Highlights of 2005
VaWVa State Championships (6/24-26/2005) - Fulks Run, VA)
9th Championship
for Darrel Turner!
Fulks Run, Va. – The
Turners again dominated the championship flight of the 2005 VaWVa State Croquet Championships.
Darrel Turner won the tournament Championship for the 9th time, defeating his cousin, Ron Turner
decisively 26-4. Ron earlier won over Gary Turner, 19-9, who took
third place in the Championship Flight. All are members of the Fulks Run Croquet
Club.
Marie Haas,
Confederate Hills CC, overcoming a disappointing first day, toughed it out to
win the First Flight in a tight match with Dave Palmer, Crest Ridge CC 17-16.
Marie earlier edged out Conrad Haas, Confederate Hills CC, 20-19, with the final wicket scored in last ball,
last turn. He placed third.
In the Second Flight, Jack
Chase, Middle Peninsula CC took first place with a 15-13 win over Jacob VanDoren, Confederate Hills CC. John Lee, Middle Peninsula CC was third.
Championship Flight
First Flight
Second Flight
1.
Darrel Turner 1. Marie Haas
1. Jack Chase
2.
Ron Turner 2.
David Palmer 2. Jake Van Doren
3.
Gary Turner
3. Conrad Haas 3. John Lee
4.
Garnett Turner 4. Betty Williams
4. Joyce Ellis
5.
John Hunter
5. Carl Hoover 5. Urchie Ellis
6.
Barry Williams 6. Wayne Turner
6. Robert McCreary
7.
Allen Clem
8.
Bob Whitmore
Great Falls CC Moving Along
Led by President Salome Gaibler, Great Falls CC near
Fairfax, VA, now has nine enthusiastic members. Conrad and Marie Haas attended their
initial meeting of the year April 17 and rejoined the group for a fun-filled instructional session May 6th.
Croquet Fun at The Inn at Warner Hall - June 29
The Middle Peninsula Croquet Club used Golf Croquet to create
team building and lots of fun for top executives of National Financial, a Fidelity Investments Company. They facilitated
the group at The Inn at Warner Hall, one of the finest Inns on the East Coast. John Lee, Jack Chase, Bob
McCreary, Graham Hood, Carter and Conrad Haas coached the group.
Cedar Point
Croquet Club
Located in Northern
Suffolk on the James River, they last year, with Conrad and Marie Haas, organized a 9-wicket croquet club
that meets monthly between April and November. Their president is John Norcross and they have about 15+ enthusiastic
members.
Westminster
Canterbury Croquet Club
They
play a 'wicket' game of golf croquet weekly at Virginia Beach right off the ocean. Charles Nausbaum is their
leader and they have 15+ members at this retirement center.
Two Additional Leaders
Vice President - Jack Chase,
with great bounds of vision and enthusiasim will support the growth of district croquet.
Tournament Director - Barry Williams with his tournament
experience will organize, schedule and lead us through the tournament process.
Help! We still need a:
- Webmaster to administer and improve this website,
- Newsletter editor to format and improve the newsletter,
- I also have drafts of District By-Laws, Tournament Regulations and a
possible mentoring program in the works for someone(s) to review and edit for consideration of the district members.
So, will you help? What talents and experience can you contribute,
in whatever way and amount possible? They say, "many hands make light work", and I do need some help to get things out
in a more timely and improved manner.
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