The 39th Annual Wisconsin Senior Olympics took place from August 7 to September 15, 2018, and for the first time in the history of the games, golf croquet was added as an official event. The Wisconsin Senior Olympics features 25 different sporting events for participants ages 50 and above.
Read MoreWisconsin Strikes Back: Shield 2018 Champions
After holding off a late morning Oklahoma rally, Wisconsin defended their home courts yesterday to take a 6-4 win at Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to claim the 2018 Croquet Network States Shield. The win seemed to be a fitting reward for the first Shield “expansion” team considering they came up short in last year’s title bid against Missouri in Kansas City.
Read More2018 States Shield Championship Rosters
The Oklahoma and Wisconsin teams have submitted their rosters and orders for the 2018 Croquet Network States Shield Golf Croquet Championship to be held this Saturday, August 18, 2018. The Wisconsin team will be hosting the event to be at the Milwaukee Croquet Club. Wisconsin is 3-1 all time in Shield play and with their only loss coming in last year's championship at Milwaukee.
Read MoreOklahoma Wins Central Thriller
In the brief three-year history of the Croquet Network States Shield, no test had come down to the final one vs one singles match up. That changed on Sunday afternoon as the two Central Quad favorites Oklahoma and two-time defending Shield champion Missouri squared off in a back-and-forth championship final test at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Read MoreWisconsin Returns to the Shield Championship
Teams from Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin descended upon the Milwaukee Croquet Club for a weekend of friendly and spirited golf croquet competition at Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After a meet and greet and practice on Friday evening, Saturday’s matches paired Illinois against Minnesota and Indiana and Wisconsin. The format was a best of 10 game test featuring an opening doubles game followed by players playing each of the other three opponents in singles games.
Read MoreShield Update: Oklahoma and Wisconsin
The Quad round of the 2018 Croquet Network States Shield was held over the weekend in two different cities and Oklahoma and Wisconsin both advanced from four-state groups with 6-4 scores in their respective championships to advance. They will meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 18, 2018 to battle for the 2018 States Shield. Full reports and photos on both quads will be posted soon on CroquetNetwork.com.
Overall Event Knockout:
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2018 States Shield: Predict the Winner
The 2018 Croquet Network States Shield overall bracket is presented below. For fun anyone can visit the actual tournament bracket at challonge.com and make predictions until the event goes live tomorrow morning -- https://challonge.com/18statesshield
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2018 Shield: Midwest Quad Matchups
The 2018 Croquet Network Midwest Quad Qualifier has announced starting lineups and PDF schedules for day one are available below. The Quad Qualifier takes place this Saturday and Sunday at the Milwaukee Croquet Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The day one matchups include Midwest #1 seed Wisconsion against expansion team #4 Indiana. Illinois is the #2 seed and will face off against #3 seed and expansion team Minnesota.
Read More2018 Shield: Central Quad Matchups
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.
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