Morning 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.
2011 Grand Haven Croquet Club Invitational
Morning Coffee: North American Open and Alumni Cup
Visit the Store Ben Rothman continues on his tear by taking the North American Open with a +16tp,
-20dp, +17tp win over Brian Cumming in the final. The event was held May 8-14 at the Sonoma Croquet Club in California. Click here for final results
Reg Bamford won the Coles Championship held at Cheltenham April 30-May 2. Full results--
http://croquetrecords.com/records/otheruk/coles2011.htm
Croquet Search Trends (April 2011)
Here are the hottest trending keywords to hit croquetnetwork.com last month:
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03. 2011 collegiate croquet championship
Morning Coffee: Fargo South Claims Midwest High School Title
Visit the Store The 2011 Midwest High School Croquet Championship was held this past Friday night at the Sports Bubble in Fargo, North Dakota and Fargo South came out as the champion in a tight race. Over 50 students participated in the championship and about 120-150 spectators were on hand to watch the action. The format was nine-wicket cutthroat style with 45 minute time limits. Final standings --
Morning Coffee: St. John's Bounces Back Over Navy
Visit the Store A few media sources are "reporting" that St. John's took the annual Annapolis Cup event. One is indicating a score of 3-1, which doesn't explain what happened to the fifth game. With the win, St. John's now leads the series 24-5 over Navy. The Johnnies have now taken six straight over Navy.
The main thrust of the media articles is that croquet is either silly or boring and the event is strictly about the party. As the largest croquet spectator event in the world, it creates quite a dilemma for this
Upcoming North American Croquet Tourneys / May-Aug 2011
May 2011
May 8-14 / 2011 North American Open / Sonoma-Cutrer Croquet Club, Sonoma-Cutrer Winery, Windsor, California
Mike Orgill / 707-547-7146 / morgill@sonic.net / purse: US $2,500.
May 11–15 / USCA Southeast Regional Championship / Pinehurst Croquet Club, Pinehurst, NC
Erica Sherman / 561-478-0760 / tournamentusca@aol.com
Morning Coffee: Annapolis Cup 2011 Media Blitz
Visit the StoreEarly reports indicate that SUNY-New Paltz took the USCA Collegiate Nationals (6W) title last weekend in Philadelphia, but there is little time for rest for Navy and St. John's. The Annapolis Cup nine-wicket test is on tap next Saturday at St. John's and HometownAnnapolis.com caught some great quotes from Tuesday's media day. The over-riding theme is that this could be the closest AC in years. Excerpt --
International Golf Croquet Challenge Starts Tomorrow
The International Polo Club Palm Beach, in Wellington, Florida is pleased to announce the International Golf Croquet Challenge on April 22 – 24, with $6,000 in prize money ($3,000 first prize, $1500 2nd, $750 each 3rd & 4th) as part of the International Challenge Weekend at the Club. (MORE INFO)