Oklahoma Nine-Wicket Open Entry and Deadline

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Join in on the fast-paced nine-wicket action as the MCA Nine Wicket Series visits Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, June 14 (event flyer). Six-wicket players will find the game is great for developing confidence in running breaks and hoops. Most of the rules follow the USCA Six-Wicket game, with just a few exceptions: 
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Keith Berg Leads the Silver Division

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RankFirstLastGPWinsLossesTotal WicketsWicket Average
1KeithBerg4319022.50
2BillBerg4407218.00
3NateBenz4226215.50
4DianeBerg4044711.75
5JustinMarciniak4134210.50

Airrington Leads the Gold Race

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RankFirstLastGPWinsLossesTotal WicketsWicket Average
1TaylorAirrington2205628.00
2DebbieBreeden2115226.00
3JodiAdams1012929.00
4DeborahMillican1012121.00

2014 MCA Pro Division Standings Lee's Summit Update

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RankFirstLastGPWinsLossesTotal WicketsWicket Average
1DylanGoodwin54111923.80
2RonMillican53210721.40
3GregAdams5329919.80
4GregClouse5419018.00
5JasonJohnson4138120.25
6BradClouse4227518.75
7DebbieBreeden3036521.67
8JodiAdams3124816.00
9TaylorAirrington3124615.33
10DeborahMillican3124314.33

Fourth Time's A Charm

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LEE'S SUMMIT, MO -- After three runner-up finishes in 2013, Dylan Goodwin finally broke through with a 24-15 win over Greg Clouse at the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament held in Howard Park in Lee's Summit, Missouri on Saturday. The final played out in front the MCA's largest gallery to date and featured a couple of good breaks by both players.
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2014 Lee's Summit Matchups Are Set

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LEE'S SUMMIT, MO -- The 2014 Lee's Summit T-Bone Croquet Tournament will have three divisions--Pro, Gold and Silver. To reduce repeated matchups, the Pro and Gold Divisions will be run together as an open random draw for three rounds. The first round matchups are listed below and feature high vs low players (matchups made via a random number generator - random.org). The concept is that you will play your way to the appropriate bracket. Weaker players will encounter a tough first matchup, but should filter to their appropriate level of play after round one.
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2014 Lee's Summit Player Commitments to Date

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LEE'S SUMMIT, MO -- The following is a list of players that have committed to play in this Saturday's first tournament of the 2014 MCA Nine-Wicket Series in Lee's Summit, Missouri. A (P) indicates the player has paid entry. To enter, send an email and your desired division to Dylan Goodwin at kccroquetclub@gmail.com. Your fees can be paid at the start of the tournament.
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MCA President Interview on USCA 9W Site

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The USCA 9-Wicket Croquet website has posted part one of a two-part interview with MCA President Dylan Goodwin. You can read part one here:

http://www.9wicketcroquet.com/features/143/kansas-and-croquet-midwest-croquet-association-nine-wicket-ranking-system-part-1 

2014 Lee's Summit Flyer and Entry Details

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LEE'S SUMMIT, MO -- Final details are now in for the first event of the 2014 MCA Nine-Wicket Series. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 ay Howard Park in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The address is 3498 NE Independence Avenue and entry is $25 with lunch included, but MCA members are discounted to $15 per entry.

We plan to run Pro, Gold and a new Silver Division intended for beginner level players. The number of divisions will be based on player sign-ups.

To register or for questions contact tournament manager Dylan Goodwin at kccroquetclub@gmail.com

2014 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament Flyer

2014 MCA Membership Form

2014 MCA AGM Highlights

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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.
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MCA Announces 9W Date in Tulsa

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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.

MCA Championship Returns to Belton

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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:

http://missouricroquet.squarespace.com/2014-schedule/

2014 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament

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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.

Feedback Requested on 2014 MCA Championship Date

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As we prepare for the 2014 MCA Tour, I would like to get member feedback on the concept of setting the annual MCA Championship tournament for the second weekend after Labor Day going forward. For 2014, that would be the weekend of September 13. The idea with this concept is that the tournament would fall on that weekend each year and all members could plan well ahead for the date.

This will be an agenda item at the 2014 AGM, so if you are unable to attend and you want to voice your opinion, please let me know in advance by e-mailing me at kccroquetclub@gmail.com.

Thank you,
Dylan Goodwin | MCA President

 

2013 Final Gold Division Standings

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RankFirstLastGPWinsLossesTotal WicketsWicket Average
1JasonJohnson86217021.25
2BillBerg105516316.30
3DeborahMillican96316117.89
4KeithBerg72511416.29
5JodiAdams3309632.00
6JustinMarciniak5057515.00
7S. JasonCole2113718.50
8CarlDistefano2022211.00

2013 Final Pro Division Standings

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RankFirstLastGPWinsLossesTotal WicketsWicket Average
1PaulMiller1713438522.65
2DylanGoodwin1711632819.29
3GregClouse1510532121.40
4RobertFournier158728919.27
5RonMillican136725119.31
6GregAdams93614015.56
7DebbieMillican63311018.33
8MattSmith44010325.75
9JasonJohnson5149118.20
10JodiAdams5059018.00
11CarlDistefano5057715.40
12BillBerg5145511.00
13KeithBerg3034113.67
14S. JasonCole3124013.33

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.

The tiebreaker for qualifying is wins, head-to-head record, average wickets per game, average net per game, playoff.

Updated 9.16.2013

2013 MCA Championship: Miller Sweeps the Pro Division

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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.
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2013 MCA Championship: Gold Division Full of Surprises

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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.
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2013 MCA Championship: Early Report

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BELTON, MO -- A full report will be available later this weekend. Today's winners:

MCA Pro Points Race - Paul Miller
MCA Championship - Paul Miller 

MCA Gold Points Race - Jason Johnson
MCA Gold Championship - Jodi Adams

MCA Six-Ball Championship - Dylan Goodwin