and Sunday in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Read More2018 States Shield Rosters
All teams from the Central and Midwestern Quads for the 2018 Croquet Network States Shield have submitted rosters and those are shown below. In addition, the random seeding has been set for the expansion states and the team matchups are as follows:
Read More2018 States Shield Roster Deadline
The 2018 Croquet Network States Shield deadline for all rosters is next Friday, May 18 at 6:00 p.m. eastern US time. All state team directors should submit up to eight players for their initial rosters by the deadline. While only three players actually play during an individual test, the larger roster gives team directors flexibility to make adjustments to their starting line-ups between the qualification round and the championship without appealing to the other team directors.
Read MoreStates Shield: Missouri Leads 3-0
Missouri's Steve Jackson and Matt Smith took care of business on the first night of the 2017 States Shield Kansas vs Missouri test held at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. They started with a relatively comfortable 7-4 win in the opening doubles match against Dylan Goodwin and Justin Marciniak.
Read MoreStates Shield: Kansas vs Missouri Schedule
The 2017 Croquet Network States Shield southern matchup of the Kansas vs Missouri golf croquet test rolls out this Friday evening at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Kansas City, Missouri (Parkville). Missouri has named their starting roster and player spot -- #1 Matt Smith, #2 Steve Jackson and #3 Billy Bob Breeden. Kansas has named a starting roster but has not determined player spots for the #2 and #3 positions. Dylan Goodwin will play in the #1 spot with Justin Marciniak and Darin Watson in the final two positions. Schedule follows:
Read More2017 States Shield Schedule
Kansas and Missouri have agreed on dates for their first round match in Croquet Network's 2017 States Shield. The first three games of the test will be played on Friday, July 21, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. and will finish the test on Saturday, July 22, 2017, with an 8:30 a.m. start. Full Shield schedule follows:
07/21: Kansas vs Missouri (Kactus Creek Croquet Club)
07/22: Kansas vs Missouri (Kactus Creek Croquet Club)
07/22: Illinois vs Wisconsin (Milwaukee Croquet Club)
08/19: States Shield Championship (Kactus Creek Croquet Club)
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States Shield Expands to Four Teams
Croquet Network is proud to announce an expansion for the 2017 edition of States Shield Golf Croquet team test. The GC team test started modestly in 2016 with Kansas and Missouri facing off last May with Missouri taking the inaugural title 7-3. For year two, Illinois and Wisconsin will join the mix and the first round tests will take place during the weekend of July 22. Wisconsin will host Illinois at the Milwaukee Croquet Club and Missouri will host Kansas at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club. The winners of those two tests will square off for the Shield in the Kansas City metro on August 19, 2017 at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club.
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Morning Coffee: Mission Hills News, Sunflower Wickets and more
Recent activity and news from the Mission Hills Croquet Club in Rancho Mirage, California as reported by Genie Hendry:
- Ben Rothman was on site from November 2009 thru April 2010 as our contract “Croquet Pro.” It is now OFFICIAL ... Ben will return in November on the Mission Hills Staff and will again be offering lessons, clinics and his valuable expertise in directing our tournaments. During the summer, he’ll be playing in tournaments with fellow TEAM USA members in preparation for the MacRobertson Shield Trophy competition, which will be held in August in England. You can catch Ben at the NA Open at the Sonoma-Cutrer Winery in Windsor, CA, and the entire USA Mac-Rob team at the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Denver, CO. GOOD LUCK GUYS ... GO TEAM USA!!!!!
- Mission Hills’ own Ron Hendry has accepted the USCA Western Region Vice President position from Patrick Sweeney of Portland, Oregon. Patrick has done an outstanding job in representing the West through his participation as VP and by hosting the Western Regional tournament each year. Thanks for all your hard work for croquet, Patrick! The 2010 Western Regional will be held in Seattle, WA, August 26-29. See the USCA website, www.croquetamerica.com, for more details.
- Club President Jim Butts reports Jim Bonacci has “retired” as Club Treasurer and Mike Orgill will take up his responsibilities. Jim commends Bonacci on his diligent, responsive, and almost flawless performance for the past seven years of service to the club. Thanks to Mike for taking over this important job!
The Missouri Croquet Association provided equipment and referees for the First Annual Mahaffie Sunflower Wickets golf croquet fundraiser on Saturday morning in Olathe, Kansas. The single-elimination event had 32 players participate and reportedly raised $4000 for an expansion of the main building on the historic Mahaffie Farmstead. More details and photos located on the MCA website.
Scroll down this article to find details on a Bennington, Vermont summer croquet league.
Completed registration forms are due by June 4. Registration for the season is $50 per person plus a membership in the Park McCullough House Association, which is available at a special discounted rate to croquet league members ($30 individual, $20 senior/student, $50 couple/family). Registration forms can be picked up at the Park McCullough House, and should be dropped off with check at the kick-off party on June 10. For more information, call 442-5441. The Buffalo Rising website reports that The Olmsted Conservancy and the Buffalo Croquet Club are hosting an open house (more details and a great night croquet photo): ... on Sunday, May 16, from 1pm-5pm, adults are welcome to join in on a round of six and nine wicket croquet. The equipment will be provided, and families are encouraged to come out and watch. By hosting an open house, the conservancy is hoping to attract more players and leagues similar to the Buffalo Croquet Club, which is an organized men's league that plays every Monday night during the summer. The West River Wickets Club recently appeared in a feature on hometownannapolis.com. Excerpt: Around 2004, the West River Wickets Croquet Club was officially born. The group now boasts over two-dozen active members and a handful of trophies and titles from tournaments up and down the East Coast.