SUNY New Paltz won the U.S. Rules division of the USCA's Collegiate National Champsionship held on the last weekend in April at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Placings:
Croquet Network Magazine (May/June Digital Issue)
The new issue of Croquet Network magazine is now available for viewing as a digital magazine on your PC or laptop for $3.00. Yep, the era of free viewing is over, but c'mon it's three bucks -- less than a beer in most pubs.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: Annapolis Cup 2011 Media Blitz
Visit the StoreEarly reports indicate that SUNY-New Paltz took the USCA Collegiate Nationals (6W) title last weekend in Philadelphia, but there is little time for rest for Navy and St. John's. The Annapolis Cup nine-wicket test is on tap next Saturday at St. John's and HometownAnnapolis.com caught some great quotes from Tuesday's media day. The over-riding theme is that this could be the closest AC in years. Excerpt --
Croquet Poll: USCA College Croquet Six-Wicket Nationals
Croquet Network Magazine (June Issue Available)
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The June issue of Croquet Network was released over the weekend and features coverage of the College National Championship played in April at the Merion Cricket Club. In addition, the June issue includes a tribute to Jerry Stark repinted from the Croquet World website along with a profile of U.S. golf croquet champion Mohammad Kamal. As a bonus, Eric Sawyer contributed a report on a recent GC tournament held in Pasadena to honor Kamal.
Regrettably there is an error on the cover. I apologize as Pavlos Papadopoulos was spelled wrong. Surprisingly, changing out a digital magazine is a little more challenging than you might think -- mainly because of URLs and view counts. It will be corrected as soon as possible.
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May Croquet Links: Grand Haven, SUNY New Paltz and Austria
Grand Haven Croquet Club -- Palm Coast, Florida club with a model website. Beautiful design with plenty of information.
SUNY New Paltz Facebook Group -- This is where the SUNY New Paltz team likes to hangout online.
Austrian Croquet Federation -- Federation website for croquet in Austria with news, schedule, photo galleries and more.
All links above will now appear in the Croquet Links section on the navigation bar at the top of the site. Any links back are greatly appreciated.