Wow. I've been tracking croquet news since roughly 2008 now and I have to say I haven't really seen anything quite like the current news cycle. More and more websites are getting updates out and it makes for a full slateof news. Good for the sport and a lot of fun. Here's what we saw over the last week ...
From Croquet Australia, WCF Hall of Famer Tom Armstrong passed away at the age of 102 --
http://www.croquet-australia.com.au/Announce/Vale%20Tom%20Armstrong.html
Armstrong's WCF Hall of Fame Profile --
http://www.wcfcroquet.org/Halloffame/hoffmembers/tarmstrong.html
From Croquet World Online, Ben Rothman repeats as champion of the USCA Grand Prix --
http://croquetworld.com/News/grandprix-2010.asp
From the Croquet Association website, there is a rundown on a proposed new World Ranking system--
http://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=news/newsdb.asp&NewsID=3666
And for the hardcore mathematicians, this one's for you --
http://oxfordcroquet.com/tech/nel-dg/
The U.S. has announced its roster for this summer's Carter Challenge to be held August 10-13 in Dublin, Ireland --
/croquet-network-forum/post/1404169#post1404169
Jiminy Wicket and the Through Hoops to Hope program made the local 9News channel in Colorado. Full article and video --
http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=153334
Under-21 WCF GC World Championship will be held July 12-15 at the Hunstanton Croquet Club in England. More details on the USCA website --
http://www.croquetamerica.com/news/tournaments/2011/Under21GolfCroquetWorldChampionship.php
New Zealand GC National Championship full results --
http://www.croquet.org.nz/associations/nz/nzgcopen2011/results.html