2014 MCA Membership Form Now Available

LEAWOOD, KS -- For MCA members that have not signed up for 2014, a PDF form is now available. You have the option of mailing the form to the address included or emailing it to kccroquetclub@gmail.com. Remember that MCA membership entitles you to discounted MCA tournament fees as well as free entry into the MCA Championship for qualified players. 

2014 MCA MEMBERSHIP FORM PDF

The form also includes the option to pre-pay for MCA tournaments. This is strictly for your convenience and it is perfectly acceptable to sign up for and pay for events as you go.

MCA Nine Wicket Ranking System

LEAWOOD, KS -- The MCA has launched a basic nine-wicket ranking system to be utilized for block seeding. The system is based on win percentage and average wickets scored per game. The ranking system is an additional tool to be utilized by tournament managers for seeding blocks at MCA nine wicket events. The rankings system is based on games played within a division, so it is possible for a player to carry a ranking in multiple divisions.

ABOUT THE RANKINGS

PRO RANKINGS

GOLD RANKINGS

2013 MCA President's Awards

KANSAS CITY, MO -- The 2014 MCA AGM held this past Saturday in Kansas City, MO kicked off with a new wrinkle. The MCA announced winners of four President's Awards. Bill Berg of Cleveland, MO took the Rookie of the Year Award and the Off-the-Court Award. Jodi Adams scored the Most Improved Player Award and Deborah Millican received the Groundskeeper of the Year Award for her extraordinary efforts in prepping the turf at the 2013 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament.

No awards were announced for best player. MCA President Dylan Goodwin said, "I think winner's of the points races in each the division's is pretty much the prize for best player, so it would have been a bit redundant to add awards there."

Goodwin said that he ultimately determined the winners in each category after consulting with the MCA board.

MCA Announces 9W Date in Tulsa

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

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/

MCA Championship Date Feedback II

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.

2014 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament

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.

2014 USCA 9W Nationals: September 19-21

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.

2014 AGM Meeting: February 22

The 2014 MCA AGM and Planning meeting is set for Saturday, February 22 in north Kansas City, Missouri. Billy Bob and Debbie Breeden are hosting the meeting and all current MCA members are invited to attend. The meeting starts at 11:00 a.m. and lunch will be provided at noon. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by February 10 so we can make proper lunch arrangements by contacting Dylan Goodwin at kccroquetclub@gmail.com.

Anticipated topics include the 2014 MCA 9W Schedule, nine-wicket rules, fundraiser opportunities, club eligibility, premium membership tiers and division of responsibilities. If you have items you would like to add to the agenda, please send your item to Dylan Goodwin at kccroquetclub@gmail.com.

Feedback Requested on 2014 MCA Championship Date

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

Update on 2014-01-19 00:48 by MCA Website Admin

With the announcement of USCA Nine-Wicket Nationals coming back to Kansas City September 19-21, the MCA Championship will likely need to move forward. A proposed date at this is Saturday, August 16.

Update on 2014-01-28 19:19 by MCA Website Admin

All feedback to date has been that we should stick with the September 13 target. If you have an opinion, please get your feedback to Dylan Goodwin (kccroquetclub@gmail.com) soon as we would like to go ahead and secure a venue.

MCA Members at Seniors Masters

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- MCA members Deborah and Ron Millican made the big trip to Florida in December to play in the USCA's Seniors Masters tournament held at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The couple tied for fifth in second flight singles for the Senior Division and tied for third in second flight doubles. Full standings are posted on Croquet Network:

http://croquet.ning.com/forum/topics/2013-seniors-masters-results

MCA Players in Tulsa

TULSA, OK -- Earlier this year several MCA players participated in the Indian Territory Open in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was held in August 31-September 2 and the MCA's Deborah Millican took a win over fellow MCA player Jodi Adams to claim the second flight singles title.

Millican and Adams also teamed up to win the second flight doubles title. Matt Smith, Greg Adams and Ron Millican from the MCA also played in the event.

Kactus Creek Croquet Club's Matt Griffith won the Championship Flight singles.

