AGM Highlights: Jackson is New President

The 2018 Midwest Croquet Association Annual General Meeting held at the eCafe in Overland Park, Kansas, on January 27, 2018, achieved the primay goal of transitioning to a new president. Steve Jackson from Kansas City has taken over the role from Dylan Goodwin who served for five years.

The transition was the central part of the meeting discussion and an interesting twist occurred as a new vice president position was created which Ellie Griffith taking that role. The idea is that adding another member will help with the workload for the president and also ensure of smooth succession in future years.

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2018 MCA AGM: Overland Park

The 2018 MCA Annual General Meeting for all 2017 members for will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at the ecafe in Overland Park. The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at noon. eCafe is located at 10650 Roe Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207.

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Char Bar Cup Croquet Tournament: Tickets Still Available

Plenty of slots remain to participate in the first Wicket & Peg Char Bar Cup croquet tournament, which begins in the evening on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Char Bar in Westport.

To make sure we are successful in managing this three-week tournament, the MCA would like to ask all our members to take 20 minutes this weekend to spread the word to people you know who fit any of these criteria:

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2017 MCA Championship Bracket Update

If you haven't already, remember to accept or decline your bid to the 2017 MCA Championship today to help the MCA set the final brackets.

Here are the lists of players and their championship bid statuses as of 1 p.m. on Sept. 5.

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Wicket & Peg Char Bar Cup Croquet Tournament Comes to Westport in September

Westport will be the place to be on Wednesdays in September, when the inaugural Wicket + Peg Char Bar Cup croquet tournament is in action with support from the MCA.

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2017 USCA 9 Wicket Nationals Set

The 2017 USCA National 9 Wicket Championship hosted by Kactus Creek Croquet Club will be held at English Landing Park in downtown Parkville, Missouri, September 22-24, 2017. The event will have a Championship Flight and a First Flight Singles and Doubles. The maximum number of entries is 24. The tournament will use standard USCA 9 Wicket Rules with options 1,1b,2,3,4,5,6,8.

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2017 Kansas City Open: Nine Wicket Series Returns to Kactus Creek Croquet Club

Registration is open for the Kansas City Open nine-wicket croquet tournament to be held over two days at the end of July at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Mo.

The KC Open is the final regular-season tournament in the Midwest Croquet Association's Nine Wicket Series for 2017 and players' last chance to add to their points totals before the MCA Championship.

Please note: In 2017, the Pro Division takes its turn to play on Saturday — July 29. The lower divisions play on Sunday, July 30, this year. In 2016, the Pro Division played on the Sunday of KC Open weekend. Because of court availability, the divisions alternate days each successive year.

Sign up by Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m. Email kccroquetclub@gmail.com, or mark that you are "Going" on the Facebook event page.

Tournament entry fees are $20 for MCA members and $30 for nonmembers. [More information about membership.]

Lunch is not provided; however, Kactus Creek has a refrigerator and grill on site.

Update on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 8:38PM by MCA Website Admin

Registration for the 2017 Kansas City Open closes on Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m. To participate in the final regular season event in the Midwest Croquet Association Nine Wicket Series, email kccroquetclub@gmail.com, or RSVP via Facebook.

As of 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, these players have entered:

Pro Division

1. Greg Adams
2. Jodi Adams
3. Billy Bob Breeden
4. Debbie Breeden
5. Greg Clouse
6. Matt Griffith
7. Dylan Goodwin
8. Deborah Millican
9. Ron Millican
10. Matt Smith

Gold/Silver Division

1. Gabe Airrington
2. Di Berg
3. Steve Jackson
4. Wanda Jackson
5. Justin Marciniak
6. Joshua Reed
7. Darin Watson

If you are on the list but will not be able to play, please write to Dylan at kccroquetclub@gmail.com.

Last Turns Action Hero

After a day of battle at the 2017 Eagles' Landing Missouri Open, the MCA Pro Division title came down to a last turns run by Matt Smith as he claimed a tight 26-20 win over Matt Griffith on Saturday afternoon.

The event was held at Eagles's Landing Golf Course in Belton, Missouri and drew 17 of the MCA's best battling in Pro and Gold divisions half of the Gold players falling into a Silver Division playoff.

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Missouri Open: Not on the Lineup? Sign Up!

Updated on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 11:47PM by MCA Website Admin

Updated on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 9:06AM by MCA Website Admin

The following players have entered to compete in the 2017 Missouri Open at Eagles' Landing Golf Course in Belton, Mo., on Saturday, July 8.

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Reminder: Sign up for the Missouri Open by June 30

On Saturday, July 8, beautiful Belton is the place to be for the Missouri Open, the second tournament of the 2017 MCA Nine Wicket Series.

Sign up by Friday, June 30. Email kccroquetclub@gmail.com, mark that you are "going" on the Facebook event page or RSVP on Croquet Nation.

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