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Billy Bob Breeden in play on November 18, 2012 versus Dylan Goodwin. Breeden won the match 20-9, 22-14. (Click photo for event details)

Members of the Midwest Croquet Association talk croquet over lunch

Kansas City area player Troy White passed away on April 23, 2013. Click photo for more.

Greg Clouse in play on court two at the 2013 Stilwell Open

Paul Miller won the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament Pro Division Championship

MCA member Billy Bob Breeden lines up for a peg out at the 2013 Minnesota/Mosquito Open

Deborah Millican on her way to a Gold Division Championship at the PeakVision Leawood Challenge. Click photo for more.

Deborah Millican in action during the Gold Division Final. Click for more.

Paul Miller works his way to a second straight MCA Tourney win at the PeakVision Leawood Open. Click photo for story.

Paul Miller works his way to a second straight MCA Tourney win at the PeakVision Leawood Open. Click photo for story.

Jodi Adams on her way to the 2013 MCA Gold Division Championship (Click for Story)

Paul Miller on his way to the 2013 MCA Pro Division Championship (Click for Story)

Members of the MCA Board discuss plans for 2014 at the AGM held in Kansas City, Missouri on February 22. Billy Bob and Debbie Breeden hosted the event.

Dylan Goodwin took his first MCA title at the Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament. Click photo for report.

Scott Spradling in play at the 2014 MCA Oklahoma Open
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The 2014 Kansas Challenge held in Leawood, Kansas set a new MCA record for player entries.

Dylan Goodwin waits to get in during the Pro Championship game

Finalists Ron Millican (L) and Debbie Breeden (R)

Rookie Nate Benz went 4-0 at the 2014 Kansas Challenge to claim the Silver Division

Matt Griffith in play during his 22-21 Championship win over Paul Miller at the KC Open. (Click photo for more)

Jason Johnson (L) and Keith Berg (R) made it to the KC Open Gold Division Final

Nate Benz on his way to a 10-8 win over Steve Jackson for the 2014 KC Open Silver Division title

Matt Griffith (L) defeated Jason Johnson (R) 26-19 to win the 2014 MCA Pro Championship. Click photo for story.

Billy Bob Breeden (L) presents the MCA Pro Cup to Nine Wicket Series winner Dylan Goodwin (R). Click photo for story.

Doug Moore (L) and Paul Miller (R) during the USCA 9W doubles final. Click photo for article.

Matt Griffith in play during the 2015 Lee's Summit T-Bone Pro Division final. (Click photo for article)

Bill Berg on his way to a 22-11 win over Deborah Millican during the 2015 LSTB Gold Division Championship. (Click photo for full article)

Newcomer Gabe Arrington (12) rolled through the 2015 LSTB Silver Division with a 4-0 record and a 24.50 wicket average. (Click photo for full article)

Deborah Millican went 3-1 on the day to claim the 2015 Missouri Open Gold title. It was her first Gold title win since 2013. Photo by Gwyneth Bowen.

Matt Griffith set all kind of records as he claimed an un-precedented fourth straight Pro 9WS title at the Missouri Open in Belton, Missouri on Saturday, June 13, 2015. Photo by Gwyneth Bowen.

Di Berg receives her medal for claiming the 2015 Missouri Open Silver Division title from MCA President Dylan Goodwin.

Gwyneth Bowen (L) took first in the Bronze Division and Renee Potter (R) claimed second place.

The Kansas City Open utilized a corner peg layout to preserve the interior dimensions of a nine-wicket court, allowing for two courts to be set in the space space as the one six-wicket court at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri.

The 2015 KC Open Bronze Division had five players and played two games of six ball nine wicket croquet.

"Fast" Eddie Mondt worked his way through the second wicket on his way to a win in the 2015 KC Open Silver Division.

Dylan Goodwin (L) missed the Pro Division cut and ended up with a win in the Gold bracket. Matt Griffith (R) presented the medal.

Matt Griffith went 6-0 to claim the 2015 Kansas City Open Pro Division and his fifth straight MCA 9WS tournament title.

The MCA kicked off an epic 2015 Championship Weekend with the Six Ball Open Championship under the lights.

Deborah Millican (L) won the 2015 MCA Six Ball Championship with a dramatic last ball run.

Darin Watson was ready for the rain at the 2015 MCA Six Ball Championship

Six ball finalists pose for a photo after a long night of rain, tornados and cool temperatures

Renee Potter (L) won the 2015 MCA Bronze Shield with a strong performance in game two on Saturday.

