Shield Update: Oklahoma and Wisconsin
The Quad round of the 2018 Croquet Network States Shield was held over the weekend in two different cities and Oklahoma and Wisconsin both advanced from four-state groups with 6-4 scores in their respective championships to advance. They will meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 18, 2018 to battle for the 2018 States Shield. Full reports and photos on both quads will be posted soon on CroquetNetwork.com.
Overall Event Knockout:
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Missouri: Defenders of the Shield
The mighty Missouri squad of Billy Bob Breeden, Steve Jackson and Matt Smith defended their 2017 Croquet Network Golf Croquet States Shield title yesterday at the Kactus Creek Croquet Club with a 7-3 win over the visiting Wisconsin team.
The day started with a good omen as Smith pulled off an impressive angled jump shot at hoop one to get Missouri out to a 1-0 lead in the opening doubles game against Nels Bjorkquist and Cheryl Bromley. As the game moved past hoop four, Missouri led 3-1 when Smith's partner Jackson drained hoop five from the south boundary for a 4-1 lead.
States Shield Final: Ready to Rumble
States Shield: Illinois vs Wisconsin Schedule
The 2017 Croquet Network States Shield northern matchup of the Illinois vs Wisconsin round one golf croquet test will kick off Saturday morning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Illinois team did request a roster change that was approved. Stephen Bertram was added to the roster and Eddie Charleton was dropped. Full game schedule posted below.
Results will be available on Croquet Scores:
croquetscores.com/2017/gc/state-shields-test
2017 States Shield Schedule
Kansas and Missouri have agreed on dates for their first round match in Croquet Network's 2017 States Shield. The first three games of the test will be played on Friday, July 21, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. and will finish the test on Saturday, July 22, 2017, with an 8:30 a.m. start. Full Shield schedule follows:
07/21: Kansas vs Missouri (Kactus Creek Croquet Club)
07/22: Kansas vs Missouri (Kactus Creek Croquet Club)
07/22: Illinois vs Wisconsin (Milwaukee Croquet Club)
08/19: States Shield Championship (Kactus Creek Croquet Club)
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