SEATTLE, WA – The Lakewood Croquet Club, the leading promoters of extreme croquet events in North America, announced today that Champions Cup VI will take place Saturday, July 21, 2001 at Woodland Park in Seattle, Washington. The Champions Cup, held each summer to decide the Lakewood Croquet Club Championship, is in its sixth edition this year. [...]
Monday, August 28, 2000
PERKASIE, PA – One of the most unexpected surprises of Champions Cup 2000 was the introduction of a state-of-the-art mallet by Larry Moss. Known only as the “Big Basher,” the device measured more than four feet in length. Moss reportedly spent months prior to Cup 2000 designing and field testing the model. The mallet, unlike any [...]
Saturday, July 1, 2000
LAKEWOOD, WA – Independent Counsel Lin Cherry delivered her final report on Investigation 2000 to Lakewood Croquet Club President Brian S. Johnston III earlier this week, giving Johnston the evidence he needed to take official action against LCC Champion Kevin Sutton and former champion “The Franchise” Jeff Gepner. Sutton, who was being investigated by the Independent [...]
Sunday, June 25, 2000
LAKEWOOD, WA – Amidst the ongoing investigation of allegations against 1999 Champions Cup winner Kevin Sutton and former champion “The Franchise” Jeff Gepner, Lakewood Croquet Club President Brian S. Johnston III feels like revenge is finally his. “I’ve been trying to prove to the world what a cancer Jeff Gepner has been on the LCC for [...]
Monday, April 10, 2000
LAKEWOOD, WA – The Lakewood Croquet Club has been rocked by breaking allegations of corruption involving two of its top competitors. Members of the LCC Board of Directors recently received information implicating current LCC Champion Kevin Sutton in an extensive croquet gambling ring. The anonymous memorandum, signed by an individual known only as “Unanimous,” also [...]
Monday, March 13, 2000
LAKEWOOD, WA – Lakewood Croquet Club President Brian S. Johnston III recently released the following “State of the Club” address in previewing the upcoming 2000 LCC Season:
Wednesday, September 1, 1999
LYNNWOOD, WA – After two years at the top of the sport, former Lakewood Croquet Club Champion Jeff Gepner has now been relegated to a mere contender. The two-time Champions Cup winner struggled through the 1999 event, finishing a disappointing third, after much talk about the possibility of a three-peat. Now Gepner must find a [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 1999
LAKEWOOD, WA – Lakewood Croquet Club President Brian S. Johnston III not only held onto his office (thanks to Jeff Gepner’s failure to win the Champions Cup), but also earned a new level of respect from members of the LCC. Johnston found himself in position late in the match to directly influence the outcome, but [...]
Friday, August 14, 1998
LAKEWOOD, WA - Following a rather placid post-Cup 98 lull in club activity, the Lakewood Croquet Club has been gripped by a shocking turn of events as the Champions Cup trophy is missing. The trophy, last seen as it was presented to Jeff Gepner following the conclusion of the 1998 Champions Cup event, has apparently [...]
Tuesday, August 11, 1998
TACOMA, WA – The 1998 Champions Cup featured a special appearance by a bonafide croquet celebrity… Ken Little, winner of the 1998 WACCOS Fourth of July Tournament. Little offered stories of past WACCOS events, the history of their club’s championship, and discussed the current state of his struggle to gain possession of the WACCOS Traveling [...]
Sunday, June 10, 2001
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