Darin Watson worked his way through the turn en route to winning the 2015 MCA Silver Shield.

Di Berg (L) capped the season with a hard-earned Silver Division Points Championship

Deborah Millican (R) took home all of the Gold Division championship hardware as a Gold Championship winner on the day and the overall Gold Points Champion.

Dylan Goodwin (L) got back on track with an MCA Pro Championship win.

The MCA 2016 Annual General Meeting was held at the Belton Wellness Center on January 30, 2016. Photo by Gwyneth Bowen

Johnny Ray of Warrensburg in Bronze Division play at the 2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament. Ray won both of the Bronze games to claim first place in the division.

Steve Jackson in play during his 24-21 Gold Division final win over Eddie Mondt.

Justin Marciniak (R) went 4-0 in the Silver Division round-robin to claim his first Silver title. Deborah Millican (L) presents the award.

Matt Griffith in play during the 2016 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament final. Griffith had make a heroic last ball run to the peg to claim a 21-20 victory over Greg Clouse.

Missouri's Steve Jackson in action against Kansas. Jackson's 7-5 singles win over Dylan Goodwin game Missouri a 2-1 lead in the test.

The Missouri GC team claimed the 2016 MCA States Shield with a 7-3 win over Kansas on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Missouri team: (L to R) Steve Jackson, Deborah Millican and Matt Griffith (Captain) 

The 2016 Sunflower Wickets Benefit held at the Olathe Community Center in Olathe, Kansas had 44 participants. Shown is action from the championship final.

Matt Smith tore through the GWM Pro Division at the Cleveland Open on Saturday with a 6-0 record on his way to his first MCA Nine Wicket Series title.

Nate Benz (R) won the Cleveland Open Gold Division title with a 30-22 win in the finals over runner-up Jodi Adams (L).

High-scoring Gabe Airrington on his way to the 2016 Cleveland Open Silver title. Airrington was 4-0 on the day and averaged 27.75 wickets per game. 

Patrick Fagan (R) claimed his first Bronze Division title by going 2-0 on Saturday. He now leads the Bronze Division with 44 points. Tourney host Bill Berg (L) presented the medal.

Karen Connery-Albert at The National Golf Club of Kansas City on June 24, 2016 for the USCA Midwest Regional Championships. For more on the event, click the photo.

Five MCA made the trip to Denver for the 2016 USCA Nine Wicket Nationals, June 17-19, 2016. From left to right: Di Berg, Matt Griffith, Bill Berg, Ron Millican and Deborah Millican.

After a number of runner-up finishes, Greg Clouse claimed his second MCA Pro title with a 19-15 win over Greg Adams at Saturday's Missouri Open in Belton, Missouri.

Steve Jackson went 4-0 during the 2016 Missouri Open to claim the Gold Division. The event was played July 9, 2016 at Eagles' Landing Golf Course in Belton, Missouri.

Gabe Airrington now has a 9-0 record for 2016 in the Silver Division as he rolled to his third Silver Division title at the Missouri Open on July 9, 2016.

Brevin Millican took the 2016 Missouri Open Bronze title with a 21-6 win over Cade Millican in the final.

Cade Millican on his way to first place in the 2016 KC Open Bronze Division

Justin Marciniak ended Gabe Airrington's 12-game winning streak with a 12-6 win in the KC Open Silver Division final this past Saturday

2016 KC Open Gold winner Josh Reed (L) with runner-up Jodi Adams (R)

Josh Reed went 3-1 in his first Gold Division tournament at the KC Open and took home the first place medal

Paul Miller survived the toughest field in MCA Nine Wicket Series history as he took the 2016 KC Open Pro Division with a 32-18 win over Billy Bob Breeden

Matt Griffith (L) retains the Breeden Cup as he repeated as the GWM MCA Pro Points Champion based on 427 total points for the season.

Participants of the 2016 MCA Shield Championships held September 17, 2016 at Markey Park in Belton, Missouri. 

Matt Smith surveys the court during the 2016 MCA Championship Pro Shield Final held September 17, 2016 at Markey Park in Belton, Missouri.

Shari Cullinan (L) took the 2016 MCA Bronze Shield with 53 points in Bronze play for the season

Matt Smith in play during the 2016 MCA Championship Pro Final held at Markey Park in Belton, Missouri on September 17, 2016.

Matt Smith (L) took the 2016 MCA Pro Shield with a 23-8 win in the final over runner-up Greg Clouse (R).

