As we roll into 2018, here's our brief annual look at the most popular articles and pages on the Croquet Network site for 2017. It's always interesting to see what rose to the top over the past year. This year the big change is that for overall content we saw the popular Backyard Warrior and Why Croquet Players Wear White articles knocked out of the top slots by the 2017 mallet directory and poll.
Read More2018 Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club Schedule
The Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club is proud to announce that we have a great lineup of events in the coming year.
- April 4-8: Association Laws Croquet Southeast Regional at CBCC
- April 11-15: Golf Croquet Southeast Regional at CBCC
- May 23-27: American 6-Wicket Southeast Regional at CBCC
- October 7-13: American 6-Wicket Nationals at CBCC
- October 31-November 4: Oyster Crab at CBCC (American 6-wicket and Golf Croquet)
Griffith Scores 2017 USCA 9W Title
The 2017 USCA 9 Wicket Nationals played out in a beautiful setting along the Missouri River at English Landing Park in Parkville, Missouri, in hot for September conditions on extremely challenging turf. It was estimated that 16 players participated in doubles and singles in Championship and First Flight over September 22-24, 2017.
Read MoreHelms Wins 2017 ScissorTail
The fourth annual ScissorTail Invitational American Rules 6 wicket tournament held September 14-17, 2017 at the Oklahome City Golf and Country Club in in Oklahoma City provided stiff yet cordial competition in all three flights. Twenty participants from New York, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma filled the slots available.
Read More2017 Croquet News Volume 2, Web Edition
The 2017 Volume 2 issue of the USCA's Croquet News magazine is now available as a PDF for USCA members on the magazine page of the USCA website (log in required). Here's the full run-down on articles you'll find in the 2017V2 issue:
- Ted Prentis: Larger Than Life
- 2017 MacRobertson Shield Report
- Hall Fame Nominee: Digby Bridges
- 2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional Results
- 2017 Southeast Regional Report/Results
- Member Profile: Michael Albert
- Club Profile: Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club
- Let’s Talk Tactics: Chase Theory Tribute
ABOUT THE PDF EDITION: All website and e-mail links should be live in the PDF. If you see an interesting reference, you can click through to dig deeper or reach a contact right away. On computers, the PDF version is best viewed as "two-up" and "show cover page" if you want to see the full spreads (on your Adobe Reader top menu: View/Page Display). The PDF should also be viewable on most tablets.
Missouri: Defenders of the Shield
The mighty Missouri squad of Billy Bob Breeden, Steve Jackson and Matt Smith defended their 2017 Croquet Network Golf Croquet States Shield title yesterday at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club with a 7-3 win over the visiting Wisconsin team.
The day started with a good omen as Smith pulled off an impressive angled jump shot at hoop one to get Missouri out to a 1-0 lead in the opening doubles game against Nels Bjorkquist and Cheryl Bromley. As the game moved past hoop four, Missouri led 3-1 when Smith's partner Jackson drained hoop five from the south boundary for a 4-1 lead.
States Shield Final: Ready to Rumble
The 2017 Croquet Network States Shield Championship final is set to roll out this Saturday at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri as the Missouri state GC squad will host the visiting Wisconsin team. The projected team line-ups and are as follows:
Read MoreJames Death Fastest Triple So Far
The hottest trend over the summer has been the race to record the fastest triple peel. James Death broke his own record today at 5:24. Here's the video and here's a thread on our forums tracking the phenomenon ...
Cheltenham Croquet Club Promo Video
Promo video for the Cheltenham Croquet Club by evenlodefilms.com.
States Shield: Missouri and Wisconsin Advance
After a sweltering two days of action, the 2017 Croquet Network States Shield Championship is set with both Missouri and Wisconsin easily advancing. The mighty Missouri squad easily rolled Kansas 9-1, while Wisconsin won 7-3 in a test that seemed to have a little more balance.
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