Full Results:

Championship Singles: 1. Matt Griffith 2. Matt Baird 3. Jeff Caldwell 3. Dan Bennett 5. Matt Smith 5. Joe Franz 5. Art Parsells 5. Dan Campbell

First Flight Singles: 1. Aaron McIntosh 2. Harold Menzel 3. Kevin McQuigg 4. F.P. Tad Cassidy 5. Pat Garner 5. Greg Adams 5. Scott Spradling 5. Ron Millican 9. Howard Holdsclaw 9. Andrée Bothe

Second Flight Singles: 1. Deborah Millican 2. Jodi Adams 3. Joshua Reed 4. Suzanne Spradling 5. Richard Hardin 5. Alan McIntosh

Championship Doubles: 1. Matt Baird/Jeff Caldwell 2. Matt Smith/Matt Griffith 3. Dan Bennett/Dan Campbell 4. Art Parsells/Joe Franz

First Flight Doubles: 1. Kevin McQuigg/Scott Spradling 2. F.P. Tad Cassidy/Harold Menzel 3. Howard Holdsclaw/Aaron McIntosh 4. Greg Adams/Ron Millican 5. Pat Garner/Andrée Bothe

Second Flight Doubles: 1. Jodi Adams/Deborah Millican 2. Suzanne Spradling/Alan McIntosh 3. Joshua Reed/Richard Hardin 4. Lois Holdsclaw/Gene Melton

Jodi Adams Wins the 2013 Pumpkin Open

PARKVILLE, MO -- MCA member Jodi Adams continued her recent tear with a win at the Pumpkin Open held in October in Parkville. The event is six-ball style croquet and she had to hold off fellow MCA member and husband Greg Adams who took second place. 

Final Standings:
1. Jodi Adams
2. Greg Adams
3. Art Hachey
4. Don Brooks
5. Bob Cook
6. Dennis Hood

MCA Members at Selections Eights

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Two MCA members participated in the 2013 US Selection Eights event held October 24-27 at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, FL. 

Billy Bob Breeden competed in the fourth eight and took third place with a 9-5 record. You can see the standings and full game results for his group on croquetscores.com.

Dylan Goodwin played in the fifth eight and tied for third place with an 8-6 record. You can see standings and full game results for his group on croquetscores.com

Selection Eights is an Association Croquet event utilized to both develop and evaluate US association players for international events and team play. Players are grouped by "eights" according to their international grade. So, the top eight ranked players available will play in the first eight. Players ranked nine through 16 play in the second eight and so on.

A player will play each player in their group twice, so it ends up being 14 games played over four days. And that pretty much means starting at 8:00 a.m. each day and playing until dark.

"Since I figured out the landscape of croquet," said Goodwin. "This is the national event I've always dreamed of playing in. And it definitely didn't disappoint. I would have liked to have finished stronger, but I learned a lot in just a few days."

2013 Final Gold Division Standings

Rank	First	Last	GP	Wins	Losses	Total Wickets	Wicket Average
1	Jason	Johnson	8	6	2	170	21.25
2	Bill	Berg	10	5	5	163	16.30
3	Deborah	Millican	9	6	3	161	17.89
4	Keith	Berg	7	2	5	114	16.29
5	Jodi	Adams	3	3	0	96	32.00
6	Justin	Marciniak	5	0	5	75	15.00
7	S. Jason	Cole	2	1	1	37	18.50
8	Carl	Distefano	2	0	2	22	11.00

2013 Final Pro Division Standings

Rank	First	Last	GP	Wins	Losses	Total Wickets	Wicket Average
1	Paul	Miller	17	13	4	385	22.65
2	Dylan	Goodwin	17	11	6	328	19.29
3	Greg	Clouse	15	10	5	321	21.40
4	Robert	Fournier	15	8	7	289	19.27
5	Ron	Millican	13	6	7	251	19.31
6	Greg	Adams	9	3	6	140	15.56
7	Debbie	Millican	6	3	3	110	18.33
8	Matt	Smith	4	4	0	103	25.75
9	Jason	Johnson	5	1	4	91	18.20
10	Jodi	Adams	5	0	5	90	18.00
11	Carl	Distefano	5	0	5	77	15.40
12	Bill	Berg	5	1	4	55	11.00
13	Keith	Berg	3	0	3	41	13.67
14	S. Jason	Cole	3	1	2	40	13.33

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