"Mr. Fantastic" and Brian S. Johnston III staged a stirring come-from-behind win to capture the annual doubles championship June 7th at Coleman Park in Seattle.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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SEATTLE, WA - As the saying goes, "when you assume, you make an 'ass' out of 'u' and 'me'." Or in this case, The Franchise makes an ass out of himself.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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SEATTLE, WA – What appeared early on to be a come-from-behind, upset victory, turned out to be a come-from-behind, upset victory. It was just the wrong Johnston ending up on the winning side of the equation. Doubles partners for the 2008 Gary Coleman Memorial Team Challenge were selected randomly (via a ball draw), and the pairing [...]
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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MERCER ISLAND, WA – Despite a long history of blatant and unabashed self-promotion, the Lakewood Croquet Club quietly rolls out the first major of the season this Saturday, May 26th as the Tenth Annual Gary Coleman Memorial Team Challenge takes place at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island. Burbank, nestled on the shores of Lake [...]
Saturday, July 23, 2005
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SEATTLE, WA – Just moments after clinching his fourth Champions Cup victory and first win since 2000, spectulation began as to whether “Mr. Fantastic” Kevin Sutton would be traveling to Perkasie, Pennsylvania for the 2005 Pennsylvania Open, scheduled for Saturday, August 6th. Such spectulation is based on the elusive Triple Crown, victories in the Gary Coleman [...]
Thursday, June 23, 2005
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SEATTLE, WA – The Lakewood Croquet Club (LCC) are the subjects of a cover story and feature in the Northwest Outdoors/Getaways section of today’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The article, penned by writer Amanda Castleman and featuring a number of photos by the P-I’s Paul Joseph Brown, features extensive coverage of last month’s Gary Coleman Memorial Team [...]
Sunday, May 8, 2005
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SEATTLE, WA – Lakewood Croquet Club competitors “Blackjack” Kevin Sutton and “The Franchise” Jeff Gepner made extreme croquet history, becoming the first repeat Coleman Challenge winners in the event’s eight year history.
Sunday, July 25, 2004
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LYNNWOOD, WA – Wilcox Park once again played host to the Gary Coleman Memorial Team Challenge, as the annual Lakewood Croquet Club’s Doubles Championship capped off a whirlwind month for the circuit. Just four weeks prior, no summer events had been scheduled, President Brian S. Johnston III had stepped down and the season appeared to [...]
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
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Lynnwood, WA – Former two-time Champions Cup winner Jeff Gepner leveled harsh criticism toward Lakewood Croquet Club President Brian S. Johnston III following last weekend’s Gary Coleman Memorial Team Challenge, going so far as to call for the President’s resignation and for new elections to be held. “Brian Johnston is driving this organization into the ground,” [...]
Wednesday, June 7, 2000
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LAKEWOOD, WA – LCC President Brian S. Johnston III has announced that a decision will be rendered regarding the rain-out of the 59th Annual Gary Coleman Memorial Team Challenge May 18th. Johnston cited an obscure 30-day rule which states that if the event cannot be completed within 30 days of its original scheduled date, then [...]
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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