MARYSVILLE, WA - Just days before Champions Cup X and his opportunity to defend his crown as Cup winner and Lakewood Croquet Club Champion, Brian S. Johnston III sat down for an exclusive pre-Cup interview. Never one to shy away from controversy, Johnston shares his thoughts on his position as champion, how he’s prepared for [...]
Tuesday, June 19, 2001
Since taking office in the spring of 1998, Lakewood Croquet Club President Brian S. Johnston III has proven to be the most controversial figurehead in the history of the sport. True be told, however, nothing he has done or said in the past three years may compare to what came spewing out of his mouth [...]
Tuesday, August 1, 2000
In what has proven to be the greatest single season influx of newcomers to the Lakewood Croquet Club in the organization’s seven year history, none have proven more unusual than this month’s Hot Seat guest. Billing himself as Captain Mysterio, the lanky, six-foot newcomer has chosen to hide his identity under a mask. Yes, a [...]
Thursday, June 15, 2000
The new millennium has begun in tumultuous fashion for the Lakewood Croquet Club. Only two months away from the crown jewel of the LCC season, the Champions Cup, the organization finds itself in a state of disarray. Champion Kevin Sutton and former Champions Cup winner Jeff Gepner are at the center of a serious investigation [...]
Thursday, February 3, 2000
Oh what a difference a year makes. Five months, actually. August 1999 saw the end of one era in the Lakewood Croquet Club and the start of another. After two years atop the sport, “The Franchise” Jeff Gepner was finally unseated as Champions Cup winner by the very man whom he overcame to reach the [...]
Tuesday, September 14, 1999
It’s been a tough year for you thus far. That, my friend, would be an understatement. Tell us about it. What is there that you don’t know? I’m in the middle of one of the worst slumps of my career. Things started out fine, with some early wins and a decent showing at the Gary Coleman Memorial Team [...]
Sunday, April 18, 1999
The latest edition of The Hot Seat features one of the newest competitors to join the Lakewood Croquet Club. Lin Cherry, an apparently renowned champion of the cutthroat/guerilla croquet circuit in the Northeastern United States, is ready to stake her claim to glory in the LCC in 1999. Cherry, author of Advanced Croquet Tactics of the [...]
Monday, August 3, 1998
Welcome to The Hot Seat, the latest feature of the Lakewood Croquet Club website. Each month The Hot Seat will feature an in-depth, one on one interview with a LCC competitor. This initial edition of The Hot Seat turns the spotlight on Jeff Gepner. Gepner, currently one-half of Double X with Andrew Cooper, is the defending [...]
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
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