Morning Coffee: Huneycutt Leads USCA Grand Prix
Visit the Store Maine's Big Lobster Croquet Tournament will be held from Tuesday, September 6, through Sunday, September 11, 2011. The opening reception and BBQ will be on Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. and play will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The finals will finish before 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. The format will be the same as all previous "Big Lobsters" -- nine wicket doubles and six wicket singles, USCA sanctioned. Details and entry forms will be sent out later, but mark it on your calendars and come join us here on the coast of Maine for a fun week of croquet in a beautiful setting. Perry Mattson
Matt Smith Wins Midwestern Regionals
TULSA, OKLAHOMA -- Matt Smith defeated Jeff Caldwell 22-13 to take the USCA's Midwestern Region singles championship flight. Caldwell opened the action with a break that took yellow through four-back, but didn't quite get an ideal leave set for red (for wicket two). That left the door open for Smith. It didn't take long for Smith to get his first break and from there he pretty much controlled the action.
Read MoreMidwest Regionals - Day Four
TULSA, OKLAHOMA -- Players didn't so much notice the 95 degree heat today as the real battle was against the wind. The wind claimed the pop-up tent on court four and at times gusted enough to move stationary balls. No matter what it made everyone a little un-easy on hoop shots. Eight players each from the championship and first flights advance to tomorrow morning's playoff round. Matt Smith and Matt Baird took the top two seeds in the championship flight.
Singles Play Starts in Tulsa
TULSA, OKLAHOMA -- Day three of action at the 2011 USCA Midwestern Regions kicked off singles play. The event is taking place on four courts at LaFortune, Park in Tulsa. Weather on Saturday was warm with occasional cloud cover.
Croquet Video: 2010 MacRob Highlights
A Paddy Chapman video of random highlights from the first two New Zealand tests during the 2010 MacRobertson Shield competition.
Huneycutt On The Front Page of Denver Post
The Denver Post featured a massive photo of Danny Huneycutt on the front page this week.
Read MoreWoodRanch Croquet Holds Last Man Standing Tournament
After a rained out February date, the new WoodRanch Croquet Club held its first 9 wicket croquet tournament on Sunday, May 22 at the Rancho Simi Community Park in Simi Valley, California. The WoodRanch Croquet Club is a group of people of all ages that enjoy the Simi Valley Parks and love to play croquet. Two players competing for the Rose Cup were Eric and Caren Sawyer.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: WCF Grows and Huneycutt Takes RMI
Visit the Store Danny Huneycutt defeated Jeff Soo to win the Rocky Mountain International title this past weekend in Denver, Colorado. Full results are available here and the Denver Post also has a photo slideshow available.
WCF Secretary General Martin French recently reported on Federation progress through the WCF blog. The update indicates that the WCF will gain three new members -- India, Pakistan and Latvia.
Croquet Network #10 In Print - PDF Download For iPad
The new issue of Croquet Network magazine is now available in print ($7.00 plus s/h) or as a digital PDF download ($3.00) through Magcloud. Purchasing the print issue automatically gets you the digital PDF download at no extra cost. The PDF download is viewable on an iPad. Click the magazine graphic above to enjoy the May/June digital issue.
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