MERCER ISLAND, WA – The following is a statement released to the press earlier today from the office of Lakewood Croquet Club President Kevin Sutton: “It is with great sadness that I announce today the Lakewood Croquet Club is launching a full-scale investigation into allegations of treason, sedition and Cup fixing against former LCC president and [...]
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
SEATTLE, WA – Former Lakewood Croquet Club (LCC) President and Champions Cup IX winner Brian S. Johnston III took his frustrations over the scheduling of this year’s Cup public with a series of scathing MySpace comments and three melodramatic voicemails left for LCC rival “King of Qualifying” Tom Carmony. Johnston, along with all top LCC competitors, [...]
Monday, July 31, 2006
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MARYSVILLE, WA – Lakewood Croquet Club (LCC) Officials today announced the return of the Club’s annual poison-rules match, Poison 3, to the Johnston Croquet Grounds in Marysville this coming Saturday, August 5th at 7pm. The invitation-only event is a fast becoming an annual Pre-Champions Cup tradition, as top LCC competitors look to hone their skills [...]
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
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PERKASIE, PA – After years of qualifying heat success and finals disappointment, “King of Qualifying” Tom Carmony put together a championship caliber final round, blowing past defending champs The Muddy Bears en route to victory at the 2005 Pennsylvania Open this past weekend in Bucks County, PA. Click here for complete 2005 PA Open results
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 [...]
Monday, July 18, 2005
EVERETT, WA – Less than 24 hours before his defense of the Champions Cup, 2004 winner Brian “Gurgles” Johnston was struck with a suspicious case of food poisoning, courtesy of a questionable Indian buffet lunch July 15th. Johnston had dined at an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet in the culinary capital of the Northwest, Everett. Though initially [...]
Sunday, July 17, 2005
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SEATTLE, WA – The Lakewood Croquet Club celebrated the tenth edition of its Champions Cup, extreme croquet’s premiere annual event, with television cameras, challengers from the University of Washington’s Honors Croquet League (UWHCL), the much heralded returns of “Money” Mark Stibbe and Dr. Lily Van Patten (who together travelled more than 6,000 miles to take [...]
Monday, July 11, 2005
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PERKASIE, PA – The Lakewood Croquet Club today announced the return of the annual Pennsylvania Open event to the William J. Cherry Croquet Grounds in Bucks County, PA. The event, scheduled for Saturday, August 6th with a 1pm EST start time, will be the sixth annual edition of extreme croquet’s premiere East Coast championship.
Monday, July 11, 2005
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MARYSVILLE, WA – More than five years since the inaugural edition of the Lakewood Croquet Club’s poison-rules event, aptly titled Poison, a second edition of the unique competition was held as a lead-in to Champions Cup X, set for the following week. Defending Cup winner and LCC Champion Brian S. Johnston III welcomed competitors to [...]
Saturday, July 9, 2005
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TREVOSE, PA – A grassroots campaign has appeared in recent days in an effort to help bring civility and restraint to the Lakewood Croquet Club’s annual Pennsylvania Open event, which in recent years has been plagued by increased cheating and conflict amongst competitors. The campaign, titled “Get Jimmy Back!!” is centered on bringing back former [...]
Saturday, August 5, 2006
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