Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 6:00AM PARKVILLE, MO -- The MCA is proud to add Parkville, Missouri, and the Kactus Creek Club to the MCA Nine-Wicket Series for 2014. The event is slated for Saturday, August 2, 2014, and will be called the Kansas City Open.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 6:56PM TOPEKA, KS -- MCA representatives Dylan Goodwin and Bill Berg travelled to Topeka on March 14 to meet with Frank Chaffin and Keath Allen regarding the development of a croquet club that would operate next to the Hy-Vee on Wanamaker Road.
Chaffin owns the internet radio station WREN based out of Topeka and he is interested in developing a club to provide a good interactive activity for families and friends in the area. WREN Radio would be the primary sponsor for the proposed club.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 6:47AM KANSAS CITY, MO -- The 2014 MCA Annual General Meeting started with a discussion on the overall vision and goals for the MCA. To grow the sport in the region, all present agreed that the ultimate goal is to build a multi-court facility dedicated to croquet in the Kansas City area. And once that model is proven, the idea would be to continue adding croquet facilities across the midwest region under the MCA name.
Monday, February 24, 2014 at 6:00AM Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 7:01PM KANSAS CITY, MO -- The Midwest Croquet Association announced yesterday that the MCA Nine-Wicket Series will visit Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, June 14. The event will be part of the season points series and was enthusiatically embraced by members of the Tulsa Croquet Club. The agreement was reached late Friday afternoon and more details are to follow.
"We are extremely pleased to add the event to the series," said MCA President Dylan Goodwin. "This truly gives the series a more regional feel and now we're excited to lock in a few dates in Kansas."
Goodwin indicated that the MCA was interested in four to five regular season events to precede the Championship event in September.
Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 10:26AM BELTON, MO -- Bill Berg reported yesterday that an agreement to hold the 2014 MCA Championship at Markey Park in Belton, MO with the Belton Parks and Recreation Department has been reached. The event will be held Saturday, September 13 and will be for the top qualifiers in the respective MCA Nine-Wicket Series points races. Players must be members to participate in the MCA Championship, but there is no entry fee.
The event will be one week prior to the USCA's Nine Wicket National Championship which is set for September 19-21 in the Kansas City area. The MCA Championship should provide a good warm-up for that event.
Behind the scenes, the MCA is also close to announcing another regular season event. The target for 2014 is four regular season events in addition to the MCA Championship.
2014 MCA SCHEDULE TO DATE
02/22--AGM (Kansas City)
05/17--T-Bone (Lee's Summit)
09/13--MCA Championship (Belton)
Detailed Schedule:
Sunday, February 2, 2014 at 11:28AM LEAWOOD, KS -- All feedback to date has indicated a preference to keep the MCA Championship on September 13 for 2014. This is the second weekend following Labor Day and the idea is to establish this as the annual target for the event.
All members are encouraged to provide feedback this week (kccroquetclub@gmail.com) as the the MCA would like to move forward on securing a venue and establishing the full season schedule.
Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 12:51PM LEE'S SUMMIT, MO - MCA member Ron Millican has announced that the 2014 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament will be held May 17 at Howard Park in Lee's Summit, MO. This is the same location the event was held in 2013. The event is part of the MCA Tour Nine-Wicket Series and is hosted by Ron and Deborah Millican and Greg and Jodi Adams. More details will follow on this event and there is active progress for additional MCA events for 2014.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 2:00PM PARKVILLE, MO -- USCA Midwest Regional VP Matt Griffith reported this week that the Kansas City metro area will host the 2014 Nine-Wicket National Championships. The dates are set for September 19-21 and the event will likely follow a format utilized in the National Championships held in the area from 2008-2011. Griffith indicated that the venue location has not yet been finalized.
Friday, January 10, 2014 at 6:00AM