SEATTLE, WA – The tenth annual edition of the Lakewood Croquet Club Champions Cup, extreme croquet’s premiere event, takes place Saturday, July 16th at Gas Works Park in Seattle. As in past years, the event is expected to draw competitors from a variety of extreme croquet organizations, as well as a number of newcomers to [...]
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, October 3, 2004
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Champions Cup IX, held for the second straight year at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, was clearly destined to be a watershed moment in Lakewood Croquet Club (LCC) history. The year prior marked the first time the Cup had ever been claimed by a non-LCC competitor, as the San Francisco Extreme [...]
Monday, August 23, 2004
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PERKASIE, PA – There are certain constants in life: death, taxes, and of course chaos at the Pennsylvania Open. The 2004 edition of the Lakewood Croquet Club’s annual East Coast extravaganza lived up to its billing as a wild roller coaster ride of an event, complete with rampant cheating, the random mallet toss, a two-and-a-half [...]
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 [...]
Sunday, June 10, 2001
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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
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Monday, April 24, 2000
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PERKASIE, PA – T he opening of the 2000 Lakewood Croquet Club season met its second delay this past weekend. Torrential rainfall not only washed out all croquet events, but also flooded many a basement at East Coast headquarters in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. The LCC season, which typically commences in late April each year, has been pushed [...]
Monday, March 13, 2000
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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:
Sunday, May 8, 2005
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