Jodi Adams (L) collected her first MCA tourney win of the year at the 2016 MCA Gold Championship held September 17, 2016 in Belton, Missouri. Her last MCA tourney win was the 2013 MCA Gold Championship.

Jodi Adams (L) won the 2016 MCA Gold Points Race with a division record 318 points

2016 Silver Division runner-up Brevin Millican (L) with champion Justin Marciniak (R)

From Left to Right: Wanda Jackson, Shari Cullinan, Cade Millican, Brevin Millican, Di Berg, Justin Marciniak

Billy Bob Breeden claimed his second Kactus Creek AC Invitational title on Sunday in Parkville, Missouri.

Deborah Millican (L) claimed her first MCA Pro Division title with a 25-9 win in the Championship at the 2017 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament this past Saturday.

Gabe Airrington on his way to a 21-19 win over Joshua Reed to claim his first MCA Gold title at the 2017 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament held May 6, 2017.

Eddie Mondt (L) claimed his second career Silver Division title with a 30-19 win over Wanda Jackson at the 2017 Lee's Summit T-Bone Tournament on May 6, 2017. Greg Adams presented the Award.

Matt Smith had to make a last turns run to take a 26-20 win over Matt Griffth for the 2017 Eagles' Landing Missouri Open Saturday afternoon in Belton, Missouri. (Photo by Gwyneth Bowen)

Steve Jackson scores on his way to a Gold title at the 2017 Eagles' Landing Missouri Open. Photo by Gwyneth Bowen.

Brevin Millican took his first Silver title on Saturday at the 2017 Eagles' Landing Missouri Open. Photo by Gwyneth Bowen.

Eagles Landing Missouri Open Medalists (L to R): Steve Jackson, Bryce Millican, Matt Griffith, Matt Smith, Cade Millican, Brevin Millican

Steve Jackson (L) took first place in the Gold Division after going 5-0 in the King of the Mountain Swiss format. Gabe Airrington (R) took second with a 4-1 record on the day. 

Matt Griffith took his first MCA title for 2017 and his seventh overall as he won the KC Open Pro Division with a perfect 4-0 day.

Darin Watson working his way to his second Silver MCA Championship with a 24-15 win over Cade Millican.

Steve Jackson finished strong at Loch Lloyd to go 15-1 in Gold and claimed both the Championship and the overall 2017 Gold Series title. Photo by Gwyneth Bowen.

Matt Griffith finished strong on Saturday to claim his second MCA Pro Championship and third straight Pro Nine Wicket Series title.

Ellie Griffith took her first MCA tournament win by posting a 5-1 record in Gold at the 2018 Lee's Summit T-Bone tournament on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Photo by Dylan Goodwin.

Matt Griffith conquered the challenging LSTB conditions on Saturday, May 5, 2018, to claim a third straight MCA Pro Tournament title. He finishe with 16-14 win over first-time finalist Ron Millican. Photo by Dylan Goodwin.

Matt Griffith and Ron Millican took the glory at the 2018 MCA opener in Lee's Summit, Missouri, but high-scoring Greg Clouse has the lead in the PRO 9WS race with 116 point. Photo by Dylan Goodwin.

Ellie Griffith not only took the Gold title at the 2018 MCA opener in Lee's Summit, Missouri, she also racked up a big lead in the Gold 9WS race with 96 points on the day. Brevin Millican follows with 70 points. Photo by Dylan Goodwin.

Dylan Goodwin went 5-1 to claim the 2018 Kansas City Open Pro Division on July 28, 2018, at Kactus Creek Croquet Club. His last Pro 9WS title win was at the 2015 MCA Championship. Photo by Gwyneth Bowen. 

Justin Marciniak claimed his first 9WS Gold title with a 5-0 performance at the 2018 Kansas City Open held July 28, 2018 in Parkville, Missouri. Photo by Gwyneth Bowen.

With a 26-24 win over Dylan Goodwin, Matt Griffith became the first player to have back-to-back Pro MCA Championship wins on September 15, 2018, at Kactus Creek Croquet Club.

With a strong performance in the 2018 MCA Championship, Ellie Griffith took the 2018 MCA Gold Championship and Gold Series title

Matt and Ellie Griffith defended the home court during the 2018 MCA Championship at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri, and claimed all of the key MCA hardware.

Ellie Griffith on her way to a third Gold Division tournament title at the 2019 Kansas City Open on July 28, 2019.

Finalists Matt Griffith (L) and Dylan Goodwin (R) posed after a hard-fought 18-15 win for Goodwin in the 2019 Kansas City Open Pro Division Championship Game.