June 2007 Archives
Okay, we're going to try this again!
3pm - Saturday, June 16th at Peninsula Park
700 N Rosa Parks Way
Bring a glove if you have one, but we use a very soft ball, and we have a few extra gloves (mostly for small hands), so come on out regardless.
If you have any questions you can email me (kmikeym@kmikeym.com) or if it's last minute you can text (or call) me: 503-380-2727.
Oh, and if you are planning on showing up, leave a comment!
Rainout Plan
If it's raining really hard on Saturday we'll go play shuffleboard at Vendetta (4306 N Williams Ave) at 3:30 pm.
Also, we'll be going to Vendetta after the game to eat nachos and drink beer.
The first season is over for UrbanHonking's Croquet Team Dynasty after their best performance yet last Sunday was unable to vault them ahead of Make Like or Team Half and Half. With Matt McCormick's amazing come from behind victory in the first match and Daniel's solid second place finish in the second match, UrbanHonking's Croquet Team Dynasty was able to tie the current league leaders Team Half and Half.
UrHo's Croquet Team Dynasty was back to its original lineup with Steve Schroeder returning to take his spot alongside UrHo Croquet Team Dynasty Captain Daniel Peterson. An epic Saturday multi-hour practice on the home course at Overlook Park was thought to add some advantage to the Dynasty team, however they proved their mettle on the largest course yet seen by the Portland Croquet League teams that showed up that day. While generally smoother than many of the backyard courses, Overlook Park presented many times of terrain and grass-lengths, as well as an incredibly tricky 8th wicket on a steep hill, nicknamed the "Wicked Wicket."
League Standings
Half and Half: 11 points
Make Like: 9 points
UrbanHonking: 7 points
Acorn: 6 points
Jaguar Realm: 3 points
Courier Coffee: 0 points
Final matchday results from The Portland Croquet League blog, including a mention about how only the top two teams (Boo!) continue on to the championship round.
Needless to say, UrbanHonking's Croquet Team Dynasty is ready for another season. More pictures on Flickr.
UrbanHonking AC, fresh off their previous season finish of making the playoffs, started their fourth season last week with a victory over the Lonely Shepherds FC (LSFC). UHAC saw some surprising line-up changes. Curt Kentner, one of the stars of UHAC, has been loaned to an outdoor squad for the season, and Tim Coulter has taken the season off to look for other opportunities. But more surprising than the loss of existing players was the new player apparently added to the roster, none other than Team Owner, K. Michael Merrill.
Veteran UHAC player Josh Berezin said, "Yeah, I was surprised. The man is an owner, not a player. I mean, he's kicked a ball around a few times, but no one expected to see him out there on the pitch with us."
Merrill's performance, while not an obvious detriment to the team, was not quite up to par with the rest of his teammates. "You think I wanted to play out there?" yelled Merrill when asked to comment, "People get HURT on that field, I have responsibilities... but what was I supposed to do? We needed warm bodies."
"But who's gonna tell him no? He owns the team." Added Berezin.
In the end it didn't matter much, with UHAC scoring 11 goals against the LSFC. John scored 4, Gil scored 3, Josh got 2, and Ryan and Scott both made 1. Needless to say, Mike did not score.
From The Archives
UrbanHonking AC's final regular game from last season season against the Dudes FC: