February 17^th, 2019
Empire Polo Club

8-Goal USPA Gen. Patton Tournament

Four teams played this weekend in Empire Polo Club’s 8-goal USPA Gen. Patton Tournament.

STG, (John Ziegler 0, John Bickford 1, Leandro Flocarri 2, Martin Jauregui 5T) went up against Lockton, (Tim Kelly 0/ Athena Malin 0, Tommy Castelllo 1, Andres Gonzalez 2, Shane Rice 4). Shane put Lockton in the lead with the first goal of the day, (his first of six). STG’s Jauregui set the game’s competitive pace with chukker one’s second goal, (his first of seven). Lockton outscored STG in the next two time periods, sending the teams to half time: Lockton 8 to STG 5. Athena Malin substituted in for Tim after half time and made a gorgeous goal . Rice and Juaregui each scored once, ending chukker four with Lockton increasing their lead 10 to 6. STG fought back with four more goals, while Lockton added two more points on the board. The match ended with Lockton maintaining their lead, 12 to 10.

Sunday’s afternoon 8-Goal Gen. Patton game was a great match between Chapel Hill, (Torry Repinski 0, Bayne Bossom 2, Juan Jo Gonzalez 3, Robert Payne 3) and Ridgway Hemp, ( Beau Staley -1, Meghan Gracida 0, Carlos Hernandez 4, Memo Gracida 5). The first half was Ridgway Hemp’s time to jump to a 4 to 0 lead. Juan Jo Gonzalez came out shining in the second half closing the lead with a goal in the fourth and fifth chukker. Payne added one in the fifth, and RIdgway Hemp was held scoreless in both chukkers. Players came to the sixth chukker line up with the score, Chapel Hill 3 to Ridgway Hemp 4. Chapel Hill’s Gonzalez racked up two points, and Ridgway Hemp rallied with three goals, ending the game Ridgway Hemp 7 to Chapel Hill’s 5.

The 4-Goal USPA Gen. Patton Tournament

Four teams are competing in the 4-Goal USPA Gen. Patton Tournament.  Hanalei Bay, (Krista Bonaguidi -1, Joe Coors 0, Ignacio Saracco 2, Luis Saracco 3) took on Evergreen, (Tom Sprung -1, Quinn Evans 0, Carlitos Galindo 3, Taylor Freeman 2). The first chukker was an even match and ended 2 to 2. In the second chukker, Hanalei Bay accumulated five goals to Evergreen’s one. The momentum continued in the third time period, which ended with Hanalei Bay leading 11 to 6. Evergreen out-scored Hanalei Bay in the second half, but did not close the lead. The final score was Hanalei Bay 13 over Evergreen 9.

The Buffalos, (Piers Bossom -1, Ross Adams 0, Leandro Flocarri 2, Tim Rudy 3) took on Columbia West/Vancouver, (David Barnett -.5, Jay Garnett -.5, Toto Socas 2, Nicolas Maciel 3). David Barnett was the first to score, followed by Piers Bossom. Toto and Rudy each added a goal, ending the first chukker tied, 2 to 2. Buffalos scored two unanswered goals in the second chukker, putting them in the lead 4 to 2. Columbia West/Vancouver’s Joe Garnett and Socas each put one through the posts in the third time period. Ross Adams and Rudy came back with three points, sending the teams to half-time with Buffalos leading 7 to 4. Each team made three more goals, making the end result Buffalos 10 to Columbia West/Vancouver 7.

Debii $$ Conant Women’s Tournament

The finals for the Debii $$ Conant Women’s Tournament was between Zephyr/M3, (Claudia Uretz 2, Erin Brittan 2, Madelyn Cobb 4, Cybel Jordan 4) and Plank&Co./Medexpert, (Micaela Saracco 0, Kristen Hiller 2, Dayelle Fargey 6, Kendall Plank 4). Dayelle came out swinging and put three points on the board for her team, which ended chukker one, 3 to 0. Madelyn Cobb scored twice for the Zephyr/M3 in the second chukker, and Kristen Miller added one. The score at half-time was 4 to 2. Zephyr/M3 out-scored Plank&Co./Medexpert in the second half, but Plank&Co./Medexpert won 7 to 6. They also celebrated Maceala’s 12^thbirthday!!

The consolation match was won by Lazy H Ranches, ( Jasmire Trotz 0, Julie Fernandez 2, Athena Malin 4, Catlin Dix-Harris 4). They out-scored Manolo Polo, (Becky Schaller 2, Shannon Mendez 2, Anna Coscia 4, Audrey Persano with a final score of 4 to 2.

Empire Polo Club | February 10th, 2019

8-Goal USPA Nat’l President’s Cup Finals

In the 8-Goal Presidents Cup Finals,  Ridgeway Hemp, (Beau Staley -1, Meghan Gracida 0, Carlos Hernandez 4, Memo Gracida 5) made it to the finals with three wins, and Lockton, (Jenny Benardoni 0, Tommy Costello 1, Nicolas Maciel 3, Shane Rice 4) came to Sunday’s line-up with two wins.

The game started off with Carlos and Shane each making a penalty shot to end chukker one tied at 1 to 1. In chukker two, Lockton came alive with five goals while Ridgeway Hemp was scoreless. Ridgeway Hemp battled back in the next chukker with three points. Shane scored his fifth goal and added one for Lockton in the third chukker, which sent to teams to half time with Lockton in front 7 to 4. Memo attempted to close the lead by scoring one in the fourth and one in the fifth chukker, which Shane equaled with two goals in the fifth chukker. The teams headed into the sixth chukker 9 to 6. Lockton managed to hold on to their lead and win the game 11 to 9.

4-Goal USPA Nat’l Amateur Cup

After a three-way shoot-out in the 4-Goal Amateur Cup, Hanalei Bay, (Krista Bonaguidi -1, Joe Coors 0, Ignacio Saracco 2, Luis Saracco 3) and Evergreen, (Tom Sprung -1, Quinn Evans 0, Taylor Freeman 2, Carlitos Galindo 3) advanced to Sunday’s final.

Carlitos put the first point on the board for Evergreen, which was answered by Joe Coors’ successful penalty shot. Luis put the ball through the posts, which ended chukker one with a 2 to 1 score. Carlos and Luis each scored one penalty shot in the next chukker. Quinn joined them in the third chukker with making his penalty shot. That put the half-time score at a 3 to 3 tie. In the chilly, windy chukkers that followed, Evergreen scored one to Hanalei Bay’s five. The final score was Hanalei Bay 8 to Evergreen 4.

1-Goal Finals

The 1-Goal finals was a round-robin between Vancouver, (Kristen Armbruster -1, Grant Lockhart -1, T.J. Elordi 0, Nicolas Maciel 3), Vashon, (Kim Bergman -1, Stephanie Davidson -1, Becky Schallar -1, Mariano Gutierrez 4) and CPC-Sethi Transport, (Paul Sethi -1, Olivier Climaud 0, Tom Schuerman o, Domingo Questel 2).

Vancouver and Vashon ended their two chukkers tied 3 to 3. CPC-Sethi Transport beat Vancouver 3 to 1. Vashon and CPC-Sethi Transport tied 2 to2.  CPC-Sethi Transport was the winner of the match by three net goals.