the same confidence he showed throughout the day, however, his ball rolled across the grass, bounced off Norman's, and landed directly in front of the wicket; a gimme ‘through ball.’ Wile then angled his through shot with enough room to have a direct path to the stake. Even a stray shot had the chance of ricocheting off Cruise, allowing 2 more shots for the title. But this was Wile's first shot-for-victory in the history of the championship that holds his name, and he made sure he only needed one. One second after the crack off the mallet sounded in the ears of the spectators, Wile's red striped ball caromed off the thick, multicoloured stake, and landed softly in the grass. After 12 years, the Wile name would finally be engraved on the Wile Cup! If the celebration of a dozen friends can be called a ‘roar,’ the crowd erupted into a roar of applause. Undoubtedly, the sting from the missed opportunities of the past disappeared in an instant as Wile walked off the pitch. All that remained was who would take home the runner-up ‘Hands On Award,’ an extendable aerial metal hand. Soon afterward, Norman passed through the final wicket, and staked out, earning his highest Wile Cup finish to date. As has become tradition, the match concludes, for the remaining competitors have no reason to continue. And they may be hungry. One matter of Croqsoc business was voted on during this year's Wile Cup; it was decided that the championship would be played in perpetuity on the weekend prior to Labour Day, thereby making it easier to schedule for years to come. xDid not play in the second round. kStaked out. Kelowna 2016 The 13th edition of the Wile Cup bore a new tradition; the Junior Championship. As the tournament gets older, so too do the children of the competitors. As the father of both the croquet club and the eldest child among the members, Daryl Wile decided to create a kid's event for the tournament weekend. The inaugural Junior Wile Cup Championship was a one-game playoff match, contested by Lachlan Wile, Audrey Wile, Robert Cruise, and Fraser Wile. Round 2, otherwise known as the Xtreme Round, utilized a hybrid of dry, desert-like terrain, and longer distance shots on city park grass. The resulting transition allowed for a second match to begin once the first match was past a