Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 7:02AM BELTON, Mo.—On July 14, Eagles’ Landing Golf Course in Belton will be the site of the fourth annual Missouri Open and the second event in the 2018 MCA Nine Wicket Series.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 8:26PM PARKVILLE, MO -- The 2017 Kansas City Open is set to roll out this weekend with 20 players lined out for battle at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. The Pro Division will start the action with at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Nine players will play in three blocks of three with six players advancing to the afternoon knockout. Matt Griffith, Dylan Goodwin and Billy Bob Breeden will all receive the early morning byes and have 9:45 a.m. starts. All players are asked to be on hand 30 minutes prior to their first game.
PRO SCHEDULE (SATURDAY): challonge.com/2017KCpro
The combo Gold and Silver Division will begin play on Sunday morning and have an 8:30 a.m. start. The combo division will try a new King of the Mountain (KOM) format that will guarantee all players at least two games in Gold and should provide good opportunities for players looking to qualify for the MCA Gold Championship and for players competing for the top spot. Full details on the format will be posted later this week, but the opening matchups are listed below.
GOLD-SILVER FIRST ROUND: 8:30 AM SUNDAY
CT / Seed - Player v Seed - Player
SE: 1 - Steve Jackson v 5 - Ellie Kemp
SW: 3 - Brevin Millican v 7 - Wanda Jackson
NE: 2 - Justin Marciniak v 6 - Josh Reed
NW: 4 - Gabe Airrington v 8 - Cade Millican
Byes: Di Berg, Darin Watson, Jim Ratzlaff (9:45 a.m. starts)
NOTES
MCA Website Admin
The Gold-Silver Line-up had a slight error in order. The 2/6 and 3/7 games were slotted wrong. The names are the same, but the court positions have changed.
Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 2:30PM BELTON, MO - It didn't necessarily come easy, but Paul Miller from Eldorado, KS finished strong to claim both the 2013 MCA Pro Point Series and the MCA Pro Championship. As the number one seed, Miller started off with a 26-24 nail-biter against number eight seed Jodi Adams. A loss there would have certainly damaged Millers chances in the overall points race.
Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 2:23PM BELTON, MO - The 2013 MCA Gold Division Championship offered a day full of surprises. The scene was set with both Bill Berg and Deborah Millican looking to snatch the overall points title as leader Jason Johnson was unable to attend the event. Essentially, both Millican and Berg had a great chance to pass Johnson just by advancing.
Monday, June 10, 2013 at 6:31AM With a win over Greg Clouse in the quarterfinals at Lee's Summit, Dylan Goodwin was able to leapfrog Clouse in the standings for the overall lead. Goodwin now has a 199 points in 10 games. Paul Miller stayed in second with 171 points in nine games, but is closer to the top position. Clouse follows closely in third place with 166 points. We now know that 30 or 40 points is easily made up in this race, so that means Robert Fournier (145) and Ron Millican (135) are still in contention. The race is on.
| Rank | First | Last | GP | Wins | Losses | Total Wickets | Wicket Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan | Goodwin | 10 | 7 | 3 | 199 | 19.90 |
| 2 | Paul | Miller | 9 | 5 | 4 | 171 | 19.00 |
| 3 | Greg | Clouse | 8 | 5 | 3 | 166 | 20.75 |
| 4 | Robert | Fournier | 8 | 4 | 4 | 145 | 18.13 |
| 5 | Ron | Millican | 7 | 3 | 4 | 135 | 19.29 |
| 6 | Matt | Smith | 4 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 25.75 |
| 7 | Greg | Adams | 4 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 16.50 |
| 8 | Jodi | Adams | 4 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 |
| 9 | Carl | Distefano | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 |
| 10 | Debbie | Millican | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16.00 |
| 11 | Jason | Johnson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Bill | Berg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 |
MCA Website Admin
The Pro Standings and standings in this post have been updated. For some reason, the 12th place player, Bill Berg, was cut off.
Monday, May 27, 2013 at 12:30PM | Rank | First | Last | GP | Wins | Losses | Total Wickets | Wicket Average |
| 1 | Greg | Clouse | 4 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 27.75 |
| 2 | Paul | Miller | 4 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 19.25 |
| 3 | Dylan | Goodwin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 18.75 |
| 4 | Ron | Millican | 3 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 19.67 |
| 5 | Robert | Fournier | 3 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 18.00 |
| 6 | Carl | Distefano | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 |
| 7 | Debbie | Millican | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16.00 |
| 8 | Jason | Johnson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 9 | Bill | Berg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 |
Pro Division points are earned from Pro Division playoff games and open/Pro Division block games. Due to open block games, it is possible for Gold Division players to earn points in both the Pro Division and the Gold Division. It is also possible for a Gold Division player to qualify for the MCA Championship in both or all divisions.
Monday, May 27, 2013 at 10:21AM | Rank | First | Last | GP | Wins | Losses | Total Wickets | Wicket Average |
| 1 | Jason | Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 27.50 |
| 2 | Debbie | Millican | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13.50 |
| 3 | Carl | Distefano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 4 | Bill | Berg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 |
Gold Division points are earned from Gold Division only games in either block or playoff games. Due to open block games, it is possible for Gold Division players to earn points in both the Pro Division and the Gold Division. It is also possible for a Gold Division player to qualify for the MCA Championship in both or all divisions.
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 7:30PM ;)
Pro Division FinalistsStilwell, KS -- Greg Clouse rolled through the Stilwell Open with relative ease in the early going. Clouse took 32-9 and 32-8 wins in block play to take the number one overall seed in the Pro Division Playoff. In the semi-finals, he knocked out Paul Miller 29-12. In the championship game he survived a late attack by Dylan Goodwin to claim the Stilwell Open title with an 18-16 win. Goodwin as the three seed, had advanced with a tight 18-16 win over two-seed Ron Millican on his side of the bracket. Clouse, Goodwin and Millican were all 2-0 in block play.
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The final between Goodwin and Clouse came down to last turns. Goodwin was first ball with red and cleared 11PW to pull within two wickets of Clouse. He failed to gain a foward rush on black and then made a key mistake in trying to roll black toward 13PW while taking red toward blue near 14PW. He ended up wired and tried to jump the 15PW for the roquet on blue but missed by a foot.
The easier solution would have been to leave black and go set yellow (dead on red) in front of its wicket (six). Yellow could have then wired black from blue.
In the Gold Division, playoff Debbie Millican started as the number one seed after coming up on the short end of the gross points tiebreaker among the 1-1 block players. Debbie beat newcomer Bill Berg 14-12 in the semi-finals for a berth in the championship game. As the three seed, Jason Johnson caught fire in the semi-final and took a 32-12 win over Carl Distefano who is also brand new to the sport. In the final, Johnson took the win over Debbie with a 23-12.
First and second place in both divisions received white baseball caps with the host Kansas City Croquet Club logo.
Standings in the MCA Nine-Wicket Points Series are being tabulated and will be posted when they are available.
FINAL ORDER
;)
Gold Division FinalistsPro Division
1. Greg Clouse
2. Dylan Goodwin
3. Ron Millican
4. Paul Miller
5. Robert Fournier
Gold Division
1. Jason Johnson
2. Debbie Millican
3. Carl Distefano
4. Bill Berg
BLOCK GAME RESULTS
A Block
Greg Clouse 32-9 over Debbie Millican
Debbie Millican 23-14 over Jason Johnson
Greg Clouse 32-8 over Jason Johnson
B Block
Dylan Goodwin 23-7 over Bill Berg
Robert Fournier 20-7 over Bill Berg
Dylan Goodwin 18-13 over Robert Fournier
C Block
Paul Miller 26-19 over Carl Distefano
Ron Millican 23-14 over Carl Distefano
Ron Millican 20-16 over Paul Miller
PRO DIVISION PLAYOFFS
Wildcard
#4 Paul Miller 23-21 over Robert Fournier
Semi-finals
#1 Greg Clouse 29-12 over #4 Paul Miller
#3 Dylan Goodwin 18-16 over #2 Ron Millican
Finals
#1 Greg Clouse 18-16 over #3 Dylan Goodwin
GOLD DIVISION PLAYOFFS
Semi-finals
#1 Debbie Millican 14-12 over #4 Bill Berg
#3 Jason Johnson 32-12 over #2 Carl Distefano
Finals
#2 Jason Johnson 23-13 over #1 Debbie Millican
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 8:50PM ;)
White at 9W Nationals in 2010Troy White of Rockville, Missouri, passed away April 23, 2013. He was 49 years old. Troy lived in Rockville, Missouri most of his life. During his life, he worked for JLS Coal Company and also Wilson Plumbing. Troy loved the small town life and especially enjoyed being outdoors. Some of his favorite outdoor passions were deer hunting and mushroom hunting, but his favorite passion was playing croquet. Troy started playing nine-wicket cutthroat croquet in the early 1980’s and started playing in tournaments around this same time.
In the mid-1990’s, Troy won several tournaments over a four-year period and became known as the man to beat in Kansas City. Around 2009, Troy joined the USCA and played in the annual Nine-Wicket USCA National Championship tournament held in Kansas City. Most of all, Troy enjoyed playing nine-wicket cutthroat in someone’s backyard where there were small hills and valleys to present an extra challenge.
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Services for Troy will be at 2:00 p.m. on May 11 in Taberville, MO. There will be no funeral service, but they will have a graveyard service at the cemetery. Afterward, there will be a luncheon the the First Baptist Church of Appleton City, MO.
Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 7:44PM LEAWOOD, KS -- The MCA held it's Annual General Meeting February 9 in Leawood, KS and announced several new changes and initiatives. The most significant change is a new name -- the Midwest Croquet Association (changed from Missouri Croquet Association). The change is intended to better represent the organization's activities on both sides of the border and allow for expansion. New president Dylan Goodwin will work with the MCA Board to get a new logo approved that reflects the new direction of the association.
The big ticket item though was the announcement of a season-long nine-wicket points race for singles play. Details will be announced later, but the concept is that players will accumulate points at events hosted throughout the region. Top points players will then qualify for the MCA Nine-Wicket Championship event in September.
Most of the dates and venues are still to be determined, but Ron Millican announced May 4 as the official date for the Lee's Summit edition of the series (more details to come). The event will kick off the nine-wicket MCA season and Millican plans to have both partner ball flights and a cut-throat (six ball) flight as well. The MCA hopes to have at least one event per month over the summer with Warrensburg, MO and Overland Park, KS being likely hosts. August is being left open as many MCA players would like the opportunity to play in the 40th edition of the Kansas City Invitational in Parkville, MO.
The MCA also announced a $5.00 bump in membership fees for both singles and couples/families. Single memberships are now $20.00 and couples/family memberships are now set at $30.00.
Former MCA president Matt Smith asked to leave the MCA Board and Ron Millican has taken his place on the five member board. The board consists of Dylan Goodwin (President), Jodi Adams (Treasurer), Debbie Breeden (Secretary), Greg Clouse and Ron Millican.